Circle City Success

Jimmy Rayford is the CEO of Dealers Wholesale which is a company that sells and installs building materials for the construction industry in the Midwestern part of the United States.

In this episode, you'll hear Jimmy tell us about how he accepted a job offer with IBM before he started his senior year of college and how at his first department meeting on the job he was told that the division was up for sale and how he moved on from that, how he has learned to be a leader throughout his career and why he sees the CEO role as helping remove obstacles for employees, and why it's important to take a step back and examine your purpose.

Jimmy:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyrayford/

Dealers Wholesale:

• Website: https://www.dealerswholesale.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dealerswholesale/about/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four August guests who were:

• David Magley, former NBA player who is the President of an emerging pro basketball league named The Basketball League
• Joe Slater, COO & CFO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
• Angel Henry, author of her book titled Dents in the Ceiling: Tools Women and Allies Need to Breakthrough and is the Sr. Director of the Transformation Value Management Office & DEI Vice-Chair at Genesys

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Episodes Discussed in This Recap:

• 143. Perspective & Basketball with David Magley

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/143-perspective-basketball-with-david-magley

• 144. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana with Joe Slater

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/144-gleaners-food-bank-of-indiana-with-joe-slater

• 145. Dents in the Ceiling with Angel Henry

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/145-dents-in-the-ceiling-with-angel-henry

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/

● Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Angel Henry is the author of her book titled Dents in the Ceiling: Tools Women and Allies Need to Breakthrough and is the Sr. Director of the Transformation Value Management Office & DEI Vice-Chair at Genesys.

In this episode, you'll hear Angel tell us about a program that she joined her junior year of high school that introduced her to business and corporate America and gave her the opportunity to figure out what she did and did not want to do, about the difference between mentoring and sponsoring and why she encourages leaders to sponsor people rather than mentor them, and why it's important to diversify your network.

Angel:

• Website: https://www.angel-henry.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theagileenthusiast/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aspeaking/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aspeaking
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Aspeaking
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeoY8hzEVylcCectmE28Kg

Dent in the Ceiling:

• Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/4aae3wm8

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Joe Slater is the COO & CFO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, which is a non-profit organization that serves 21 central and southeastern Indiana counties by distributing food to pantries, homeless shelters, soup kitchens and other agencies who directly serve the hungry in Indiana.

In this episode, you'll hear Joe tell us about his love for running that started in 4th grade and led him to walking onto the Purdue track team for all 4 years of college and running the Indy mini 21 years in a row, about moving through his career from resigning from a 6 figure job without a plan to going bankrupt in 2008 to becoming the CFO of Gleaners, and about Gleaners and all of the amazing things that the organization does to fight hunger in our community.

Joe:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slaterjoe/

Gleaners:

• Website: https://www.gleaners.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GleanersFoodBankofIndiana/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/GleanersFBIndy
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GleanersFoodBankIndy
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gleanersfbindy/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GleanersFBIndy/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

David Magley is a former NBA player who is the President of an emerging pro basketball league named The Basketball League.

In this episode, you'll hear David tell us about his basketball career from scoring 40 points in a high school game the weekend his mother passed away to playing against Michael Jordan in Jordan's first college basketball game to his time in the NBA, how he took a stand and didn't agree to lie in order to get another NBA contract which effectively ended his career, and about the basketball league that he and his wife are running with a focus on having an impact on the local communities that the teams are in.

David:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-magley-71a07216/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_mags/

The Basketball League:

• Website: https://www.thebasketballleague.net/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebasketballleague.net/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbasketballleague/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/tblproleague/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four August guests who were:

• Victor Figlin, Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Indy Auto Man
• Pierre Twer, President of Bolt for the Heart
• Brandon Tiek, Founder & Owner of Tiek Dental Studio

But before we get to the episode, I wanna tell you really quickly about our partnership with Synergize. Synergize creates intentional friendships centered on world-changing impact. The Synergize community has made a commitment to reject transaction-based networking, focusing instead on the legacy their relationships can create.

If you're interested in learning more about Synergize, their Ripples of Impact initiative, and how they're flipping the script on professional connections, visit www.synergizeindy.com.

Here's Circle City Success episode 142, our October 2021 recap.

Information for LibSyn

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Episodes Discussed in This Recap:

• 139. From Immigrant to Indy Auto Man with Victor Figlin

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/139-from-immigrant-to-indy-auto-man-with-victor-figlin

• 140. Bolt for the Heart with Pierre Twer

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/140-bolt-for-the-heart-with-pierre-twer

• 141. Lifting the Tide of Dentistry with Dr. Brandon Tiek

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/141-lifting-the-tide-of-dentistry-with-dr-brandon-tiek

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Brandon Tiek is the Founder & Owner of Tiek Dental Studio and the Host of his podcast, Teeth Talk Radio.

In this episode, you'll hear Brandon tell us about how seemingly small things that have been said to him throughout his life have had big impacts on him, including a dentist from his home town telling him that he would be a good dentist on day, about the impact that being a part of the Purdue Glee Club had on him and why he calls it "singing military training", and about the story of being told that he and his wife wouldn't have biological children which led them to adopting 3 kids and having one biological child of their own, despite what they were told.

Brandon:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandontiekdds/

Tiek Dental Studio:

• Website: https://tiekdental.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiekdentalstudio
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiekdentalstudio/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiekdentalstudio/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiekdental
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TiekDental

Teeth Talk Radio:

• Website: https://teethtalkradio.podbean.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teethtalkradio/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/

● Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Pierre Twer is the President of Bolt for the Heart, which is a non-profit organization established in 2010 focused on supporting Indiana State Police, local police, local fire agencies, local schools, churches and community organizations by purchasing and placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at their facilities free of charge and training their staffs on their successful usage.

In this episode, you'll hear Pierre tell us about his career in various sales roles and how it all comes back to building relationships, about his definition of success and why he feels it is leaving a legacy through his children, and about how his inspiration for Bolt for the Heart came from Heart Reach Michiana and how he took the idea and grew it to what it is today alongside a group of friends.

Pierre:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-m-twer-1b269b8/

Bolt for the Heart:

• Website: https://boltfortheheart.com/about-2020/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boltfortheheart
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boltfortheheart/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Victor Figlin is one of the Owners of Indy Auto Man, which is a used car dealership with a focus on giving back to the local community.

In this episode, you'll hear Victor tell us about growing up in Ukraine and moving to the US with his family as refugees when he was 17-years-old and how that made him grow up quickly because he had to act as an interpreter for his parents, about how his partner Eugene made more money in a month flipping cars than Victor did at his W-2 job and how that started their journey to what is now Indy Auto Man, and about some of the professional development programs that he's been a part of that have helped the business to be successful.

Victor:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitya/

Indy Auto Man:

• Website: https://www.indyautoman.com/
• Google Reviews: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Indy+Auto+Man+(Car+Dealership)/@39.7059179,-86.1506019,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8814add034dff88b:0xb98d5fbab607ee71!8m2!3d39.7059179!4d-86.1484132
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indyautoman/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indyautoman/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indy-auto-man/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four August guests who were:

• Dave Neff, Chief Revenue Officer at Prolific
• Wendy Noe, Executive Director at Dove Recovery House for Women
• Andre Harakas, Founder & CEO of ProBook Sports
• John Qualls, CEO & President of Purpose HQ

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Episodes Discussed in This Recap:

• 134. Learn From People Who Are Different Than You with Dave Neff

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/134-learn-from-people-who-are-different-than-you-with-dave-neff

• 135. Dove Recovery House for Women with Wendy Noe

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/135-dove-recovery-house-for-women-with-wendy-noe

• 136. Finding Your Flame & Aiming to Make a Difference with Andre Harakas

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/136-finding-your-flame-aiming-to-make-a-difference-with-andre-harakas

• 137. Purpose & Experiences with John Qualls

https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/137-purpose-experiences-with-john-qualls

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/