The MEK Group - Marketing, Engagement, Knowledge

06/23/2026

In less than 10 years, Eli Lilly and Companyl underwent a legendary turnaround under CEO Dave Ricks, who took the helm in 2017 during a challenging time for the industry. As noted by Bloomberg, Ricks faced what he concedes was a "public-relations nightmare" in a turbulent industry. Fast forward nearly a decade, and the landscape has dramatically changed.

The introduction of Mounjaro, a diabetes treatment, and Zepbound, an obesity shot, significantly transformed the company's fortunes and public image. Today, Lilly stands as the most valuable healthcare corporation globally, achieving a remarkable $1 trillion market capitalization, a milestone shared with only a handful of tech giants.

Discover how Ricks navigated this transformation in the paywall-free link below.



https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-eli-lilly-weight-loss-drug-boom/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MjIzMDA1MCwiZXhwIjoxNzgyODM0ODUwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSDFIUUpLR0lGUkgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNzVGQkM5QjIyRUU0MTRDQjFCM0NFNTU3MDcyMTcxOCJ9.94UWvmGSWoZe5Iv2d1_Pv9agMSI682oGBIDun8lFvRA

Dave Ricks steered the 150-year-old drug giant to a $1 trillion market cap. Can he defeat pharma’s boom and bust cycle?

06/22/2026

Insightful lessons from the Disney legendary flywheel - a Wall Street Journal chart from the late 1950s lays out Disney's success: "Walt’s Profit Formula: Dream, Diversify—and Never Miss an Angle." Disney is "a flywheel business...Disney built a mechanism to stabilize itself against the hit-or-miss business model of theatrical film releases."

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-flywheel-strategy-acquired-podcast-hosts-b08023da?st=NySnCD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

06/22/2026

Boosting next generation ag production - As farms increasingly leverage high-tech to improve yields and support agbioscience, high-speed fiber technology elevates as a critical "must-have." "Fast broadband and next-generation precision agriculture technologies across U.S. farms and ranches could generate at least $47 billion in national economic benefits every year," writes Smithville Telecom CEO Cullen McCarty in a recent "Perspectives" column on Inside INdiana Business. Read more on IIB at the link (paywall-free version in the first comment). MEK Group priviledged to support. https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/the-glass-strand-that-feeds-america-why-indiana-farms-cant-wait-for-fiber

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

Online registration for the 2026 IRHA Annual Conference closes Wednesday, June 17 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Don't miss your opportunity to join rural healthcare leaders, providers, policymakers, educators, and community partners from across Indiana on June 23–24 in French Lick for two days of learning, networking, and collaboration.

Learn more and secure your spot today: https://ow.ly/AUBh50Z6Gsy

06/22/2026

Business leaders should strive to build environments where people feel inspired, curious, and connected. The public library can show you how.

06/22/2026

Here is a great aerial view I made recently showing off the massive Progress Rail Locomotive Assembly Plant in Muncie, IN. This building was built for Westinghouse Large Transformer division where many of our sister Overland Models Schnabel Cars were dispatched from with the large transformers. Westinghouse broke ground here in November 1959. Westinghouse operated here through the 1980s but struggled in later year. In 1988 ABB took over and continued to build large transformers and continued here for several more years. The plant stood vacant for many years until Progress Rail at Caterpillar Company purchased the plant and began assembling locomotives around 2010 or 2011 as it continues to do so today. The locomotive assembly plant is currently served by Norfolk Southerns New Castle District located just behind the yard tracks far in the distance. This facility would make a really neat place to model. www.overlandhobbies.com

06/22/2026

Summertime is fair time! 🎡 🍧 🌭

Across the Bright Communities that we serve with broadband internet in Indiana, you can find a county fair close by all summer long. 🌞

Check the fair websites for times and locations. We hope to see you there!

06/22/2026