It was a pleasure talking to John Wilson, the owner of Box Seat Tickets in Valparaiso, Indiana.

In an in depth interview, John gave me a tour of his place of business as well as a walk down memory lane with the people and places that he has met and seen with what he does for a living.

John has been operating Box Seat Tickets for over 14 years and the stories that he has are truly fascinating. He adds a classy approach to obtaining tickets to your favorite events including dropping the tickets off right to your door if need be which I think is a touch of class from this one of a kind ticket seller.

Meet the man, his business and a few stories from John himself in the 9 minute highlights video below of the interview and I’m sure that it will be as exciting to watch as it was to make.

Box seat Tickets is located at:

607 N. Morgan Ave
Valparaiso IN. 46383
(219) 462-3349
BOXSEATTICKETS@LIVE.COM

]]> http://www.nwime.com/2010/12/box-seat-tickets-event-tickets-the-easy-way/feed/ 0 http://www.nwime.com/2010/07/service-the-way-it-used-to-be/ http://www.nwime.com/2010/07/service-the-way-it-used-to-be/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:42:42 +0000 Greg H. http://www.nwime.com/?p=1949 The NWIMe.com team visited Terry’s Mobil in Crown Point Indiana last week for an interview, and it was a delight to spend a few minutes with Terry Lee, the owner.

My Personal Experience:

This all started when I was at St. Anthony’s Hospital and ran into a little problem. I was in a hurry that day because my parents were being discharged from the hospital after both having heart attacks. I was using my father’s car that day to pick them up in so they would be comfortable in their own vehicle going home.

The reason I mention this is because when I got to the hospital I noticed that one of the tires was low on air, so I went to the closest gas station, Terry’s Mobil which was right around the corner from the hospital. I was surprised to find that they offered free air there for public use, which you rarely find anymore, but after talking to Terry I was even more impressed. They also offer a full service gas pump area, which you also don’t see a lot of anymore.

They were very busy at the time but Terry insisted that he drop what he was doing to get the tire fixed to get my parents home safe and in a timely manner. To top it off he offered me a free carwash with the repair so that my parents would have a clean car to go home in which I thought was real class! While talking to Terry at the time, I decided that this experience should be something that people in Northwest Indiana should read about, so we decided to do an interview of Terry Lee and his gas/service station.

The Interview:

When I first called the station to make the appointment, the person I spoke to said that Terry was busy working on a car because a lady was going to be late for work so I had to call back, which again impressed me.  We finally spoke with Terry and drove out to see him. His cashier, who was a family member, was very courteous when we arrived and we actually spoke to him while he was working on a customer repair.

We asked him why he offers some of these out of the ordinary things of today’s way of doing business and he had this to say:

“I’ve been in the service business for many years, and I’ve always thought that personal service was the only way to run a business. Service stations in the older days offered services such as full service gas pumps, checking your oil, quick repairs, and personalized service that you could trust and rely on, so that is what we try to do here. I like treating people like I like to be treated.”

Terry also told us that he has been at that location for 21 years and has been the owner of the station for about 14 years. He is right across the street from the Lake County Fairgrounds on Court Street and he tells us that he has seen a lot of action over the years. His station is in a part of Crown Point that many people pass by but I’m sure that some of these people don’t realize the type of business that they are passing up by not stopping in. On the other hand, while we were there doing our interview, many people stopped in to just say hello which says a lot about his character.

Terry Lee is the perfect example of what a business needs to be like in today’s society in our opinion. It is a very competitive world out there but a business such as Terry’s Mobil makes it easy when deciding who to trust.

Terry’s Mobil Station is located at 998 South Court Street in Crown Point Indiana. If you like the way things used to be, stop by for a taste of a good old fashion friendly business! END

It’s no secret that our economy has been taking a turn for the worse and there have been many businesses that have been affected by this which trickles down to the employees who work for these businesses. One company that has employed many people in Northwest Indiana and the surrounding areas for many years is the Ford Motor Co. which is a very well respected and aged company, but the fact is Ford has either been laying off, or buying out many of their employees to pave the way for their new reconstruction.

As a result of these actions being taken by Ford and many other companies as of late, many people are being forced to change their lives as far as making money. We have been talking to some people that have already lost their jobs permanently in Northwest Indiana in the last week. We talked about their situations and what their future plans are mostly and I have to say that I was personally surprised at the great attitudes that people have towards meeting a new challenge in life. We talked to one person in particular that has been faced with changing her life and we felt that she was a perfect story to share with our viewers.

We’ve had the pleasure this week to visit with Jorie Tapley. Jorie was born and raised in Crown Point Indiana which she spent most of her life, but now resides in DeMotte Indiana with her husband and three kids. Jorie is an ex employee of the Ford Motor Co. as of approximately 18 months ago and she told us that when she found out that she was going to have to move on into something else, she immediately thought that it was a great opportunity to pursue something else. I personally was moved by her cheery personality as well as her very positive outlook about the future. Great things come out of bad situations if you go through them with a positive attitude she told us.

Jorie has enjoyed making candles and wax gifts for many years as a hobby. She has a friend in DeMotte who at one time was pretty serious in the same thing. They got together one day for a visit, and in that visit a great idea was born. Jorie decided to make an offer for the equipment that was once used by her friend to go into her new venture which is the Soy Passion Candle and Gift Company. This has always been a dream of mine, Jorie explained.

We are told that the Soy Passion name has a couple of different meanings to it. Jorie stated that she has always been a bit of an environmentalist and when soy wax products came out, she was thrilled with the idea of making something for people who want to think Green! As far as the Passion, she tells us that she absolutely loves her work and she has a great passion to offer products to the public that she believes in. I was amazed to see the great selection of products that she has when we visited her facility located in DeMotte Indiana. She offers soy candles, scented fragrance oils, melting tarts as well as wax bears and critters which I thought was very cool and would make a great gift for anyone. There are so many different candle scents that the list is to long to list! I particularly liked the different food scents that are offered such as Chocolate Brownie and Banana Bread. They smell amazing! She has a very well maintained facility to do her work and I have to say that I was very impressed by the quality that she puts into her products.

In the 18 months that she has been in business, Jorie has been getting great reviews on her products and a few local stores are now offering the Soy Passion line. She and her husband Scott have been very busy in the last 14 months with doing shows such as County fairs and different types of arts and crafts festivals within a 100 mile radius in Indiana we are told. Jorie also told us that she has had many requests to wholesale some of her products for others to offer in e-commerce websites which is something that she is considering. After visiting her operation, I believe that it would be a fantastic way for people to offer quality candles and gifts online to areas all around the world if she did offer something like that. Everybody likes a quality product! She has recently opened SoyPassion.com which is an online shopping facility for her products which I strongly encourage our readers to have a look to see the great products that she offers, and even comment to this story.

I would like to thank Jorie Tapley for allowing us to have a look at her life for a bit and I have to say I was very pleased to write the story after all was said and done. It is people like Jorie that will survive the economic roller coaster of life by simply having a positive and diligent attitude. You can contact Jorie Tapley, or the Soy Passion Candle Company by using the details below. Thanks again and we wish you great success!

Jorie Tapley

The Soy Passion Candle Company

Wheatfield Indiana

219-956-4829

sales@soypassion.com

Online Shopping at www.soypassion.com