{"podcast":{"title":"Indiana 250: Off the Record with Nate Feltman","slug":"indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517","podcast_index_feed_id":6601517,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ANAIA5391780987","website_url":"IBJPodcasts.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7d55424a-fa78-11ef-9b88-43eab95e3ae0/image/47df062f22125b1a6259fc9e80e8cece.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"IBJ Media","episode_count":62,"summary":"IBJ Media CEO Nate Feltman interviews the men and women on the Indiana 250, a list of the state's most influential business and community leaders. Presented by Prolific, the Growth Firm.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T04:20:22.381033+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517"},"episode":{"title":"Off the Record with Chuck Surack","slug":"off-the-record-with-chuck-surack","published_at":"2025-01-09T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517/off-the-record-with-chuck-surack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517","url":"https://Indiana-250-Off-the-Record.podbean.com/e/off-the-record-with-chuck-surack/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ANAIA5978902572.mp3?updated=1741258390","summary":"In this episode of Indiana 250 Off the Record, host Nate Feltman talks with Chuck Surack, founder of Surack Enterprises and Sweetwater Sound. Chuck shares his journey from touring the country as a saxophonist and keyboard player with several bands and then eventually starting Sweetwater Sound, one of the world’s largest retailers of musical instruments and audio equipment. After selling a controlling interest in Sweetwater in 2021, Chuck has focused on various entrepreneurial ventures and philanthropy. Today Surack Enterprises includes companies in aviation, real estate development, hospitality, eyecare and sports. Chuck has been a major player in the redevelopment of Fort Wayne's downtown and a supporter of music education in Northeast Indiana. Chuck also shares his thoughts on the decision to close Indy’s downtown heliport and the future of professional soccer in Indiana. Facebook: facebook.com/IBJMediaGroup X: x.com/ibj_media Instagram: Instagram.com/ibjmedia LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ibjmedia IBJ Media: https://www.ibjmedia.com/ Indiana 250 website: https://www.indiana250.com/","meta_description":"In this episode of Indiana 250 Off the Record, host Nate Feltman talks with Chuck Surack, founder of Surack Enterprises and Sweetwater Sound. Chuck shares…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517/episodes/off-the-record-with-chuck-surack/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/indiana-250-off-the-record-with-nate-feltman-6601517/off-the-record-with-chuck-surack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}