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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2024 Innovation Service Partner of the Year Mira Award

SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Innovation Service Partner, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana - SEP has been named the Innovation Service Partner of the Year by TechPoint at the 25th annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards, Indiana’s largest…
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SEP Startup Weekend

SEP Startup Weekend is by far the most fun thing I do at work. A couple years ago, in a conference room, a handful of SEPeers were discussing the book ReWork. We all had mixed reviews on the book, but one thing was for certain: We all needed to participate in this current startup culture. […]
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The Optimistic Employee Owner

During a recent “blog-battle” here at SEP, we took on the topic of “The Optimistic [insert role here]“. So I’m going to take a little liberty and talk about why I’m an optimistic employee owner. For those not aware, SEP is a 100% ESOP (as of spring 2010). This has some nifty benefits such as […]
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I Don’t Have Time

This phrase takes me back nearly 25 years to my first butt-kicking by a businessman with 40 years of experience on me. Nathan Fouch (father of one of SEP’s founders, Mike Fouch) was very blunt in saying that I needed to take better care of myself. It was great advice. Guess what I said? “I […]
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Gleaners and SEP Work Together to Feed Indiana’s Hungry

One in Six people in America are food insecure; unable to afford or access reliable sources of nourishment. No one organization is capable of meeting the food demands of an entire nation, and on local levels non-profits and charitable groups struggle to meet the demands of a hungry population. Serving much of Central Indiana, Gleaners […]
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The Optimistic Interviewer

The 2012 SEP Blog Battle continues. The Optimistic Interviewer is a fool. Consider the likelihood of failure. If you’re interviewing, you’re looking for a job. If you’re hiring, you need more people. What are the chances that either of you are in an ideal frame of mind to be evaluating each other? On top of […]
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Good Idea, Bad Idea (for interviewing)

As part of the recruiting team here at SEP, I’ve seen quite a few candidates over the past few years. I figured I’d share some of the good and bad ideas people have had in hopes that maybe some of our future candidates will get some benefit out of those who have gone before. As […]
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Pay It Forward…for Introverts

Sing it with me… It’s the most wonderful time of the year….it’s the hap-happiest season of all... Really Traci, Christmas songs already? No my friends, I’m talking about the season of giving and thankfulness and specifically Pay It Forward Month! Yep, it’s one of my personal favorite things we do at SEP! Here’s the skinny […]
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SEP Spreads Cheer to Community with Pay-It-Forward

As we near the holiday season, we often find ourselves in the throes of never-ending shopping and stressful familial commitments. The desire to do something for others—those in need or just to create a little holiday cheer—is strong but where does one find the time and the extra money? SEP found itself asking the same […]
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SEP Congratulates Carmel For Being The Best Place to Live in America

SEP is proud to call Carmel, Indiana home and congratulates the city and its citizens for being named as The Best Place to Live in America as determined by Money Magazine. SEP relishes being an active part of the community through our partnership with The Center for the Performing Arts and having the daily joy […]
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