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Lisa is the Associate State Director at Indiana Small Business Development Center Network.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My laugh, insouciance, and free spiritedness.
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Self-assurance.
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? A fierce independent streak.
4. What do you most value in your friends? Ability to make me laugh.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Lack of patience, but others tell me it is self-centeredness.
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Contentment. A cold beer on a sandy beach on a hot day is also pretty good.
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Extended self-pity.  I am all for a pity party, but eat, drink, mope and then be merry.
8. Who are your favorite writers? F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sylvia Plath, Jodi Picoult, Agatha Christie
9. What is your current state of mind? My mind is always in the State of Texas.
10. What is your motto? Two wrongs don’t make a right but it might be fun to keep trying.
11. What is your greatest fear? So cliché, but heights
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Snuggling in for hours in my pajamas with a good book.
13. On what occasion do you lie? Why would I actually tell you?
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Profile of my face.  Indivdiually, I like the parts that make it up, but when put together…..blech.
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Rinky dink, f***, Holy Cannoli (last Lent I gave up swearing and this is what I started saying and it stuck), and conjure (my new 2010 word)

Pete the Planner is a radio host, writer, personal finance expert and author of the book 60 Days to Change. Find Pete on Twitter & Facebook.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My energy and creativity
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? I value men who love their wife.
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? I want all women to have the disposition of my grandma. 
4. What do you most value in your friends? To call BS from time to time.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My need for adulation
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Drinking coffee with my wife while watching Ollie (my daughter) play with Otis (my dog).
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Working at a check cashing/ payday loan store. That would severely depress me.
8. Who are your favorite writers? I considered listing a bevy of talented writers, whose works I don’t read, but instead I have chosen to filibuster.
9. What is your current state of mind? Figuring out how to educate the masses on things that they don’t care to learn.
10. What is your motto? Make your own breaks.
11. What is your greatest fear? Mediocrity
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Man shoes. 
13. On what occasion do you lie? Question #11
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Besides my hairline, my height, and my relatively splotchy forehead; not a damn thing. 
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Yo” and “Here’s the deal”

Daniel Incandela is Producer, Online Media and Strategies at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  You can follow him on Twitter @danielincandela and check out his new website at danielincandela.com.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Comfortable with the uncomfortable
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? You gotta be a gentleman
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Intelligence
4. What do you most value in your friends? The laughter!
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Too driven at times
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Unlimited first class plane tickets
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? No soccer!
8. Who are your favorite writers? Vonnegut, Dickens, Twain
9. What is your current state of mind? Restless
10. What is your motto? Be nice
11. What is your greatest fear? Heights
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Travel
13. On what occasion do you lie? Questions 1-15
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I need abs of steel
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? ”That’s what she said”

Hazel is Certifed Whale Hunter at The Whale Hunters and Trainer/Coach at Referral Institute of Indiana. Follow Hazel on Twitter @HazeWalker.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? I am told my constant smile and positive attitude.
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? His sense of humor, ability to have great conversation beyond sports and his self confidence.
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Her self confidence, her sense of humor and her ability to have great conversation that go beyond family.
4. What do you most value in your friends? Their loyalty, honesty and willingness to put up with me.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My lack of focus and disorganization….I think I have attention deficit disorder !!!
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Happiness is a state of mind we can choose to be happy or not, I choose it!
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Hopelessness
8. Who are your favorite writers? Fiction – Janet Evonovitch   Non-Fiction – Wayne Dyer
9. What is your current state of mind? Excited Anticipation of the Unfolding Day
10. What is your motto? Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ~ WOO HOO what a ride!”
11. What is your greatest fear? Leaving this life having not made a meaningful contribution to others and I am always afraid I am missing something!
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Travel and adventures
13. On what occasion do you lie? You need an occasion to lie?
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? It was my weight but I have lost 3 dress sizes so now it is the effect that weight loss has had in lack of body tone!
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Holy Crap and Mother of God

Jennifer Pope Baker is Director of Women’s Fund of Central Indiana. Follow their work on Facebook.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? confidence I can do whatever I set my mind to
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? sensitivity to women’s and girls issues
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? a strong sense of self
4. What do you most value in your friends? loyalty and laughter
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? inability to wake-up and workout every day
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? 75 degrees, sunny, and on the beach with my family
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? the untimely death of someone I love
8. Who are your favorite writers? most recently: Ron Hall & Denver Hall
9. What is your current state of mind? determined and hopeful
10. What is your motto? never be dependent on someone else for your happiness
11. What is your greatest fear? outliving my children
12. What is your greatest extravagance? pre-washed greens in a plastic box
13. On what occasion do you lie? To preserve the magic of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I try not to dwell on that
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “giddy-up” “crazy-eight” “yes, your life is fair” and “if you leave that there, I think that means you want me to give it to someone who doesn’t have ____”

Bob Kennedy is co-owner of The Running Company.  You can follow him on Twitter @zoomkennedy.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Deliberate and emotional
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Salt of the earth, honest & real
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Same as a man plus not having to play games
4. What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? (less) self centered – trying to remember things about others
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Healthy family, laughter & being together (please note a correction, we very wrongly had wealthy family and that’s a huge error on our part)
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? An early family death or illness before their time
8. Who are your favorite writers? Bob Hamill & Harold Times in Bloomington – Any IU sports + John
9. What is your current state of mind? I’m in a good place. Nothing is missing in my life right now
10. What is your motto?Don’t sweat the small stuff. I don’t really say it but I do it.
11. What is your greatest fear? Illness/children
12. What is your greatest extravagance? I’m not that extravagant. Maybe sports. Golf, entertainment. If it’s worth the experience, it’s worth it. 
13. On what occasion do you lie? When I assume it’s not harmful and it gets me out of a situation
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Gained 50 lbs since I stopped running
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? ”At the end of the day” and “obviously” – which is condescending, so I am trying to correct myself

Hannah Kaufman Joseph is an attorney with Hollingsworth & Zivitz, PC.  Feel free to connect with her on Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My voice
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? A love of family
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Loyalty
4. What do you most value in your friends? Reciprocity
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Selfishness
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? A great meal in a gorgeous setting
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Winter all year long
8. Who are your favorite writers? Pat Conroy, Herman Wouk, James Michener
9. What is your current state of mind? Ambitious
10. What is your motto? “So what, who cares?”
11. What is your greatest fear? Falling, heights. Falling from heights
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Purses. It’s an addiction.
13. On what occasion do you lie? When someone asks if they look fat.
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My height
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “The bottom line is…” and “Honestly”

Chuck Gose, Director of Business Development & Social Media at MediaTile, and co-founder of the Indy Social Media Breakfast, Indianapolis, can be found on Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Always pitching in to help, being a “good guy,” devotion to my favorite sports teams (Buckeyes, Reds, & Bengals) and a dedication to Butler University
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Humility, can take a punch, & hopefully worse looking than me
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Emotional strength, humor, & being a bit of a troublemaker
4. What do you most value in your friends? The ability to not take me too seriously
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Selective and intermittent laziness
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Fall day, cool breeze through the house, napping on the couch with my wife while a college football game is on. And oh yeah, the kids are taking a long nap.
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? The death of loved ones
8. Who are your favorite writers? Shirley Jackson, Seth Godin & Malcom Gladwell
9. What is your current state of mind? Guarded optimism
10. What is your motto? “We had the $240. We just had to have the puddin’.”
11. What is your greatest fear? Llamas
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Tech gadgets – can’t ever have enough!
13. On what occasion do you lie? To my kids. It’s a parental right and privilege
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Ears and a crooked smile.
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “How about…” and “It is what it is.”

Neal Brown, restaurantuer, can be found at his latest joint, Pizzology, or feel free to connect with him on Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My patience, or lack thereof really
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Tie between ambition and integrity
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Strength
4. What do you most value in your friends? What friends?
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My temper
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Quiet cabana by the sea, cooking for people I care for
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Boredom
8. Who are your favorite writers? Oscar Wilde, Kurt Vonnegut, Ernest Hemingway
9. What is your current state of mind? Aggressive professional growth
10. What is your motto? I never want to be a “has-been”, but a “will be”
11. What is your greatest fear? Failure as a parent
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Beluga and Osetra caviar, Kumomoto Oysters and Krug Clos du Mesnil 1966 Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne
13. On what occasion do you lie? When asked if I watch porn
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My toes
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Dude

Natalie Best is the owner of N.Rue & Co., a vintage and modern clothing store at the Monon Shops in Broad Ripple. Learn more about Natalie from her weekly Rue’s Reads or Natalie’s Notes.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Writing letters, my love of French Bulldogs and Bay View, Michigan
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Sense of humor, graciousness, blue eyes and dark hair never hurts
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Empathy and sense of humor
4. What do you most value in your friends? Being able to tell me the truth (about myself), even if it ain’t so pretty
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Procrastination and disorganization
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Never thinking again about what I eat
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Having no hope
8. Who are your favorite writers? F. Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather, Augusten Burroughs
9. What is your current state of mind? New York, New York
10. What is your motto? You only live once!
11. What is your greatest fear? Being in/having a terrible accident
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Shoes and handbags – no question!
13. On what occasion do you lie? In order to spare someone’s feelings
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My calves
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Are you %^%&** kidding me?” and “You know what I mean?”