web02.fireside.fm Mon, 18 May 2026 11:22:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Industrious Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Bigten” https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/tags/bigten Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 One industry. Two brothers. Three companies. Accessa is a family of businesses within a family business. It started with industrial coatings, moved into chemical solutions, and expanded to equipment sales. Based in Indianapolis, Joe Todd, President and Principal, and Vince Todd, Jr., Vice President and Principal, have worked side-by-side at Accessa for almost 15 years. The Industrious Podcast is a way for them to share their views on the company and the industry from a small business perspective, from a family business perspective, and from a brotherly perspective. From customers and employees to vendors and partners, it’s an opportunity to teach, listen, and learn. Conversations about products, trends, do’s and don’ts – mixed with some humor and brotherly moments – the Todds and their guests educate the marketplace, sharing nuggets of wisdom to improve your product and your bottom line. With commonality and personality, The Industrious Podcast shines a light on an industry lacking glamour. It’s not sexy – but it is a little dirty. Manufacturing is the backbone of America. Indiana is the Crossroads of America. Accessa serves both – and beyond. For insights from two clean-cut guys who don’t mind doing the dirty work, tune into The Industrious Podcast. Join the conversation. Join the fun. Join the family. Listen, subscribe, and enable notifications. beindustrious en-us episodic Accessa One industry. Two brothers. Three companies. Accessa is a family of businesses within a family business. It started with industrial coatings, moved into chemical solutions, and expanded to equipment sales. Based in Indianapolis, Joe Todd, President and Principal, and Vince Todd, Jr., Vice President and Principal, have worked side-by-side at Accessa for almost 15 years. The Industrious Podcast is a way for them to share their views on the company and the industry from a small business perspective, from a family business perspective, and from a brotherly perspective. From customers and employees to vendors and partners, it’s an opportunity to teach, listen, and learn. Conversations about products, trends, do’s and don’ts – mixed with some humor and brotherly moments – the Todds and their guests educate the marketplace, sharing nuggets of wisdom to improve your product and your bottom line. With commonality and personality, The Industrious Podcast shines a light on an industry lacking glamour. It’s not sexy – but it is a little dirty. Manufacturing is the backbone of America. Indiana is the Crossroads of America. Accessa serves both – and beyond. For insights from two clean-cut guys who don’t mind doing the dirty work, tune into The Industrious Podcast. Join the conversation. Join the fun. Join the family. Listen, subscribe, and enable notifications. beindustrious no Accessa chris.loudenslager@thebrookfieldgroup.com Epi 67: Connor Hitchcock on Turning Passion Into a Career & Building Homefield Into a Sports Apparel Powerhouse https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/connorhitchcock a674eed4-ad85-48ca-8fa6-c7d65be133ab Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa Passion, authenticity, and the courage to leap — that's the foundation Connor Hitchcock built Homefield on, and it shows. In Episode 67 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Connor Hitchcock, Founder & CEO of Homefield — the apparel brand redefining what it means to rep your team. From humble beginnings to securing 200+ licenses with university and professional sports brands, Connor's journey is one of bold bets, authentic vision, and relentless passion. In this episode, we cover: ➡️ Taking the early leap into entrepreneurship ➡️ Letting passion drive your career path ➡️ How Homefield brings authenticity to product development & marketing ➡️ The mental side of entrepreneurship — navigating the highs and the lows 🔗 About Homefield: homefieldapparel.com 44:30 no <p>Passion, authenticity, and the courage to leap — that's the foundation Connor Hitchcock built Homefield on, and it shows.</p> <p>In Episode 67 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Connor Hitchcock, Founder &amp; CEO of Homefield — the apparel brand redefining what it means to rep your team. From humble beginnings to securing 200+ licenses with university and professional sports brands, Connor's journey is one of bold bets, authentic vision, and relentless passion.</p> <p>In this episode, we cover:</p> <p>➡️ Taking the early leap into entrepreneurship<br> ➡️ Letting passion drive your career path<br> ➡️ How Homefield brings authenticity to product development &amp; marketing<br> ➡️ The mental side of entrepreneurship — navigating the highs and the lows</p> <p>🔗 About Homefield: homefieldapparel.com </p> homefield, apparel, Bloomington, IU, Indiana, nationalchamps, windiana, footballschool, kelleyschoolofbusiness, entrepreneur, hoosiers, ncaa, licensing, merch, sidehustle, bison, findyourschool, retro, fan, fanboy, carmel, indy, oneclick, pinstripebowl, thekickwasgood, shopify, hoosierproud, purdue, ballstate, butler, Tulane, tcu, brand, duke, jerseythursday, neversatisfied, bigten, sec, ncaa, college, sports, genuinelyallin, accessa, fixin26, beindustrious, coatings, chemicals, equipment, marketplace, qualitychoices, industrial, logistics, fixin26, teamaccessa Passion, authenticity, and the courage to leap — that's the foundation Connor Hitchcock built Homefield on, and it shows.

In Episode 67 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Connor Hitchcock, Founder & CEO of Homefield — the apparel brand redefining what it means to rep your team. From humble beginnings to securing 200+ licenses with university and professional sports brands, Connor's journey is one of bold bets, authentic vision, and relentless passion.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️ Taking the early leap into entrepreneurship
➡️ Letting passion drive your career path
➡️ How Homefield brings authenticity to product development & marketing
➡️ The mental side of entrepreneurship — navigating the highs and the lows

🔗 About Homefield: homefieldapparel.com

]]> Passion, authenticity, and the courage to leap — that's the foundation Connor Hitchcock built Homefield on, and it shows.

In Episode 67 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Connor Hitchcock, Founder & CEO of Homefield — the apparel brand redefining what it means to rep your team. From humble beginnings to securing 200+ licenses with university and professional sports brands, Connor's journey is one of bold bets, authentic vision, and relentless passion.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️ Taking the early leap into entrepreneurship
➡️ Letting passion drive your career path
➡️ How Homefield brings authenticity to product development & marketing
➡️ The mental side of entrepreneurship — navigating the highs and the lows

🔗 About Homefield: homefieldapparel.com

]]> Epi 59: Indiana University Athletics and their ‘Never Daunted’ Mantra with Scott Dolson https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/scottdolson c073631c-1682-4e20-8f53-c505685def50 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 59 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Scott Dolson, Athletic Director at Indiana University. Tune in as Scott shares his basketball manager days under Coach Bobby Knight, the challenges that come with NIL and college athletics, and his advice for young professionals paving their own path. 35:46 no <p>In episode 59 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Scott Dolson, Athletic Director at Indiana University. Tune in as Scott shares his basketball manager days under Coach Bobby Knight, the challenges that come with NIL and college athletics, and his advice for young professionals paving their own path.</p> IU, indianauniversity, athletics, bigten, bloomington, indiana, NIL, transferportal, collegefootball, collegebasketball, neverdaunted, hoosier, bison, mascot, studentathlete, natty, bobknight, AD, staygolden, staytrue, michigancity, athleticdirector, business, budget, scholarship, grit, beindustrious, industrious, podcast, accessa, coatings, chemicals, equipment, marketplace, teamaccessa, qualitychoices, thrivein25 In episode 59 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Scott Dolson, Athletic Director at Indiana University. Tune in as Scott shares his basketball manager days under Coach Bobby Knight, the challenges that come with NIL and college athletics, and his advice for young professionals paving their own path.

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]]> Epi 36: Gerry Dick breaks down business in Indiana https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/gerrydick c8af05e9-393e-4c66-a7b8-9b560eba0fa5 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 36 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gerry Dick of Inside INdiana Business. Tune in as Gerry shares his broadcast journalism background and perspective on business in Indiana. 49:34 no <p>In episode 36 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gerry Dick of Inside INdiana Business. Tune in as Gerry shares his broadcast journalism background and perspective on business in Indiana. </p> gerrydick, Indiana, insideindianabusiness, clintonindiana, indianastateuniversity, sycamores, scottjones, wrtv, growindianamediaventures, business, news, broadcasting, media, bigten, football, basketball, larrybird, Indy, DePauw, elainebedel, rifra, economic development, stevehilbert, johnmutz, peopleperson, Nashville, fortwayne, getuncomfortable, crewcarwash, justdoit, accessa, team Accessa, lfgin23, qualitychoices, beindustrious, industrious, podcast, industriouspodcast, industrial, marketplace, industrial coatings, industrial chemicals, manufacturing In episode 36 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gerry Dick of Inside INdiana Business. Tune in as Gerry shares his broadcast journalism background and perspective on business in Indiana.

]]> In episode 36 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gerry Dick of Inside INdiana Business. Tune in as Gerry shares his broadcast journalism background and perspective on business in Indiana.

]]> Epi 24: Team Accessa’s Chad Purdy on customer relationships https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/chadpurdy 054d0aca-5b20-4bc5-b368-ce01318e465b Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0500 Accessa full Accessa In episode 24 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chad Purdy, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Western territory.  Tune in as Chad shares his history in the coatings business, what he enjoys about customer relationships, and the challenges of leading in a post-pandemic season. 25:28 no <p>In episode 24 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chad Purdy, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Western territory.  Tune in as Chad shares his history in the coatings business, what he enjoys about customer relationships, and the challenges of leading in a post-pandemic season. </p> Accessa, teamaccessa, industrious, beindustrious, industriouspodcast, qualitychoices, accessacoatings, accessaequipment, accessachemical, accessamarketplace, coatings, chemicals, equipment, finishing, pretreatment, woodcoatings, metalcoatings, plasticcoatings, iowa, hawkeyes, manufacturing, bigten, areyounotentertained, singlet, wrestling, thanksforhavingus, baseball, golf, johndeere, marinecoatings, 80smovies, industrialcoatings, industrialchemicals, consultant In episode 24 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chad Purdy, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Western territory.  Tune in as Chad shares his history in the coatings business, what he enjoys about customer relationships, and the challenges of leading in a post-pandemic season.

]]> In episode 24 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chad Purdy, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Western territory.  Tune in as Chad shares his history in the coatings business, what he enjoys about customer relationships, and the challenges of leading in a post-pandemic season.

]]> Epi 17: Kevin Fine on what sets Team Accessa apart from the competition https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/kevinfine 85636e60-8d08-4378-b56a-3d32f3810546 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 17 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. chats with Kevin Fine, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Eastern territory. Tune in as Kevin shares his New Jersey upbringing, his deep Rutgers University roots, and what he thinks sets Team Accessa apart from the rest. How does Kevin want our customers to view our team? “I really want them to look at us as a set of eyes, a set of hands, and a set of ears that can help improve their processes…We are, in essence, a free consultant to their business. And if you look at our group, and their technical capability, their experience they have in the field…they’re as good as any.” 33:03 no <p>In episode 17 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. chats with Kevin Fine, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Eastern territory. Tune in as Kevin shares his New Jersey upbringing, his deep Rutgers University roots, and what he thinks sets Team Accessa apart from the rest. How does Kevin want our customers to view our team? “I really want them to look at us as a set of eyes, a set of hands, and a set of ears that can help improve their processes…We are, in essence, a free consultant to their business. And if you look at our group, and their technical capability, their experience they have in the field…they’re as good as any.” </p> Newjersey, northernnewjersey, southjersey, Rutgers, rutgersuniversity, NYC, Philly, eagles, giants, Indy, Arizona, bigten, restaurant, cooking, industrialcleaning, scorpions, disasterrestoration, blackwidow, shinguards, supplyconstraints, pricing, partner, partnership, consultant, relationship, scarletknights, accessa, teamaccessa, qualitychoices, accessacoatings, accessachemical, accessaequipment, beindustrious In episode 17 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. chats with Kevin Fine, Sales and Business Development Manager for Accessa’s Eastern territory. Tune in as Kevin shares his New Jersey upbringing, his deep Rutgers University roots, and what he thinks sets Team Accessa apart from the rest. How does Kevin want our customers to view our team? “I really want them to look at us as a set of eyes, a set of hands, and a set of ears that can help improve their processes…We are, in essence, a free consultant to their business. And if you look at our group, and their technical capability, their experience they have in the field…they’re as good as any.”

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