BizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business Insights
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe BizTimes MKE podcast, powered by BizTimes Media, is designed to keep you informed and provide ideas and strategies to help improve your business. Each episode features thought-provoking insights and best practices from business and community leaders.
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Héctor Colón: Leadership from listening and lessons from boxing│Ep. 30
April 27, 2020 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBHéctor Colón is president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services, one of the Midwest’s major health and human services organizations that provides aid to nearly 40,000 individuals a year. Héctor reflects on how his childhood experiences shaped his leadership style. The influence of his mother helped Hector learn the true value of servant leadership and how to balance putting others first while also driving a culture of accountability. Héctor ’s journey to become a professional boxer helped h...
Dr. Tiffany Mullen: Bringing humanity back to health care│Ep. 29
April 06, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBBeth Ridley talks with Dr. Tiffany Mullen, co-founder of Vytal Health, a company that provides functional and integrative medical consultations and services online. One could argue that the healthcare industry is a great example of what goes wrong when leaders don’t put people first. Healthcare costs continue to rise, but our overall health and quality of experience with healthcare providers isn’t improving. Driven from her own experience as a patient living with a chronic medical conditio...
Christine Specht: Put work down and just think│Ep. 28
March 23, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBServing others, connecting work with purpose and meaning, staying grounded and striving for better are some of the values Christine brings to life at Cousins. Christine makes leading with such optimism look easy, but she shares that she’s really intentional about developing these positive leadership competencies. One of Christine’s tips for being a successful leader is to walk away from the laptop, put the work down and just think. That and occasionally blasting some '80s hair band music in ...
2020 BizTimes M&A Forum: Lessons in culture, trust and buying and selling businesses│Ep. 27
March 19, 2020 16:00 - 44 minutes - 31 MBThe 2020 BizTimes M&A Forum featured a panel discussion with Andrea Bukacek, CEO of Bukacek Construction, Sharad Chadha, CEO of Sprecher Brewing, Paul Grunau, chief learning officer at APi Group, and Ryan Martin, CEO of Midwest Composite Technologies. Panelists shared lessons learned from their own M&A journeys, including the importance of trust in a deal and financing coming together, the role culture plays in success after a transaction, and some of the tough decisions buyers and sellers...
John Austin: Why the Midwest is missing out on venture capital│Ep. 26
March 16, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBJohn Austin, a Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution, talks about his recent report: “As the venture capital game gets bigger, the Midwest keeps missing out.” According to the report, those working to accelerate economic growth in the Heartland must face some stark realities. The Great Lakes region continues to export wealth to coastal economies, even as investment leaders try to equalize growth between the coasts and the Heartland. The region sees only a tiny fraction of venture ca...
David Lee: Professional development and arm wrestling advice │Ep. 25
March 09, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBThis episode was recorded live at PodFest in Milwaukee. Beth Ridley talks with David Lee, CEO of the start-up arts and culture non-Profit, ImagineMKE. From screen writer to chef, actor to investment banker and now non-profit leader, David’s professional journey has been eclectic to say the least. But through it all, being interested, curious and willing to learn have been keys to David’s success and what has ultimately led him to his current role that is tailored made for him. In this episo...
James Hedrick: Developments in 3D printing│Ep. 24
March 02, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBJames Hedrick, co-founder and CEO of Azul 3d, was recently named to the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 in the Manufacturing and Industry category. During a recent Rotary Club of Milwaukee presentation, he talked about the surge of developments in 3D printing and what it means—tailored for a lay audience. This was a joint program with the Kellogg and Harvard Business School alums. In partnership with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee.
Michael Sheppard: Driving diversity in financial services│Ep. 23
February 24, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBMichael Sheppard, managing partner at IronwoodDrive Financial Group, uses diversity as a differentiator in an industry that has been slow to reflect the changing demographics of consumers. Michael encourages his financial advisors to embrace their differences and be their authentic selves in order to establish trust with clients - which is the key to success. In partnership with The Brimful Life
Sara Walker: From 'Procrastinate and Flourish' to 'We're in a Good Place'│Ep. 22
February 17, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBProcrastinate and Flourish! This was a favorite saying of former Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker. Using his career as a reference point, Sara Walker of BMO Wealth Management discussed the changing role of global central banks and the expectations and limitations they face. This backdrop created the foundation for an economic and capital markets review and outlook. Consumer activity was under the magnifying glass in an effort to separate noise from outcomes as we begin 2020. All ...
Tina Jones of Girls on the Run: Taking on challenges one mile at a time│Ep. 21
February 10, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBTina Jones has been executive director of Girls on the Run of Southeastern Wisconsin since 2012. On this episode she and Girls on the Run ambassador Lyrique Jackson join host Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life to talk about the organization, lessons learned from running and the upcoming Sneaker Soiree. Jones also discusses how she’s learned to take things as they come and Jackson shares how Girls on the Run has helped her deal with getting angry quickly. In partnership with The Brimful Life.
John Franke: A non-partisan guide to impeachment │Ep. 20
February 03, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIs it possible to have a non-partisan discussion about impeachment? Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John Franke believes the answer is “yes,” and started the New Year by giving Rotarians a look at the ultimate check and balance given to us by our Constitution. The President cannot fire Congress; why is it that Congress has the power to send the President packing? In what ways is an impeachment quite different than a criminal proceeding? What should we expect of our elected represe...
BizTimes Economic Trends Panel Q&A│Ep. 19
January 31, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn addition to speaker presentations, the 2020 BizTimes Economic Trends Conference featured a panel discussion featuring Michael Knetter, economist and president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, John Kissinger, president and CEO of GRAEF-USA Inc., Austin Ramirez, president and CEO of Husco International, and Jack Salzwedel, CEO of American Family Insurance. Event sponsors included Annex Wealth Management, BMO Harris Bank and SVA along with supporting sponsors Bridgewood Advisors ...
Faye Wetzel: Entrepreneurs should make panic their friend │ Ep. 18
January 27, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBBeth Ridley interviews entrepreneur extraordinaire, Faye Wetzel, founder and owners of Faye's contemporary women's fashion boutiques in Mequon and Brookfield. Faye attributes her success as an entrepreneur in the ever changing retail industry to staying curios, leading with purpose and strong values and making panic her friend. In partnership with The Brimful Life.
Faye Wetzel: Entrepreneurs should make panic their friend │ Ep. 18
January 27, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBBeth Ridley interviews entrepreneur extraordinaire, Faye Wetzel, founder and owners of Faye's contemporary women's fashion boutiques in Mequon and Brookfield. Faye attributes her success as an entrepreneur in the ever changing retail industry to staying curios, leading with purpose and strong values and making panic her friend. In partnership with The Brimful Life.
David Riemer: Strengthening broad-based economic security with a New Deal 3.0│Ep. #17
January 20, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBDavid Riemer, senior fellow at Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, discussed his new book "Putting Government in its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0" during a recent Rotary Club of Milwaukee program. Riemer makes the case that the New Deal model has sputtered since the 1970s in the face of international competition and disruptive technology. He argues for strengthening broad-based economic security programs and bolstering market regulation while also eliminating means-tested w...
Kimberly Kane: Creating the type of company you’d love to work for │ Ep. 16
January 13, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBKimberly Kane, president and CEO of Kane Communications Group, started Kane Communications with a goal of being a different kind of company and a different kind of leader. With a focus on client outcomes, employee growth and development as well as diversity and inclusion, Kane Communications is the type of company you’d love to work for and work with. A partnership with The Brimful Life.
Kimberly Kane - Creating the type of company you’d love to work for │ Ep. 16
January 13, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBKimberly Kane, president and CEO of Kane Communications Group, started Kane Communications with a goal of being a different kind of company and a different kind of leader. With a focus on client outcomes, employee growth and development as well as diversity and inclusion, Kane Communications is the type of company you’d love to work for and work with. A partnership with The Brimful Life.
Steve Glickman - The opportunity created by Opportunity Zones│Ep. 15
January 06, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBSteve Glickman is the co-founder and former CEO of the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a bipartisan research and policy organization in Washington, D.C. focused on addressing economic inequality through the creation of a new marketplace for private equity investments in distressed communities. In a recent presentation to the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Glickman discussed the successes and challenges of the first two years of the Opportunity Zone program in the U.S – as well as best practices ...
Amanda Baltz - The secret to being fabulous at work and home│Ep. #14
December 30, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBAmanda Baltz is an entrepreneur, business leader, mom of five and CEO of Spaulding Medical. She finds harmony between her personal and professional lives and the energy to pour into her work and home families by focusing on herself first. A partnership with The Brimful Life.
Darcy Winslow - Creating change in complex systems│Ep. #12
December 16, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBDarcy Winslow spent 21 years working at Nike, holding several executive positions, and most notably leading four complex systemic change initiatives within and extending well beyond Nike. She is a prominent leader in sustainability and has worked in all sectors of society, assisting organizations to deeply integrate these principles. Darcy co-founded the Academy for Systems Change in 2010 and has had the honor of leading this organization since 2011. The heart of the Academy’s work is to co...
Lyle Landowski - Keeping culture as a differentiator amidst change and growth│Ep. #13
December 16, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBLyle Landowski, partner and COO at Colliers International, discusses how investing in people brings fulfillment to his profession and his approach for building a culture at Colliers today and in the future. In Partnership with Beth Ridley and The Brimful Life
Charlie Hawks, Henry Sanders, and Ben Selig - Lessons from motoring stupidity on a global scale│Ep. #11
December 09, 2019 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBRotarian Richie Burke, president and founder of GGMM and The GoGedders Podcast, interviewed three Shorewood guys, Charlie Hawks, Henry Sanders, and Ben Selig, about their experience completing the grueling Mongol Rally. The trio drove nearly 14,000 miles in a 2002 Suzuki. In partnership with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee.
Jordan Pintar and Katie Mullen - Grooming the next generation of fearless women leaders | Ep. #10
December 02, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBJordan Pintar and Katie Mullen, co-founders of BlackPaint Studios (art and design studio), discuss the journey that brought them to start their own company after becoming disillusioned with the “mad men” culture at their corporate jobs. They also share how they foster a diverse and inclusive culture in their own company as well as advice they would give young women starting out in their careers. In Partnership with Beth Ridley and The Brimful Life
Jim Shields - Milwaukee’s War Memorial and Art Museum: A History | Ep. #9
December 02, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIn the last century Milwaukee’s downtown lakefront has changed drastically from a railyard which cut the city off from the waterfront, to the gleaming collection of civic buildings and spaces we enjoy today. Architect Jim Shields, FAIA traced the history of this dramatic transformation in a talk illustrated with historic drawings and photographs of Juneau Park, the Lincoln Memorial, the Saarinen War Memorial, the Kahler Wing expansion, the Calatrava Addition, Discovery World, and the most ...
Nonprofit Excellence Awards housing and homelessness panel discussion | Ep. #8
November 27, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBDuring the 2019 Nonprofit Excellence Awards, BizTimes associate editor Lauren Anderson moderated a panel discussion on housing and homelessness in the Milwaukee area. The panel included Eric Collins-Dyke, homeless outreach services manager at the Milwaukee County Housing Division; Michael Gosman, executive director of Acts Housing; Beth Wierick, CEO of Milwaukee Downtown- BID #21; and Mike Flynn, president - Milwaukee region of First Business Bank. The event was sponsored by Potawatomi Hote...
Dr. Payam Akhavan - International human rights lawyer on UN Day | Ep. #7
November 25, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBDr. Payam Akhavan joins the Rotary Club of Milwaukee for its 15th annual U.N. Day Program. He teaches and researches on public international law, international dispute settlement, international criminal law, human rights and cultural pluralism at McGill University. In 2017, he delivered the CBC Massey Lectures, In Search of a Better World. A Human Rights Odyssey, in five different Canadian cities. He was the first Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Tribuna...
Commercial Real Estate & Development Conference panel discussion | Ep. #6
November 20, 2019 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBMilwaukee has arrived. New development is reshaping downtown and the suburbs and the city is getting national and international attention for the upcoming 2020 Democratic National Convention and for its top sports stars. So, what’s next for Milwaukee? Can the city take advantage of this momentum to reach the next level and gain prosperity for all of its neighborhoods? BizTimes Milwaukee recently hosted its annual Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference to explore this topic, which ...
Glenn Kleiman - A discussion about the Backline Accelerator program | Ep. #4
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBRotarian Jamie Reeve interviewed Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, and Backline Artist, Klassik. Backline is 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s program fostering and launching local musician’s careers. It is a 12-week accelerator for area musicians who are worthy of breaking through into national prominence. In collaboration with gener8tor, local talent benefits from industry training well beyond their art. Among other tenets, Backline participants are exposed to national...
Colleen Valkoun - Kindness as a cornerstone to build a cohesive culture | Ep. #5
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBColleen Valkoun, President of iHeartMedia Milwaukee, shares how kindness, coffee and donuts are the cornerstones of her strategy to build a cohesive culture among the many diverse business units and people that comprise her organization. In Partnership with Beth Ridley and The Brimful Life
Colleen Valkoun - Kindness as a Cornerstone to Build a Cohesive Culture Ep. #5
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBColleen Valkoun, President of iHeartMedia Milwaukee, shares how kindness, coffee and donuts are the cornerstones of her strategy to build a cohesive culture among the many diverse business units and people that comprise her organization. In Partnership with Beth Ridley and The Brimful Life
Glenn Kleiman - A Discussion about the Backline Accelerator Program | Ep. #4
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBRotarian Jamie Reeve interviewed Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, and Backline Artist, Klassik. Backline is 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s program fostering and launching local musician’s careers. It is a 12-week accelerator for area musicians who are worthy of breaking through into national prominence. In collaboration with gener8tor, local talent benefits from industry training well beyond their art. Among other tenets, Backline participants are exposed to national...
Dennis Mistrioty - A consumer's guide to the CBD industry | Ep. #3
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDennis Mistrioty is the CEO and Co-Owner of Wisconsin Hemp Scientific. In this episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast, he shares a brief consumer's guide to CBD, focusing particularly on the current state of the CBD industry. With hemp and CBD being so new to Wisconsin, Dennis explains why CBD seems to be appearing everywhere, and the importance of researching your CBD supplier before making a purchase. Lastly, Dennis discusses how he hopes the CBD industry will evolve over the next few years....
Dennis Mistrioty - A Consumer's Guide to the CBD Industry | Ep. #3
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDennis Mistrioty is the CEO and Co-Owner of Wisconsin Hemp Scientific. In this episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast, he shares a brief consumer's guide to CBD, focusing particularly on the current state of the CBD industry. With hemp and CBD being so new to Wisconsin, Dennis explains why CBD seems to be appearing everywhere, and the importance of researching your CBD supplier before making a purchase. Lastly, Dennis discusses how he hopes the CBD industry will evolve over the next few years....
Andrew Larson - Focusing on customers and culture to fuel growth | Ep. #2
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDigital transformation, changing consumer preferences and artificial intelligence are just some of the disruptors impacting the HVAC industry that Beth Ridley learned about in her conversation with Andrew Larson, Chairman and CEO of Gustave A. Larson Company, the Midwest’s leading distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, parts and supplies. Andrew shares how his focus on customer values and company values fosters a highly innovative and change agile ...
Andrew Larson: Focusing on Customers and Culture to Fuel Growth | Ep. #2
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBDigital transformation, changing consumer preferences and artificial intelligence are just some of the disruptors impacting the HVAC industry that Beth Ridley learned about in her conversation with Andrew Larson, Chairman and CEO of Gustave A. Larson Company, the Midwest’s leading distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, parts and supplies. Andrew shares how his focus on customer values and company values fosters a highly innovative and change agile ...
Joe Cirincione - The Risk of Nuclear War Today | Ep. #1
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoe Cirincione, author, MSNBC contributor and president of the global security foundation Ploughshares Fund, is one of the country’s foremost experts on nuclear threats and nuclear policy. He will discuss the risk of nuclear war today, focused on three interrelated regional issues: war in the Middle East given mounting tensions between the US and Iran; war with North Korea should nascent negotiations fail; and nuclear war triggered by miscalculation or intent as nations rebuild their arsenal...
Joe Cirincione - The risk of nuclear war today | Ep. #1
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoe Cirincione, author, MSNBC contributor and president of the global security foundation Ploughshares Fund, is one of the country’s foremost experts on nuclear threats and nuclear policy. He will discuss the risk of nuclear war today, focused on three interrelated regional issues: war in the Middle East given mounting tensions between the US and Iran; war with North Korea should nascent negotiations fail; and nuclear war triggered by miscalculation or intent as nations rebuild their arsenal...