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>> IT'S TIME TO GO INSIDE

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INNOVATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY

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ALLEGION. PIONEERING SAFETY.

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THE MIRA AWARDS ARE DESCRIBED AS

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THE OSCARS OF TECH BUT IT'S

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MORE THAN A JUST A PARTY. IT'S A

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SIX-MONTH SEASON THAT CULMINATES

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WITH THE GALA, WHERE SUCCESSES

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ARE CELEBRATED, AND THE

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SPOTLIGHT IS ON INDIANA'S

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GROWING TECH ECONOMY.

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 MIRA

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AWARD OPEN NEXT WEEK.

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I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK TO

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THE SHOW TECHPOINT PRESIDENT AND

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CEO MIKE LANGELLIER AND YAW

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ANING TO TALK ABOUT WHY THESE

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ANNUAL AWARDS ARE MORE THAN JUST

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A TROPHY.

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GENTLEMEN, WELCOME, AS ALWAYS.

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>> THANKS, GERRY.

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>> THANKS, GERRY.

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>> HEY, MICHAEL, I'LL START WITH

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YOU ON MIRA.

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THIS HAS CONTINUED TO BE SUCH A

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BIG, SUCH A POPULAR EVENT,

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OBVIOUSLY COVID MADE THIS A

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VIRTUAL EVENT, WHICH WAS NICE,

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BUT NOT THE SAME AS IN PERSON.

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TELL ME ABOUT THE INTEREST AND

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HOW BIG THIS EVENT HAS BECOME,

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AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT, IN YOUR

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VIEW, FOR THE TECH ECONOMY IN

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INDIANA.

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>> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR,

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GERRY.

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THE TIME WHEN COMPANIES AND

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UNIVERSITIES AND CITIES AND

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INDIVIDUALS ALL ACROSS THE STATE

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SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR AS

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YOU SAID WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE

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OSCARS OF TECH IN INDIANA, THE

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MIRA AWARDS.

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IN APRIL OF 2022, PANDEMIC

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PERMITTING, WE'LL BE BACK IN

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PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN

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THREE YEARS.

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AND I THINK AS WE ALL HAVE FELT

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THE SEPARATION OF NOT BEING IN

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CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE THAT

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WE CARE ABOUT AND PEOPLE IN OUR

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COMMUNITY OVER THE COURSE OF THE

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PAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING

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TO CHANGE THAT, HAVING PEOPLE

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BACK IN PERSON.

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THIS WILL BE -- I CAN IMAGINE

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HOW READY THAT SOLD OUT CROWD

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>> LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL BE JAM

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PACKED.

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BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE

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INTEREST, YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO

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SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF

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ENTRIES, THE NUMBER OF

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APPLICATIONS AND FROM NOT JUST

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CENTRAL INDIANA BUT AROUND THE

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STATE.

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>> YEAH.

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WE HAVE -- AND LAST YEAR, WE SAW

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TRENDS THAT I LIKE IN A LOT OF

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DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS, WE SAW

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MORE REGIONS AND COMPANIES AND

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PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE

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STATE.

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WE SAW MORE INDIVIDUALS FROM

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UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS ALL

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ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL.

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THAT WAS A REALLY POSITIVE SIGN

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FROM LAST YEAR.

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AND AS YOU SAID, THE QUANTITY

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CONTINUES TO INCREASE, TOO,

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WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN FOR BOTH

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INNOVATION AND FOR TECH COMPANY

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GROWTH

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>> YAW ANING, CEO OF -- TRACKING

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PLATFORM.

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YOU HAVE WON TWO AWARDS LAST

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YEAR AS STARTUP OF THE YEAR AND

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RISING ENTREPRENEURIAL.

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YOU GOT ONE OVER YOUR LEFT

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SHOULDER I SEE IN THE SHOT.

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BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN AN

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AWARD AT THE MIRA AWARDS TO YOU

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PERSONALLY, AND TO THE COMPANY?

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>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS AN HONOR

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WINNING TWO MIRA AWARDS.

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I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF WINNING A

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MIRA FOR THE LONGEST TIME, KIND

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OF A HIGHLIGHT AS A BUSINESS

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OWNER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THAT

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WAY.

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AND FOR THE COMPANY, IT JUST DID

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SOME TREMENDOUS THINGS.

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I THINK -- IT REALLY SOLIDIFIED

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US AS A BREAKOUT TECH COMPANY

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WITH AN EXCITING COMPANY

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CULTURE, AND IT ALSO HELPED US

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FROM A HIRING PERSPECTIVE.

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IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR

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BRAND REPUTATION, WE SAW A FLOOD

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OF APPLICATIONS FROM PERSPECTIVE

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CANDIDATES

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>> GIVE US A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF

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YOUR COMPANY, I KNOW THINGS

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CONTINUE TO GROW THERE.

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>> YEAH.

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THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY

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GREAT.

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WE WORKED WITH ECOMMERCE

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MERCHANTS

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MERCHANTS.

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TRIPLED IN SIZE THIS YEAR.

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WE WERE HONORED TO THE FORBES

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RISING STARS LIST.

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I THINK THE MIRA AWARDS REALLY

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SET US UP THERE NICELY

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>> YAW ANING, CO-FOUNDER AND

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CROW, MIKE LANGELLIER CEO AT

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TECHPOINT.

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MIRA AWARDS APPLICATIONS OPEN UP