web02.fireside.fm Mon, 18 May 2026 11:23:17 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Industrious Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Hoosiers” https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/tags/hoosiers 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 60: Clayton Anderson to open new country bars in Indianapolis https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/claytonanderson 440f7603-8df6-4db4-abb1-dbaec2eeb275 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 60 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by country singer/songwriter, and now restaurant owner, Clayton Anderson. Tune in as Clayton shares the ins and outs of the music industry and his new restaurant ventures in Indianapolis, opening in 2025. Learn more about Clayton’s Country Bar: https://www.claytonscountrybar.co/ Watch for more details on Clayton’s Ripple Rodeo: https://claytonsripplerodeo.com/ 49:26 no <p>In episode 60 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by country singer/songwriter, and now restaurant owner, Clayton Anderson. Tune in as Clayton shares the ins and outs of the music industry and his new restaurant ventures in Indianapolis, opening in 2025.</p> <p>Learn more about Clayton’s Country Bar: <a href="https://www.claytonscountrybar.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.claytonscountrybar.co/</a><br> Watch for more details on Clayton’s Ripple Rodeo: <a href="https://claytonsripplerodeo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://claytonsripplerodeo.com/</a> </p> Indiana, iu, basketball, football, hoosiers, big ten, vomitcomet, pink, damonbailey, bobknight, johnmellencamp, kennychesney, Nashville, music, countrymusic, pro, tinroof, taking risk, mailboxmoney, kirkherbstreit, justdoit, streaming, labels, Metallica, ripplerodeo, tootsies, partnership, entrepreneur, restaurateur, honkeytonk, livemusic, claytonscountrybar, singer, songwriter, Bedford, showmeyourfish, accessa, teamaccessa, qualitychoices, beindustrious, Industrious, podcast, industrial, coatings, chemicals, equipment, Marketplace, thrivein25, genuinelyallin In episode 60 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by country singer/songwriter, and now restaurant owner, Clayton Anderson. Tune in as Clayton shares the ins and outs of the music industry and his new restaurant ventures in Indianapolis, opening in 2025.

Learn more about Clayton’s Country Bar: https://www.claytonscountrybar.co/
Watch for more details on Clayton’s Ripple Rodeo: https://claytonsripplerodeo.com/

]]> In episode 60 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Vince and Joe Todd are joined by country singer/songwriter, and now restaurant owner, Clayton Anderson. Tune in as Clayton shares the ins and outs of the music industry and his new restaurant ventures in Indianapolis, opening in 2025.

Learn more about Clayton’s Country Bar: https://www.claytonscountrybar.co/
Watch for more details on Clayton’s Ripple Rodeo: https://claytonsripplerodeo.com/

]]> Epi 46: The Business of Pizza with Gabe Connell https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/gabeconnell 0af7a7ce-08c4-49bb-9dec-0fb004c52d03 Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 46 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gabe Connell, owner of Hot Box Pizza. Tune in as Gabe shares his path to entrepreneurship and the birth and evolution of his Indiana-based restaurant chain. 1:01:03 no <p>In episode 46 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gabe Connell, owner of Hot Box Pizza. Tune in as Gabe shares his path to entrepreneurship and the birth and evolution of his Indiana-based restaurant chain. </p> Iu, stlouis, pizza, hotboxpizza, restaurant, franchise, hoosiers, Indiana, purdue, basketball, Woodson, painter, sethgodin, pizzax, pizzaexpress, Chicago, garbage man, waste management, black&decker, Louisville, Columbus, rollerskating, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, steady, sustainable, growth, noego, bedeliberate, beindustrious, industrious, industriouspodcast, podcast, accessa, industrial, morein24, industrialcoatings, industrial chemicals, industrial equipment, logistics, qualitychoices, manufacturing, teamaccessa, business In episode 46 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Gabe Connell, owner of Hot Box Pizza. Tune in as Gabe shares his path to entrepreneurship and the birth and evolution of his Indiana-based restaurant chain.

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]]> Epi 26: Bill and Jim Kennedy on merging family and business https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/kennedytank d131a8e9-ec45-4401-8cbe-ddd511778890 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Accessa full Accessa In episode 26 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Bill Kennedy and Jim Kennedy, President and Vice President of Sales of Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Company.  Tune in as Bill and Jim share their entry into a fifth generation family business and the top principles they follow to care for their company and employees. 49:03 no <p>In episode 26 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Bill Kennedy and Jim Kennedy, President and Vice President of Sales of Kennedy Tank &amp; Manufacturing Company.  Tune in as Bill and Jim share their entry into a fifth generation family business and the top principles they follow to care for their company and employees. </p> lfgin23, chatard, bishopchatard, iu, indiana, indianaunivesity, indy, hoosiers, manufacturing, indy500, ihm, highland, basketball, tanks, vessels, steel, stainlesssteel, kennedyspecial, bloomington, familybusiness, fifthgeneration, indycar, ims, indianapolismotorspeedway, welding, coatings, industrialcoatings, chemicals, industrialchemicals, accessa, teamaccessa, beindustrious, industrious, industriouspodcast, qualitychoices  In episode 26 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Bill Kennedy and Jim Kennedy, President and Vice President of Sales of Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Company.  Tune in as Bill and Jim share their entry into a fifth generation family business and the top principles they follow to care for their company and employees.

]]> In episode 26 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Bill Kennedy and Jim Kennedy, President and Vice President of Sales of Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Company.  Tune in as Bill and Jim share their entry into a fifth generation family business and the top principles they follow to care for their company and employees.

]]> Ep: 14 Chris Wallis on top manufacturer-related issues in Indiana and beyond https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/chriswallis f51cfd7f-3db4-4055-8008-ac8f85f8d945 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa In episode 14 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chris Wallis, Director of Membership Development for the Indiana Manufacturers Association. Tune in as Chris shares the benefits of being a member of the IMA and the top worker-related issues companies are facing in Indiana and beyond. For more on the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association, visit www.indianamfg.com. 34:58 no <p>In episode 14 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chris Wallis, Director of Membership Development for the Indiana Manufacturers Association. Tune in as Chris shares the benefits of being a member of the IMA and the top worker-related issues companies are facing in Indiana and beyond.</p> <p>For more on the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association, visit <a href="http://www.indianamfg.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.indianamfg.com</a>. </p> chatard, bishopchatard, IMA, Indiana, indianamanufacturersassociation, manufacturing, Evansville, trojans, IUPUI, girlsbasketball, legislature, hoosiers, dukeenergy, networking, whacky, supplychain, indianamanufacturing, trailers, automotive, chips, microchips, indianauniversity, teamaccessa, beindustrious, accessa, qualitychoices In episode 14 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chris Wallis, Director of Membership Development for the Indiana Manufacturers Association. Tune in as Chris shares the benefits of being a member of the IMA and the top worker-related issues companies are facing in Indiana and beyond.

For more on the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association, visit www.indianamfg.com.

]]> In episode 14 of The Industrious Podcast, co-hosts Joe and Vince Todd, Jr. are joined by Chris Wallis, Director of Membership Development for the Indiana Manufacturers Association. Tune in as Chris shares the benefits of being a member of the IMA and the top worker-related issues companies are facing in Indiana and beyond.

For more on the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association, visit www.indianamfg.com.

]]> Josh Schlup, Henkel https://industriouspodcast.fireside.fm/joshschlup 876f8571-fdc5-4c8e-9a66-c1f93fba64a2 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400 Accessa full Accessa Come for the college football talk. Stay for the industry insight. Josh Schlup, Channel Sales Manager for Henkel, was born in Chicago, grew up in the Caribbean, swam with Tim Duncan, and now oversees vendor-distributor partnerships – like the one they have with Accessa. “We want to be able to, as a team, tell a compelling story about how successful this model has been.” 40:54 no <p>Come for the college football talk. Stay for the industry insight. </p> <p>Josh Schlup, Channel Sales Manager for Henkel, was born in Chicago, grew up in the Caribbean, swam with Tim Duncan, and now oversees vendor-distributor partnerships – like the one they have with Accessa. </p> <p>“We want to be able to, as a team, tell a compelling story about how successful this model has been.” </p> teamaccessa, beindustrious, westvirgina, auburn, metalworking, metalprereatment, Henkel, timduncan, iufootball, hoosiers, georgiatech, bonderitechampion, surfacetreatments Come for the college football talk. Stay for the industry insight.

Josh Schlup, Channel Sales Manager for Henkel, was born in Chicago, grew up in the Caribbean, swam with Tim Duncan, and now oversees vendor-distributor partnerships – like the one they have with Accessa.

“We want to be able to, as a team, tell a compelling story about how successful this model has been.”

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Josh Schlup, Channel Sales Manager for Henkel, was born in Chicago, grew up in the Caribbean, swam with Tim Duncan, and now oversees vendor-distributor partnerships – like the one they have with Accessa.

“We want to be able to, as a team, tell a compelling story about how successful this model has been.”

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