Our Indianapolis Team

Paul founded Lushin after realizing he was a corporate misfit. He wanted to work smarter and see results faster than traditional business structures typically allowed. He wanted to help other entrepreneurs, presidents, CEOs, and business owners refocus their companies’ sales processes. And he had a vision of creating client success without being disingenuous.A business owner since he was 17, Paul makes a point to go beyond surface concerns and learn about his clients’ deepest challenges. He treats every situation as if his personal well-being depends on client success—because it does. Paul’s mission is to help his clients realize their own potential by empowering them to be their best.Outside of the office, Paul races cars with his sons and enjoys working in his yard.

A six-year veteran on the Lushin team, Brian connects with his clients using a direct—sometimes sarcastic—communication style. His favorite piece of advice: “Stop doing that.” He helps clients eliminate unproductive behaviors to make way for action that drives results. Brian thrives on the daily opportunity to positively impact people’s lives—both professional and personal.In his training, Brian aims to provide clarity for his clients. He wants people to learn what they need to do and gain the confidence to do it. His goal is to help them find their swagger.A licensed pilot and backyard grill-master, Brian also lends a hand when his family shows cows around the country.

Dan started showing entrepreneurial tendencies at the early age of twelve, when he started a lawn business and grew it to 21 lawns per week.After graduating from college, a mentor urged Dan to consider a career in sales. At first, he found this to be off-putting, assuming that career salespeople all matched the stereotype but he learned this couldn’t be further from the truth.Dan has sold in a variety of environments, ranging from door-to-door overseas, to enterprise custom software, to marketing services or software sales.No matter the selling environment, Dan’s strengths in sales have proven to be a relentless dedication to process and a genuine curiosity in others that allows him to ask questions and really listen for what matters.Before joining the team as a sales management consultant, Dan was a Lushin client remotely for 7 years. He achieved such a level of success by applying the Lushin methodology that when the opportunity arose to join the team, Dan and his wife Kailey decided to move their family of 5 to Indianapolis so Dan could pursue a career helping others along a path that has helped him so much.

Emily Shaw knows Lushin inside and out. Before joining the team as a consultant, Emily was a client with a strong determination to learn more about sales than her traditional training environment allowed. With a voracious appetite for research and learning, she set out to master the business, leading her down the path to consulting.Using the same “tough love” skills she has honed as a single mother, Emily doesn’t shy away from personal conversations with her clients but rather allows them to even out the playing field where vulnerabilities are used to build a level of trust that strengthens the relationship—and therefore results—on a fundamental level.When she isn’t playing with her daughter, she’s watching the latest episode of ‘Forensic Files’ because she loves getting to the bottom of a mystery. She also enjoys assembling or painting her latest home décor piece/art project with her favorite flavor of the week podcast on in the background – this week’s is TED Radio Hour.

J.B. brings both youthful energy and experience to the table. He has a unique ability to understand the communication gaps that often exist between generations within the workforce that hinder business results. J.B. knows what it takes to be successful, competing in a collegiate golf program that became the winningest in school history, and working as a Financial Representative for Northwestern Mutual following graduation from LeGrange College.

Rob Lime is the artsy guy at Lushin. He’s into woodworking. Film. Music. Museums. He’s our resident renaissance man. Though, Paul may fight him for that title.Rob is your quintessential corporate misfit. He doesn’t ascribe to the notion that working more is more worthwhile. On the contrary, he seeks the nobility of balance. In your first business consulting meeting, he’s as likely to recommend the Tao of Chip Kelly as he is The Millionaire Next Door. Western and Eastern philosophers populate his bookshelf.A trained music teacher, Rob is a patient pusher. He believes, “you can work less, make more, and have fun while you’re doing it.” A self-described old-ish millennial, he is a natural fit with his tech entrepreneur clients. His best piece of advice in sales training... or in life: Don't Quit.Whether he’s mining his DISC results to better understand his mom, or he’s witnessing something profound with his daughter Sophia, Rob is a family man who enriches his relationships one interaction at a time.

Shad joined the Lushin team in 2014, bringing with him extensive global business experience and an Ironman triathlete’s discipline and tenacity. He focuses on creating scalable, repeatable processes to ensure client success. Shad excels at helping clients define their goals, develop plans, and understand how to execute their training in real life.Shad’s measured, methodical approach has a calming effect on clients, allowing them to look past immediate problems in order to create step-by-step paths to follow toward their goals.When he’s not working, Shad spends his time swimming, biking, and running; traveling internationally, and volunteering with the Rotary Club of Indianapolis.

Suzie brings over 25 years of sales, sales management and leadership experience to her clients. She works with Presidents, CEOs, and business owners, assisting them with the overall development and improvement of their sales organizations, utilizing her personal experience and the “best practice” tools and Sandler processes. Over the past 25 years Stark and Associates, Inc. has been recognized as one of the premier sales and management training and development organizations in our area. United Way Board Member 2007 – PresentThe Little Bit Foundation Board Member 2002 – PresentWhitfield School Board Member 2003 – 2013Social Venture Partner 2008

Following his own advice, Aaron strives to lead by example and often arrives at the office before anyone else to take advantage of focused, productive time. A Lushin consultant since 2007, Aaron acts as the glue that binds and strengthens the team’s collective talents. He encourages his clients to stay true to themselves and their missions, and he adapts his training style to best serve each individual.Aaron emphasizes understanding the underlying cause of business performance problems: belief, behavior, or technique. He aims to teach clients the simplicity of effective solutions.Winner of the 2015 Ball State Achievement Award from the Miller College of Business, Aaron spends his precious free time outdoors, usually cheering on his three kids in their respective sports competitions.