Butler Alumni Honored for Career Success Before 40

Each year, IBJ accepts nominations from the community for its “Forty Under 40” list. Anyone working in Marion and the surrounding counties and under 40 on the day of publication is eligible; most honorees are nominated by their employer. Nominations are judged on specific examples of leadership and achievement. This is the 33rd year IBJ has published the list.

Ira Maher
Ira is the founder of Revely, a marketing company that works with marketers, brands and business leaders. Previously, Maher served on the leadership team at The Basement, where he was responsible for growth initiatives that earned the firm Inc. 5000 and IBJ Fast 25 honors. He has served on the Newfields board for 10 years.

Brad Vogelsmeier
Brad serves as Vice President for Development at Milhaus, a mixed-use developer that specializes in Class A, urban, multi-family residential buildings. His work includes a $125 million mixed-use master plan project in Noblesville that transformed an underused 50 acres of land into a neighborhood set up for inter-generational living. Brad also serves on the Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative 2.0 review committee.

Ryan Waggoner
Ryan is the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Strada Education Foundation, an Indianapolis nonprofit that helps young people make the most of education to achieve a career. He is a first-generation college graduate. He was previously a partner at law firm Ice Miller, where he led a fundraising effort to build a primary school in Uganda. He also established Franklin First Scholars, a mentorship program to help students from working-class families in his hometown succeed as first-generation college students.

Jessica Warnke
Jessica is the President and CEO of Carter Express Inc. and Carter Logistics LLC, a 2,000-employee trucking and logistics company. She started her career there in 2012 as director of marketing and has served in her current role since 2021. She is chair of the Indiana Motor Truck Association and serves on the board of the Madison County Economic Development Corp.

Brittney Yocum
Brittney is a partner at law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where she specializes in mergers in acquisitions. She recently advised Cummins Inc. on the acquisition of two commercial vehicle manufacturing plants, including one in the Netherlands. She also led Hoosier Penn Oil Inc in its sale to Cadence Petroleum Group and, since 2022, has led Outdoor Living Supply in nearly 20 acquisitions. She serves on the board of the Indiana chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and volunteers at Indiana Legal Services.

Congratulations to all our distinguished alumni on the success they’ve achieved in their careers!