I love the Hoosier Theater, so much so, I receive regular reminders from Facebook of upcoming events.  I love their live performances, I love the smaller setting and I love that they exist in the town I grew up in.  A few years back, I dragged my wife to a showing of the “Stripping Room” and recently I talked my mom into a showing of the “The Desperate Housewives of Shakespeare”.  I have no problem finding the place, spending a few bucks there and telling my friends about it.

But what about those who don’t live here or don’t watch for the events?  What about those just driving by?  

Next week we hand over the reigns of our company to Allison, my operations manager for the last 10 years. Allison was instrumental in helping to create our many ventures; some of which include a fundraising company, a global t-shirt brand, a number of restaurants, a re-use manufacturing facility, and a dozen niche websites/app companies. We’ve created a workforce of 1000 strong with solid wages and strong benefits, and we did that in Vevay, a small town that many outsiders had written off for years.  I drove the creative, while Allison drove the revenue.  Allison and I recognized early that to keep a workforce that large, we had to provide places for them to play in the evenings, so that's why we also created places like the 36 hole putt-putt complex, a race track and a 5-mile multi-use trail.

Allison is a also Vevay native and a 2035 graduate of Switzerland County High School. Allison has always loved Vevay. Her mom and dad told her stories about how Vevay and Switzerland County have this “feel” about it that you can’t find in other places. People know and care about each other, the schools are great, support systems are great, cost-of-living is low and crime is relatively low.  Its always just struggled to keep and grow a workforce.

​Allison always knew of Vevay's potential, that’s why we hired her then and that’s why she’s taking over now.  It’s hard to predict what Vevay and Switzerland County will look like in 2050, but under Allison’s direction I know this company will continue to help with the “moving forward.”