Talking Business Now
576 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGet the inside scoop on how America’s most successful entrepreneurs are transforming their industries. On each episode of Talking Business Now, you'll meet one of your fellow business owners, founders or entrepreneurs who's "been there done that." Along with host Kelly Scanlon, guests delve into a specific challenge they've dealt with, their strategies for handling it and how it changed their company. You'll be inspired by each guest's entrepreneurial journey—and, through their experiences and examples, you'll gain insights into innovative ideas you can put to work immediately to increase productivity, improve processes, expand your market share and generate more revenue. Tune in , , , it’s time to talk business!
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Entrepreneur Impacts Youth Through Sports
January 12, 2018 18:00 - 30 minutesJeremy McDowell, founder of Midwest Sports Productions, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share his entrepreneurial journey. MSP promotes youth fastpitch and baseball across the Midwest through tournaments and other events create lifetime experiences. McDowell got his start in fastpitch in 2001 when he became a volunteer. By 2007, he had joined the USSSA as State Director of Kansas. Currently, in addition to running MSP, McDowell is the executive vice president of...
KC Restoration: Experts in Fresh Starts
January 12, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutesKC Restoration specializes in metal refinishing and stone and wood restoration. Experts at preserving iconic spaces and restoring custom pieces, the company's owners know a bit about fresh starts themselves. Co-founder LeAnn Luemmen joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share her entrepreneurial journey. You'll learn how she and her husband and co-founder Bill Luemmen spent most of their lives as civil servants in California before striking out for Kansas City in late 2...
Royal Services: Close Out Becomes a Buyout That’s Lasted 25 Years
January 05, 2018 17:30 - 19 minutesWhen Thomas Shyver was asked to close out a fledgling company in 1993, he answered the call. But after assessing the situation, he and his wife Charlene decided to buy the company—then called Royal Mechanical Services—rather than close it. Brad Shyver, the couple's son and current co-owner and CEO of the company—now called Royal Services—joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss how his parents grew a turnaround company that sold home warranties into a company that ...
How Meridian Business Services Achieved Explosive Growth, with Amy Goode
January 04, 2018 17:30 - 18 minutesAmy Goode, co-founder of Meridian Business Services, joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her entrepreneurial journey. Amy founded the consulting company in 2003 with Heather Wright, in Louisburg, Kansas, the community outside of Kansas City where she grew up. She knew that tax and accounting services were lacking in Louisburg and the surrounding area, so providing those services seemed like a good business idea and a way to give back to the community. Fast forward 15 years, ...
How KC Crew Hit a Homerun, with founder Luke Wade
December 29, 2017 17:30 - 20 minutesKC Crew founder Luke Wade loves playing sports. But as an urban dweller, he tired of driving to the suburbs to play in organized leagues. So, he started forming leagues for fellow downtown Kansas City residents who wanted to participate in leagues closer to where they lived. In its first year, KC Crew signed up nearly 1,000 participants. That was in 2012. During the next two years, the company saw a 32 percent increase in sign ups. Luke finally quit his full-time job in 2015 and turned all h...
Always On: One Woman's Story of Life as the Only Woman in the Room
December 29, 2017 17:00 - 26 minutesFormer Kansas Citian Jeanne Johnson joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss what it's been like to be the "only woman in the room" during her tech career, and she passes along the insights she's learned to create a pathway to success. Johnson is currently Americas Azure Strategist in the Global Black Belt organization at Microsoft focused on Azure. She has spent her career in the technology industry, founding her own tech companies and also helping others build th...
How WBE Certification Has Opened Doors for ARJ Infusion Services
December 22, 2017 17:30 - 25 minutesLisa Sackuvich, the owner and president of ARJ Infusion Services, Inc., joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share her entrepreneurial journey and the importance of her WBE certification to her company's growth. ARJ Infustion Services offers in-home infusion expertise and dispensing of specialty pharmacy medication to patients with chronic conditions. Sackuvich has been able to leverage her WBE status to grow her business, including securing contracts with major insur...
Using Purpose to Drive Profits, with May McCarthy
December 22, 2017 17:00 - 23 minutesBest-selling business author and consultant May McCarthy joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to discuss how finding your company's purpose can lead to more profits. She'll discuss: Creating a purpose or a “why” for your companyExamples of successful companies and their “why”Emphasizing your company’s purpose through demonstrative actionStrategies for using purpose as a driver of strategy and decision makingHow purpose creates profits McCarthy is an author, speaker, university lecturer an...
How Al Hess Built Wholesale Trucks of America
December 15, 2017 17:30 - 17 minutesAl Hess didn't know it at the time, but the purchasing skills he learned as a young man buying cows with his cattleman father gave him a strong foundation for building and growing Wholesale Trucks of America. Hess joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share his entrepreneurial journey. He not only discusses how he's built WTA, but also how he and others created an industry association to raise the standards and repuation of his industry as well as educate newcomers to th...
Turning Disruption and Change Into Opportunity and Advantage, with Daniel Burrus
December 15, 2017 17:00 - 23 minutesDaniel Burrus, one of the world's leading futurists on global trends and innovations, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller "The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change Into Opportunity and Advantage." Burrus discusses: What an "anticipatory" organization isThe difference between hard and soft trendsThe three types of hard trendsHow to use hard trends to create positive disruption and innovatio...
Entrepreneur Helps Customers Find the Perfect Automobile, with Hosea Haywood III
December 08, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutesHosea Haywood III, owner of Computerized Auto Search, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share his entrepreneurial journey. He founded Computerized Auto Search in 1988 to help individuals purchase automobiles. Haywood's company works to find the best quality vehicle for the customer's budget and also helps with financing. As the company grew, it started offering customized service to corporations, auto manufacturers, automobile dealerships, insurance companies, gover...
How Elf on the Shelf Got Its Start
December 08, 2017 17:30 - 17 minutesA favorite holiday tradition at Smart Companies Radio ... enjoy a replay of our Elf on the Shelf episode during the holiday season. Chanda Bell, co-founder and co-author of the holiday phenomenon “The Elf on the Shelf,” gives us the inside story on how she, her mother and her twin sister turned a cherished family tradition into a best-selling brand that delivers holiday magic to parents and children. Visit the archives to listen to all the shows in the Smart Companies Thinking Bigger lineup...
How to Develop Your People for Better Business Outcomes, with Rocky Romanella
December 04, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutesRocky Romanella joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his book "Tighten the Lug Nuts: The Principles of Balanced Leadership." Rocky will explore how to motivate and develop people to optimize business results. Rocky believes that a true leader can add value as a trusted advisor, mentor and visionary. Learn the two principles his dad taught him that helped propel his career, where the inspiration for "Tighten the Lug Nuts" came from, how a leader can help others b...
Company Takes Painting Party Concept Mobile, with Joey Kramer
December 01, 2017 23:00 - 21 minutesJoey Kramer, the co-founder and CFO of Apple Pie Painting, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the company's twist on painting parties and their expansion. Joey and his wife April launched Apple Pie Painting as an alternative to the painting parties where participants go to a studio to paint as a group. Instead, an Apple Pie Painting instructor goes to the party host's home or other venue of choice. Apple Pie Painting is the third company Joey has started sinc...
Building Businesses, with Sheila Ohrenberg of Sorella Group
November 24, 2017 17:30 - 20 minutesSheila Ohrenberg, founder of specialty contracting company Sorella Group, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share her entrepreneurial journey. Ohrenberg discusses: Her inspiration for starting the company.How she learned the "business" side of running a business.The company's secret sauce for success.Why delegation is so important if you want your business to grow—and tips on how to delegate effectively.What the future holds for Sorella Group. Sorella Group is a nat...
How to Design a Better Business, with Justin Lokitz
November 24, 2017 17:00 - 23 minutesJustin Lokitz, the co-author of the best-selling book "Design A Better Business: New Tools, Skills, and Mindset for Strategy and Innovation," joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss new strategies for designing a business. Justin addresses why companies of any size will benefit from using a "design thinking" approach to creating strategy, leads us through what a typical strategic design process looks like, and explains how design thinking for strategy is different ...
Inspired Homes: Transforming the Home Building Market, with Todd Lipschutz
November 10, 2017 18:30 - 17 minutesNorth Kansas City-based Inspired Homes doesn’t want to be just any homebuilder. The company founders‘ businesses included local real estate and construction busineses spanning more than 50 years. They are now working to revolutionize the home building industry. Inspired Homes' president Todd Lipschutz joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to talk about the genesis for Inspired Homes and how the company's efforts are producing more affordable, safe, energy-efficient homes. ...
How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Close More Sales, with Colleen Stanley
November 10, 2017 17:00 - 21 minutesColleen Stanley, founder and president of SalesLeadership, Inc., joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss how to close more sales using Sales EQ. Among the points she addresses are: Sales EQ vs. Sales IQ and why the distinction is importantWhy we often lose prospects to our competitorsHow to use EQ for greater sales successThe difference between a nurturing culture and a caretaking cultureWhat organizations can start doing now to improve the sales success of their o...
How to Build a High-Performance Marketing Team, with Melissa Hendricks
November 03, 2017 16:30 - 20 minutesAre you a non-marketing executive or business owner tasked with creating a marketing team? Melissa Hendricks, the vice president of marketing at Cerner, joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss how to build a high-performance marketing team from the ground up. Hendricks shares: Why marketing is importantHow to determine who you needHow to find who you needWho to look for and why to lead the teamHow to manage and hold someone accountable when you have little to no marketing experience yourselfWhat...
How to Use Storytelling to Help Your Small Business, with Clyde Riddlesbrood
November 03, 2017 16:00 - 21 minutesEntertainer Clyde Riddlesbrood joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to share how business owners can enhance their businesses by leveraging tactics that entertainers use. He covers: How to use storytelling to help your small businessHow entrepreneurs can use the lessons of acting to propel their success.How writing can help you stay focused on your success Clyde is the founder of Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company. He grew up in the entertainment industry working with ...
Building an Iconic Retail Brand, with Nell Hill's Founder Mary Carol Garrity
October 27, 2017 16:30 - 26 minutesNell Hill's founder Mary Caroly Garrity joins Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and the changing face of retail in an Internet-driven world. Garrity started her home furnishings store, Nell Hill’s, in 1981 in an old bank building in Atchison, Kansas, where she grew up. It started as a gourmet food shop, but has since become one of the most popular home interior stores in the Midwest. Garrity and Nell Hill's have captured the attention of nationa...
How Your Life Changes the World, with David McNally
October 27, 2017 16:00 - 27 minutesBest-selling author and speaker David McNally, the CEO of Transform Corporation, joins Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to share the inspiration for his recent book "Mark of an Eagle: How Your Life Changes the World." Every human being makes an impact, McNally says, even those whose impact is not highly visible. Especially in corporations, individuals can make an impact and leave a legacy that is carried on by others. What we do every day, how we show up and how we live is something w...
How to Make Your Website Work Harder for Your Business
October 20, 2017 16:30 - 21 minutesTerri Jordan, the founder of WizeWebz, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss common the common problems business owners have with their web sites and tips for making websites work harder for the business. WizeWebz is a full-service digital agency. It offers brand strategy, creative development, marketing, website design an development, and social media services. Terri brings 20 years of experience to WizeWebz, including launching and growing multiple businesses....
Retirement Plan Basics for the Self-Employed and Small Business Owners
October 20, 2017 16:00 - 20 minutesFranck Cushner joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss some of the options available to business owners who want to offer an employee retirement plan: Cushner studied Financial Planning at NYU and received his CFP from the CFP Board of Standards. He's spent more than 20 years working on Wall Street with high net worth clients, including Fortune 500 CEOs, physicians, attorneys, business professionals and small business owners. Cushner also co-hosts a nationally sy...
High Performance Marketing: Improving the Impact of Your Marketing Strategy
October 13, 2017 16:30 - 20 minutesDavid Patrick joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss high performance marketing for business owners. In today's episode, Dave will discuss common marketing problems and improving marketing strategies, including: The common marketing problems he's found working with CEOsThe common marketing problems he's found with start-upsThe key things he's ve learned about marketing during his long careerWhat non-marketing senior executives need to understand about marketingWh...
The American Dream Revisited, with Gary Sirak
October 13, 2017 16:00 - 22 minutesGary Sirak, president of Sirak Financial Services, joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Thinking Bigger. Gary is the author of "If Your Money Talked . . . What Secrets Would It Tell?" and "The American Dream Revisited: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results." Sirak has been helping people achieve their American Dream for the past 35 years. A conversation he overheard at a coffee shop inspired him to write his "American Dream" book. In today's episode, S...
Family Builds Complete Home Concepts Across Generations, with Jeff Goodwin
October 06, 2017 16:30 - 22 minutesJeff Goodwin, owner of Complete Home Concepts, a one-stop shop for home construction and remodeling services, shares how he and his family have built the business through acquisitions. When Jeff's dad, Jim, bought a stone manufacturing company in 1976, he had no idea that three generations of his family would eventually be involved. At the time, he also didn't know that the company would expand many times over through acquisition. It's a plan that Jeff and his sister continue to follow. It'...
4 Ways to Build Your Business Like a B.O.S.S. with Bernadette Harris
October 06, 2017 16:00 - 21 minutesBest-selling author, tax and forensic accountant, and business consultant Bernadette Harris joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to explain how to build your business like a B.O.S.S. by following these four principles: Be ConsistentOffer SolutionsServe OthersSeek Assistance Tune in to find out how she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to harness these principles and grow their companies. For a free chapter of Bernadette's latest book, visit www.TrustBernadette.com/blue...
How a Local Plumber Turned His Company Around By Empowering a Part-time Employee
September 29, 2017 16:30 - 24 minutesFrom the day Jeff Morgan started Morgan Miller Plumbing, he also started thinking about his exit. He was determined to build something that would outlast him—that would give someone else an opportunity. Morgan Miller Plumbing is the story of the "son of a son of a plumber" and his part-time bookkeeper who he entrusted to help him turn the company around. Today Stella Crewse is co-owner and CEO. Learn how the two worked together to build the company and ensure a successful ownership transition...
How Radical Optimism Transforms Company Cultures, with Bob Lancer
September 29, 2017 16:00 - 23 minutesBob Lancer, dubbed the "Company Culture Alchemy Expert," joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his book Lighten Up: How to Harness Happiness To Create The Life You Want. Bob is also an educator and coach who works with business teams, salesforces and individuals struggling with attitude and motivation issues in the workplace, helping them to take total responsibility for their internal states and reactions for a more positive, cohesive and high performing workplace culture. ...
What a PEO Can Do For Your Business, with Erica Brune of Lever1
September 22, 2017 17:00 - 18 minutesErica Brune, owner and president of Lever1, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to explain how small businesses can benefit from partnering with a PEO, or professional employer organization. Tune in to learn: What a PEO isHow to strategically partner with a PEO to take care of your company's human resource needsTips for dealing with uncertainty surrounding the ever-changing ACA regulationsAnd insights on other HR challenges that business owners deal with on a regular bas...
How to Put Your Sales Process on Autopilot with Ryan O'Donnell of Replyify
September 22, 2017 16:00 - 39 minutesRyan O'Donnell, the co-founder and CEO of SellHack and Replyify, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to explain how to save time and sell more using an automated process for your company's outbound email. O'Donnell is a growth marketer who works with sales professionals and business owners to help them "sell like a robot while still sounding like a human." After a brief stint as a Wall Street broker, where he strived to make 500 calls a day, O'Donnell saw the potential t...
Secret to Success: Seeking Opportunity with Brandy McCombs, owner of IBC
September 15, 2017 16:30 - 22 minutesBrandy McCombs, owner of International Builders and Consultants (IBC), joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, how she's grown the company, and her latest expansion. Brandy had entrepreneurial aspirations from a young age. Growing up in a small town in southeast Ohio, she watched her father and grandfather run their companies. After working in restaurant management, she decided to move to Florida in search of additional opportunities. She became the restaurant manage...
How to Lead Like a Superhero with Sebastien Richard
September 15, 2017 16:00 - 24 minutesDo you want to become a better leader? If so, Sebastien Richard thinks you can take your cue from popular superheroes. Richard joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his latest book "Lead Like a Superhero: What Pop Culture Icons Can Teach Us About Impactful Leadership," which offers a unique perspective on leadership. It takes a look at today's most popular superheroes, from Batman to Wonder Woman to Captain Aemerica, and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses a...
What is the REAL ROI of Social Media? with ThinkViral founder Anne Cull
September 08, 2017 16:30 - 17 minutesWhat's the right way to measure the impact of your social media? ThinkViral founder Anne Cull joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss ROR—return on relationships. According to Cull, social media is about people. In this episode she lays out a system for connecting and engaging with the real people who do business with your company so they can get to know, like and trust you. Listen to the full lineup of Smart Companies Thinking Bigger episodes in the archives. Le...
Six Questions for Leading Achievers with Clive Hook
September 08, 2017 16:00 - 26 minutesClive Hook is a training consultant, busines speaker and the author of "Six Questions for Leading Achievers." joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his inspiration of the book, what a "leading achiever" is, the difference between leadership and management, and why he asks six questions instead of providing six answers. After training and consulting in more than 32 countries, Hook is convinced that leadership requires constant learning. In his book and on today's...
The Role of First-Time Employers in Kansas City's Economy
September 01, 2017 16:30 - 19 minutesMaria Meyers, the executive director of UMKC's Innovation Center, and Kate Hodel, project director at KC SourceLink, discuss the findings of their latest report, "We Create Jobs." The report reveals the impact of "first-time employers" on Kansas City's job growth. What are the trends? Where are the new jobs coming from? What industries are creating those jobs? How does the pay of first-time employers compare to the compensation of more established companies? Learn the answers to these questio...
Marisa Wiruhayarn's Entrepreneurial Journey Involved More Than Crossing an Ocean
August 25, 2017 16:30 - 25 minutesWhen Marisa Wiruhayam, the owner of Tasty Thai and Big Bowl Pho, left Thailand for the U.S. several years ago, she was looking forward to a fresh start. She settled into her new home to raise her family and begin learning about her new home. But then tragedy struck. Her husband died unexpectedly, leaving her to raise two small children, with a limited grasp of English and no real job skills. Marisa's story is one of perseverance and dedication. Today, she owns several Thai restaurants in Kan...
Adam Arredondo Talks About Major Changes in KC's Startup Community
August 18, 2017 16:30 - 24 minutesAdam Arredondo, executive director of the Kansas City Startup Foundation, joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to discuss big changes in the Kansas City startup community, including the merger of the Center of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development (CEED) with the foundation and a $1 million pledge from one of Kansas City's serial entrepreneurs--Mike Wrenn, CEO of Affinity Worldwide. Adam has been immersed in the Kansas City startup community since 2011. As the executive director of the K...
What's Going on With Health Insurance for Small Businesses?
August 11, 2017 16:30 - 26 minutesChris Goodwin, owner of Insurance Pros, joins host Kelly Scanlon to address changes in the health insurance market that can impact Kansas City small businesses. He addresses these key points in the interview: Which carriers are entering, staying and leaving Kansas City's individual health care marketTrends in health insurance and employee benefits as a whole as a result of the legislative environment in WashingtonWhat small employers who don't have health insurance can do to ensure they are n...
Entrepreneur Turns Salvage Into Success
August 04, 2017 16:30 - 31 minutesMary Lou Jacoby, founder of Warehouse1, joins host Kelly Scanlon on this episode to talk about her entrepreneurial journey. Warehouse 1 got its start when Jacoby saw opportunity where others saw trash. When Jacoby approached the owner of an auction company who had a building full of old, used equipment in Kansas City, Jacoby offered to buy the building if the owner would allow Jacoby to finance it by selling the contents of the building. Jacoby thought the retail shelving, storage cabinets, c...
From NASA to OYO Fitness, with founder Paul Francis
May 05, 2017 16:30 - 23 minutesOur guest today is Paul Francis. When Francis read about NASA's problem with astronauts exercising in space, he contacted the agency about a technology he had developed using resistance instead of weights. He later licensed that SpiraFlex technology to Nautilus, and they used it to develop the Bowflex Revolution home gym. Francis came up with a way to miniaturize the components and launch OYO Fitness, which offers the DoubleFlex Portable Gym and a follow-up product called DoubleFlex Black. Li...
Why Entrepreneurs Need to Raise Their Hands, with Hatch founder Zack Miller
May 05, 2017 16:00 - 24 minutesOur guest today is Zack Miller—an entrepreneur, author, internet personality and mayor of “Hustle City.” Zack launched Hatch in Norfolk, Virginia, to provide a platform that helps the owners of both startup and established companies solve their problems. Through Hatch, Zack has also launched an online resource company called 1000 Four. Zack brings to his efforts at Hatch more than two decades of business experience in starting, investing, advising, mentoring and growing thousands of companie...
Apple Pie Painting Hits a Sweet Spot in Kansas City, with April Kramer
April 28, 2017 16:30 - 26 minutesApril Kramer, co-founder of Apple Pie Painting, joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about how she and her husband Joey identified an opportunity to launch a mobile painting party concept, how as newlyweds and business partners they've managed to set boundaries for the good of their relationship and the business, how they expanded the business online through paint kits, and their goals for franchising the business. To listen to all the shows in the Smart Companies Thinking Bigger lineup, visit t...
Lead From Within, with executive leadership coach Lolly Daskal
April 28, 2017 16:00 - 20 minutesGlobally acclaimed executive leadership coach Lolly Daskal joins host Kelly Scanlon to help us identify what gets in the way of our greatness. She'll share a system—based on seven archetypes—that she details in her upcoming book, "The Leadership Gap." The system helps executives leverage the key virtues of their leadership style and become better leaders. Lolly Daskal is the founder and CEO of Lead From Within, which offers Daskal's proprietary leadership program to executives who want to en...
Blocking and Tackling Business Tips with Marvin Carolina, Jr.
April 21, 2017 16:30 - 29 minutesMarvin Carolina, Jr., joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk business tactics. Carolina is the founder and CEO of Team Carolina Consulting and the former vice president of diversity and inclusion for JE Dunn. Tune in to hear his thoughts on why diversity in the broadest sense is a great business strategy, on competition, and on skill and talent. He workshops and keynotes center on the theme: “Built to Compete . . . and WIN!” A former Division I football player, Carolina borrows from the lessons he...
Season 4 Apprentice Winner Randal Pinkett: Trump, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
April 21, 2017 16:00 - 22 minutesRandal Pinkett, the season 4 winner of The Apprentice, joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his latest book Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness. He also shares his views on leadership, entrepreneurship, public service and what he learned working inside the Trump organization. Pinkett is the founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a multi-million dollar consulting, research, technology and analytics firm in New Jersey. BCT Partners ...
Helping Businesses Find Their Competitive Edge, w/Damascus Edge CEO Brandi Beach
April 14, 2017 16:30 - 21 minutesBrandi Beach joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, tips for business success and how her company Damascus Edge helps businesses test their ideas and competitiveness in the market. Damascus Edge assists businesses with strategy and innovation by focusing on technology as a service, innovation, and research and development. Brandi has more than 15 years in IT consulting and digital marketing, in a range of areas from commercial real estate and telecommunications to ...
Mistakes That Can Sink Your Brand, with IP attorney Bobby Klinck
April 14, 2017 16:00 - 26 minutesMany businesses are surprised to find out that in spite of a great logo, messaging and other items associated with "brand," they leave themselves vulnerable in an area critical to their brand: protecting their intellectual property. Intellectual property attorney Bobby Klinck joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss why businesses need a strategy for their intellectual property and how to avoid some of the most common mistakes for protecting their businesses. Bobby Klinck is a best-selling autho...
From Thailand to KC: Entrepreneurial Journey with Tasty Thai's Marisa Wiruhayarn
April 07, 2017 16:30 - 25 minutesTasty Thai and Big Bowl Pho owner Marisa Wiruhayarn left Thailand full of excitement for a fresh start in the U.S. She spoke no English but was eager to settle in her new home and learn. Then her husband died unexpectedly, leaving her to raise two small children, with a limited grasp of English and no real job skills. Marisa's story is one of perseverance and dedication. Today, she owns three successful Thai restaurants in Kansas City. Recently, she began bottling the sauces based on old fami...