Smart Companies Radio
By KScanlon
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Podcast Description
"Smart Companies Radio" is a weekly radio show that highlights successful, growth-minded small business owners and small business issues and resources. Broadcast from Kansas City, host Kelly Scanlon interviews business owners who share the secrets behind their success. She also talks with local and national business experts who share tips that help small businesses grow to the next level. Kelly Scanlon is the owner and publisher of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., a media company that connects growth-minded business owners with the information and resources that can take them to the next level. Delivery vehicles include a monthly magazine, an annual resource directory, three Web sites, a weekly e-newsletter, a weekly radio show, an annual awards gala and educational workshops and networking events. Visit www.iThinkBigger.com for more information. This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com
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CleanPat Brown-Dixon, Region 7 SBA Administrator | Kelly and Pat Brown-Dixon, Region 7 administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, will discuss President Obama's plan for the SBA, insourcing and the proposed Payroll Tax Cut extension | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMike Brown, Brainzooming, discusses possibilities for Google Fiber | Join Kelly and her guest, Mike Brown of Brainzooming, as they talk about the new Google Fiber project and what it means for entrepreneurs in the Kansas City area. Working with the Social Media Club of Kansas City, innovation expert Brown led a brainstorming session about capitalizing on Google's construction of an ultra high-speed broadband network here and helped write a report on the topic, "Building the Gigabit City." | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDarren LaCroix - 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking | Join Kelly and her guest, Darren LaCroix. Darren is co-founder of The Humor Institute and a co-creator of The Humor Boot Camp. In 2001 he out-spoke 25,000 contestants from 14 countries to win the title of World Champion of Public Speaking. Darren will offer insights and tips to make you a better public speaker, whether you're addressing potential investors or pitching clients, and to use those skills to improve your sales. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJosh Rowland, Executive Vice President, Lead Bank | Join Kelly and her guest, Josh Rowland, executive vice president and secretary at Lead Bank, which offers customizable personal and business banking solutions to the Kansas City area from its locations in Lee's Summit and Garden City. Find out what you can do to build a strong banking relationship and how it will help you grow your business. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBeverly Stewart, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Beverly Stewart is project director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UMKC's Bloch School of Management. She will be talking about the Entrepreneurship Scholars (E-Scholars) program, a 12-month intensive certificate program designed to provide the skills and knowledge aspiring entrepreneurs need to launch and grow new companies. Created last year, UMKC recently announced that the E-Scholars program will now be open to the general public. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMichele Markey, Alana Muller, Julie Weeks on Global Women's Summit | Join Kelly and her guests Michele Markey, director, Kauffman FastTrac; Alana Muller, president, Kauffman FastTrac; and Julie Weeks, president and CEO, Womenable. Michele, Alana and Julie will share information on the Global Women's Summit taking place on Nov. 16 during Global Entrepreneur Week in Kansas City. Whether you are beginning your entrepreneurial journey or determining your next step, you belong at the Global Women's Summit. Enjoy a day to strengthen your mind and your business. Julie will open the event with a keynote address entitled, "Global Trends: Women in Entrepreneurship" and Michele is facilitating a workshop entitled, "Strategic Visioning for Existing Business Owners." Alana is host of the Global Women's Summit. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDavid Cacioppo, emfluence interactive marketing | David Cacioppo is president and CEO of emfluence, an interactive marketing firm specializing in e-mail marketing, website design and development and search engine optimization. David provides insights on how small companies can use digital marketing to engage consumers. He also will share details on the upcoming Digital Bootcamp hosted by emfluence, where business owners and marketers will learn everything they need to know about growing their business online. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPat Brown-Dixon, Region 7 SBA Administrator | Pat Brown-Dixon is regional administrator for the Small Business Administration's Region 7. The SBA recently announced $30 million in export grants to help states increase exporting by small businesses during the next 12 months. Brown-Dixon will provide insights on what the grants mean for Kansas and Missouri small business owners who want to begin or increase exporting. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDoug and Polly White, authors of let go to GROW | Doug and Polly White are partners at Whitestone Partners Inc., a management consulting firm guiding small and midsize businesses through profitable growth. Their new book, let go to GROW, answers the question: Why do some businesses thrive, while others flounder - unable to reach the next level? The Whites analyzed more than 100 businesses to understand the challenges they've faced, and how some overcame every obstacle while other companies stumbled. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWeston Bergmann, BetaBlox | Weston Bergmann is lead investor in BetaBlox, a business incubator/seed accelerator located in Kansas City. BetaBlox is designed to help entrepreneurs through the beginning stages of opening their businesses and help those start-up companies achieve a higher likelihood of success at a faster speed. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHomer Hickam, subject of October Sky movie and NASA scientist | Join Kelly and her guest, Homer Hickam, author of 12 books, all best-sellers, including the acclaimed memoir Rocket Boys which was made into the movie October Sky. His experiments with rockets in high school helped launch both his NASA career and US lunar exploration. Homer is a decorated combat officer. He has been an engineer, a scuba instructor and expert wreck diver. He trained astronauts and designed spacecraft for NASA. He is an amateur paleontologist who has discovered two Tyrannosaurus Rexes. He will be talking with Kelly about the role of entrepreneurs and government with innovation in America, his writing career, and the upcoming October Sky Festival. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMichael Dodd and Katy Dodd, Lifewise Renovations | Michael Dodd is founder and president of LifeWise Renovations, and Katy Dodd is director of business development. LifeWise Renovations remodels homes for any life stage, making it possible for clients to live safely and comfortably at home regardless of age or physical ability. The company combines home remodeling project management with the expertise of health care professionals to provide "aging in place" and universal design remodeling | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSusan J. Ashbrook, Will Work for Shoes: The Business Behind Red Carpet Plac | Susan J. Ashbrook, author of the forthcoming book, Will Work for Shoes: The Business Behind Red Carpet Product Placement, is the pioneer in the celebrity product-placement business and an expert on the ins-and-outs of working with the stars to gain brand exposure and build sales. She has seen products take off due to effective product placement, and in return has seen other products fail, despite the best celebrity-marketing efforts. She has worked with some of the most famous names in Hollywood and the music industry: Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Beyoncé, Halle Berry, and Rihanna â?¦ just to name a few. Ashbrook reveals the best ways to get maximum exposure for products through product placement with celebrities â?? an essential marketing tool today, no matter what youâ??re selling or what market you are trying to penetrate. Celebrity marketing can work for a tire store in mid-west just as well as it can for a global fashion house like Armani. The principles are the same; only the execution is different. Some of the topics she discusses on the show are: The fascinating world of celebrity product placement â?? how it works and what itâ??s like The answer to the number one question she gets asked: â??Why donâ??t celebrities buy their own products? Canâ??t they afford it?â?? Her personal stories of success (and some failures) working with Hollywoodâ??s biggest red carpet players The steps to get products in the hands of a stylist, celebrity or VIP The importance of the Internet and social media to spread word about a celebrity or VIP using a product How to know if a product will attract the attention of a Hollywood star Working with a celebrity vs. a reality star â?? is one better than the other to promote a product? | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGreg Crabtree - How to set a CEO's market wage | Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. After spending five years in regional accounting and three years as Vice President of operations/controller for a local bank, Crabtree used his entrepreneurial skills to develop Crabtree, Rowe & Berger, PC, a CPA firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build the economic engine of their business. In addition to serving as the firmâ??s CEO, Crabtree leads the business consulting teamâ??helping clients align their financial goals with their profit model and their core business values. His new book is Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! and available on Amazon.com. Listen as Greg discusses: *Why 90% of entrepreneurs are underpaying themselves *How paying yourself low wages can encourage an audit from the IRS *How to determine an ownerâ??s market-based wage *When to pay yourself out of the sweat equity of your business *How to establish the market-based wages for all associates, once the ownerâ??s is established | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPattie Petty, Victory Junction | Join me as I speak with Pattie Petty, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Victory Junction, a camp to enrich the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing experiences at no cost to the families. Pattie, her husband Kyle Petty, Paul Newman and other partners opened Victory Junction in 2004 in Randleman, N.C., and are working to build a second camp in Kansas City, Kan. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSherman Titens, Family-Owned Business Network | Sherman Titens is principal consultant at The Titens Consulting Group, and founder and managing director of the Family Owned Business Network on LinkedIn (FOBN). He has written and lectured extensively on the subject of family-owned businesses. Sherman will be sharing his insights on how entrepreneurs can understand and manage the unique dynamics of a family-owned business. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanKitty McCoy - immediate past chair, Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance | Kitty McCoy is the immediate past chair of the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance and owns a management consulting business. She joins us to discuss the Modern Streetcar Party at Union Station. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStephanie Chandler, author of From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur | Stephanie Chandler joins us to talk about how to grow your business and gain industry credibility by writing a book. She is an author of several business and marketing books, including From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with Books, eBooks and Information Products and LEAP! 101 Ways to Grow Your Business. Stephanie is also founder and CEO of AuthorityPublishing.com, which specializes in custom book publishing and marketing services. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio, she has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, BusinessWeek, Wired magazine and many other media outlets. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMarcia Wieder, founder of Dream University | Join Kelly and her guest, Marcia Wieder, founder and CEO of Dream University, an award-winning entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author. She has been featured on Oprah, NBC's Today Show and ABC-TV's "Hot Authors." Whether teaching a course in the benefits of "dreaming big" at Stanford Business School, coaching CEO's or executives one on one, or writing her column on business and achieving dreams for the San Francisco Chronicle, Marcia teaches practical, business tested processes and theories to help anyone achieve their dreams. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNoel, Karen; Sprint Small Business Marketing | Karen Noel, group manager, Sprint Small Business Marketing, will share information on Sprint Biz 360, a new portfolio of productivity tools for small business owners, and how you can learn more at the company's launch event for small business owners on Aug. 9. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMcDaniel, Kathryn; Colormark Inc. | Kathryn McDaniel, owner of Colormark Inc., will provide insights on QR codes and other cross media solutions for branding and marketing your business. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLake, Laura; EAG Advertising | Laura Lake is a nationally recognized makerting and PR guru, as well as author of "Consumer Behaviors for Dummies." She is also a long-time marketing columist for About.com (a New York Times Company). Listen as Laura gives tips and insights on why poeple buy what they buy and learn the 5 phases people go through when it comes to purchasing. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCroke, Sare; Weather or Not, Inc. | Sara Croke, President of Weather or Not, Inc talks about emergency preparedness. Listen as she talks about how you can reduce weather risk that may impact your company. Weather or Not, Inc. is a private consulting firm located in Shawnee, KS providing accurate and timely weather forecasts and updates for their clients. | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMarshall Rimann, Rimann Liquor | Marshall Rimann will discuss how his local, family-owned liquor stores are engaging consumers and building customer relationships online, through social media, a newsletter and in the stores by providing product information, recipes, food and drink tips, and more. | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGeorge Smith, Westlake Hardware | George Smith will share insights for building a strong customer-service focus in light of changing consumer lifestyles by providing answers and "how to" information to customers, and by implementing a customer insights program to gain ongoing feedback from shoppers. Westlake Hardware was recently named Retailer of the Year by Home Channel News, the leading hardware and home improvement industry trade publication. | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanShelly Armato & Gail Worth; The Courage Coalition | Join Kelly and her guests Shelley Armato and Gail Worth. Shelley is president of MySmartPlans and Marathon Digital Services, and founder of The Courage Coalition, an organization she created to empower women to be who they are and not follow the crowd. Gail is owner of Gail's Harley Davidson in Kansas City and a speaker at The Courage Coalition Conference next month. Shelley and Gail will talk about The Courage Coalition's mission to empower women, and the organization's conference on June 16 and 17. The Courage Coalition Conference and workshop will feature a diverse selection of speakers, as well as individual and team-oriented workshops. | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE144 - Laura Liswood, Senior advisor at Goldman Sachs | Also joining Kelly on the show will be Laura Liswood, senior advisor at Goldman Sachs and secretary general for the Council of Women World Leaders, which she co-founded in 1996. She is the author of several books, including The Loudest Duck, a business guide that examines the challenges to traditional workplace diversity efforts and provides innovative strategies to create truly effective workplaces for all. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE144 - Pat Brown Dixon & Gary Walker | Join Kelly and her guests, Pat Brown Dixon, SBA regional administrator for Region VII, and Gary Walker, owner of Magic Touch Cleaning in Kansas City, and the SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year. Pat and Gary will be joining the show by phone from the National Small Business Week Celebration in Washington, D.C., where Gary is contending for the SBA National Small Business Person of the Year award. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPatrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com | Join Kelly and her guest Patrick Byrne, chairman and CEO of Overstock.com. Patrick will talk about growing the company from bankruptcy when he stepped in 10 years ago, to more than a billion dollars in revenue today. Prior to Overstock.com, Patrick was chairman, president and CEO of Centricut, and Fechheimer Brothers, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Find out what Patrick learned from Warren Buffett, and get advice and insights that will help you think bigger and grow your own business. | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanKurt Knutson, founder, president and CEO, Freedom Bank | Join Kelly and 25 Under 25® Winner Kurt Knutson. Kurt is founder, president and CEO of Overland Park-based Freedom Bank, a locally owned bank with an "outside the box" concept and approach to serving their commercial clients. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback recently appointed Kurt to the Kansas Banking Board, a nine member board that, among other responsibilities, approves new charters and branches in Kansas. | 4/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStephanie Isaacson, co-founder and president of New Horizons Enterprises | Join Kelly and her guest, 25 Under 25® Winner Stephanie Isaacson, co-founder and president of New Horizons Enterprises. New Horizons provides quality environmental management and contracting services throughout the United States. In addition to being a 25 Under 25® winner, Stephanie also earned national Honorable Mention Recognition for the 2011 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards by Enterprising Women magazine. | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRich Bendis, founder, president and CEO of Innovation America | Join Kelly and her guest, Richard Bendis, founder, president and CEO of Innovation America. Rich is a former president and CEO of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, and a succesful entrepreneur who took his technology company public and eventually sold it to an international conglomerate. He is also an angel investor, venture capitalist, internationally recognized innovation and technology expert and a small business advocate. Rich will share his insights on innovation in the 21st century and how entrepreneurs can maximize innovation and find funding for their business ventures. | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDan Calvo of Oncimmune | Dan is CEO of Oncimmune, a DeSoto based bioscience company developing and commercializing early cancer detection tests using autoantibody assay technologies. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMindy Corporon and Rich Boyer, Boyer & Corporon Wealth Management | Mindy and Rich are co-owners of Boyer & Corporon Wealth Management, which provides institutional capital management and comprehensive wealth management services for high-net-worth families. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDee-Dee and Greg Stokes, Affordable Elegance Catering | Dee-Dee and her husband, Greg, own Affordable Elegance Catering, which offers full-service catering and event planning for weddings, corporate events and special occasions of all kinds. | 3/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJoan Wells, owner of The Wellington Group | Joan is co-owner of the Wellington Group, which creates extraordinary events and experiences for companies, including sales incentives, company meetings, sponsorships, and event marketing. | 3/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTerry & Dennis Garberg, co-owner of Bark to Basics | Terry Garberg and husband Dennis are co-owners of Bark to Basics, a distributor of premium all natural food, treats and body care for dogs and cats. | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMike Hudson, owner of Heartland Fabrication | Mike Hudson is owner of Heartland Fabrication and Machine, a fabricator of componentsâ??from precision parts to finished productsâ??for manufacturers nationwide. | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCarla O'Neill, owner of The Roasterie Cafe | Carla is owner of The Roasterie Café, retail coffee shops serving The Roasterie premium coffees at two locations, in Brookside and Leawood. | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMark Simmons, owner of Red Force Fire and Security | Mark is owner of The RED Force Fire and Safety, a provider of fire suppression equipment and systems, security and alarm systems, exit and emergency lights, and other fire safety products and training. | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAngela Hurt, owner of Veracity Solutions | Angela is owner of Veracity Solutions, which offers management consulting and IT solutions for government and for businesses of all sizes. | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGreg Lemke, OCCU-TEC, Director of Learning Solutions and Sustainabilty | -- | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJason Lofton of QTI discussing SmartGrid project | Join Kelly and her guest, Jason Lofton, owner of QTI. Jason and his team have been working on a meter exchange project for KCPL that started in the Green Impact zone. KCP&L SmartGrid will introduce advanced technologies in Kansas City's urban core. The smart grid system will reduce energy delivery costs and area power outages, and will get the lights back on more quickly when they do go out. It will also help strengthen the nation's power grid. The project has been unique for QTI because it tasked the company with creating jobs within the Green Impact Zone. QTI identified candidates from the inner city, trained them for a month and taught them not only how to do the job but also soft skills for the job market. Listen in and learn about the project and the impact it has had on the community. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTom Hill, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul | Join Kelly and her guest, Dr. Tom Hill. After 26 years in public education and at 50 years of age, Tom left the University of Missouri, where he was a professor and administrator, to pursue an entrepreneurial career in real estate franchise sales. In less than 10 years he built a company that did more than $3 billion in sales. He sold his company in 1999 and now spends his time and energy giving back by sharing his knowledge and experience, and coaching entrepreneurs and others to help them achieve success. Tom also is the author of Living at the Summit, co-author of the companion workbook Life Plan, and is co-author of Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul. | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMarathon Moving (Great Day Moving) | Join us for an interview with Dana and Roger Ward, owners of Marathon Moving. The company is one of the winners of the 2011 25 Under 25 Award. | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJeff Martin, owner of Smallcakes | Founded in Kansas City in 2008, Smallcakes has grown to two locations in Kansas with a third location in Leeâ??s Summit, Mo., planned to open in mid-January. The innovative â??cupcakeryâ?? restaurant bakes 15 kinds of cupcakes daily, each freshly topped with swirls of velvety icing in traditional and modern flavors. The unique cupcakes have recently been a feature on popular TV shows such as The View and Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAl Bonner, owner of Presentation Transformations | Join Kelly and her guest, Al Bonner, CEO of Presentation Transformations. Al has more than 30 years of experience in the media business. He has assisted hundreds of professionals from all over the world in workshops and seminars, and has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and universities. Al and the Presentation Transformations team bring a practical, fresh and innovative approach to presentation design. Their experience, marketing savvy and talent help elevate clients' projects to new levels of creativity and professionalism. Al will share tips on how small business owners can create powerful and effective presentations, whether speaking to investors, clients, industry/trade groups or other audiences. | 1/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSam Paris, Paris Brothers, and Dave Quirarte, Jr., Margarita's Amigos | Join Kelly and her guests Sam Paris, a partner in Paris Brothers, a Kansas City warehouse, distribution and logistics company with a specialty food brand, and Dave Quirarte Jr., a partner in Margarita's Amigos, the retail division of Margarita's restaurant. Sam and Dave will talk about the partnership between their companies to bottle and sell Margarita's salsa in local grocery stores, as well as regionally in retail stores such as Costco, Sam's Club and Walgreens. The two entrepreneurs will provide their insights into developing successful partnerships between local small businesses. | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJoe Calhoon - business author and speaker | Joe Calhoon is a business strategist and author who provides the tools and guidance needed to improve business performance and results. He also is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), teaching principles of leadership effectiveness and organizational performance. Joe will share insights from his newest book, The 1 Hour Plan for Growth, which helps you create a clear and compelling plan that fits on a single sheet of paper in about an hour. | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBill Conaty, former senior VP of HR at General Electric | Bill Conaty, former senior vice president of General Electric, managed one of the most important succession challenges in U.S. business historyâ??the seamless leadership transition from Jack Welch to Jeff Immelt. Now, Bill has teamed with internationally acclaimed management consultant Ram Charan to author The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers. Using their insider knowledge of a wide range of companies, they put together a system that helps businesses of all sizes build talented leaders who can deliver on goals. Join Bill to hear about how you can build talent within your company and why it is vital to the success of your company. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE120 - Dr. Jim Sparks | Dr. Jim Sparks, owner of Eagle Animal Hospital in Riverside, Mo., talks about the innovations, both in animal care and business practices, he's implemented in the veterinary practice he purchased in 1995. Eagle Animal Hospital was started in 1947. | 10/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanScott Perron - president of Big Bob's Flooring Outlets of America | Join Kelly and her guest, Scott Perron, president of Big Bob's Flooring Outlets of America Inc. Scott will share Big Bob's story in achieving 58 percent growth over the past two years despite a 40 percent decline in the home furnishings and floor covering business during the recession. Scott will share insights into his business success and lessons other small business owners can learn from the transformation of this 25-year-old company. | 10/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanShelly Kramer | Shelly Kramer is the Founder and Chief Imagination Officer of V3 Integrated Marketing and Kramer & Co, both headquartered in Kansas City, MO, and doing business with clients all over the world. A 20+ year marketing veteran, sheâ??s a strategist, brand builder, deep thinker, information junkie, communicator extraordinaire, buzz builder and lover of all things related to digital marketing and social media. In October 2009 she was named one of the Top 10 Twitter Influencers by voting of her peers at the 140 Characters Conference in LA. In November of 2009, she was named as one of Forbes Top 30 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter, in December of 2010 she was recognized as #12 in the list of the Worldâ??s Top Tweeters and in January of 2010, she was again recognized by Forbes as a writer of one of the Top 20 Best Marketing and Social Media Blogs. She writes about integrated marketing, brand strategies, social media and anything else that moves her at http://www.v3im.com/blog. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJoe Valenciano, INTRUST Bank | Join Kelly and her guest, Joe Valenciano, commercial banking officer with INTRUST Bank, as they discuss the state of small business lending. Joe has 14 years of experience in banking. At INTRUST, he partners with businesses to provide them the financial tools they need to succeed. | 9/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStephanie Tillman - IKROS.com | Join Kelly and her guest, Stephanie Tillman, who went from being homeless to being a successful entrepreneur. Stephanie is CEO of Crossover Industries and ikros.com, an Overland Park graphic design firm focused on small businesses, ministries and nonprofit organizations. She will share the story of how perseverance, character and hope led her on a journey from homelessness to small business owner. She'll also talk about Taste & See 213, a unique business-to-business networking block party ikros.com is hosting on Sept. 23. | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLeigh Branham - author of Re-Engage! | Join Kelly and her guest, Leigh Branham, a nationally respected author of three books on employee engagement. Leigh will talk about his newest book, Re-Engage! How America's Best Places to Work Inspire Extra Effort in Extraordinary Times. Do you have your "employer-of-choice" strategy in place? Do you know how to leverage your "employment brand"? Do your managers have the skills to engage and retain top talent? Leigh, founder and principal of Keeping the People Inc., brings 30 years of experience in business, education and management consulting to his mission of helping employers implement best practices in employee engagement and retention. | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRichard Lepsinger, author of Closing the Execution Gap | Join Kelly and her guest, Richard Lepsinger, president of OnPoint Consulting and author of Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results. Kelly will talk with Richard about the principles in his book, what he calls "The Five Bridges," a structure that supports execution, alignment between leader behavior and company values, company-wide coordination and cooperation, employee involvement in decision making, and the ability to manage change. It is these bridges that differentiate the companies that are consistently able to get things done from those that aren't. | 7/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSam Horn - America's Intrigue Expert | Join Kelly and her guest, Sam Horn, America's Intrigue Expert. Sam is the author of POP! Tongue Fu! , ConZentrate and What's Holding You Back?, and is known for helping people create original, one-of-a-kind ideas and approaches that catapult their effectiveness, impact and income. In tough times, no one can afford to blend in. To succeed in today's crowded marketplace, you've got seconds to capture the favorable attention of busy people who have seen and heard it all. Sam's proprietary POP! Process helps companies create a strategic and tactical positioning that gives them a competitive edge. | 7/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTom Hall, co-author of Ruthless Focus | Join me and my guest, Thomas Hall, co-author of Ruthless Focus: How to Use Key Core Strategies to Grow Your Business. Tom says entrepreneurs must walk a tightrope through a universe of distractions. In the midst of chaos, FOCUS is what separates the companies that grow steadily and successfully from those that get distracted, go down the wrong side path and find themselves lost in the forest. Tom will talk about his book and how companies can achieve long-term success by focusing�¢??ruthlessly�¢??on one thing, and doing it better than anyone else. | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE111 - Jane Applegate, America's leading small biz management expert | Jane is Bloomberg TV's small business commentator and the author of four best-selling books on small business success. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE110 - Frank Ferrantelle, PT, owner of Northland Physical Therapy & R | Join Kelly and her guest, Frank Ferrantelle, PT, owner of Northland Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Services. Frank bought the business from the original owner in 1991 and since that time, he and his staff have been leaders and innovators of countless cutting edge techniques and programs to benefit patients. Frank will discuss his insights on attaining longevityâ??Northland Physical Therapy is 40 years oldâ??through critical stages of decision, growth and success, as well as how health care reform will affect health care practices and small business in general. | 5/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE109 - Smart Companies Radio | Join Kelly and her guest, Josh Fales, owner of CreateMyTee.com, an online source for custom printed apparel. The site allows users to turn their ideas into T-shirts and other apparel by working one-on-one with a graphic designer. The company's mantra is Your Idea. Your Tee. Now. The company idea originated on the campus of Albion College with selling custom shirts to get extra cash during college. | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE108 - Dr. Randal Pinkett, Winner of Season 4 of "The Apprentice" | Join Kelly and her guest Dr. Randal Pinkett, keynote speaker at the Business Fair Opportunity luncheon. Dr. Pinkett is a nationally known entreprenuer, speaker, author and community servant. He was the season 4 winner on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" television shows. Also joining us are Maggie Riley, MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council; Nicole Bly, CenturyLink; and Lenora Payne, Technology Group Solutions, as they discuss the opportunities at the MAMBDC's Business Opportunity Fair on May 27, at the Overland Park Convention Center. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE107 - Mary Beth Izard, author of BoomerPreneurs | Join Kelly and her guest, Mary Beth Izard, author of BoomerPreneurs: How Baby Boomers Can Start Their Own Business, Make Money and Enjoy Life. The book is a roadmap to an entrepreneurial future for Baby Boomers who are looking for life on their own terms after years in corporate America, or for a way to make money and enjoy their retirement years. Mary Beth is a professor emeritus, entrepreneur and consultant. She has been a scholar-in-residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and a member of its curriculum development team for the award winning FastTrac programs. As a professor of entrepreneurship, Mary Beth developed and launched the national recognized Entrepreneurship Program at Johnson County Community College. | 4/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE106 - Deborah Collins Stephens, best-selling author | Join Kelly and her guest, Deborah Collins Stephens, best-selling author and cofounder and managing partner of the Center for Innovative Leadership. Deborah is an expert on the human side of business and is passionate about helping leaders build inspired teams. Deborah shares her insights on leadership and talks about This is Not the Life I Ordered, a book she cowrote "for anyone who has ever felt overworked, overwhelmed or just plain unlucky (and, who hasn't?!)." | 4/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE98 - Cynthia Frewen Wuellner | Cynthia Frewen Wuellner founded and operated an architecture firm for 20 years before merging it with another design firm i order to shift her focus to the future of cities. She teaches at the Graduate Program in Futures Studies at the University of Houston as an adjunct professor and at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design. Frewen Wuellner is currently writing a book on how social technologies are transforming the ways we use and build cities. | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE93 - Mark Brigham and Seth Meinzen, serial entrepreneurs | My guests are two serial entrepreneurs. As the son of two life-long entrepreneurs, Mark Brigman heard his calling at a very early age. He started his first business at the age of 17 and launched six more during the next 17 years, spanning a variety of industries. His companies have ranged across a variety of industries. Brigman's expansive career has taken him from serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Marines to a stint as an adjunct professor of economics and statistics to his current role as a business development executive. Brigman has negotiated numerous "industry-first" agreements that resulted in the growth of two $100+ million products. My second guest, Seth Meinzen, has been involved in creating several entrepreneurial ventures. His targeted start-up experience in business development, sales, C-level prospecting, strategy, partnering, market research and online marketing has been instrumental in the growth of many successful startups in the Midwest. His experiences in selling a wide range of state-of- the-art products and services has taught him how to identify, approach and sell solutions to potential customers. | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE92 - Jody Edgarton, Mid-America Regional Council | Jody Edgarton, who heads the international initiatives at Mid-America Regional Council, talks about Futurallia, the largest global conference of small to mid-size businesses in the world. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE91 - John Galloway of 40North | Join Kelly and her guest, 25 Under 25® Award Winner John Galloway, owner of 40North, a full-service landscape architecture and planning practice. John will share his insights on running a successful global company in Kansas City. For John, the entrepreneurial journey started with the realization that he wanted more for his architectural designs. So, he quit his job and formed a company loosely based on the business philosophy of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. For Galloway, the philosophy boils down to making the best product possible, being responsible, not harming the planet and having fun. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE88 - Matt Wood with SCD Probiotics | Matthew Wood founded SCD Probiotics in 1998 after extensive study in the science of beneficial microorganisms. As part of his studies, he conducted primary research on effective microbial technology with international experience around the world. Prior to starting his own company, Matthew worked with other industry experts in the field of probiotics, developing and implementing projects across North America. | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE87 - Barbara Mencer with Business Breakthrough Institute | Barbara Mencer is a professional coach, speaker and trainer specializing in helping professionals and small business owners to grow their businesses. Over the past 25 years, Barbara has served as a strategic director of business development and marketing in professional service companies, and as a consultant, coach and trainer to organizations across many industries. | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE90 - David Bland and Marianne Roos of Travois | Join Kelly and her guests, 25 Under 25® Award winners David Bland and Marianne Roos. They will share their insights on running a successful small company. David Bland has worked on the development of affordable housing for more than 30 years. His big business idea came during a drive across Montana, when he realized that none of the 30 or so reservations he had visited as community affairs manager for the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank had any Low Income Housing Tax Credit-financed affordable housing projects. In 1995, David formed Travois, dedicated to providing assistance to Indian tribes and Indian housing authorities through the use of the LIHTC program. | 2/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE89 - Darren Dupriest, owner of Validity Screening Solutions | Join Kelly and her guest, 25 Under 25® Award Winner Darren Dupriest, owner of Validity Screening Solutions. Darren will share his insights on running a successful small company. After a stint with the FBI, Darren Dupriest created an employment screening division for a national investigative and security consulting firm. In 2004, he acquired this entity and rebranded it as Validity Screening Solutions, an information technology company specializing in employment screening and drug testing. Darren and the Validity team place a premium on advanced technology playing an active role in the deployment of reliable and compliant information. | 2/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE86 - Kathy Koehler, The Koehler Bortnick Team | Kathy Koehler and her daugther, Heather, created The Koehler Bortnick Team, the No. 1 real estate team for buyers and sellers in the KC metropolitan area for the past 17 yrs, with closing volume of $142 million and 464 transactions in 2009. The team is ranked No. 15 nationally in sales volume by the Wall Street Journal. | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE85 - Jay Beller, founder of Mobile Surgical Lasers | Jay Beller is President and co-owner of Mobile Surgical Lasers, Inc. Jay started the company in 1995 after a lengthy medical sales career. He is responsible for managing and growing the company yet remains "hands-on" with case coverage, sales and physician interaction. Prior to starting MSL, Jay worked for several ophthalmic and spine companies in sales management roles. He graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and is a certified laser safety officer. | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE84 - Denise Farris, Farris Law Firm, on certification & procuremen | Denise Farris, Farris Law Firm, discusses how to find contracting opportunities generated through stimulus dollars, the importance of certification for women- and minority-owned businesses, and affirmative action as an economic development tool. | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE83 - Laura O'Rourke, The Culinary Center of KC | Join Kelly and her guest, Laura O'Rourke, owner of the Culinary Center of Kansas City, where "culinarians" of all skill levels can gather together to celebrate the culinary arts in a variety of ways. The Culinary Center was the casting site for a new FOX show called "Master Chef" with Chef Gordon Ramsey, and Laura served as one of the judges. She'll talk with Kelly about that experience, along with the Culinary Center's new teambuilding and community service model for companies, called All Hands For Hunger. | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE82 - Denise Mills, Nancy Campbell, & Martie Kernodle ofLeaderFuelNow | Join Kelly and her guests Denise Mills, Marty Kernoodle and Nancy Campbell of LeaderFuelNow, which was recently announced as a 2010 25 Under 25® honoree. LeaderFuel is not your average training, consulting and coaching firm. They are...Issue identifiers. Trusted advisors. Solution providers. Positive enablers. A team of seasoned professionals that get to the core of your organization's people problems, and deliver actionable results to move the needle for your business. LeaderFuel develops and delivers consulting, training and coaching programs designed to energize people, maximize performance and productivity and streamline business. | 1/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE81 - Mark Victor Hansen, The Richest Kids in America | Join Kelly as she talks to "America's Ambassador of Possibility," Mark Victor Hansen, entrepreneur, author and speaker. Mark is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, which propelled him into the global spotlight. Mark's newest book, The Richest Kids In America, features some amazing entrepreneurial superstars among the youth of America. This interview discusses how they discovered their passion, the steps they took to build their business, who supported them along the way, and why they are all choosing to give back to their communities. You'll learn the key principles that catapulted them to success and how those same principles can lead you to a lifetime of fulfillment. | 12/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE80 - Noah Blumenthal, author of best-seller Be the Hero | Join me and guest Noah Blumenthal, best-selling book author and president of Leading Principles, Inc., a coaching company that supports managers, executives, and CEOs in finding fresh perspectives and building heroic leadership for themselves and their organizations. As a keynote speaker, coach and consultant, Noah has worked with clients in the Fortune and Global 500. He has been featured in the New Your Times, CBS News, MSNBC News, the Chicago Sun Times, Investors Business Daily and Newsday. His two books, Be the Hero and You're Addicted to You, help readers develop personal accountability and self-leadership. | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE78 - Mary Beth Lacluyse, Small and Home Business Connection | Mary Beth discusses Global Entrepreneurship Week and the Small and Home Business Connection's upcoming B2B Expo | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE79 - Mike Lee, VP of Commercial Services for Time Warner Cable | Mike discusses the advantages of TWC's latest Ethernet offerings for small businesses, including affordability, scalability and security. | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE77 - John Landsberg guest hosts with Don Gossman | John Landsberg, owner of Leawood-based Bottom Line Communications, is special guest host for this show. John has been an online columnist for KC Small Business for about two years and has done marketing, media relations and training for business clients since 1996. In addition, Landsberg has taught a variety of college classes on sales, marketing, journalism and consumer behavior. John's guest is Don Gossman, president of Gossman and Associates, an Overland Park-based appraisal company he founded in 1979. Gossman will tell a fascinating story about how his small business worked with the FBI in 2006 to help uncover a major mortgage fraud effort under way in Kansas City, and how that experience completely changed his life. | 11/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE74 - Jan Sokoloff Harness, Chief Creative Officer, Sokoloff Harness | Jan Sokoloff Harness, Chief Creative Officer of Sokoloff Harness Communications LLC, a company she launched in 2002. Jan is an award-winning writer, published poet and communications coach. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies to non-profit agencies. Jan built her career as creative director, Blades & Associates; communications consultant, CCG; assistant director, UMKC Office of University Communications; and news director, KUDL-FM and WHB-710 AM. | 10/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE76 - Brian Jones, author of Ordinary Greatness | Join me as I welcome Brian Jones, author of Ordinary Greatness. He discusses how to bring out to create a workplace climate for bringing out the best in everyone in your organization. | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE75 - Diane Botwin, Botwin Commercial Development | Join me as I talk with Diane Botwin about the landlord-tenant relationship and how to work together collaboratively, especially in a down economy. | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE73 - Jeff Henry, founder & CEO of BIGSHOT | Join me as I welcome Jeff Henry, founder and CEO of BIGSHOT, a full-service marketing and ad agency. Jeff took a detour from the nightclub and restaurant industry to follow his passion for design. Freelancing work after graduating with degrees in design and English led to the founding of BIGSHOT in 1999. After more than a decade, the company has grown from a one-man design shop to a full-service agency that specializes in Web development and online search. | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE72 - Mike Saxton | Join me as I welcome Mike Saxton, CEO of Business Transition Specialists. | 10/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE71 - Mark Victor Hansen | Join me as I welcome Mark Victor Hansen, "America's Ambassador of Possibility," to talk about his latest book "Cash in a Flash." Mark is chief executive officer of M.V. Hansen & Associates, Inc., co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises Inc. and president of One Minute Millionaire, LLC. The Chicken Soup idea was just one of many that has propelled Mark into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, best-selling author and marketing maven. His credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive academic background. He is also a prolific writer with many popular books such as The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, Dare to Win and others. His new book The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth is destined to inspire the creation of one million new millionaires this decade. He co-authored this book with Robert G. Allen, best-selling author of Nothing Down, Multiple Streams of Income and Multiple Streams of Internet Income. | 10/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE70 - David Kord Murray, author of "Borrowing Brilliance," #10 on WSJ | Join me as I welcome David Kord Murray, the author of the best-selling Borrowing Brilliance, which is ranked on the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Business Books list. David has been an entrepreneur, scientist (worked on the Space Shuttle and the Star Wars program), salesman (selling nuclear weapons), marketing executive, innovation leader (for Inuit), web designer, CEO, inventor (he has a few patents to his name), rock climber, skier, mountaineer (he's summited Mt. McKinley) , and - now - a writer. At one point in his career, he made millions of dollars from a single, simple idea; at another point he filed for personal bankruptcy protection (unfortunately, in that order). But failure is temporary, he says, just like success. They're both part of the creative process, both just different stops on the same journey. David's new book is about how to construct a new idea and apply it to solve an important problem. His thesis is simple: That new ideas are constructed out of existing ideas. It's the cerebral law of physics. And it's what all creative thinkers do, whether they admit it or not. Brilliance is borrowed, he says. Period. "I've learned two things," David says, "the first is that the creative process is very simple. The second is, at the same time, it's incredibly difficult. But, at least it's no longer a mystery." | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE69 - Kimberly Douglas, author of The Firefly Effect | Listen in as Kimberly Douglas, president of Firefly Facilitation, discusses the 10 pitfalls of pitiful meetings and offers techniques for fixing them. Kimberly is president of Firefly Facilitation, a firm that specializes in designing and facilitating leadership team effectiveness and strategic planning. She has more than 25 years of experience building the effectiveness of teams, including as an HR executive at Coca-Cola and an entrepreneurial health care organization. Her book The Firefly Effect: Build Teams That Capture Creativity and Catapult Results was published by Wiley in April 2009. Her Web site is www.fireflyfacilitation.com | 9/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE68 - Cyndi Laurin, co-author of The Rudolph Factor | Join me as I welcome Cyndi Laurin, co-author of The Rudolph Factor and founder of Guide to Greatness, LLC. Passionate about provoking thought in individuals and organizations, her insights and expertise in process improvement, performance management and innovation are transforming organizations. The Rudolph Factor is designed to inspire a movement towards creating more people-centric organizations. In the book, Laurin and co-author Craig Morningstar contend that 10 percent of employees are true innovators, but in many cases their innovative thinking is not being fully leveraged due to the organizational culture and environment they're working in. The book is a vehicle for transforming peoples' lives and the organizations they operate in. | 9/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE67 - Dale Knoop, Mike Craig & John Epperson of Ruxter | Join me as I talk with Mike Craig, Dale Knoop, and John Epperson of Ruxter, a company that specializes in mobile messaging so you can communicate with your on-the-go clients, customers and members. Tune in to learn how to put this technology to work in your business! We'll be conducting a demonstration for setting up a free account and site during the show. Log in to ruxter.com as you listen to the show and you'll be up and running right away. | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE66 - Mike Brown, founder of Brainzooming guest hosts again | Get your creative engines running this Friday! Join guest host Mike Brown, creator of the popular blog Brainzooming, and an expert on strategy, creativity and innovation, as he discusses "What Can U Do When U Can't Do What U've Done Before?" | 8/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE65 - Andy Homoly of Homoly Construction | Joining me is Andy Homoly, owner of Homoly Construction. Homoly, a fifth-generation builder and licensed civil engineer, founded the company in 1997. Homoly grew up in the construction business, working with his father Guy from an early age. Homoly is a full-service construction company, building new homes, remodeling and commercial projects up to $10 million. | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE64 - Quint Studer, The Studer Group | Join me as I welcome Quint Studer, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top. He'll be talking on the topic of "Recession Rx for Business: Eleven Ways to Infuse Your Company with the Leadership Skills to Thrive in Tough Times." After leading organizations to breakthrough results, Quint formed Studer Group, an outcomes firm that implements evidence-based leadership systems that help clients attain and sustain outstanding results. He was named one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare" by Modern Healthcare magazine for his work on institutional healthcare improvement. Studer was named "Master of Business" by Inc. magazine. He is the author of Business Week bestseller Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference and 101 Answers to Questions Leaders Ask. For more information, visit studergroup.com. | 7/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE63 - Colleen Payne-Nabors, Mobile Cardiac Imaging | Join me as I talk with Colleen J. Payne-Nabors, founder and president of Mobile Cardiac Imaging, one of the country's fastest-growing private companies. Starting from humble beginnings in 1998, Colleen has built MCI into a multi-billion dollar business. We'll talk with Colleen about her business and about her new book I Did It My Way and . . . It Worked!, a comprehensive success story of one woman's journey to becoming a multi-million dollar entrepreneur. She'll share with us her insights and experiences , strategies and tactics for increasing your entrepreneurial IQ and lead you down the path to success. A much sought-after speaker, Colleen and her story have been featured in numerous publications, and she has been honored with several awards, including the 2007 Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year Award, 2007 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, 2004 Tulsa Innovator of the Year, Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Women in Business, and numerous others. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE62 - Denise Henning, founder of The Henning Law Firm PC | Join me tomorrow as I welcome Denise Henning, founder of The Henning Law Firm, P.C., a 25 Under 25 (R) Award winning firm with practice areas that include workplace accidents, product liability, wrongful death, personal injury and medical malpractice. Denise will talk with us about the types of automobile insurance business owners should carry to protect themselves against accidents involving employees who drive for the company, discuss areas where employers may be liable for the actions of their drivers, and offer other insights into areas where businesses may be vulnerable. Denise will also discuss how to keep a business operating when the owner is coping with a serious or long-term illness. | 7/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE61 - Susan Oswalt, Your Marketing Architect | Today I visited with Susan Oswalt, principle architect of Your Marketing Architect. Susan's story evolves from over 20 years of developing and executing marketing and sales strategies, across a broad spectrum of business sizes and models. She has worked with some of the world's most recognized brands, including Coca-Cola, Minute Maid, Coppertone, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Green Giant, Hi-C, Angel Soft, and Gerber. She spent nearly a decade with the Coca-Cola company and another 10 years leading marketing consulting teams for Nielsen, the world's leading provider of marketing and media information. With a keen sense of marketplace opportunity and the know-how to develop new channels, leverage technology, build brand equity, and evaluate marketing ROI, Susan helps high-growth businesses reach their goals through solid marketing practices. | 7/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE60 - Robert Hatch, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Cereal Ingredients | Bob Hatch is the CEO of Cereal Ingredients, located in Leavenworth, KS. The company produces fruit analogs and inclusion pieces called Flav-R-Bites, which add flavor, color and texture to baked goods and pre-blended mixes; others create swirl effects in bakery products. In this interview he chats with us about what's happening with his company, including recently winning the 2009 Kansas Governor's Exporter of the Year Award. Bob has been in the food business for the better part of 46 years, starting with General Mills after graduate school, where he spent 22 years and was an executive vice president. In 1984 he came to Kansas City to become CEO of Interstate Bakeries Corporation. After a successful employee-leveraged buy-out at IBC, he did LBO buy-out work-outs for CitiBank until he decided to start Cereal Ingredients in 1990. | 7/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE59 - Mike Brown, creator of Brainzooming blog, Guest Hosts | Get your creative engines running this Friday! Join guest host Mike Brown, creator of the popular blog Brainzooming, and an expert on strategy, creativity and innovation, as he discusses "What Can U Do When U Can't Do What U've Done Before?" | 6/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE58 - Shelley Armato, owner of Marathon Digital Services | About three years ago, Shelley Armato sat in a parking lot waiting for her husband - this is what they called their â??Saturday Dateâ?? - while he checked on the painters from his commercial painting business. When he got in the car she would hear about the jobs that he was underbid, or heâ??d say, â??If the owner only knew that the sub-contractor is banking on the change order,â?? or â??I wish I had known that they had approved the ASI.â?? Curious, Shelley educated herself on the construction industry and found a system that is so broken that the owner frequently serves as a banker, blind to what is really happening with the project. She told her husband, Dominick, that she wanted to change this unnecessary tradition of â??Saturday Datesâ?? for all families in the construction world. The Armatos bought blue printing equipment, found a partner, Kevin Rowe, and started talking about solutions. MySmartPlans, a digital dashboard that manages projects from start to finish, was developed. Shelley started calling on architects and doing lunch-and-learns. Every time she left an office she would come back with more ideas for solutions. She called on many of the leaders of the KC construction industry, getting some resistance at first that Marathon was â??just a mom and pop shop.â?? Now, Marathon Digital Services provides a cutting edge technological solution for the construction industry, operating out of a 10,000 square foot building. Find out more about Shelley and how she and her partners are building the company . . . | 6/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE57 - Serial entrepreneur Deb Turpin, owner of River City Studio | Joining us is well-known Kansas City serial entrepreneur Deb Turpin, owner of River City Studio, a 2009 25 Under 25 award-winning full-service marketing company that offers graphic design, Web design, strategic marketing, public relations and social media. The company hosts and manages more than 250 Web sites and manages the brands of numerous entrepreneurial companies. River City is celebrating 25 years in business in 2009, and Deb joins us to talk about the highs and lows, triumphs and challenges of growing a business during that time. She also provides insights into how to use social media to build your business. | 6/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE56 - Shelly Searcy, Power On Technologies | Join us as we talk with Shelly Searcy, co-owner of Power On Technologies. Power On, a 25 Under 25® award-winning company, is a provider of imaging equipment, scanning, document management software as well as network, computer and server support. Shelly, a business owner who jumped into the social networking arena and taught herself the ins and outs of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and other online applications, will share her insights into how to use social networking tools to enhance business relationships and grow your business. | 5/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE55 - Paul Kotz of FRD Communications | Join us as we talk with Paul Kotz of FRD Communications, a 25 Under 25® Class of 2009 award winner. This innovative company uses 21st century technology tools to offer services in print procurement, traditional and e-commerce based fulfillment and distribution, ad specialties and customized Web tools. FRD Communications also has offices in China and discusses the ins and outs of international trade. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE52 - Rick Viar, president of Summit Bank of Kansas City | Joining us is Rick Viar, president of Summit Bank of Kansas City, who talks with us about how the stimulus money allocated to the SBA affects community banks and what banks are looking for before they approve a loan. Summit Bank of Kansas City is a community bank located in Lee's Summit, Mo., providing a variety of personal and business banking services. It is also an SBA Preferred lender. | 5/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE54 - Julie Weeks, founder of Womenable | Joining us is Julie Weeks, the president and CEO of Womenable, a research, program and policy development consultancy that enables women's entrepreneurship worldwide. She is one of the world's leading experts in the field of women's entrepreneurship, with public and private sector experience in the areas of research, public policy and program management. Just last week, Julie returned from Rwanda, where she is involved in efforts to help women build businesses. She'll join us tomorrow to talk about the goals of the work in Rwanda and how Kansas City businesswomen can become involved in mentoring these women. She also has led, coordinated or consulted on international research on women business owners and their enterprises in more than a dozen countries, and presented findings of a five-country study on women business owners in the Middle East and North Africa in 2007 and addressed women's enterprises at a 2005 World Bank conference. For three years, Julie served as Executive Director of the National Women's Business Council, a federally-funded bipartisan policy advisory body created by the U.S. Congress to serve as an independent voice of women's entrepreneurship and an advisor to the President, U.S. Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on women's entrepreneurship issues. Prior to that, Julie spent nine years as the Director of Research and Managing Director of the Center for Women's Business Research, a nonprofit organization that conducts research among women business owners and their enterprises. She has also served as Deputy Chief Counsel for Statistics and Research at the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Vice President for Research and Public Policy at two market research firms. | 5/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE51 - Suzy Welch, author of new best-seller 10-10-10 | Join me as I welcome Suzy Welch, popular national columnist and best-selling book author. Her latest book, 10-10-10, was released just last week and is climbing the charts. Suzy will be talking with us about 10-10-10, which is a fresh approach to critical decision-making that is used by business owners, executives, government officials, and anyone who has important decisions to make. Suzy Welch is an author, commentator and business journalist. The widely read weekly column The Welch Way she writes with her husband, Jack Welch, appears in BusinessWeek magazine and is published by the New York Times syndicate in more than 45 major newspapers around the world, reaching more than 8 million readers. The Welches are also the co-authors of Winning, a #1 Wall Street Journal and international bestseller, and its companion volume, Winning: The Answers. Suzy is a columnist for O - The Oprah Magazine, and is also an Executive-in-Residence at Babson College's Center for Women's Leadership, where she works with undergraduates and MBAs and often lectures on issues of women's leadership. Suzy received her BA from Harvard College in 1981 and then joined The Miami Herald as a reporter. She left daily journalism to attend Harvard Business School, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar in 1988. After Harvard Business School, Suzy worked as a management consultant, specializing in strategy and manufacturing. She joined the Harvard Business Review as a senior editor in 1995 and was named editor-in-chief in 2001. During her tenure at HBR, Suzy was the author of numerous articles on leadership, change, creativity and organizational behavior, as well as the contributor to several books on management. | 4/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE49 - Craig Wood, Johnson County Environmental Department | Join me as I welcome Craig Wood, the Solid Waste Management Coordinator with the Johnson County Environmental Department, whose responsibilities include implementation of the County's Solid Waste Management Plan for the private sector. This includes directing efforts to identify recycling needs, concerns and constraints for companies. He is also a resource for small businesses, providing assistance with starting a recycling program at your business, improving your current recycling program, showing the benefits of tracking your waste reduction strategies, encouraging the purchase products made from recycled content, working with vendors who have reuse programs and saving you money by helping to reduce the amount of waste that you pay for. | 4/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE50 - Renee Kerckhoff, owner of Rudroff Heating and Air Conditioning | We welcome Renee Kerckhoff, owner of Rudroff Heating and Air Conditioning, a family-owned business that is celebrating 50 years in business. Renee will be talking about how the business started, what it's like to be a female running what has been primarily a man's business and what she sees as the future of the industry. She'll also be talking about rebates customers can get on replacement systems under the stimulus package. In addition to industry endeavors, Renee is active in advocating for entrepreneurs, twice being mentioned in 2007 on the floor of the US Senate regarding small business issues (health care and inheritance taxes). She also served as President of the Belton Chamber of Commerce in 2008, only the second woman to hold that title. | 4/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE48 - Kevin Kagay of Bear Creek Bronze | Join me as I welcome Kevin Kagay, president of Bear Creek Bronze. In 2000 Kevin Kagay's father, Wes, was considering acquiring a company he had previously owned. The company, National Aluminum Brass Foundry, Inc., was built in 1921 and had serviced a multitude of markets during its existence. It was primarily known for producing copper and yellow brass battery terminals for the automotive, marine, heavy equipment, and military. Domestically, it had around 95 percent of the market share. National Aluminum Brass Foundry, Inc. began to lose ground in the 70's to other types of battery terminals made of lesser quality materials and other forms of manufacture such as lead terminals, steel stampings, etc. With this available capacity in the manufacturing facility, Kevin was asked to conduct research to evaluate if the company could invent and produce a product line for a larger market. Domestically, only a handful of manufacturers produce similar items at a higher price. This was Kevin's motivation for inventing Bear Creek Bronze, which now consists of more than 950 stock numbers of solid cast metal tile, cabinet hardware, switch and outlet covers, and plaques. The company also offers the custom capabilities of reproducing corporate logos on solid cast brass, bronze, copper, white bronze and aluminum items such as tile, signage, key chains, necklaces, or other decorative and functional items. | 4/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE47 - Gary Cook, District Director of the SBA's KC District Office | Join me as I welcome Gary Cook, Director of the Kansas City District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Gary will be talking with us about the stimulus package and the SBA's new programs to get the economy moving again for small businesses. As district director, Cook is responsible for the management and delivery of the SBA's programs in 89 counties served by the Kansas City district office and Springfield branch office. | 4/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE46 - Jeanne Johnson, serial entrepreneur & self-proclaimed Girl Geek | Join me as I welcome Jeanne Johnson, serial entrepreneur and self-proclaimed "Girl Geek." She is the owner of Server Centric Consulting, a B2B IT consulting firm, and Debit Exchange, an online B2B billpay company. She has three new businesses in the hopper too. The eldest daughter of a large military family, Jeanne personifies the Frans Johansson Medici Effectâ??her nomadic experience and cross-field/cross-cultural combinations have resulted in an explosion of creative and successful business ideas. She started early tooâ??at the age of 10 she launched Your PaperPerson in Philadelphia, PA, and went on to win the area wide competition as the youngest person and only female to win the 10-day Walt Disney World grand prize trip. Tune in to hear what Jeanne's been up to since visiting Mickey . . . we may need more than the hour the show allows! | 3/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE45 - Steve Mathews, president and CEO of Paceline Products | Join me as I welcome Steve Mathews, president and CEO of Paceline Products, one of the 25 companies named to the 25 Under 25® Class of 2009. The company, founded in 1993, is a manufacturer and wholesaler of quality cycling products, including Chamois Butt'r, Halo Headbands, Headsweats Performance Headwear, nuun Electrolyte Tablets and many others. Paceline supplies products to bicycle, running and sporting goods specialty shops in the USA, Canada and Brazil. These retailers make our products available to consumers. Tune in to hear Steve's entrepreneurial story and the formula for success that's created an award-winning company. To listen to last week's interview with Unchained Creative | 3/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE44 - Jody Barrett, president of Unchained Creative | Join me as I welcome Jody Barrett, president, of Unchained Creative, one of the 25 companies named to the 25 Under 25® Class of 2009. Unchained Creative provides a complete range of marketing solutions, from corporate events to the design and management of trade exhibits and large-scale mobile marketing tours. Tune in to hear their entrepreneurial story and the formula for success that's created an award-winning company. | 3/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE43 - Joe Bisogno - founder and CEO of Mr. Goodcents | Join me as I welcome Joe Bisogno, founder and CEO of Mr. Goodcents, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. You'll hear Joe's entrepreneurial story, about his mentoring relationship with McDonalds' founder Ray Kroc, and his franchise formula . . . As Joe himself likes to say, it all started with a glass of lemonade... In 1961, 6-year-old Joe tested the waters of business ownership with a lemonade stand. He continued to build his savings account by sweeping barbershop floors, shining shoes, and running a paper route. Unlike most teenagers Joe invested his savings into his future. From 1972-1976, Joe owned and operated his own ice cream truck, gas station and used car lot. "I always wanted to be in business for myself. I was always looking at how I could change things and make them better," he said. For the next decade, Joe learned important lessons in restaurant management by working at the McDonalds Corporation. The most important of these lessons came from chain founder, Ray Kroc: "If you take care of the customer, the customer will take care of you." On March 1,1989, Joe opened his first Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pastas restaurant in Lenexa, Kansas. As company founder and CEO, even today Joe continues to call himself the chief cook and bottle washer at Mr. Goodcents. "Eye on Small Business" is heard every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Hot Talk 1510AM with host Kelly Scanlon, publisher of Kansas City Small Business Monthly. You can also listen through the Web at http://www.1510.com/. | 2/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE42 - Dan Rouen of Tickets for Less and Patrice Manuel of P/Strada | Join me as I welcome the owners of two of our 25 Under 25 Class of 2009 winners. Dan Rouen is the owner of Tickets For Less, a locally owned ticket broker that buys and sells tickets for nationwide concerts and sporting events on the secondary market. Find out how Dan's frustration, eBay and a KU basketball game led to a growing entrepreneurial venture. P/Strada is a management consulting company that has been helping organizations develop staff and organizational structure since 2001. Find out how she uses the principles of HIT to help her own organizations and others achieve their potential. | 2/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE40 - Eye on Small Business | Join me as I welcome Brett Littrell, president of Midwest Technology Connection. MTC is conducting an XTREME Technology contest and offering a grand prize of a technology business makeover valued at up to $130,000. Makeovers for second through sixth places are valued in total at $50,000. Applications must be completed and turned in by April 3, 2009 and all winners will be announced at MTC's event on April 19. I also welcome Jim Tracy, founder and president of America's Best Companies, who will be talking about a dozen easy ways to increase your business during an economic downturn. | 2/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE39 - Jayne Torline - 3 Women & An Oven | Join me as I welcome Jayne Torline of 3 Women & An Oven, one of the companies being honored in the 25 Under 25® Class of 2009. The company began in April 2002 with three women entrepreneurs . . . and, of course, an oven. Six years and hundreds of thousands of servings later, 3 Women & An Oven is still baking up success. You can find their luscious desserts in select Kansas City restaurants, Dean & Deluca in Town Center and online. | 2/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE38 - Rob Sweeney of TextCaster | Join me as I welcome Rob Sweeney, founder and CEO of TextCaster, one of the companies being honored in the 25 Under 25® Class of 2009. During his business career, Rob has started two businesses and has held technology sales and senior management positions with companies like First Data, CyberCash, Hewlett-Packard, Sybase and Palm Computing. He has a proven track record of successfully running businesses while also selling software and technology-based applications from the conceptual development stage to deployment in industries that include online banking, wireless communications and e-Commerce. Following a successful 10 years with American Express and Envoy Corporation, Rob started his first business called Sweeney's Shamrock Café & Pub. It was first conceived out of a vision to implement a specialty restaurant in Ireland based on demand and tax incentives from the Irish government. Following extensive research, the idea evolved into a successful food, beverage and entertainment enterprise located in south Kansas City, opening in early 1991, and selling at a profit in 1995. In direct sales roles and in senior management positions, Rob has generated license revenue exceeding $20 million per year for leading companies like Financial Fusion, a subsidiary of Sybase, and VeriFone, a subsidiary at the time of Hewlett-Packard. His efforts have included the successful deployment of online banking solutions for financial institutions ranging in size from small community banks and credit unions to the largest banks in the United States, including Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual, US Bank, Banco Popular, World Savings & National City Bank. During a short stint at Palm, Rob oversaw development of wireless enterprise solutions for the financial industry. Shortly after leaving Palm, he conceived the idea of a wireless text-messaging platform that could reach the patrons of all wireless carriers and paging companies in the United States and Canada. In 2003, TextCaster was launched initially as a research and development project to determine the concept's viability. Today, the patented, multi-modal TextCaster communication platform serves more than 700 clients in media, education, government as well as small-to-medium businesses. | 1/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE41 - KTEC PIPELINE: Tracy Taylor, Joni Cobb, Dan Melton, Gina Danner | Join me as I welcome Joni Cobb, president of KTEC Pipeline, and Tracy Taylor, President and CEO of KTEC. PIPELINE is an innovative program designed to identify high potential technology entrepreneurs, match them with best-in-class training, resources and mentors and facilitate their dynamic growth in Kansas. Joining us also are two entrepreneurs who are part of the program. Dan Melton, a mentee in the program, is the founder and team chief for npT Labs, a company that develops web-driven products and solutions to improve the effectiveness, cost-saving or impact of public-sector organizations. Gina Danner, CEO of MailPrint, is Dan's mentor in the program. | 1/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE37 - John "JR" Schuller of JR & Co, Inc. | Join me as I welcome John "JR" Schuller, CEO and principal of JR & Co. Inc., a roofing firm that specializes in private-sector, commercial re-roofing. We'll hear John's entrepreneurial story and business philosophies. "Roofing requires basic logic," John says. "Think like a raindrop." | 11/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE36 - Donna Childs, Prepared Small Business | Join me as I welcome Donna Childs, author of Prepare for the Worst, Plan for the Best: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Small Businesses as she talks with us about how to create a contingency plan for your business. Childs is a former senior executive at one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, a position that required her to deal with major and minor disasters on a daily basis. This experience proved critical when she established her own small business in Lower Manhattan. Her company, located on Wall Street, was directly impacted by the events of Sept. 11. That experience gave her first-hand knowledge of what small businesses must do to ensure they are protected from disasters. In 2007, the National Association of Women Business Owners named Childs its Woman Business Owner of the Year. | 11/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE30 - Michael Shirley of Michael Shirley & Associates | Micheal Shirley is the founder of Michael Shirley & Associates, a retained executive search firm. Tune in to find out how your growing business can work with a firm like Michael Shirley & Associates to create and hire a top-notch management team that can lead your company to higher levels of growth. Shirley also has tips on how to weather an economic downturn. | 10/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE35 - Cheryl Smith, Kansas City Home Care | Welcome Cheryl Smith, founder and president of Kansas City Home Care, a leading home care agency in the Kansas City area that is celebrating 20 years in business. Cheryl started the company with $5,000 of her own savings, one employee (herself) and a vision for better care options for seniors. Today KCHC has found success as a niche agency in the booming industry of eldercare. The company has more than 100 employees and is the leading local provider of home care services. The company was also recently selected for the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S. We'll be talking with Smith about how she grew Kansas City Home Care into a successful home care service agency and the lessons she's learned in business along the way. | 10/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE34 - Karen Duffy-Ameristar Casino; Marilyn Townsend-CEP | Join me as I welcome Karen Duffy, Argosy Casino, and Marilyn Townsend, Controlled Environmental Products. They will be talking with us about Casino Marketplace 2008. | 10/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE33 - Brent Blake-All About Travel & Brad Smith-UMB Bank | Do you travel to do business? Then be sure to tune in tomorrow to hear "How Travel Tomorrow Will Affect Businesses' Bottom Line . . ." Joining me are Brent Blake (left), co-owner of All About Travel, the Kansas City area's largest, locally-owned business travel management firm, and Justin Meyer, manager of air service development at the Kansas City Aviation Department, to talk with us about a first-of-its-kind conference on the status of the air travel industry and the major changes business travelers soon will face. Joining me in the second half of the show is Brad Smith (left), the Executive Vice President, Consumer Services, UMB, who will be talking with us about what the current economic crisis means to small businesses. Brad will be addressing questions such as: Will credit be harder to come by? Are my employees' 401k plans safe? Are my deposits safe in my local bank? Is the financial rescue plan passed by the Senate the solution? | 10/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE32 - Jason Lofton of QTI | Jason Lofton, owner of QTI, talks with me about how to use MBE certification to win contracts and build your business - the right way! From understanding what your company is capable of handling, to knowing what corporations and governmental agencies are looking for, to working through the bid process, to making sure your company is competitive, Jason provides insights that will give you a head start in the process. | 9/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE31 - Steve LeCerf of the Jewish Vocational Service | Is employee attraction and recruitment a challenge? It is for many small business owners who don't have a dedicated HR staff. Join me as I welcome guest Steve LeCerf, an employee specialist in the Employee Services Department at the Jewish Vocational Service. JVS partners with area businesses and not-for-profits to help clients find and pursue employment opportunities. The organization provides job readiness training, job placement, and follow-up services as well as mediation in culture-related work issues. Tune is as we discuss JVS and other alternate employee recruitment sources. | 8/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE29 - Laura Liswood, Secretary General, Council of Women World Leader | Join me as I welcome Laura Liswood, Senior Advisor for Goldman Sachs and Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders, an organization she co-founded in August 1996 with President VigdÃs Finnbogadóttir of Iceland. The council is composed of current and former women presidents and prime ministers. The work of the Council expands the understanding of leadership, establishes a network of resources for high-level women leaders, and provides a forum for the group to contribute input and shape the international issues important to all people. From 1992-96, as Director of the Women's Leadership Project, Liswood identified global leadership contributions by women heads of state. She interviewed 15 current and former women presidents and prime ministers, which is chronicled in her book and video documentary, Women World Leaders. Her quest was to find out what it would take for a woman to become President of the United States. Liswood, a nationally recognized speaker, author, and advisor, has contributed to leadership in the women's community for more than 20 years as a member of the International Women's Forum, Leadership America, the board of the First Women's Bank of California, and the Washington Women's Political Caucus. Former commissioner of the City of Seattle Women's Commission, Liswood was the owner/publisher of Seattle Woman and is the founder of May's List, a bipartisan political donor network emphasizing women's leadership in the political arena. In 2000, the Secretary of Defense appointed her to a three-year term of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Liswood joined the District of Columbia's police force as a reserve officer, and is now a sergeant. | 7/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE28 - Mid-Year Financial Review with Angela Betts, UMB | Right now is a good time to review your finances and assess your needs for the second half of the year. Lowering energy bills, reviewing new tax rules, improving cash flow and restructuring debt are some considerations experts recommend. Tune in as I welcome Angela Betts, Senior Vice President, Consumer Services Division, at UMB, and get tips from a financial expert on how to conduct a review and make sure you finish the year in a strong financial position. Angela has spent 15 years at UMB in the Operations and Consumer Services divisions, including holding positions as a department supervisor, branch manager, corporate support specialist and regional manager. In addition to Kansas City, Angela has worked for UMB in Denver and St. Louis. Angela also serves on the board of Northland Neighborhoods and is a volunteer classroom teacher for Junior Achievement. | 7/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE27 - Amy Hoppenrath, AH Marketing | Join me tomorrow as I welcome Amy Hoppenrath, founder of AH Marketing. Amy has more than 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing and public relations. Her specialty is building brand strategy. Tune in and listen as Amy delves into how YOU can develop a sound brand and marketing strategy that will differentiate you from the competition. Before joining AH Marketing, Amy worked in a dual role as Midwest Region Director of Strategic Marketing for CBIZ Accounting & Tax Advisory and National Director of Marketing and Growth for Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. She was responsible for the marketing strategy and implementation of branding efforts that included advertising, sponsorships and public relations; targeted marketing; and comprehensive niche/service marketing programs. Prior to her corporate work, Amy spent more than 19 years with advertising, public relations and marketing communications agencies. | 6/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE26 - Mike Brown, YRC Worldwide | Join me as I welcome Mike Brown, vice president of marketing strategy at YRC Worldwide, a Fortune 300 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, with more than $9 billion in annual revenue. Mike has been at the forefront of leading culture change, contributing new approaches to developing customer insights, creating simplified tools for strategic planning, and aligning sales, marketing and sponsorship strategies for maximum impact. Mike plays a key strategic and marketing role at YRC Worldwide, which has one of the most surprising business turnaround stories of the past decade; it's risen to be the most admired in its industry and tripled in size during one 18-month period. Mike is the author of a daily blog on strategy and innovation and is also recognized as an outstanding facilitator for strategic thinking and planning, bringing out the best thinking in diverse groups through interactive exercises that combine a strategic perspective and creativity for new and successful results. A frequent speaker to organizations, industry associations and universities, Mike talks with us about one of his most requested topics: "Taking the NO out of InNOvation." | 6/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE25 - Art Shafer, The Intellectual Property Center | Join me as I talk with Art Shafer, founder of the Intellectual Property Center, as he walks us through the various types of intellectual property your business may own, the importance of protecting it, who may or may not own it in an employee-employer relationship, and a discussion about intellectual property and the Internet. | 5/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE17 - Tom Dapp, Success Business Brokers | Serial entrepreneur Tom Dapp talks with me about his various ventures, including Computer Renaissance, New Horizons Learning Centers, Kinetics, a business consultancy and, most recently, Success Business Brokers. Tune in to find out how Tom has successfully led eight businesses and what he's learned from each venture. | 5/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE15 - Paul Schmidt, co-owner of FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers | Paul Schmidt, partner with FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers, a 25 Under 25® award-winning company, joins me to talk about running a speakers' bureau, how speaking can help promote one's business, the changes he and his business partner Steve Gardner have made since purchasing the company in 2005, and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Paul is 14-year veteran of the technology Industry. Prior to acquiring FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers, he worked for Fortune 500 companies VERITAS, Computer Associates, StorageTek, and Anthem Electronics, a division of Arrow Electronics in a variety of sales roles. | 5/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE1 - MT Kelson, Business Writer | With Valentine's Day just around the corner, thoughts turn to the laws of attraction and the pursuit of love....and the inevitable fall off that romantic cliff into certain relationship failure. Huh? According to a new book that made its debut last week, that's exactly where our most intimate relationships are headed. My guest is M.T. Kelson, author of The Medulla Obligation. In the book, Kelson offers readers an explanation of why the romantic heart is ruled by the regulating brain. On tomorrow's show, we'll be discussing how Kelson used his business expertise to author a book on unrelated business issuesâ??he arrived at his thesis for the book by working with and observing the world of corporate aviation. Kelson has spent decades negotiating the expectations of student pilots in the corporate aviation industryâ??particularly when they collide with the physics, politics, and universal standards of flyingâ??and maintaining airplanes and training pilots. The Medulla Obligation is the Kelson's third book. | 5/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE16 - Maggie Riley, Michelle Word, and Christina Sloan | Joining me are three business leaders who will be telling us about a great opportunity to get your business in front of corporate buyers. Maggie Riley with the MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council will join Michelle Word, Supplier Diversity Coordinator, Burns & McDonnell and Christina Sloan, owner of Li'l Guy Foods to bring us up to date on "ExpoOpportunity08: Buyer/Supplier Powerâ??The Key to Inclusion." This 12th Annual Business Opportunity Fair will be held on May 21 at the Overland Park Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tune in to find out the details on the more than 100 exhibitors, sourcing and networking opportunities, how to meet national and local corporate and MBE representatives, and get tickets to the dinner, which features keynote speaker Soledad O'Brien, anchor and correspondant for CNN Special Investigations. | 5/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE2 - Joy Wheeler, health care executive and consultant | Joining me tomorrow is Joy Wheeler, one of Kansas City's most widely recognized women business leaders. Joy is a senior executive with a broad range of health care industry experience. As a CEO responsible for launching a private company, she grew it to $280 million in revenue in 8 years. Joy has held senior leadership roles with major health care corporations and an international consulting firm. She is frequently engaged to speak before national and local organizations on leadership, community service, social issues, and political engagement. Her achievements have been recognized many times over, including recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration's national "Executive Woman and Business Champion of The Year Award." Joy will be joining us to talk about her entrepreneurial career, what she's learned along the journey, and her workplace philosophies, including how to put joy in the workplace. | 4/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE4 - Karen Spengler and Becci West, I Love a Mystery | Joining me are Karen Spangler and Becci West of I Love a Mystery, one of the 2008 25 Under 25® winning companies. At I Love A Mystery, the decor is "Victorian library" with a twist. Visitors are greeted at the door by a gargoyle, while the coffee bar is guarded by a life-size skeleton. Daggers, skulls and poison bottles may be tucked into nooks and crannies, but the atmosphere is cozy, with overstuffed chairs inviting customers to settle in for a read or a nap. The store, which is located in Mission, Kansas (just across the state line from Kansas City, Missouri), is home to about 20,000 used and 3,000 new mystery books, including a large selection of signed first editions. I Love A Mystery is known for its extensive selection of Sherlockiana. | 4/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE5 - Paula Jagemann, Founder & Director of eCommerce Industries, Inc. | How can you capture the market share you need to succeed? Entrepreneurs must be nimble, connected, and most importantly, creative, to capture market share and grow their businesses. Tune in tomorrow as my guests Ellen D'Amato, president and CEO of The Central Exchange, and Paula Jagemann, diretor of eCommerce Industries, bring us up to date on the upcoming Women's Lyceum, an annual leadership conference for women, where Paula will be presenting on how small companies have maximized their petite size to conquer giants. Paula founded eCommerce Industries, a $30 million software company, in 1988. The company's software focuses on accounting and inventory management for small-to-medium sized businesses in office products and other reseller-intense industries. Jagemann raised $89 million in venture capital and grew revenue from zero to $31 million. The company now has a dominant position in the software vertical markets where eCommerce Industries operates, serving 2,500 customers who rely on its software to transact business. As founder and CEO of OnlineOfficeSupplies.com from 1998-2000, Jagemann took the first pure-play office products dealer online and grew revenues from zero to $20 million a year in just 18 months. In 2006, Jagemann was added to the Kauffman Foundation's e-venturing web portal for entrepreneurs as an Editorial Entrepreneurial Advisor. Previously, she served as a Board Member for The National Committee for Entrepreneurship, funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. | 4/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE3 - Margaret Reynolds | Join me as I welcome Margaret Reynolds, managing principal of Reynolds Consulting, who has helped companies with growth planning for over 20 years. She will talk with us about the growth challenges that businesses face and offer up some ideas for putting together a growth plan that works. Margaret has an extensive background in helping companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 to aspiring mid market clients, find ways to innovatively and profitably grow their businesses. Her unique blend of experiences, which include line management as well as strategic planning. Margaret spent the majority of her career with Hallmark Cards, Inc. Her experiences there were wide ranging, including senior executive roles in general management where she had P& L accountability for a large business unit, enterprise level strategic planning, brand development, marketing and marketing research. At Reynolds Consulting, Margaret has applied her skills to a wide variety of industries from manufacturing to banking to service providers. | 1/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE11 - Phil Watlington, author of "The World Is At Your Door" | Phil Watlington, the author of The World Is At Your Door, will take us you on a journey through the major issues confronting individuals, businesses and nations in this great transitional period in history called globalizationâ??the growing economic, social, and political interdependencies of peoples around the world. Phil will be providing insights into understanding and responding to globalization's intoxicating economic, political, and social challenges (and opportunities)â??with creativity, imagination and "new-age innovation. Here's just a sneak peak at what's in store: *Global Strategies for Creative and Innovative Organizations *Education-The Great Equalizer *How to Survive the Competition in a Global Market *Understanding 21st Century Globalization, Its History and Future, and Its Impact on You | 11/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE10 - Don Derry, Jr., owner of KC Building Solutions/KC Waterproofing | Rain, rain, go away . . . That's the chorus many Kansas Citians were singing the last few weeks as several rainstorms made their way through the area. For one area business, though, the rain meant more calls from customers. In fact, that business has announced an expansion! KC Building Solutions will serve as the parent company to KC Waterproofing Solutions as well as two new divisions: KC Foundation Solutions and KC Environmental Solutions. An area building repair fixture since 1985, family-owned KC Waterproofing began specializing in repairing commercial and residential foundations, as well as structural and water control problems. Today, the company has leveraged its expertise to operate KC Waterproofing Solutions, KC Foundation Solutions and KC Environmental Solutions all under the KC Building Solutions umbrella. KC Building Solutions President Don Derry, Jr. says the company's proven track record and steady growth set the stage for their expansion. Tune in and get the full story on the company . . . and you may just pick up a few tips on how to stay dry! | 11/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE8 - Joe Roetheli, inventor of Greenies Dog Treats | Join me and my guest, Joe Roetheli, co-founder of S&M NuTec LLC (Greenies dog treats), and serial entrepreneur. S&M NuTec was born out of the Roetheli family's desire to curb their dog's bad breath. After a rough start-up phase, it grew into a multi-million dollar company that enjoyed international success. In May 2006, Joe and his wife Judy sold the company to Mars Inc. Quintessential entrepreneurs that they are, the Roethelis have gone on to found a non-profit foundation, have recently opened The Spa Tuscano, a state-of-the-art spa in Briarcliff, and have several other entrepreneurial endeavors on the table. Don't miss this interview with one of Kansas City's most successful entrepreneurs in recent years . . . | 10/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE9 - Gabriel Murphy of Aplus.Net | Serial entrepreneur Gabriel Murphy co-founded Communitech more than 10 years ago using a business plan he wrote in college. A few short years later, he sold the business he had built from nothing into a multimillion dollar enterprise with hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. Since then, Gabe has been involved in a number of Web hosting ventures, most recently as an investor and CEO of Aplus.Net, an Internet solutions and Web hosting company. We talk with Gabe about his rapid rise to success during the dot-com boom, his ability to capitalize on that success when so many others of that era couldn't sustain the momentum, his ventures outside of IT, and what he sees as the next innovation in IT. | 9/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE19 - Andy Robin/Gregg Kavet, Seinfeld writers | Meet the writers behind the Seinfeld television program. Andy and Gregg, who penned some of the series' most popular episodes, tallk about their latest award-winning project - an indy film called "Live Free or Die." | 7/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE7 - Garrett Gardner of Full Voice | My guest is Garrett Gardner, the founder and president of FULL VOICEâ?¢, a vocal performance training firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. Gardner is a consultant, personal trainer and facilitator in the implementation of effective vocal communication techniques for the development of business relationships and career enhancement. Mr. Gardner has been described as "one of the nation's foremost vocal performance trainers." Some of his work includes: *Seminar leader in the proper use of voice for effective business management and career development *KOLBEâ?¢ Certified Consultant *Master of Ceremonies for National and Regional conventions *Vocal trainer for individual professionals, business executives, athletes, coaches, sports agents, entertainers, educators and clergy *Certified Management Consultant (CMC) *Instructor in continuing education at the collegiate level *Author, National Professional Publications *Author of You Can Sound Like You Know What You're Saying | 6/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE12 - Denise Farris | Join me as I host Denise Farris, the founder and managing member of the Farris Law Firm, L.L.C. and Public Policy Coordinator for the Kansas City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-KC). Located on the state line in Kansas City, the Farris Law Firm offers services in general business law, commercial construction and equine law for the states of Missouri and Kansas. Denise will be joining us to talk about out why public policy is important for your business, what you can do to shape it, and an upcoming eventâ??Public Policy: Why Should We Care?"â??that will help you become more influential in shaping it. PUBLIC POLICY - It's NOT just for the politicians! | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE18 - 25 Under 25 Winners | Audio from the 25 Under 25 Class of 2007 Video | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE13 - Mary Bicklemeyer Lucas, author of "Lunchmeat & Life Lessons" | Want some prime cut advice? Then join me as Mary Bichelmeyer Lucas, author of "Lunchmeat & Life's Lessons," joins us to talk about how she worked her way up the corporate ladder of the staffing industry and then built her company - MBL Consulting - using the advice and lessons she learned while earning her "B.D." - her Butcher's Daughter degree. Her fatherâ??s advice has helped Mary coach many professionals to reach their goals, enhance their working relationships and improve team performance. Maryâ??s father, John Bichelmeyer, a Kansas City butcher with an eighth-grade education and 10 children, always served up a little wisdom and compassion along with ground beef and bacon to his clientele, friends and family. John came of age in a much simpler time, long before customer service departments or business management seminars. He gave away generous servings of what he called â??comeback sauceâ??â??a little added value to keep his customers returning to his butcher shop, Bichelmeyer Meats, still going strong in Kansas City, KS after 60 years in business. Join us as Mary shares bite-size nuggets of the common sense wisdom she learned from her father and writes about in her book - a book the New York Times Book Review called "Witty, wise and fun to read! We all need someone like John Bichelmeyer in our lives. With a discerning eye, The Butcher's Daughter slices off the choicest bits of wisdom for our consumption. A rare gift of fatherly advice to be shared and treasured." | 2/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE14 - Gina Danner of Mail Print | Join us as Gina Danner, co-owner and CEO of Mail Print, Inc. shares her entrepreneurial story of building Mail Print into an industry leader in printing, mailing and marketing services. She's an expert in Customer Relationship Management and will be able to answer your questions related to customer retention, how often you should be "touching" your customersâ??and the important difference between "touching" and "hitting" customers. Gina will also be discussing innovative marketing tools that you might not have considered. | 1/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE23 - Jill Lublin, author, national radio host, intl. speaker | Tune in as Jill Lublin, best-selling author, national radio host, and international speaker, shares powerful but practical publicity techniques that you can put to use in your business right away! Jill is the founder of GoodNews Media and the CEO of Promising Promotion, a strategic consulting firm. Her book Guerilla Publicity is used in university publicity courses, and Networking Magic made it to #1 on the Barnes and Noble charts. She has 20 years' experience working with ABC, NBC, CBS and other national media that has given her insight into what works for the media. Her clients have been featured in major U.S. newspapers and national magazines as well as on The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America, CNN and other nationally syndicated shows. Join us tomorrow as she shares tips on making guerrilla publicity work, networking, and how to connect with the media. | 9/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE21 - Terrance O'Malley | Visit with Terence O'Malley, director of "Nelly Don: A Stitch in Time," a documentary that tells the story of Kansas Citian Nell Donnelly, who rose to prominence as the countryâ??s leading dress designer for more than 60 years. Oâ??Malley, who is Donnelly's great great nephew, chronicles her success as a dressmaker and as a businesswoman. The story is also filled with the intrigue of Nelly Donâ??s kidnapping and rescue by Kansas City gangsters, her affair with Sen. James A. Reed who was the father of her child, her battles with the unions, including the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and her progressive leadership that endeared her to her workers. Donâ??t miss this opportunity to hear Oâ??Malley tell his auntâ??s story and discuss the research that resulted in the documentary and his book, both of which are garnering rave reviews. | 8/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE22 - Stephanie Frank, author of The Accidental Millionaire | Visit with Stephanie Frank, international speaker and trainer, whose book The Accidental Millionaire shows readers how to blow the lid off the secrets to success. After making her first million in business at the age of 22, she has gone on to help people create passion, purpose and prosperity in their lives. As the founder of Operation Greenlight, she helps people transition from a one-person operation to mastery of their business. On this show, she'll give you the insider scoop for what it REALLY takes to achieve success, make the right decisions, break through barriers and become the powerful leader of your life. | 8/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE24 - Theresa Hook Barton, owner of TNT Forage | Listen in as attorney-turned-entrepreneur Theresa Hook Barton tells how she found herself with a business on her hands after nursing a malnourished mare back to health with a concoction she learned from her grandmother on the farm. | 1/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE20 - Stedman Graham, CEO of S. Graham & Associates | Listen as Stedman Graham discusses his latest New York Times best-selling book â??You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.â?? Graham is CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a Chicago-based corporate and educational marketing and consulting firm. He is also founder of AAD (formerly Athletes Against Drugs), a non-profit organization that provides services to underserved youth and has awarded millions in scholarships since its founding in 1985. | 5/20/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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