Inspire, Spring 2008

“I was an only child, so the community environment at Cedarville was very different for me,” he said. “Having roommates and being involved in Bible studies made a big impact on my life.” Growing up in nearby South Charleston, Todd was always very aware of Cedarville. “I grew up with a real appreciation for it,” he said, recalling the many times he ran in the gym and on the track at the University during his high school athletics career. He planned to run track at the college level as well, but an ankle injury sustained in the Air National Guard ended his hurdling days and forced him to transfer his focus to golf. A commuter while at Cedarville, Todd still participated in many on-campus activities. “Once Dick Walker knew I was ready and willing, he abused me for the next four years,” Todd said with a grin. Although Kevin, Craig, and Todd weren’t acquainted as students at Cedarville, they got to know each other while attending church at Southgate Baptist in Springfield. “God’s timing is always perfect,” Kevin said, referring to the circumstances that brought the three together as partners at CFA. Each was pursuing a successful solo business career — Kevin as an account manager in the industrial chemical industry, Craig as an information technology (IT) manager at Northrop Grumman near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Todd as a marketing manager at Speedway SuperAmerica. For many years, Craig had also been running a side business in technology and PC repair. He and Kevin first developed a bond during weekly Bible studies at Young’s Dairy. “I always told Kevin, ‘You’re a salesman, I’m a techie guy, you need me, I need you, let’s go into business!’” Craig said, laughing. After kicking the idea around for about four years, the two felt God’s timing was right and founded IT Innovations in January 2005. At first, Kevin and Craig continued to work their “day jobs.” But when they reached their first-year sales goal in just five months, the two decided it was time to expand. They learned that CFA Networks, a computer business that had been around for a number of years, was for sale and purchased it in September 2005. Knowing they needed someone with the expertise to “watch over the store,” they asked Todd to join as their third partner a couple weeks later. “It’s neat how the Lord prepared us in different ways to play different roles in this business,” Todd said. “We never would have Springfield