Think AND Do - Gary Reiter

Livable City

What does it take to lead change? Ultimately, it means taking action and not just getting stuck thinking about taking action. For my guest today, Gary Reiter, this was a conscious decision that he wrestled with and ultimately decided on if he was to help make a difference in his neighborhood in Indianapolis.

Gary is a dynamic guy with a ton of energy. He’s going to inspire you to get out of your home and see what kind of change is truly possible that you can lead.

He mentions the idea of intellectual and network capital. We all have it and we are all capable of developing more. What will you do with yours, how will you invest it in your neighborhood? Will you sit on the sidelines, complaining on social media what it, or will you become a doer?

The choice is yours.

Gary is a trust office for a large financial institution by day, but by night and weekends he is someone who makes change happen by networking with people, taking risks and committing to show up to find out what’s possible.

Outside of his day job, Gary has an impressive resume of being a doer of change:

• People for Urban Progress - 1st Board President
• Indy Fringe Theatre Festival - Board Chair
• Riley Area Development CDC for affordable housing and economic Development - Board Chair
• Indianapolis Plan 2020 Fellow that led to creation of the $13 million Equitable Transit Oriented Development Fund

And it’s not about the resume to point to, it’s about the actual change that helps peoples’ lives that matters.

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