Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, and the sweet life with Chuck Surack
Episode 9, Mar 04, 05:00 AM
Chuck Surack, founder of Sweetwater Sound, shares his journey of music, entrepreneurship, and leadership, emphasizing the importance of serving people well and persevering through challenges. From a VW bus to one million square feet, God has used Chuck and his family to impact so many in Fort Wayne and beyond.
Links & Episode Notes
Links & Episode Notes
- Chuck Surack
- Growing up in southern Ohio
- Beginnings of Sweetwater
- Mobile recording studio
- Volkswagen Bus
- NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants)
- Kurzweil K250
- Macintosh 512K
- What’s in the water?
- Sweetwater training process
- Effect of the pandemic
- Mobile recording studio
- Growing as a leader amidst success
- Approach to hiring
- Looking for servant leaders
- Beyond Sweetwater
- Big decisions
- Choosing not to participate in the ’08 recession
- Rising to the occasion of leading during the pandemic
- Selling Sweetwater in August 2021
- CEO Mike Clem
- Lessons that come with success
- The Sweet Life
- Love Fort Wayne