Tom Bandy is the Founder and CEO of BandyWorks, a position held since March 2005. With extensive experience in leadership roles, Bandy serves as a member of the Virginia State University – Reginald F Lewis Business School Advisory Council, chairing the IT committee since September 2010. Previously, Bandy was the Chairman of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce until September 2017 and contributed to the IT Advisory Council at John Tyler Community College from March 2009 to May 2014, reviewing curriculum and discussing technology trends. Bandy also held positions as a board member for The Savvy Non-Rev, Vice President at Mapcom Systems, and Senior Vice President at The Whitlock Group ebs, achieving significant sales growth in both roles. Prior experience includes being the CEO of The Database Solutions Company from 1983 to 1998 and owning Information Systems Group. Tom Bandy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Virginia between 1978 and 1982.
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Mark DiGesu: Well, welcome to the Think Factory podcast, powered by OGC Solutions. I’m your host, Mark DiGesu. Today, we’re diving into a sector most people drive past every day, but maybe don’t think too deeply about, talking about convenience store operations. We’ve got special guest today. His name is Tom Bandy. Tom is the founder and CEO of Bandyworks. Bandyworks is a company that helps convenience store operators improve performance by turning data into clear, actionable, store-level insights, driving growth. Tom, welcome to the show.
Tom Bandy: It’s nice to be here.
Mark DiGesu: Great to have you. So, Tom, let’s start at the beginning. How did you get into C-Stores?
Tom Bandy: Yeah, it’s good to have a brother-in-law that’s really friendly. He was sitting at a bar with his best friend, who happened to be married to a regional manager at Sheetz, and they were talking about a problem at the pumps, and my brother-in-law said, oh, you got to call my brother-in-law. He can fix anything with computers. So, we got invited. She was a pretty big wheel there at Sheetz, and we came in, and we did all this presentation, and every single thing that we did was exactly the opposite of what they wanted done.
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