>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW TO GO INSIDE INNOVATION...BROUGHT TO YOU BY DMI, MOBILIZING ENTERPRISES FOR THE CONNECTED
WORLD. FAILURE IS A TOPIC MANY PEOPLE TEND TO SHY AWAY FROM, BUT IT WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER AT THE
THIRD ANNUAL FAIL FEST WABASH VALLEY IN TERRE HAUTE. SPEAKERS INCLUDE A PIZZA OWNER, A BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS
NEVER HAD A "REAL" JOB AND A SINGER-SONGWRITER AND RECORDING ARTIST. LAUNCH TERRE HAUTE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SHELLEY KLINGERMAN IS HERE NOW WITH A LOOK AT THIS POPULAR EVENT AND ITS IMPACT. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THE GOAL IS GAINING MOMENTUM AND THERE'S A FAST AND CENTRAL INDIANA AND YOU GOT ON BOARD SEVERAL YEARS AND WHY DID
YOU FORM AN EVENT LIKE THIS? >> EVERYONE NEEDS HELP OVERCOMING FEAR OF FAILURE. THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT IT YOU
REALIZE IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS AND ITS SOMETHING TO DO AND MOVE ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT IN
OUR COMMUNITY WITH UNIVERSITIES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON THEM TO GO FOR IT AND GO FOR IT WHILE YOU ARE
THERE. WE WANT THEM TO STAY IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO
SPEAK AT THIS EVENT. IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND REALLY YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN THERE DONE THAT.
THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL, BUT HAD FAILURES AND REALLY PUT THAT FRONT AND CENTER. >> IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE
SPEAKER'S MOST VULNERABLE GET THE HIGHEST MARKS. PEOPLE LIKE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION LIKE IF THEY GOT PAST
THAT I WILL GET PAST IT. >> YOU ARE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LAUNCHED TERRE HAUTE WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT
SEEKS TO GROW COMPANIES. TALK ABOUT LAUNCH AND HOW YOU'VE GROWN. >> WE OPENED OUR DOORS THREE
YEARS AGO. OUR MEMBERSHIP WE'VE HAD THREE MEMBERS -- 300 MEMBERS GO THROUGH.
BECAUSE WE ARE A COLLEGE TOWN THEY TEND TO BE TRANSIENT AND THEY TEND TO UPDATE US ON WHAT WE'RE DOING BUT WE HAVE
INTERESTING THINGS PERCOLATING IN THERE. ONE BEING AN AI COMPANY, WHICH SHOWS PROMISE AND THEY ARE KIND
OF PERCHED FOR GROWTH. WE HAVE SOME ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAD STARTED A FOOD TRUCK IS A SUCCESS STORY.
THEY ARE WORKING ON NEW THINGS AND ONE IS IN HR CAP. AND NOW WE ARE GETTING PEOPLE THAT REALIZE THE MARKET THAT WE
OFFER TO THE COLLEGE STUDENT SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT SERVICES TO CATER TO THE COLLEGE POPULATION. >> TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
IT'S REALLY A RICH ENVIRONMENT COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ST. MARY'S, INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, A LOT OF COLLEGES RIGHT THERE IN YOUR
OWN BACKYARD AND YOU STARTED TO SAY THE CHALLENGE REALLY CHALLENGE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE. >> WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND THOSE ARE REALLY ROOTING THEM IN THE COMMUNITY SO WE ARE
PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND INVITING ALL, JUST TO BRING TEAMS AND BRAINSTORM AROUND WHETHER A CHALLENGE AN ISSUE,
PROBLEM THE BUSINESS IS FACING AND GET THE VOICE OF THE AUDIENCE WE ARE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH.
WE HAD OUR FIRST ON THIS WEEKEND IT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL. THE BUSINESS OWNER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET PERSPECTIVE
THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE. WE WANT AN ANSWER AS TO WHO YOU ARE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH. >> AND A HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA.
EVEN YOUNGER TO CONNECT. >> THAT'S COMING FROM OUR BUSINESS ON THEIR FEEDBACK WHO REALLY NEED TO CONNECT WITH HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE THE DECISION TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN ORDER TO DO
THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE AND WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS ON QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED SO WE ARE HOLDING THEM
INTO OUR SPACE INTENTIONALLY TO GET THEM OUT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT SO WE CAN EXPOSE THEM TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT AND
LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERS. >> OCTOBER 3 FOR TICKETS GO TO