That's Good HR
Harry Danz, Partner
As a Kelley graduate himself, Harry Danz knows firsthand how much time business school students spend in IUPUI’s Business Building. So, when it came time for his company, That’s Good HR, to partner with Kelley, sponsoring the renovation of the school’s second-floor corridor seemed like the ideal opportunity.
“It just came at a great time for our firm and fit very well into our business model,” says Danz, a member of Kelley’s Board of Visitors since 2006. “In addition to our desire to give back to Kelley and support the next generation of business leaders, the opportunity to have our name in front of thousands of students every day really appealed to us.”
That’s Good HR provides a variety of staffing and executive search services to some of the Midwest’s top companies. The company currently works with firms in more than eight industries, including health care and medical, manufacturing, mortgage and financial services, retail, software and technology, and consumer products.
Acknowledging the Kelley sponsorship as the largest charitable contribution the company has made since opening its doors nine years ago, Danz admits he and his partners did some research to assess the marketing value of the investment. A company database search showed a significant number of the employees That’s Good HR had placed with client firms were either attending or had graduated from Kelley Indianapolis. That, coupled with the school’s willingness to negotiate the terms of the sponsorship, sealed the deal.
“Roger Schmenner [former associate dean of Kelley Indianapolis] and Glenn Bosch [Kelley director of development] did a nice job working with us to assure we’d get the maximum return on our sponsorship of the space,” Danz says.
Walking through the learning space after a recent Board of Visitors meeting, Danz liked what he saw. Looking back, he’s equally pleased about what he walked away with after leaving Kelley some 15 years ago.
“Many of my thoughts on leadership, business ethics and civic responsibility were either learned or developed while I was at Kelley,” Danz says. “I’m really grateful for that.”
