Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts

Citizen Inc. - A show that explores how corporations and CEOs are taking ownership of the Springfield, Missouri, community in various ways - as well as the opportunities that still exist. A career journalist (Eric Olson of Springfield Business Journal) and a seasoned nonprofit director (Greg Burris of United Way of the Ozarks) team up to draw out some surprising results in company culture, recruitment, retention and profits. These stories about giving back are helping to grow corporate citizenship and boost the bottom line. We are Citizen Inc.

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Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts

Tim O'Reilly

March 24, 2022 • SBJ Podcasts • Season 1 • Episode 12

You’ve heard of O’Reilly Automotive Inc., the Springfield-based auto parts retailer that’s been a darling of Wall Street since going public.
Well this episode, we sit down with an O’Reilly, Tim O’Reilly, the grandson of company co-founder Charlie Chub O’Reilly. Tim’s not in the auto business but we’ll find he’s definitely influenced by his family culture.
Tim's soft spoken but direct in leading his company, O’Reilly Hospitality Management, in putting philanthropy at its core:
"It kind of goes back to my upbringing. It's all I've ever known. My parents and family, they were very focused on community outreach and trying to good things to help people. It has a lot of basis in our religion and how we were raised.
"Someone who's a giving person fits well with hospitality."