INDIANAPOLIS—Our 40th anniversary open house was a chance to make new friends and get reacquainted with old ones. We showed off our new space and some of our staff’s amazing culinary talents. Clients, partners, alumni and plus-ones all shared stories and came dangerously close to roasting our founder, Charlie Williams. And we captured it all with lots of great pictures.
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CEO, Gerry Randall, makes a toast before the guests arrive.
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A little taste of the open house. Special thanks to our "Executive Chef" Lori Wulf and our "Pastry Chef" Allison Gearries.
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Our signature cocktail, a Twisted Arnold Palmer.
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Founder, Charlie Williams, talks to AAA Hoosier Motor Club CEO, Kirk Hendrix.
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Don't ask. Just try one.
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Getting ready for the guests to arrive.
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Who cares if the glass is half empty or half full? Just get me another one of these signature cocktails.
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Gerry shares a few words.
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Charlie reacts to his tribute. Or as we call it, his "tie-bute."
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A well deserved round of applause for Charlie.
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Open house guests enjoying our Wall of Fame.
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Founders meeting: Charlie talks to the founders and owners of Earshot Audio Post, Brice Bowman (left) and Rick Such (center).
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The photo booth was a hit.
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Charlie and Gerry pose with our tribute to Charlie.
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It was great to see so many of the old gang back together.
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Gerry sharing stories.
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Gail Hayes: SUPERSTAR!
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The party in full swing in our newly decorated lobby.
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Associate Media Director, Tammy Mantor, inspecting a Twisted Arnold Palmer (it passed).
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Gerry Randall and Kirk Hendrix share a moment.
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Be our guests.
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Our two favorite Julias: Thorpe and Roberts.
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Emma and Lexa enjoying the fruits of a lot of party-planning labor.
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Even Charlie's daughter, Paige, and her fiancé, Dave, made the party all the way from Colorado.
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Charlie sharing some of his 40 years of Williams Randall wisdom.
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Gerry enjoying the guests.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Williams Randall creative department.
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You'd never know it from how well they work together, but it turns out there are both a "me" AND an "I" in Media Team.
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Gerry, Gail and Charlie: The Three Amigos (and our longest tenured employees).
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Caprese salad, 40th anniversary style.
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The artist who painted our tribute to Charlie, Kyle Ragsdale.