FUSEK'S HARDWARE - Key Persons
Steve Fusek was born and raised in West Allis, Wisconsin. In 1985, he graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Northern Colorado. It was then, that Steve Fusek began his prominent business career. Following graduation and receiving his CPA certificate he went to work for Touche Ross & Co. (Deloitte & Touche) as a Senior Auditor. In 1989, he moved to Indianapolis to take an opportunity to become Manager of Business Operations for Dick Simon Racing, this was the start of his career in the popular Indy racing scene. From 1992 through 2000 Steve moved up quickly in the racing industry. From operational positions with Walker Racing as its Team Coordinator to Vice President of Business Operations for PacWest Racing Group. His responsibilities included all financial operations, marketing, public relations, as well as sitting on the board of Championship Auto Racing Teams. During his stay with PacWest Steve was responsible for raising more than $40 million dollars in sponsorship revenue. In 2001, Steve became Vice President of Sales and Marketing, the top sales and marketing position in the CART/Champ Car series. His responsibilities included sponsorship sales, series and event marketing, television production, advertising sales, and network television contracts. In 2003, Steve Fusek began a new chapter, he decided to open a True Value Hardware store in downtown Indianapolis. Fusek's True Value Hardware opened in June of 2004 and continues to grow. Now in its Eleventh year of business several other businesses have been born, including FTV Industrial, Ron's Home and Hardware, Toby's Tool Shed and Destination Paint to name a few. While Steve has been out of Motorsports full time for several years. He also manages the racing career of of Indy Car Star, Takuma Sato. Takuma is a great friend of Steve and Sue. None of us will ever forget the 2012 Indy 500. Steve enjoys his time at home with his wife Sue. He continues to work on his golf game and still stays in touch with many of his former colleagues in motorsports. Some of his favorite times are spending time with any of his 12 nieces and nephews. Very often you will see them working in the retail store.
Sue opened Fusek ™s True Value Hardware in Downtown Indianapolis with her husband Steve, in 2004. Fusek ™s is an urban, brick & mortar True Value Hardware store located in the historic Lockerbie neighborhood. Hardware is in Sue ™s blood as great, great paternal grandfather opened a Hardware Store in the late 1800 ™s in Downtown Elkhart, IN which evolved into a Wholesale Industrial Supply Business that her father, EC Borneman III (Toby) owned. After graduating from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, Sue chose a different path and had a long sales career in the Corrugated Packaging Industry in Chicago and then selling Residential Real Estate in Indianapolis. Today, Sue spends 100% of her time in the Hardware world running between the Downtown Store and the new location on East Washington Street on the East side of Indianapolis. In addition to the hardware, Sue and her husband Steve manage Two-time Indy 500 Champion, Takuma Sato. Sue coordinates all the travel for œTeam TS for the racing season which includes his team ™s US travel and business affairs. When Sue isn ™t in one of the Hardware Stores, she can be found at a Race track cheering for Takuma, on the golf course, or in her kitchen cooking and entertaining.