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From Barely Graduating High School to Leading a Billion-Dollar Business | Pete Hilger, Allied Solutions
On today's show I sat down with Pete Hilger, CEO of Allied Solutions, to trace his journey from growing up in a single-parent home to learning discipline in the U.S. Air Force and eventually helping scale a family-led financial services company into a major Midwest institution. Pete explains how his mother bought and grew a small firm serving financial institutions, how he and his brothers professionalized operations, expanded distribution, and used acquisitions and a 2000 merger to become Allied Solutions, later acquired by Minnesota Life in 2004. He outlines Allied's core work in risk management services, insurance tracking for millions of loans, and consumer protection products delivered through banks and credit unions. Our conversation also covers Allied's investment in Midtown Carmel's growth and its long-running tradition of hosting executives at the Indianapolis 500, including charitable giving through Children's Miracle Network. If you like this episode and want to hear more Get IN. episodes where I interview Hoosiers making a difference, visit getindiana.com/podcast. You are going to learn about: - Pete Hilger's Upbringing, Air Force Experience and Finding His Way - The Services that Allied Solutions Provides - Allied Solutions' Role in Midtown Carmel's Growth - Why Allied Brings CEOs to Indiana in May Thank you to our partners: Duke Homes Check out these great clips from the show: 00:00 Crossroads Mindset 01:27 Guest Introduction: Pete Hilger, Allied Solutions 02:45 From Minnesota to Indy 05:14 Growing Up Tough 08:10 Choosing the Air Force 11:00 Crypto Tech Surprise 15:46 Discipline and Leadership 18:47 Startup Shredding Business 24:08 CompuCycle Lessons Learned 25:16 Mom Buys the Company 27:41 Joining Eldridge 34:06 Scaling Into Allied 36:31 Minnesota Life Acquisition 37:39 From Carmel to Cicero 38:25 Chasing Talent Pools 39:41 Mayor's Midtown Pitch 42:18 Rolling the Dice 44:53 Recruiting Mecca Today 46:16 Why Invest in Carmel 54:23 What Allied Solutions Does 55:59 Indy 500 Client Experience 01:01:15 Charity and Hoosier Vibe 01:06:16 Indiana Home and Discipline 01:08:46 Hidden Gems and Hoosiers 01:10:57 Favorite Memory and Wrap Get IN. is brought to you by our friends at Sweetwater. Whether you are looking to start a podcast or level up your current show you need to hit them up.
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