Local Legends Podcast

Jim Donnally is the current CFO of Glockner Enterprises. He's been a part of some of the most impactful innovations in Glockner history. The family credits him for much of their success, although you won't find him taking credit himself. His honesty and articulate storytelling is a welcomed addition to the podcast, and I'm proud to end my time here with an impactful conversation from one of my friends and professional mentors.  

Thanks for everything,  
Connor   

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From the Desk of Jim Donnally:
Top 10-key rules for success 

1.Serve others before/ahead of ourselves. 

2.Have a long view.  Be enthusiastic about making current sacrifices in exchange for long-term gains. 

3.To create uncommon value, do the dirty, smelly, hard work that others prefer to avoid. And do the most difficult work first. 

4.Challenge the status quo. Teams trend toward complacency over time; the antidote is to passionately earn our way every day 

5.Expect success, internalize failure, but don’t celebrate either for long. 

6. A career lasts a long time; we learn along the way but attempt to avoid creating myths correlating efforts and results. We err when we believe that past successes give us a pass on new deal diligence or when we ignore the impact of luck and timing. 

7.The most important thing in business is billing. We might believe that it is technical competence, customer service, supply chain management, pricing or otherwise, but we might not be correct.

8.In all things and in all relationships, be fair and require the same from others. It’s nice to be nice; be the servant we wish to have.  Measure the value of relationships and jettison those that cost too much or that we don’t enjoy. 

9.The most admirable professional attribute is listening well.  Always be learning, risk to implement new knowledge and be hungry to be better at _____ (fill in your own blanks). 

10.Being all in is optional, but choices are not without costs. The number of times we bet the farm is optional.  

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Humorist List 

1.When the horse that you’re riding dies; dismount. 

2.When you’re in a hole; stop digging. 

3.If you think it is complicated now, form a committee. 

4.A business model predicated on national, State or local incentives is doomed to fail. 

5.If you want to run a non-profit, do so.  A venture without profits is a hobby. 

6.It’s okay to punt and regroup again and again.  We’re in control of the clock and time will not run out until we do. 

7. The best ideas are stolen. 

8.Corporate welfare is generally a bad idea. 

9.Bad credit costs too much.  If you buy it, pay for it on time. Don’t be a dick.

10.Cash is king, but if the queen cries, she’s the ruler.

The Matriarch of the family, Barb Glockner, joins us for an audio-only interview because she's just too humble of a person to get in front of a camera...if that tells you anything.

Barb is not shy about her desire for "a small life". "Even Andy" she notes, had other plans that growing an enterprises that employees hundreds of local people. It's exactly that attitude of quiet service, humility, and anonymity that makes her such a powerhouse in the family. What she taught her children is that money, success, and influence should be a non-factor in how they treat people or choosing to do the right thing, and it shows in how they live & work today.

Guest:
Barb Glockner

Host:
Connor Sherman

Guest:
Ralph Cartee | Glockner Insurance   

Host:
Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com

Interviews with two of our cities most creative people, distilled into 20 minutes of creative fuel for the rural entrepreneurs, artists, and visionaries trying to compose something of value.

-- Sponsored by Glockner.com --  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.     So if you or anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.

Listen to Noah Colley's "We The Water" Ep:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7zkkSF1kKXmYul4Qdhhk9X?si=GMS7olxvReSpYYrNfxIOPw

Read Nick Sherman's novel, "Dead End Job":
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TCK18NW?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks&qid=1652302459&sr=8-2-fkmr3

What do a Financial Advisor, World Renown French Painter, Treatment Expert, and Designer have in common? They've all found success in Portsmouth, Ohio. 

In this Episode, you'll hear impactful stories from 4 of our former guests. Their stories are an important example of the kind of perspective, risk taking, and presence of mind this is necessary to succeed in a place that's been considered hopeless. 

How do you see opportunities where others can't? 

What about pursuing a dream that seems impossible, 

taking ownership instead of blaming others, 

or shooting from the stars when you start from the bottom? 

These 4 stories hold within them, 4 keys to small town success.

[3:15] Asa Jewett (Episode 50)

[6:15] Bastien Lacouffe Deharme (Episode 6)

[11:30] Max Liles (Episode 8)

[14:35] Kelly Babcock (Episode 12)

Clay Johnson was the primary Attorney for Glockner Enterprises for over 34 years. He was one of Ebb Glockner's closest colleagues, and worked closely alongside Ebb during his period of prolific family business expansion. On this episode he shares many anecdotes about his time serving 4 of the 6 generations of Glockners, and insight into why he believes the business has continued successfully now for 6 generations.

As Clay puts it: "Why shouldn't we all be cognizant of the fact that we're going to have successors? I mean... if you have anything worth having, why not have it continue?"

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Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises.

They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.

So if you or anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.

Bj Stewart is the General Manager at Glockner Portsmouth Automall and has done everything in his 16 year journey in the automotive industry, from washing cars to running the dealership. He's one of our own, and a excellent example of someone succeeding behind his wildest dreams right here in Portsmouth.

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. 

They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.     

So if you or anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.    

Guest:
BJ Stewart | General Manager at Glockner Portsmouth Automall
Bjstewart@glockner.com

The Speakeasy Sessions are a chance to discuss topics regarding The Comeback City,  insight from past guests, and share strategy about the small town entrepreneur lifestyle.  

For Session 4,  We discuss the very insightful research of AnnaLee Saxenian's book about the culture of Silicon Valley, what they did to accelerate their success and drastically outpace other tech communities, and the implications that research has for small rural communities like ours.  

Host:
Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner
https://www.instagram.com/comebackcitykid/ 

Sponsor:
Glockner.com  

🚗Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio. So if anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase, make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.  

🍻 Bernie G Dortmunder Lager | The Beer of Local Legends Brewed locally in partnership with the Portsmouth Brewing Company to celebrate small town success stories. 

Sources:  

Startup Communities // by Brad Feld
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15822571-startup-communities 

Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley about Route 128 // by AnnaLee Saxenian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22401444-regional-advantage

Asa Jewett is a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones and one of the high performers behind the renaissance happening here in Portsmouth.  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Sponsors:

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   So if anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner .com to get started.  

 Bernie G Dortmunder Lager | The Beer of Local Legends Brewed locally in partnership with the Portsmouth Brewing Company to celebrate small town success stories.

Dr. Mark L. Mirabello is an author and a professor of history at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio.  

His area of research is "outlaw" history on the "frontiers and margins" of human civilization, an he's made appearances notable series such as the History Channel's "Ancient Aliens".   He's currently researching for his highly anticipated 5th book on the subject of "Secret Societies."  

Host: 

Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Sponsors:  

🚗Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   

So if anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.  

🍻 Bernie G Dortmunder Lager | The Beer of Local Legends Brewed locally in partnership with the Portsmouth Brewing Company to celebrate small town success stories.

The Speakeasy Sessions are a chance to discuss topics regarding The Comeback City,  insight from past guests, and share strategy about the small town entrepreneur lifestyle.  

For Session 3 I talked about some of the connections I've seen in my own life between Physical and Mental Strength, thoughts on building a "Stronger" community in multiple senses of the work, & Henry Rollin's poem: "The Iron and The Soul".  

Sponsors:  

🚗Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   So if anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner .com to get started.  

🍻 Bernie G Dortmunder Lager | The Beer of Local Legends Brewed locally in partnership with the Portsmouth Brewing Company to celebrate small town success stories.

Recently retired, Bill was loyal and long time employee of Glockner Oil for 22 years. He joins us in the speakeasy to tell his small town success story and reflect back on an outstanding career.  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. 

They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio. So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

Sean Dunne is the Mayor of the City of Portsmouth, and a sociology professor at Shawnee State University.   

He's spear-headed creative and impactful Portsmouth-centric projects like The Spock Memorial Dog Park, Portsmouth Skate Park, and Portsmouth's National Recognition in 2020 as an "All- America City" for the first time since 1980.  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. 

They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   

So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

Drew Carter is the President of 14th Street Community Center, Co-Founder of Watch Me Grow Ohio, and Founder of the Future American Men Leadership and Development Program.  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.

So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

Darren Mault is the owner of The Scioto Ribber & The Portsmouth Brewing Company. His businesses are at the heart of the culture here in Portsmouth and draw people from across the tri-state.

Guest: Darren Mault | Owner of The Scioto Ribber   

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner Enterprises  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   

So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

The Speakeasy Sessions are a chance to discuss topics regarding The Comeback City,  insight from past guests, and share strategy about entrepreneurship in a small town.  

For Session 2, We talk about how "The End" of the podcast ended up enriching the project and making it stronger than it's ever been.  

"All important investments are initially a dead-cost & inconvenience." -JOD  

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Sponsors:  

🚗Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   So if anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure they visit Glockner.com to get started.  

🍻 Bernie G Dortmunder Lager | The Beer of Local Legends
Brewed locally in partnership with the Portsmouth Brewing Company to celebrate small town success stories.

Chase Millsap is a veteran, storytelling entrepreneur, and creative tactician behind many successful projects like The United States of Al on CBS and veteran-focused media agency We Are The Mighty.  

Guest: Chase Millsap | Chief Content Officer at We Are The Mighty // Writer and Consultant for The United States of Al on CBS // Storyteller  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.   

So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

Megan Baum is the Director of the Joanne K. Glockner Candyland Children's Museum. 

This state of the art facility was designed for local children to cultivate a love of learning, discover the world through play, and unplug from technology.  

Guest: Megan Baum | Director at Candyland Children's Museum.
www.candylandmuseum.com  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com  

Every episode of the Local Legends Podcast is made possible by Glockner Enterprises. They are a huge part of the small town success stories happening here in Portsmouth, Ohio.

So if you our anyone you know is ready to make a vehicle purchase,  make sure to visit Glockner.com to get started.

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Dylan and Simon are local musicians and songwriters. These dudes are insanely talented, don't miss their upcoming show at Patties and Pints on Friday Evening, Nov 12th during "Buy a Vet a Beer".  

Guests: Dylan Stulley & Simon Thoroughman  

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager @ Glockner.com

"We knew that there was some benefit to offering crossfit classes to this specific population. The research and the data suggests that high intensity exercise and team exercise has great benefit on the brain and healing.

The folks that we see in early recovery have issues with anxiety and sleep and self esteem...

and locally there is a tremendous amount of stigma... there's a lot of ignorance & lack of understanding about the fact that this is a health issue that requires a health care response, its not a moral failing that requires some kind of moral punishment. 

What this partnership's done is it's allowed us to take folks going through treatment and integrate them into the community. 

These guys are down there working out at the gym next to your boss, and that's really cool. These are people that otherwise wouldn't have a glimpse into that world and get to know these folks and you realize, well... that guy could be my brother...or she could be mom... he's not going to steal my purse. He's not a bad guy and he's not morally weak, actually, he's tougher than hell because he just beat me in that workout kind of thing... its the great equalizer. The iron doesn't care.

What we're doing is we're taking these folks and surrounding them with a community that cares about them, and we're incorporating the community into their healthcare.

...I just have never been a part of anything like that...

...I have a very special front row seat to the amount of love and compassion that's going into fighting this issue."

-Billy

Andy Albrecht is the CEO of The Counseling Center, a local non-profit leading the region in behavioral healthcare. 

He's joined by Max Liles, Senior Director at the Counseling Center and advocate of strengthening the recovery community.  

Guests:
Andy Albrecht | CEO of The Counseling Center
Max Liles | Senior Director at The Counseling Center  

Host:
Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com

Robert Black is a co-founder of The Boneyfiddle Project, a non-profit using the arts to spark economic change in Portsmouth's historic district.

Guest: Robert Black | The Boneyfiddle Project

Host: Connor Sherman | Brand Manager at Glockner.com

Dedicated to our cities hometown hero, Rich Moon.

Matt Knore is the Fixed Ops Director at Glockner Chevrolet Service Center.

Matt and I have been talking a lot recently off the mic, and here we share some of the practical steps that we’re taking to uphold the Glockner vision statement, that being:

“Without excuse or apology, we will strive to be the benchmark that others aspire to match.”

Lets be very clear, being a “local” business is not a limitation. 

We’re striving to be the best at what we do and want to openly invite the other small town entrepreneurs listening to join us.

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Guest:

Matt Knore | Fixed Ops Direct | Glockner Chevrolet Service Center

Host:

Connor Sherman | Brand Manager | Glockner.com

Jacob Tolliver is a local piano playing prodigy from West Portsmouth, Ohio.

Right out of high school, after a video he uploaded on youtube caught the attention of the right person, Jacob ended moving to Las Vegas to perform in the Million Dollar Quartet.

A far cry from Jacob’s original plan to attend The Ohio State University, he’s another perfect example of how far anyone in a small town can really go, if only we don’t downplay what we can accomplish because of where we’re from.

From Portsmouth, Ohio being the poster child of the opioid epidemic in 2015, to becoming the National Civic League's 2020 All-America City, I can’t help but feel our small town is brimming with exceptional small town people.

Guest:
Jacob Tolliver | Musician @ Million Dollar Quartet

Host:
Connor Sherman | Brand Manager | Glockner.com

This episode of the podcast was created in memory of Ebb Glockner.

In April 1989, Ebb Glockner sat down with a video camera, and gave his own detailed account of his families arrival in the U.S, and the very early days of the Glockner family business. Along the way he shares valuable life stories and reflections on his family's continued multi-generational success.

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[1:19] Introduction to Ebb Glockner

[3:00] The Glockners Arrive in the U.S.

[4:55] Bernard and Leo Glockner's Family & Net Worth

[6:28] Bernard meets his Wife Magdolina

[7:39] B. Glockner Hardware

[11:57] The Death of Bernard Glockner

[12:33] The Hardware Store after B. Glockner

[18:15] Alex and Adolf Glockner's Success

[23:35] The Loss of Frank Glockner's Wife

[24:40] Ebby shares his thoughts on Bernard Glockner

[29:20] Stories of Various Members of the early Glockner Family

[59:40] Alex M. Glockner, who becomes owner of the Hardware Business (Ebb's Grandfather)

[1:09:40] Ebb's Father

[1:10:10] Beginning of Glockner Chevrolet

[1:14:45] The Harley Davidson Franchise & Riding on the Floodwall

[1:16:05] The Story of Grandad's Car

[1:17:50] Ebb's Father Joins the Army

[1:19:10] Ebb shares about his Mother

[1:22:10] Ebby is the oldest of 6, shares about his Siblings

[1:23:20] Ebby and his Brother Join the Military

[1:25:35] Ebby Watches His Brother Die In A Plane Crash

[1:28:00] Ebby's Wife Joann & Children

[1:28:50] The Big Family

[1:30:45] The Great Depression & Ebb's Memory of Losing the Hardware Building

[1:37:30] Perpetuating A Multigenerational Family Business

[1:40:00] 1937 Flood (The Comeback City)

[1:41:28] Ebby's Closing Statement