Tiffin BNI

10/14/2026

🎤 BNI Member Spotlight: Derek Sidor with Your Legacy Federal Credit Union! 💙

This morning, Derek Sidor with Your Legacy Federal Credit Union gave our BNI chapter a great presentation and helped us better understand something many of us don’t know enough about — what makes a credit union different from a traditional bank?

💡 Did you know credit unions are actually not-for-profit organizations?

Unlike traditional banks, credit unions are owned by their MEMBERS! That means their focus is on giving back to the people they serve through lower loan rates, higher savings rates, and fewer fees. They’re even governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who serve without pay!

🔒 What about your money? Credit unions are federally insured through the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), offering the same standard $250,000 deposit insurance protection as FDIC-insured banks.

🚗 Here’s something worth knowing! Your Legacy is a leader in auto lending right here in Seneca County! Did you know you can visit a credit union BEFORE heading to the dealership? You can explore financing options, understand your loan, and secure a competitive rate before you even start shopping!

🎉 A little history: Your Legacy Federal Credit Union was founded in 1952, which means they’ll be celebrating an incredible 75 YEARS in 2027!

And they offer SO much more than auto loans! Their services include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, money market accounts, and much more.

❤️ What stood out most from Derek’s presentation was their commitment to PEOPLE. From putting their members first to supporting local events, organizations, and community partnerships, Your Legacy is truly invested in the community they serve.

One of my favorite things about BNI is how much we learn about each other’s businesses. There was so much about credit unions that many of us didn’t know before today!

👏 Thank you, Derek, for educating our chapter and showing us what makes Your Legacy Federal Credit Union such a valuable part of our community!

10/07/2026

Have you ever wondered what BNI actually is and how it can help grow your business?

BNI is a professional networking group built around relationships, referrals, and helping each other succeed. Each week, local business professionals come together to learn about one another’s businesses, build trust, and connect each other with people who need their products or services.

And the numbers speak for themselves! 👏

Last year, our group passed 567 referrals and generated $692,951 in closed business from referrals passed right in the room. That means the average referral was worth approximately $1,222! 💰

Now imagine what one quality referral every week could do for your business. Could it help you reach a new customer? Fill your schedule? Grow your sales? Introduce you to someone you may never have met otherwise?

We are currently looking for small business owners and professionals who want to grow their businesses while building genuine professional relationships in our community.

Our chapter is a warm, welcoming, professional group, and our goal is to add two more businesses this year!

If you’ve been looking for a way to grow your network and your business, we’d love to have you visit and see what BNI is all about. Reach out to anyone in our group or send us a message to learn more! ❤️

Your next great customer might already be connected to someone in the room.



📟Ren Boehler with Trusty Health Insurance Agency
📽️Ron Brown with Globe Life
📸Mckenzie Davenport with Davenport Financial Services
🎞️Dom Frey the Insurance Guy with Davenport Financial Services
📀Joe Gilmer with Schooley Mitchell
🕹️Kendra Horn with Kendra Horn Nutrition
📻Josh Kinney with H & E Janitorial LLC
📠Deb Martorana with Seneca County Collaborative
🎙️Nicole Miller with Nicole Miller - State Farm Insurance Agent
🎚️Austin Norville with Atlas Construction Group LLC
🎛️Mitchell Papst with First National Bank of Sycamore
🎥Justin Ruffing with The Tiffin Training Company
📹Derek Sidor with Your Legacy Federal Credit Union
💾Hannah Smith with Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Hannah Smith
🖥️Kari Steele with Kari Steele - REMAX Unlimited Results Realty
🖲️Kian Thompson with All-Ohio Softwash & Sealing LLC

10/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming our 2026–2027 BNI Leadership Team! 🎉👏

We’re excited for another year of building relationships, supporting one another, growing our businesses, and living out the BNI philosophy of Givers Gain®.

❤️ President: Dom Frey the Insurance Guy with Hitchings Insurance Agency Inc.

❤️ Vice President: Hannah Smith with Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Hannah Smith

❤️ Secretary/Treasurer: Derek Sidor with Your Legacy Federal Credit Union

Thank you for stepping up to lead our chapter! We’re looking forward to a fantastic year of growth, connection, referrals, and success together. Congratulations to our new leadership team! 🎊

09/30/2026

🏋️‍♀️ Today’s BNI presentation was Justin Ruffing with The Tiffin Training Company!

Justin opened Tiffin Training Company in 2013, and the gym has continued to grow and evolve ever since. It originally started as a CrossFit gym, but Justin and his team quickly realized how many more people they could help by offering a wider variety of training options for all ages, abilities, and lifestyles.

All of their coaches are certified and trained professionals — but don’t let that intimidate you! If you’re nervous about getting started, Tiffin Training Company makes the process comfortable and easy.

They start with a “No Sweat Intro,” where you simply sit down, have a conversation, talk about your goals, and figure out what works best for you. From there, they can slowly transition you into their On-Ramp Program, helping you build good habits, learn the movements, and feel comfortable before jumping into regular workouts.

Tiffin Training Company offers personal training that is flexible and customized to fit YOUR life. Whether you’re a busy mom or dad, an athlete, someone over 55, or simply ready to become healthier and stronger, they’ll create a plan based on your individual goals and schedule.

📱 They also have an app that allows you to see upcoming workouts, track your progress, and look back at your workout history. Their workouts aren’t thrown together the night before — they’re thoughtfully planned in advance to help you continue progressing.

🏃‍♂️ For athletes, they offer a Sports Performance Program designed to help athletes move better, become stronger, and compete at a higher level.

They also offer group fitness classes, including 30 minutes of strength training followed by 30 minutes of fitness — led by their friendly coach Jared, who also happens to be Justin’s brother!

Whether you’ve been working out for years or have absolutely no idea where to start, Tiffin Training Company has a place for you.

💪 Ready to get started? It only takes one click!

Visit www.tiffintrainingcompany.com to learn more and schedule your introduction today!

09/23/2026

🏦 Today’s BNI presentation was from Mitchell Papst with First National Bank of Sycamore!

Mitchell shared some great examples of what to listen for when someone may benefit from an introduction to a local lender:

🏡 “We’ve outgrown our home and need to move or build.”
🔑 “We found our next home, but we haven’t sold our current one yet.”
🏗️ “We’re thinking about building.”
🏢 “I need financing for my business or a commercial property.”
🤝 “I want to work with a bank where decisions are made locally.”

One of the things Mitchell emphasized is the value of local banking and local decision-making. He introduced us to members of the bank’s leadership team, many of whom live right here in our community.

Whether you’re looking for residential or commercial lending, Mitchell and the team can help make the process simple—including options that may help bridge the gap between purchasing your next home and selling your current one.

And there are exciting things happening in Tiffin! 👏 Mitchell started his presentation by showing us the plans for their new Tiffin location, which is currently being constructed behind the existing location!

If you’re considering buying, building, moving, or investing in your business, or you simply have questions about your lending options, reach out to Mitchell Papst and First National Bank of Sycamore! 🏦

We love learning more about the businesses and professionals serving our local community each week at BNI!

09/21/2026

🏠 This week’s BNI 10-Minute Presentation featured Austin Norville with Atlas Construction Group LLC

While many of us know Atlas Construction Group as the roofing experts, Austin shared how the company has grown into so much more.

Today, Atlas can help homeowners with kitchen and bathroom remodels, windows and doors, roofing, and a wide variety of other home improvement projects. Their goal is to be the go-to general contractor homeowners can trust when it’s time to repair, renovate, or improve their home.

Austin’s presentation was a great reminder for our chapter: when you hear someone talking about an upcoming home project, don’t just think of Atlas for the roof—think Atlas for the whole home!

Great 10-minute presentation, Austin!

09/16/2026

Last week, Nicole Miller - State Farm Insurance Agent gave a great presentation at BNI on the importance of life insurance and the role it plays in protecting the people and financial goals that matter most.

Nicole shared her extensive knowledge of the different policy options available, explained how coverage can vary based on individual needs, and offered helpful guidance on how to determine which policy is the right fit for you and your family. She also engaged us with a live, interactive quiz during the presentation, making the information both informative and fun.

Thanks, Nicole, for sharing your expertise and for being such a valuable resource for our BNI group and the community!

09/08/2026

Last week, Deb shared some of the many exciting things happening through the Seneca County Collaborative—including the collaborative and training opportunities, the Downtown Pizza Party, the Heritage Festival Parade, and the Skippy Geocache Trail.

What really stands out to me is just how many opportunities there are to learn, connect, collaborate, and get involved right here in Seneca County.

The Chamber is such a great resource for our entire community. And even if they don’t know the answer to a question, they have the connections and relationships to help connect you with someone who does.

Deb and the entire Collaborative are doing such a great job of creating opportunities that bring businesses, organizations, families, and our community together.

I truly believe Tiffin and Seneca County are blessed to have such an interactive, forward-thinking, community-aware, and heartfelt Chamber and Collaborative leading the way.

There is always something happening—and so many ways for each of us to get involved, support one another, and help make Seneca County an even better place to live, work, and grow.

Thank you, Deb, for everything you and the Collaborative do for our community!

08/26/2026

🌟 BNI Member Spotlight: Kendra Horn Nutrition! 🌟

We had a fantastic presentation today from Kendra Horn, a dietitian with nearly 20 years of experience who is excited to now have the opportunity to own her own practice!

Kendra started by clearing up some common myths about working with a dietitian. She doesn’t sell supplements or smoothies, she isn’t going to tell you to “just eat salad,” give you a rigid meal plan, take away all your favorite foods, or make everything about the number on the scale.

And most importantly—there’s no judgment about what you do or don’t eat. ❤️

So why DO people come to Kendra?

🥗 Weight concerns
❤️ Elevated cholesterol or blood pressure
🩸 Blood sugar concerns
🥑 Digestive issues such as IBS
⚡ Low energy
🍴 Food intolerances or complications
🤯 Conflicting nutrition advice
🩺 A new medical diagnosis
📚 Or simply wanting to better understand nutrition and how to make food work for them!

Kendra reminded us that most people have never received the nutrition education they deserve. Her goal isn’t to give you a long list of foods you can’t have—she wants to help you say YES to foods you enjoy, feel good about eating, and make choices that actually work with your real life.

Because let’s face it… life is BUSY! We eat fast food. We grab snacks. We don’t always have time to cook the perfect meal—and Kendra understands that.

When you meet with Kendra, she looks at the whole picture: your sleep, energy, stress, physical activity, medical history, lab results, diagnoses, eating behaviors, height, weight, lifestyle and more.

She spends time truly getting to know you and listening without judgment. Through motivational interviewing, she helps you recognize the things you’re already doing well and work through some of those food choices you may feel guilty about—but probably don’t need to!

Together, you and Kendra create a SMART, realistic plan that helps you make better decisions while still enjoying food and feeling good about the choices you’re making.

👏 And one of the BEST parts? Kendra accepts insurance! Many insurance plans may cover nutrition appointments as preventive care, depending on your plan and benefits.

If you…

👉 Know what you’re supposed to do but can’t seem to make it work
👉 Had your doctor tell you to change your diet but have no idea where to begin
👉 Feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting nutrition information out there
👉 Or simply want to understand your body and your food better…

Kendra can help!

📱 Call or text: 419-455-6344
🌐 Visit: KendraHornNutrition.com

Thank you, Kendra, for a great BNI presentation and for showing us that better nutrition doesn’t have to mean restriction—it can mean learning how to enjoy food AND feel good! 🥑🍎💪

08/25/2026

Business during the day with All-Ohio Softwash & Sealing LLC and coaching in the evening! 💪🤼‍♂️

Talk about hustling on and off the mat! Wishing Kian the best of luck this season as Head Wrestling Coach! Here’s to a season full of takedowns, hard work, and plenty of wins! 🏆🤼‍♂️

Go pin down a great season, Coach Kian! 💥

Welcome Coach Thompson!

PRESS RELEASE

TIFFIN COLUMBIAN NAMES KIAN THOMPSON HEAD BOYS WRESTLING COACH

TIFFIN, Ohio — Tiffin Columbian High School has named Kian Thompson as its new Head Boys Wrestling Coach, following approval by the Tiffin City Schools Board of Education.

Thompson has served as an assistant coach with the Columbian wrestling program since 2022. A 2017 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, he was a two-time Sandusky Bay Conference champion, two-time district champion, two-time OHSAA State Tournament qualifier and an OHSAA state placer.
Thompson continued his wrestling career at Tiffin University, competing for five seasons at the NCAA Division II level and serving as a three-year starter. He graduated with a Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree with a concentration in Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

In 2023, Thompson founded Ohio Cyclones Wrestling, which has grown to include more than 80 youth wrestlers. He has also expanded training opportunities to junior high and high school wrestlers throughout the area, helping develop wrestlers who have gone on to become state qualifiers, state placers and All-Americans.

“Over the last four years, I think we’ve laid the foundation for this program and we’re back on the right track,” Thompson said. “We have a good group of kids that are bought in, want to work and give back. We got our first one to state since 2023 last season, and that was huge. This year, we’re starting off the season with two kids ranked inside the top eight for the first time in four years, and several others who could break through on any given Saturday.”

“I’m excited and grateful to be given the opportunity to be the head coach of this program,” Thompson added. “The foundation is set, and we’re going to get TC wrestling back on the map.”

Tiffin Columbian Director of Athletics and Activities Bill Beaston said Thompson’s vision for the entire wrestling program stood out during the selection process.
“The feedback we received throughout this process was overwhelmingly that Kian was the right person for the job,” Beaston said. “What truly set him apart was his detailed vision for connecting our youth, middle school and high school programs. His commitment to strengthening our numbers and developing wrestlers at every level made a tremendous impression on us.”

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