Jon Bausman, MBA, is at the fore of a burgeoning career in marketing, public relations, crisis management, and social media.  The Director of Media and Brand Development for Ricker Oil, Jon is responsible for designing successful marketing strategies, managing public relations and social media for the Hoosier and family-owned chain of 50 convenience stores.  He restructured and built Ricker’s marketing platform to creatively and strategically increase brand awareness and establish Ricker’s social media platform in the Indianapolis market.  He has forged new avenues in marketing and public relations management, authoring and implementing the company’s social media platforms, which has lead to a convergent evolution of the Ricker brand. 

Commitment to community is part of the Ricker Oil foundation and passion for Jon. He volunteers in his community and currently sits on the board of Intercollegiate YMCA. Jon received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Anderson University’s Falls School of Business.  He has been interviewed on local television, print and news radio programs, FOX News Radio in the Morning and published in NACS magazine.