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Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Amy McCormack (2019)GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with Dr. Amy McCormack, president of Calumet College of St. Joseph (CCSJ). In this episode, Chris explores McCormack's strategy for student success as well as the college's focus on connecting with the community. GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make up Northwest Indiana. We inv...2025-07-2211 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Mark Chamberlain (2019)In this episode of Leadership Life, GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with CEO of Lakeside Wealth Management, Mark Chamberlain. From servant leadership as a community member and growing the next generation of the workforce to replicating the family experience in his business, Mahlmann and Chamberlain dive into all it takes to be a successful leader. GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyp...2025-07-2206 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Aco Sikoski (2019)In this latest edition of Leadership Life, Aco Sikoski shares his perspective on how the Ivy Tech system seeks to inspire and motivate students to discover meaningful careers, using real-life educational opportunities and technology to propel them into career-oriented mindsets with GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann. He also shares what drives him personally to be a leader in education.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find ex...2025-07-2207 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Josh Huddlestun and Brian Snedecor (2024)GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with the current and former mayors of Hobart. Listen along as Mahlmann, Huddlestun, and Snedecor discuss their relationship, local politics, national divide, and coming together as people for the greater good of the City of Hobart's future.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make up...2025-07-2121 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with La Porte County Educational LeadersGreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with two La Porte County superintendents — Wendell McCollum (Michigan City) and Sandra Wood (La Porte) — to talk about leadership and education. From positive community impact to success stories within our school systems, Chris puts a spotlight on the important roles these educators play.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything except...2025-07-2140 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Chris MahlmannGet to know GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann! In this kickoff of the official Leadership Life podcast, GreatNews.Life executive director Jenny Craig-Brown flips the script to discuss the inspiration behind the Leadership Life series and what helped shape Chris into the leader he is today. GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities tha...2025-07-2128 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life Region Leader RoundtableGreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with the Region’s leaders to discuss current projects, positive changes happening within our local communities, and how change can lead to success. City of La Porte’s Mayor Tom Dermody, City of Lake Station’s Mayor Bill Carroll, City of Portage’s Mayor Austin Bonta, City of Valparaiso’s Mayor Jon Costas, and Town of Chesterton’s Public Affairs Liaison Kevin Nevers assemble to discuss the upcoming projects within their local communities to better serve their residents.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given...2025-07-1853 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Janice Wilson (2019)In this segment of the Leadership Life Series, Janice Wilson, CEO of NorthShore Health Centers, gives GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann an inside perspective on what it means to provide care first, before anything else, and how she relies on NorthShore’s mission to be the motivating factor for her staff to provide the best care.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stor...2025-07-1707 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with CEO Chris IliffGreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with the CEO of Midwest Center for Youth & Families, Chris Iliff, to talk about leadership. From growing up in Valparaiso to success stories from his practice and everything in between, Chris dives right into what helped guide him to where he is today.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything ex...2025-07-1451 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Sean Dardeau (2019)Sean Dardeau, FACHE, has been the Market CEO for Porter Health Care System since early 2017, and shares with GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann a wealth of information about how Porter Regional Hospital and sister facilities are striving to help make Northwest Indiana a healthier community. His visions for the health system, backed by nearly three decades of healthcare leadership experience, are focused on high quality care, physician recruitment, and filling healthcare service gaps in our region.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all...2025-07-1405 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Bill Hanna (2019)Bill Hanna, President and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA), is one of the first people who knew about Life Site founder Chris Mahlmann’s vision to create a media company centered around positivity. Knowing the value that the entrepreneurial spirit can have on communities as a whole, Hanna encouraged him to go for it. Ten years later, we’re still bringing news to the Region in our next installment of Leadership Life, featuring Hanna and his perspectives on transit-oriented development. GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given...2025-07-1411 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Ashley Dickinson (2019)Ashley Dickinson, CEO of La Porte Hospital, provides keen insight on the role of a community-based hospital, and how it has served as an epicenter of health for the La Porte for more than 40 years. In this episode of Leadership Life, Dickinson shares with GreatNews.Life founder Chris Mahlmann everything from her roots to current trends in the health industry. GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll fin...2025-07-1405 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with NWI SuperintendentsJoin Chris Mahlmann for an engaging interview with four distinguished superintendents: Dr. Peggy Buffington (School City of Hobart), Dr. Todd Terrill (Crown Point Community Schools), Dr. Tom Cripliver (Lake Station Community Schools), and Dr. Stephen D. Bournes (School City of East Chicago). Discover how these leaders are driving innovation, celebrating achievements, and enhancing the quality of education in their communities.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll fi...2025-07-1149 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Dr. Brent LakiaGreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with Vale Park Animal Hospital's Dr. Brent Lakia to talk all things leadership. From growing up in the Region to owning a veterinary practice and everything in between, Dr. Lakia dives right into his journey and how he found his true calling.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional ab...2025-07-0727 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Tom, Aaron, and Brett McDermottGreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann sits down with the McDermott brothers to talk about leadership and life. From growing up as the sons of a mayor to forging their own paths and everything in between, Chris dives into everything that has made the brothers who they are today and what success truly means to them.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, fe...2025-07-0248 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeNorthwest Indiana Goes Red: Fighting Heart Disease TogetherHeart disease remains the leading cause of death, but 80% of cases are preventable with education and action. In this episode, GreatNews.Life Founder, Chris Mahlmann sits down with Dave Brubaker, General Manager at Team Chevrolet and this year’s Go Red for Women campaign chair in Northwest Indiana. Alongside Martha Brubaker, Traci Brubaker, Erin Crawford, and Diane Kemp from the American Heart Association, they discuss the mission to raise awareness, fund life-saving research, and empower the community with heart health education.From personal stories of survival to CPR training initiatives and the impact of local businesses and sc...2025-03-2719 min
Left of Center ShowS13 EP21 - ASMR (feat. Chris Mahlmann)Steve Kellogg fills in for Tom; guest and fill-in for Kevin, GreatNews.Life founder and CEO Chris Mahlmann, talks with Steve about how his good news empire came to be; Chris discovers on-air that he is a natural when it comes to ASMR; LOCPod challenges Chris with some negative news headlines to see if he can put a positive spin on them.2024-11-121h 01
Behind the RegionChris Mahlmann, Founder | Jenny Craig Brown, Executive Director | GreatNews.LifeSend us a textThis week we talk with Chris Mahlmann, the Founder, and Jenny Craig Brown, the Executive Director of GreatNews.Life. We will find out what GreatNews.Life is, the amazing story of how it started, and what went into Chris's decision to leave his job at the Chicago Board of Trade, move to Northwest Indiana, and start an organization dedicated to spreading good news. AND DIRECTOR OF MEMBE...2024-08-0928 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Jeff StrackCEO of Strack & Van Til Jeff Strack visits GreatNews.Life to talk with Founder Chris Mahlmann about the challenges of leading, being a staple of the community, and what Strack & Van Til means to Northwest Indiana. Jeff and Chris also touch on both the past and the future of Strack & Van Til as Strack & Van Til partners with Hy-Vee, which is well known to the Midwestern states.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as...2024-07-2213 min
Plugged In La PorteEpisode 7: Summer Park Programs & Great News with Chris MahlmannIn the 7th episode of Plugged In La Porte, host Nate Loucks sits down with City Park Superintendent Mark Schreiber to discuss the upcoming summer events including LakeFest, Movies in the Park, and more. They also get into the Scott Field housing proposal.Additionally, Chris Mahlmann, Founder of GreatNews.Life, recalls his journey from finance to creating a positive-only news outlet and talks about what is in store for the future with the exciting expansion into Michiana.2024-06-071h 03
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with John Jordan and Mark Powers of CertaPro Painters of NWIJohn Jordan and Mark Powers from CertaPro Painters of NWI stop by to talk to Chris Mahlmann about their years of working together, building and maintaining a team, their core values, and more!GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make up Northwest Indiana. We invite you to partake in the Region’s on...2024-04-0530 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Mike JessenMike Jessen, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to talk about his influences growing up, making the decision to go to college, serving as Valparaiso city administrator, and what it takes to lead a great team.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting ev...2024-02-1652 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Aaron McDermottAaron McDermott, CEO and President of Latitude Commercial sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to talk about his realty business, what it takes to be a leader, being a "Region Guy", having a family that's involved in politics, and the future of NWI.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make...2024-02-1658 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Dave UranSSCVA President/CEO Dave Uran sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to discuss a wide array of topics, including the growing tourism industry in Northwest Indiana and his lifelong involvement with sports. The South Shore Convention and Visitors’ Authority is a not-for-profit organization that plays a vital part in the growth of tourism in the Northwest Indiana Region, providing marketing and support services for convention, sports, and special interest segments that help lead to the economic growth and overall enhancement of quality of life in the Region. Uran goes in depth on the impact that tourism has on...2023-09-0144 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with NIPSCO President Mike HooperAfter graduation from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1995 and working at American Electric Power from 1996-2011, Mike Hooper made the shift to Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Inc. (NIPSCO), where he now serves as its president. Between 2011-2022, he served in a few positions at NIPSCO before working his way up to become president in 2020.Although he started his career in mechanical engineering and carried that expertise with him to each position at both American Electric Power and NIPSCO, he also pursued leadership training at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. H...2023-07-1719 min
Great News with GreatNews.LifeLeadership Life with Adam O'DohertyBefore stepping into his role earlier this year as CEO and President of United Way of Northwest Indiana, Adam O’Doherty was working hard to make a positive impact on lives across the county in Arizona.O’Doherty realized he had a passion for helping others from the very beginning of his career. Starting in education, he then transferred to working with nonprofit organizations when he discovered how a child’s home environment can also affect their school life as well.O’Doherty is no stranger to the work of United Way either, as his most rec...2023-07-1426 min
All About the GirlsNatalie Mahlmann: Valparaiso Police Dept. administrative team member, GreatNews.Life Financial Director, Mom, & our community's friendThis episode features Natalie Mahlmann who serves our community in many ways. She is the Administrative Assistant for the Valparaiso Police, Financial Director at GreatNews.Life, and is a founding member of the GreatNews.Life team with her husband & Founder, Chris Mahlmann. Natalie is known to be one of the kindest community members we have here in the region. Get to know her here! GreatNews.Life and Podcast Host Jenny Craig-Brown have transformed the All About the Girls annual event into a podcast! These monthly episodes feature incredible women giving the audience all the insight about what...2022-06-0542 min
AG BullA Valpo LifeChris Mahlmann of GreatNews.life tells the story of starting a Good News Media Company.Interested in starting a media company take a listen. Chris Mahlmann you are my favorite positive disruptor!!GreatNews.Life looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, users prefer to read about the good things going on in their community instead of the often-negative slant given to traditional media.www.greatnews.lifeSend us a textWatch Us on U-Tube AG Bul...2022-01-251h 02Great News with GreatNews.LifeDomino's Pizza Making, Glass Blowing, and NBC The Wall WinnersIn this week's exciting installment of Great News Weekly, Lifer Chris Mahlmann learns to make a pizza with Jim Gronemann at Domino's, Lifer Kami Tupiak visits Hot Shop Valpo to get a demonstration of the glass-blowing process, and we get the scoop on NBC The Wall winners from Valparaiso.Tune in now to get your weekly fill of GOOD News and other great news stories at the .Life Sites: NWI.Life, Valpo.Life, Portage.Life and LaPorteCounty.Life.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers...2021-03-0316 min
All About the GirlsBonus Episode: Lady Lifers Carry the Torch of Positivity ForwardGet to know Kayti Grable and Stephanie Swearington in this month's bonus episode to kick off Women's History Month. Host Jenny Craig-Brown, will be leading GreatNews.Life alongside managers Stephanie Swearington, who will serve as the Director of Operations and Human Resources, and Kayti Grable, who will serve as the Editorial Director. The three form a female management team; a collective powerhouse that will use its complementary skills to lead the Lifer team into a new era of positive news. Tune in to learn more about GreatNews.Life's outstanding leadership team as they fulfill Founder Chris Ma...2021-03-011h 07
The MentalEdge PodcastS.3 E.4 An Interview with GreatNews.Life founder, Chris MahlmannStory tellers are some of the most selfless and gifted people in our lives. We rely on them to deliver information in a way that we hope can inspire us. Yet all too often we seem to gravitate toward the stories that depict demise and failure. It's unacceptable that we let that phenomenon dictate our falsely perceived legacy. We are so much better than that. Insert Chris Malhmann and his talented GreatNews Life team. They courageously recognized the need for positive news reporting and risked it all to deliver us a dose of vitamin hope. Chis has more than...2021-02-0753 minGreat News with GreatNews.LifeKelsey's Steakhouse, Wrestling Recap, and Nate "Can Do" CaricaturesThis week, special guest host Chris Mahlmann shares Lifer Dan's awesome recap of high school sports from the weekend, checks in with Valpo artist Nate "Can Do" Caricatures, and Lifers Kami Tupiak and Kayla Hofferth take a trip down to Kelsey's Steak House to try some amazing steaks.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about th...2021-01-2016 minGreat News with GreatNews.LifeHappy Birthday Chris Mahlmann!In this week's special installment of Great News Weekly, we wish Chris Mahlmann, Founder of GreatNews.Life, a "Happy Birthday" by celebrating the amazing history of GreatNews.Life and nearly bring him to tears with a very special gift. Tune in now to get your weekly fill of GOOD News. Share your Lifelines (short, positive nugget of great newsthat helps get you through the day) and other great news stories at: Share@GreatNews.Life. Don't forget to check out our sites: NWI.Life, Valpo.Life, Portage.Life and LaPorteCounty.Life.GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online c...2020-10-2128 min