A Business Leadership Conference That Moves You Toward Success

May 8, 2026

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Discover Your Superpower. Build Your Team.

  • Lead from your strengths
  • Discover your leadership superpower — and your kryptonite
  • Decode what drives every hero’s superpowers
  • Includes DISC assessment ($25 value)
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May 8th

8:30 AM–3:30 PM | Flagship Enterprise Center
2701 Enterprise Drive, Anderson, IN 46013
Light breakfast and lunch provided

Registration fee: $79

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Space is limited. Reserve your spot today.

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Keynote Speaker

Wade Alter

Former Executive Vice President/COO/CSO, Round Room Holdings
Founder, RAVE Power Wash
Founder, SoFlo Business Machines
Business Development Coach, Flagship Enterprise Center

Strength Based Leadership

Wade Alter is an Indianapolis-based enterprise growth and operations executive with 20+ years of experience scaling complex organizations. As EVP/COO/CSO at Round Room, a $2B+ wireless retail platform, he helped grow the business from $600M to over $1B across 1,300+ locations. Today, he advises leaders on execution, alignment, and operating discipline.

AI Readiness Quiz


Find your best breakout track at the SHIFT AI Conference!


A) Rarely or never
B) A few times a week
C) Daily


A) Just experimenting
B) Using 2–3 tools regularly
C) Automated or integrated workflows


A) Still exploring
B) Content, emails, planning
C) End-to-end systems


A) Not confident
B) Somewhat confident
C) Very confident


A) Low
B) Moderate
C) High


A) Look for beginner guides
B) Try things out with help
C) Dive into docs and build


A) Discover what’s possible
B) Improve my AI usage
C) Scale and innovate


ChatGPT
Canva AI / Jasper / Copy.ai
Zapier / Make.com
Notion AI or Google Sheets plug-ins
Custom GPTs or OpenAI API
None yet

Speaker Bios

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Fred Bays

SHIFT Conference Organizer
Flagship Enterprise Center
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Discovering Your SuperPower & KRYPTONITE

Fred Bays is a passionate communicator who helps leaders unlock their full potential, so they can produce the results they want relationally and professionally.

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Fred planted a church that he led for 15 years before stepping away due to cancer treatments in 2012. He is an author of “Fred Talk: Inspiration and Truth from a Friend” sharing his story overcoming cancer, depression and a career change all in the same year. He is a serial entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses, including a painting business that generated $2MM in revenue, and is a speaker and consultant.

He is the Director of Incubation at Flagship Enterprise Center leading a coaching and conferencing program for business owners.  

Fred also coaches high school football, and serves his local church. He's been married to Dyan since 1992 and has three grown children and 3 grandchildren. He lives near Indianapolis, Indiana. He is also a die-hard Ohio State Buckeye fan!

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Spencer Shrader

Kicker
Indianapolis Colts

Featured Guest Speaker

Spencer Shrader is a professional NFL athlete and entrepreneur whose faith, resilience, and discipline drive his mission to inspire others to maximize their potential.

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Spencer Shrader is a professional athlete and entrepreneur striving for excellence in every area of life. After a year of pursuing professional soccer overseas, Spencer went on to study business and entrepreneurship at the University of South Florida and the University of Notre Dame, before ultimately landing in the NFL. Spencer has built his career on discipline, resilience, and unwavering faith. That foundation shapes how he leads, competes, and approaches every opportunity that presents itself.

Spencer believes authentic leadership is forged through adversity and strengthened by purpose. Whether on the field, in business, or in everyday life, he strives to lead by example. His ultimate mission is to inspire others to maximize their potential and live with intention, courage, and conviction.

Breakout

Andy Skaggs

President and CEO
Perfecto Tool & Engineering

Building Operations to Scale

Andy Skaggs is a third-generation family business leader who is passionate about helping companies build strong cultures that enable sustainable growth and scalable performance.

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Andy Skaggs is President and CEO of Perfecto Tool & Engineering, an Anderson, Indiana–based advanced manufacturing company, where he leads complex operations through growth, scale, and execution challenges. As a third-generation leader in a family-owned business, Andy has spent his career building operations while confronting a core leadership reality: recognizing when the habits that once worked begin to limit an organization’s ability to scale.

Andy’s work sits at the intersection of culture and execution. Through leading Perfecto through significant operational, organizational, and growth challenges, he has learned that while scaling problems often show up first in systems, KPIs, and processes, the root cause is almost always cultural. Misaligned behaviors, unclear ownership, and leadership habits that worked at one stage—speed, control, or informality—can quietly prevent a company from scaling to the next.

Andy attended Purdue University and brings deep experience across engineering, operations, and executive leadership. He is passionate about helping business owners build organizations where strong culture enables—not limits—scalable performance across different leadership and personality styles.

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JeNNIFER HALL

Executive Director
Bankable

Building Financial Profitability PANEL

Jennifer Hall is the Executive Director of Bankable, Flagship Enterprise Center’s mission-based, small business lender serving entrepreneurs across Indiana.

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Jennifer Hall is a nonprofit leader with more than 20 years of experience in lending and nonprofit management. As Executive Director of Bankable, she leads efforts to expand access to capital and provide practical support to entrepreneurs starting and growing businesses.

Under Jennifer’s leadership, Bankable has grown into a nationally recognized organization, becoming the largest SBA microlender in the country in 2025. She oversees the organization’s lending operations and management of a $10 million portfolio, while also leading efforts to raise funding that expands opportunity for underserved entrepreneurs across Anderson, Madison County and throughout Indiana.

In addition to her role at Bankable, Jennifer serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Madison County Alliance, is a board member of the City of Anderson Revolving Loan Fund, and sits on the advisory board for the Indiana Small Business Development Center.

Breakout

Kirby Gilliam

Founder
PlainSong Music Services
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Building & Developing Your Team

Kirby Gilliam, a board-certified music therapist, is the founder of PlainSong Music Services in Anderson. Established in 2016, PlainSong offers Board Certified Music Therapy, private studio lessons, and public speaking for organizations looking to advocate or learn about music therapy.

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Born and raised in Anderson, Kirby decided to become a board-certified music therapist after working as a music educator in the public school system. Kirby saw the power of music in addressing non-musical needs of her students and believed her community needed this service.  

Kirby started PlainSong as a way to serve her community through music. Kirby works with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, geriatrics, dementia patients, mental health patients, and more. When Kirby is not working, she enjoys spending her free time with her husband Steven, children Eliza and Henry, and her two dogs, Dexter and Dinah.

Breakout

TIM HALL

Managing Broker
F.C. Tucker Prosperity

Building a Killer Sales Team

Tim Hall is a Managing Broker at F.C. Tucker Prosperity in Anderson.

Breakout: Advanced

David Inman

Founder, VP of Partnerships
SalesAi
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Beyond Automation: Building a High-Trust AI-Driven Sales Organization

David Inman is a sales leader, entrepreneur, and growth architect known for turning early-stage chaos into scalable revenue engines.

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As VP of Sales at Kennected, he scaled the team from 7 to 76 top producers and drove 300%+ YoY revenue growth, earning the company back-to-back Inc. 5000 awards and a spot at #438 fastest-growing company in America before its successful exit in 2023.

Post-exit, David became a founding partner for SalesAi, where he led GTM and sales execution as VP of Sales. In just 8 months, he built and scaled a 16-rep team that drove over $6M in new ARR, positioning the company as a category leader in AI-powered voice for sales and customer success. Today, he serves as VP of Partnerships, spearheading strategic alliances and channel growth to expand global reach.

Off the sales floor, David is a sought-after keynote speaker, known for his sharp stage presence and no-fluff delivery. He’s spoken at national conferences, sales summits, and tech events across the U.S., helping audiences rethink how they build, scale, and lead modern revenue teams.

David’s career includes service in the U.S. Air Force as a Behavioral Psych specialist, multiple exits as an entrepreneur, and national recognition as a Sandler Sales Trainer. Whether on stage or in the boardroom, he brings tactical clarity, growth obsession, and a deep playbook for building revenue machines that last.

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In Partnership With:

Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Muncie Innovation Connector