Cecil McCord started working in the garage door industry in high school; painting doors and sweeping the shop. He went on to found Garage Doors of Indianapolis in 1979. For the first three years, McCord was the “Cecil-of-All Trades,” changing clothes—and vehicles—several times a day, from service to sales all the while answering the phone and attending meetings. He did it all in the early years, refusing to draw a salary so the company could grow.