web02.fireside.fm Mon, 18 May 2026 10:28:07 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Industrious Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Education” https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/tags/education Thu, 09 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 66: From Paintbrush to Purpose: Corrie Leister on Building Community Through Servant Leadership https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/corrieleister 0e6c3045-01bf-485c-bd90-bb8af2729eed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa What happens when you stop chasing a career and start following a calling? In Episode 66 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Corrie Leister, owner of Inspired By U — a company dedicated to transforming homes through professional painting, staining, and renovation services. But Corrie's story goes far beyond beautiful finishes. She shares how she built not just a thriving business, but a community — launching Inspired By U University to bring finishing experts together, fostering collaboration and shared growth across the industry. In this episode, you'll hear about: ✅ Corrie's journey of following life's adventures and embracing the unexpected ✅ What it truly means to be a servant leader ✅ The power of surrounding yourself with the right people and community ✅ How Inspired By U University is changing the game for finishing professionals Whether you're a business owner, a tradesperson, or simply someone looking for inspiration to take the next step — this episode is for you. Learn more about Inspired By U at inspiredbyu.com. 👍 Like, subscribe, and leave a comment letting us know your biggest takeaway! 43:55 no <p>What happens when you stop chasing a career and start following a calling? In Episode 66 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Corrie Leister, owner of Inspired By U — a company dedicated to transforming homes through professional painting, staining, and renovation services.</p> <p>But Corrie's story goes far beyond beautiful finishes. She shares how she built not just a thriving business, but a community — launching Inspired By U University to bring finishing experts together, fostering collaboration and shared growth across the industry.</p> <p>In this episode, you'll hear about:<br> ✅ Corrie's journey of following life's adventures and embracing the unexpected<br> ✅ What it truly means to be a servant leader<br> ✅ The power of surrounding yourself with the right people and community<br> ✅ How Inspired By U University is changing the game for finishing professionals</p> <p>Whether you're a business owner, a tradesperson, or simply someone looking for inspiration to take the next step — this episode is for you.</p> <p>Learn more about Inspired By U at inspiredbyu.com.</p> <p>👍 Like, subscribe, and leave a comment letting us know your biggest takeaway! </p> Sports, volleyball, basketball, coaching, teaching, pennsylvania, painting, cabinets, education, knowledge, ego, refinishing, decorating, artistic, homeremodeling, kitchencabinets, PCA, contractor, KBIS, influencer, entrepreneur, familybusiness, humility, interiordesign, mentorship, authenticity, leadership, teamplayer, karma, stain, beindustrious, industrious, podcast, accessa, coatings, chemicals, equipment, marketplace, teamaccessa, qualitychoices, fixin26, genuinelyallin, acromapro, ica, milesi, renner, surfprep, centurion What happens when you stop chasing a career and start following a calling? In Episode 66 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Corrie Leister, owner of Inspired By U — a company dedicated to transforming homes through professional painting, staining, and renovation services.

But Corrie's story goes far beyond beautiful finishes. She shares how she built not just a thriving business, but a community — launching Inspired By U University to bring finishing experts together, fostering collaboration and shared growth across the industry.

In this episode, you'll hear about:
✅ Corrie's journey of following life's adventures and embracing the unexpected
✅ What it truly means to be a servant leader
✅ The power of surrounding yourself with the right people and community
✅ How Inspired By U University is changing the game for finishing professionals

Whether you're a business owner, a tradesperson, or simply someone looking for inspiration to take the next step — this episode is for you.

Learn more about Inspired By U at inspiredbyu.com.

👍 Like, subscribe, and leave a comment letting us know your biggest takeaway!

]]> What happens when you stop chasing a career and start following a calling? In Episode 66 of The Industrious Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Joe Todd sit down with Corrie Leister, owner of Inspired By U — a company dedicated to transforming homes through professional painting, staining, and renovation services.

But Corrie's story goes far beyond beautiful finishes. She shares how she built not just a thriving business, but a community — launching Inspired By U University to bring finishing experts together, fostering collaboration and shared growth across the industry.

In this episode, you'll hear about:
✅ Corrie's journey of following life's adventures and embracing the unexpected
✅ What it truly means to be a servant leader
✅ The power of surrounding yourself with the right people and community
✅ How Inspired By U University is changing the game for finishing professionals

Whether you're a business owner, a tradesperson, or simply someone looking for inspiration to take the next step — this episode is for you.

Learn more about Inspired By U at inspiredbyu.com.

👍 Like, subscribe, and leave a comment letting us know your biggest takeaway!

]]> Epi 47: Frontcourt with Indiana Fever’s Allison Barber https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/allisonbarber 62149d4c-de9e-41b0-a186-0adc96045d45 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 47 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Dr. Allison Barber. Join us as we follow her incredible professional history, landing most recently on building a successful brand as President/COO of the Indiana Fever. “If you can give people something to believe in, they will become loyal.” 40:46 no <p>In episode 47 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Dr. Allison Barber. Join us as we follow her incredible professional history, landing most recently on building a successful brand as President/COO of the Indiana Fever. “If you can give people something to believe in, they will become loyal.” </p> Gainbridge, opportunity, nike, statefarm, Gatorade, Wilson, indianafever, wnba, garyindiana, IU, indianauniversity, teaching, theregion, northwestindiana, education, basketball, PR, communications, departmentofdefense, pentagon, WGU, santa, sullivanhardware, caitlinclark, graceberger, aliyaboston, whitehouse, army, Afghanistan, leadership, getstuffdone, authenticity, relationships, industriouspodcast, sagamoreofthewabash, mitchdaniels, pacers, indianapacers, beindustrious, industrious, industrial, teamaccessa, accessa, morein24, business, manufacturing, coatings, chemicals, equipment, qualitychoices, entrepreneurship, brand, brandmatters, feverrising, hardwork In episode 47 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Dr. Allison Barber. Join us as we follow her incredible professional history, landing most recently on building a successful brand as President/COO of the Indiana Fever. “If you can give people something to believe in, they will become loyal.”

]]> In episode 47 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by Dr. Allison Barber. Join us as we follow her incredible professional history, landing most recently on building a successful brand as President/COO of the Indiana Fever. “If you can give people something to believe in, they will become loyal.”

]]> Epi 38: Skylar Faria drives his business success https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/skylerfaria 51875d8e-26cc-40ea-bca1-ed5d0182fcc7 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Accessa full Accessa In episode 38 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Skylar Faria, President of SurfPrep. From his baseball past to now building an abrasives business, tune in for the passion and dedication that drives Skylar’s success. For more on SurfPrep, visit surfprepsanding.com. 54:06 no <p>In episode 38 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Skylar Faria, President of SurfPrep. From his baseball past to now building an abrasives business, tune in for the passion and dedication that drives Skylar’s success.</p> <p>For more on SurfPrep, visit surfprepsanding.com. </p> surfprep, sanding, abrasives, entrepreneur, baseball, eastcoast, westcoast, cali, california, northcarolina, newengland, patriots, nordstrom, finance, education, educator, teacher, MS, minorleague, majorleague, MLB, pioneerleague, milwaukee, sales, selling, painpoint, surfacepreparation, socal, surfing, surfboard, redwhiteblue, visionaryaward, IWF, automotive, marine, woodworking, thewhy, accessa, execute, teamaccessa, solutions, coatings, chemicals, equipment, marketplace, industrial, manufacturing, industrious, podcast, beindustrious, qualitychoices, lfgin23, morein24, business In episode 38 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Skylar Faria, President of SurfPrep. From his baseball past to now building an abrasives business, tune in for the passion and dedication that drives Skylar’s success.

For more on SurfPrep, visit surfprepsanding.com.

]]> In episode 38 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Skylar Faria, President of SurfPrep. From his baseball past to now building an abrasives business, tune in for the passion and dedication that drives Skylar’s success.

For more on SurfPrep, visit surfprepsanding.com.

]]> Epi 27: Lindsey Boyle shares the benefits of professional organizations https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/lindseyboyle2 931da480-8a61-495d-bc6f-55456e6ea071 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Accessa full Accessa In episode 27 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. and Kevin Fine are once again joined by Lindsey Boyle.  Tune in as Lindsey shares her experiences with Chemical Coaters Assocation International (CCAI) and Women in Finishing (WiF), and also her passion for supporting women in the finishing industry.For more on Chemical Coaters Assocation International, visit ccaiweb.com.For more on Women in Finishing, visit womeninfinishing.org. 21:19 no <p>In episode 27 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. and Kevin Fine are once again joined by Lindsey Boyle.  Tune in as Lindsey shares her experiences with Chemical Coaters Assocation International (CCAI) and Women in Finishing (WiF), and also her passion for supporting women in the finishing industry.For more on Chemical Coaters Assocation International, visit ccaiweb.com.For more on Women in Finishing, visit womeninfinishing.org. </p> Purdue, boilermakers, boilerup, golf, CCAI, chemicalcoatersassociationinternational, professionalorganization, education, networking, equipment, paint, coatingindustry, powdercoating, training, educationfoundation, womenincoatings, womeninfinishing, WiF, teamaccessa, beindustrious, industriouspodcast, accessacoatings, accessachemical, accessaequipment, accessamarketplace, LFGin23 In episode 27 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. and Kevin Fine are once again joined by Lindsey Boyle.  Tune in as Lindsey shares her experiences with Chemical Coaters Assocation International (CCAI) and Women in Finishing (WiF), and also her passion for supporting women in the finishing industry.For more on Chemical Coaters Assocation International, visit ccaiweb.com.For more on Women in Finishing, visit womeninfinishing.org.

]]> In episode 27 of The Industrious Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. and Kevin Fine are once again joined by Lindsey Boyle.  Tune in as Lindsey shares her experiences with Chemical Coaters Assocation International (CCAI) and Women in Finishing (WiF), and also her passion for supporting women in the finishing industry.For more on Chemical Coaters Assocation International, visit ccaiweb.com.For more on Women in Finishing, visit womeninfinishing.org.

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