Rob knows a thing or two about the need for workplace mentoring involving our kids.

Listen as he and I discuss programs he has seen and why the need is greater than ever to connect our kids' present to their future!

Rob O’Brian, CEcD has nearly forty years in local and regional economic development. During his more than 20-year tenure as president of the Joplin (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce, he led the development of the largest business park in Southwest Missouri, created a small business innovation incubator, and collaborated

with the local community college and Workforce Investment Board to establish an advanced manufacturing training center. Rob also developed a seven-county

economic development partnership, including counties in the adjoining states of Kansas and Oklahoma. Rob was also instrumental in the effort to bring a new 600-student medical college to Joplin, the first new medical school in Missouri in more than fifty years!

Sarah and Joyce were the first Spencer County match for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana back in 2000!

Join the 3 of us as we discuss how life was like when their match began, their favorite memories and how BBBS changed their lives.

Be prepared to get emotional!

Matthew is a current Big with us at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana. As a retired military man, his brings a strong sense of purpose for improving the community in which he lives with his wife and children.

Join us as Matthew discusses why he chose to be a Big, what that typically looks like and why others should join our ranks as a defender of potential!