MBN Speaker Series:
Tuesday, October 8th, MBN and a gathered audience were joined by our Fall Business Sports Luncheon speaker for 2024. Howdy Holmes, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Chelsea Milling Company “Jiffy” Mix.
Enjoy Howdy's presentation from that afternoon on the YouTube video shared below:
Schedule
11:00 AM - Networking and Arrival of Guests
11:40 AM - Welcome and Community Roundtable
12:00 PM - Lunch
12:25 PM - Speaker Howdy Holmes
12:50 PM - Q & A
1:10 PM - Final Remarks from Chris Holman
1:15 PM - Networking Resumes
Howdy Holmes
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Chelsea Milling Company “Jiffy” Mix
Howdy started working at Chelsea Milling Company in 1963, as a sophomore in high school. He worked in many departments, learning the company from the ground up, during summer breaks, throughout his high school and college years.
Howdy left the company in 1968, saying he would return later. First he was going to pursue a boyhood dream, to be a race car driver. Howdy spent 20 years in motorsports: winning regional races, the Formula Atlantic Championship, and Rookie of the Year at the Indianapolis 500 in 1979. He competed in the Indy 500 six times, qualifying on the front row in 1984 and held the best average finishing record of anyone who started more than four events from 1911 – 1988 when he retired from driving race cars.
As a businessman, Howdy operated a motorsports marketing company, as well as an advertising company, both of which served the motorsports community. He authored an award-winning book entitled, “Formula Car Technology” and was a contributing writer for magazines and newspapers about racing. He was also one of the first color commentators of racing for ESPN.
Howdy rejoined the family business in 1987, and has been quoted as saying, “The relationships between racing teams and manufacturing are kind of twin sisters in the sense that you’re always trying to improve something with the mechanical equipment.”
For more info about Howdy Holmes go to:
https://www.jiffymix.com/about/howdy-holmes/
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