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Talking Business NowTiege Hanley: The Entrepreneurial Company Changing the Face of Men's Skin CareWhat do you do when you’re a guy strolling down the skin care aisle of a department store and you don’t like the experience you're having?
If you’re Kelley Thornton, you create a men’s skin care empire that's changing the face of men's grooming.
Thornton, the founder and CEO of Chicago-based Tiege Hanley, joins Talking Business Now host Kelly Scanlon, to talk about how he and his partners have built a multimillion dollar company featuring a skin care system that's easy for regular guys to understand and use.
Thornton drew on his 20 years of experience in consumer...2019-08-1627 min
Talking Business NowHow the Country’s Oldest Peanut Butter Company Became a 21st Century PhenomThe story of Crazy Richard’s Peanut Butter is a family story that began in 1898 in Columbus, Ohio, with the oldest peanut butter company in the United States. Its most recent chapter began when the current owner, Kimmi Wernli, was six years old.
Wenli joins Talking Business Now host Kelly Scanlon to talk about bringing the natural peanut butter company into the 21st century—with sales in every state—and provides loads of takeaways you can use to grow your own business.
Tune in to find out how, in the short time since taking over Crazy Richard’s Peanut Butter from her...2019-08-1533 min
Talking Business NowKansas city's Entrepreneurial Community Honoring Some of its Best & Brightest.On this week’s episode of Smart Companies Radio with host, Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet Gary Fish, CEO, and Founder of Fishtech Labs; Founder, former CEO, Chairman of the Board of Fishnet Security; and Founder and Chairman of the Board, Firemon. Fish will be recognized November 10th as Regional Entrepreneur by UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management. Find out what keeps this serial entrepreneur going, what motivates him and what’s next on the horizon. You’ll also meet Jeff. Hornsby who assumed the role of Executive Director of the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2014 and is Cha...2016-11-0418 min
Talking Business NowUnconventional Strategies to Win Big With Big Business with Guest Cynthia Kay.Cynthia Kay joins host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio. For more than 25 years, Cynthia Kay and Company has produced high-quality communications used on the national and international scene. Find out about her efforts on Capitol Hill as an advocate for small business, testifying before the Congressional Sub-Committee on Small Business in 2015.
Discover out how Kay made the transition from an award-winning broadcaster to a successful small business owner and advocate? She’ll also share advice on how to make your voice heard and why she feels women business owners keep getting in their own way. Kay has wr...2016-11-0425 min
Talking Business NowNo More Dark Alleys: Swappa, A Better Way to Buy and Sell Used PhonesMeet Ben Edwards, the man behind Swappa, a user-to-user marketplace for gently used mobile devices... Swappa was founded in 2010 by Edwards, a long-time software and mobile developer who joins host Kelly Scanlon on this week’s episode of Smart Companies KC
The inspiration for Swappa sparked when Ben had trouble finding a good source for test devices for Android development projects. Turning to eBay and Craigslist proved perilous and time-wasting for buying mobile phones. Blacklisted phones, junk devices, inefficient communication, and downright fraud plagued the antiquated marketplaces.
Knowing there had to be a better way, Ben created Swappa
To hear show...2016-10-2824 min
Talking Business NowPrime Time TV Host & Best-Selling Author Jeffrey Hayzlett Wants You to Think BigOn this week’s episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet Jeffrey Hayzlett, global business celebrity and former Fortune 100 C-Suite executive. Cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others, he shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is the author of two best-selling business books—"The Mirror Test" and "Running the Gaun...2016-10-2822 min
Talking Business NowTwo Companies Win Investment from KCRise Fund, Making Capital More Accessible.The KCRise Fund is making more money available to local entrepreneurs. Darcy Howe, the fund's manager, sits down with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon with details about its first two investments. Find out more about how the fund was established and its true purpose: to connect early-stage companies with the necessary funding for growth and success.
You'll also learn more about the fund's first two recipients, SpiderOak and Innara Health.
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Talking Business NowSwift Fuels: Promises To Get Lead Out in Aviation GasolineJust as the EPA mandated the discontinuation of leaded automobile gasoline due to harmful biological and environmental toxins, the Federal Aviation Administration is currently taking steps to eliminate the use of leaded fuel in the general aviation fleet of aircraft. Since the industry began testing back in 1993, one company has emerged as a true global leader in the development of unleaded avgas – Swift Fuels. Chris D'Acosta, Swift's Chief Executive Officer talks with Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon about his company's dedicated effort to permanently remove lead from aviation gasoline.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our...2016-10-2119 min
Talking Business NowTwo Companies Win Investment from KCRise Fund, Making Capital More Accessible.The KCRise Fund is making more money available to local entrepreneurs. Darcy Howe, the fund's manager, sits down with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon with details about its first two investments. Find out more about how the fund was established and its true purpose: to connect early-stage companies with the necessary funding for growth and success.
You'll also learn more about the fund's first two recipients, SpiderOak and Innara Health.
To hear shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowSolve KC Sets Out to Do What The Name Implies: Solve Your Business ProblemsJoining host Kelly Scanlon on this week’s Smart Companies KC are Teddi Hernandez and Aviva Ajmera the co-founders of Solve KC. The company provides hands-on expertise to help business owners fill in the gaps in their companies’ capabilities. Find out what makes them different and learn about upcoming workshops.
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Talking Business NowPerfect Wine, Perfect Bite, Vino Pair's Michael Kearns Delivers It, Perfectly.Properly pairing food and wine at home can be a challenge, especially if the right ingredients are not on readily on-hand. Based in Parkville’s commercial caves, Vino Pair founder Michael Kearns sits with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon on this week’s show to talk about his goal, making pairings painless through his subscription-based service. Kearns pairs chef-inspired food with great wine and delivers the pairing straight to your door step.
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Talking Business NowWhat Congress Needs to Do Now to Help Small Biz with SBEC's CEO Karen KerriganDepending upon the outcome of the 2016 elections, a lame duck Congress may not be all that productive. So the 114th Congress has a small window of opportunity from now until mid-November to act on eight bills affecting small business. Karen Kerrigan, CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council guests this week with Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to discuss eight bills which Kerrigan says could provide relief and support for America’s small business community when signed into law by the President.
If you'd like to hear more podcasts with host kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowBridging The Digital Divide with SnapIT Solutions Founder Neelima ParaskerOn this week’s episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet Neelima Parasker who after working in Corporations for the past 15 years started her own company, SnapIT Solutions, LLC a Technology services and solutions company in 2015. Parasker says her goal is to make a positive impact on underserved and underprivileged communities that aspire to promote STEM and bridge the Digital Inclusion. Discover her three-prong approach in meeting this goal.
Parasker was recently honored for her contributions to STEM fields with the Firehouse Award in 2016 from Central Exchange for her exemplary service to the organization’s core valu...2016-09-2322 min
Talking Business NowCelebrating 100 Years Of A Business Icon: Ewing Kaufman with Guest Jim McGrawAn entrepreneurial legend and business icon everywhere, Ewing Kaufman would have turned 100 this week What were the keys to his many successes in his hometown of Kansas City and across the country? Long-time friend and associate Jim McGraw joins Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the man and his legacy.
Jim McGraw is the former chief operating officer, corporate officer and board member of pharmaceutical firm Marion Laboratories, and former Chairman of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Board of Directors, a leading voice for quality education, entrepreneurialism, and free enterprise. Jim was there with Mr. K as Marion...2016-09-2318 min
Talking Business NowLaunch KC Takes Flight With Kansas City's EDC Vice President, Drew SolomonOn this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll learn all about Launch KC 2016. Vice President of business and job development for the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, Drew Solomon will have all the latest information on this year’s event. LaunchKC is designed to attract tech entrepreneurs locally, regionally and nationally to apply and compete for up to 10 (ten) $50,000 grants. Learn about the finalists in this year’s competition, when the winners will be announced and how they were chosen, plus get an inside look at Tech Week 2016.
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Talking Business NowFashion Has Gone To The Dogs With Kansas City Company, Slik Hound.On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet Nick Luke. Nick and his wife Amy are the visionaries behind Kansas City Company, SLiK Hound. Opportunity knocked for the high school sweethearts in 2011 when a close friend invited them to make some dog collars for her store. Find out how a dream that started five years ago has not only survived but has thrived with SLikhound products now in more than 40 stores nationwide. You'll discover what the most difficult part of starting a pet product manufacturing business is, and what the owners believe sets them apar...2016-09-0221 min
Talking Business NowHow to Become The Expert and Authority with Author & Speaker Ken Lizotte.Do you run “The Best Kept Secret” in town? Author and speaker, Ken Lizotte joins host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Radio learn why no matter how great your product is or how wonderful your customer service, you’ve got to find ways to market yourself as “the best”, “the expert and authority”.Find out why good work alone will not keep your company going and your career afloat.
Ken will share effective ways to escape from being a “best-kept secret” Learn how to write your first book and how and why to get speaking gigs.
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Talking Business NowInspiring and Celebrating KC Small Business with Lead Bank's Grow HomeJosh Rowland, Vice Chairman of Lead Bank, a Missouri-chartered commercial bank with 3 locations, including the KC Crossroads joins host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies KC. Josh explains Lead Bank's Grow Home initiative. Find out what it's all about and why Lead Bank launched Grow Home in April and what it means to the Kansas City community as a whole.
Learn about the Grow Home Impact Calculator and find out how it can calculate the impact your business has on growing the local community.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowValue As a Service, with Rob BernshteynRob Bernshteyn, CEO and President of Coupa, brings over two decades experience in the business software industry to this episode of Smart Companies Radio. He and host Kelly Scanlon discuss his new book, "Value as a Service”. Making predictions about the future is always tricky. But there is one prediction that author Rob Bernshteyn is quite confident in making: Across a host of industries, we will move to a model that he calls value as a service. Discover what that means and how to be prepared for the coming disruption.
Rob is a guest lecturer at Harvard and Stanford business schools...2016-08-2620 min
Talking Business NowThere's Money in Maggots: Grubbly Farms Sees Sustainable Future In Bug FarmingOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon discover what food scraps, fly larvae and pet chickens have in common. Meet Patrick Pittaluga and Sean Warner, Georgia Tech graduates and cousins who have founded Grubbly Farms, which is breeding and selling larvae as a more sustainable protein and fat source for chickens, pigs and farmed seafood
The entrepreneurs are also hoping to help stem America’s billion-dollar problem with food waste – produce and leftover foods being tossed away by businesses and homes and clogging up landfills at the rate of 52m tons per year. Learn how the business...2016-08-1921 min
Talking Business NowNFL Hall of Famer Will Shields Finds Success As An Entrepreneur & PhilanthropistChief's legend Will Shields talks with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon.
Find out what drives this man who never missed an NFL game in 14 seasons and propelled him to 12 consecutive Pro Bowl games between 1995 and 2006 and ultimately landed him in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton.
Learn how and why wellness is so important to him and how he tries to make it available to everyone through philanthropic efforts.
Discover how he has grown his business, 68 Inside Sports, which he bought in 2007 and how "good enough" has never been good enough for this Oklahoma turned Kansas City native.
To h...2016-08-1225 min
Talking Business NowBe The Disrupter By Getting Ahead of The Curve With Author Pamela S. HarperOn this week’s Smart Companies Radio, with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Pamela S. Harper, internationally known business performance expert, author, and professional speaker. She is the founding partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc. (BAI), based in Glen Rock, NJ.
Pam is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock®: Leading Over, Under & Around Organizational Jams to Achieve High-Performance Results.
On this episode, gain insights into the common but mistaken assumptions business leaders often make about their organizations and discover what to do in order to be the disrupter and not the one being disrupted. Is ther...2016-08-1224 minTalking Business NowNo Mold, No Odors, No Nasty Chemicals - No Kidding, With Green Home SolutionsMold can be a messy, toxic and expensive problem. Most mold remedies start with tearing out the walls and flooring of your home or office. Meet Terry Amerine, Owner and President of Green Home Solutions when he joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies-KC. Find out how Terry started his business and after learning about a green and safer alternative, why he decided to buy a Green Home Solutions franchise.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-08-0526 minTalking Business NowTime To Make the Jump to Entrepreneur With Award-Winning Author, Pamela SlimOn this week’s Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet Pamela Slim, an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has been an entrepreneur for twenty years. In the last ten years, she helped hundreds of people to start successful businesses. She built a powerful online presence at Escape from Cubicle Nation, a site designed for corporate employees who wanted to make the shift to entrepreneur. On this episode, they’ll discuss Pam’s most recent book, “Body of Work: Finding the Thread that Ties Your Story Together”.
Slim is frequently quoted as a business expert in the press su...2016-08-0527 min
Talking Business NowBig Wheels & High Heels: IXT Trucking Keeps Things Moving Around the Globe.Karen Duff, President, and CEO of International Express Trucking or IXT sees a need, meets it and then exceeds it. As the head of IXT since 1993, she continues to explore ways to make the company bigger and better. Today, IXT continues to be the largest women-owned intermodal drayage business within the six-state Midwest region.
Duff and IXT's Vice President of Operations, Martha Schmidt on this episode of Smart Companies - KC, visit with host Kelly Scanlon to talk about the business that physically encompasses 13 acres in the Fairfax district in Kansas City, Kansas with more than 70 drivers. IXT has long-term commit...2016-07-2923 min
Talking Business NowThe State of Small Business in America 2016: Babson Professor Donna Kelly GuestsIf you're starting a business, where do you go to finance it?
Donna Kelly, Professor of Entrepreneurship with Babson College talks with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio this week to discuss new and diverse sources of capital available to entrepreneurs, plus tried and true old school methods that are more popular than you might think. Who’s leading the way with business startups and find out why women more often than not start their new companies with half the cash on hand than their male counterparts. Besides financing discover the other most common obstacles small business faces.
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Talking Business NowWeave Gotcha Covered Uncovering New Opportunities In Kansas CityMeet the women behind Kansas City Company, Weave Gotcha Covered, afull-service custom soft furnishings company. Owners Lonnie Vanderslice and Kelly Wilson join Smart Companies – KC host Kelly Scanlon to talk about their business success as well as their mission as social entrepreneurs. Weave Got You Covered was recently honored as a member of the 2016 Class of 25 Under 25 by Thinking Bigger Business. Find out what's next for this 10-year old overnight success.
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Talking Business NowEat, Play, Pickle in Kansas City North with Restaurateur Bill CrooksMeet Bill Crooks, the man behind PB&J Restaurants, Inc. The company started in 1987 with notable establishments such as The Paradise Diner, Yia’s Yia’s, Red Robin franchises, PB&J’s Steakhouse, and the Grand Street Café.
Bill visits with Smart Companies-KC host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his latest endeavor, bringing his quarter-century of food knowledge to Chicken and Pickle in North Kansas City and his art of “Pickle Ball”. Plus tune in and find out all about Bill’s latest venture, Good Food Good Futures.
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Talking Business Now4000 Miles Across America, Entrepreneur & Author Michael Glauser Defines SuccessMeet Michael Glauser, author of Main Street Entrepreneur: Build Your Dream Company Doing What You Love Where You Live. Glauser has distilled hours of interviews with more than 100 entrepreneurs in 100 cities during his 4000-mile cross country bicycle journey and shares some of those stories on this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon. Discover Glauser's nine keys for success including building a purpose-driven business, giving mind-boggling customer service and ultimately creating the lifestyle of your dreams.
In addition to his writing, Glauser is an entrepreneur, business consultant, and university professor. He has built successful companies in the retail, whole...2016-07-1527 min
Talking Business NowSweet Treats Hit the Streets. Meet The Funnel Cake Man, Michael Bradbury.Meet the man behind Kansas City’s Funnel Cake Truck. Michael Bradbury joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about what brought to the food truck industry in 2009.
Find out why funnel cakes, kettle corn, and deep-fried Twinkies keeps them lined up and wanting more. Bradbury explains his love for the business and why he co-founded the Kansas City Food Truck Association, paving the way for food truck entrepreneurs yet-to-come.
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Talking Business NowHow to Turn Your Leads into Sales with expert and author Justin Sturges.Tune into Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon and find out what you’re missing when building your website that could tank your business traffic. Justin R. Sturges, author of the Amazon Best Seller, “The Small Business Owners Guide to Local Lead Generation brings his more than 20 years experience in local marketing to Smart Companies Radio. Listen to discover effective and practical digital marketing recipes that will work for your business.
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Talking Business NowThe Best IT Disaster Defense Is An Offense. Huber & Assoc's Dean Bergman GuestsFor more than 30 years, Huber and Associates has been helping companies with their technology questions and solving their problems.
Dean Bergman, a senior sales executive with the company for more than 17 years explains simple steps to avert information disaster with your business before it strikes.
On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon discover how to choose a reliable backup system, as well as advice on password protection, and system updates for all the devices used by you and your employees.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowBusiness Planning Expert Tim Berry Shapes Up Your Business Plan by Getting Lean.Tune into Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon and find out how to get more out of your business by getting lean.
Tim Berry, the man some have called the Obi-wan Kenobe of business planning will share great advice on how Lean business planning though simple, is a powerful way to get what you want from your business. Berry, not only a business planning expert but also an entrepreneur will discuss his latest book, “Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business”, and how it’s a practical way to align strategy, tactics, milestones, assumptions, and essential cash flow w...2016-07-0126 min
Talking Business NowDeveloper Matt Abbott Revitalizing Kansas City's East CrossroadsMatt Abbott is out to change the face of Kansas City’s East Crossroads.
An entrepreneur since childhood selling aluminum cans and newspapers to recycling companies in Quincy, Illinois. Matt, inspired by his father, worked hard saving his money and now buys distressed properties in Kansas City. His latest endeavor is the redevelopment of the Kansas City Costume Company at 2020 Grand Blvd. as a boutique hotel scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.
Matt shares his mission, his philosophy and his vision for the East Crossroads of Kansas City on this episode of Smart Companies-KC with host Kelly Scanlon.
Abbott ini...2016-06-2419 min
Talking Business NowK.C. Shrimp Company Rockets to Success With Live Saltwater Shrimp in the MidwestThis week on Smart Companies KC, host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Julie and Mitch Schieber, owners of KC Shrimp.The company just opened in May, and its product is already catching on across the metro!
Tune in as the Schiebers discuss why they decided to raise saltwater shrimp in the landlocked Midwest, how they got the business off the ground and which local restaurants are offering it on their menus.
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Talking Business NowMom Made Food CEO Heather Stouffer Makes Mealtime Fun, Simple and Healthy.On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Heather Stouffer, the mastermind behind Mom Made Foods, a leading producer of family-favorite frozen meals and snacks. Find out why the former Shawnee Mission East graduate is winning so many prestigious awards, and what she's doing to turn her brand into a household name.
To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, we invite you to visit our archives
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Talking Business NowCatch the Next Market Wave & Surge to Success with Author Mike MichalowiczAfter launching and selling two multi-million companies, Mike Michalowicz, the author of “Profit First”, set out on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty through mentoring business leaders, and writing game-changing, “from the trenches” business strategy books that helped entrepreneurs save and grow their businesses—and their bank accounts. Surge is his latest book and he’ll discuss this new book which will be released June 20th with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio. If you thought your business could be more successful if you could time the market then this book is for you.
“All markets have surges, big and small,” Mich...2016-06-1026 min
Talking Business NowGreat Advice with Money Magazine & NBC Financial Correspondent Jordan GoodmanAre you looking for answers for your small business? You’ve come to the right place.
The Money Answers Man, Jordan Goodman will tell you where to find the answers you’ve been looking for because he has been answering Americans’ questions about personal finance for over 35 years. And he’ll be answering questions this week on Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon.
Goodman, the Wall Street Correspondent at MONEY Magazine for 18 years, was the financial commentator on NBC News for 9 years and was on Marketplace radio for 6 years. and is currently the host of the national Money Answers Radio Show o...2016-06-0326 min
Talking Business NowMcCrite Family: Three Generations of Commitment to The Best in Senior LivingOn this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, meet the McCrite Family, owners of Mcrite Plaza established in 1975 in Topeka, Kansas, and now in the northland at Briarcliff in Kansas City, Missouri. This three generation family-owned and operated business has remained committed to providing the best in senior living Learn how it started and how the commitment has been passed down from generation to generation. All the McCrite children have been involved on some level with the retirement community, from mowing lawns to volunteering with residents.
To hear more stories featuring local entrepreneurs with host Kelly Scanlon, v...2016-05-2025 min
Talking Business NowGoing Global Without Losing Your Shirt With Payscout CEO Cleveland BrownOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, it’s time to go global. Cleveland Brown, CEO of Payscout, a global payment processing provider covering six continents, will discuss how small business owners can flourish globally and what the federal government needs to do to help them in this arena. Discover how small business owners can be involved globally without losing his or her shirts and find out what sort of red tape and regulations still needs to be eliminated.
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Talking Business NowWe're Doing It All Wrong! A Bold New Business Approach with Author David BurkusPerformance reviews – Should you get rid of them?What about open floor plans - Do they really work?Should employees know each other’s salaries?
Dr.David Burkus, an increasingly influential business school professor, and author after decades of research will address what he contends are outdated, or outmoded business practices with host Kelly Scanlon.They'll discuss his new book, “Under New Management, How Leading Organizations are Upending Business as Usual” on this episode of Smart Companies Radio.
To hear more shows about growing your business with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowPrairie Elder Care Growing to Meet the Needs of an Aging Community.Prairie Elder Care one of this year’s 25 Under 25 ® winners will join host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the company’s philosophy on care for the elderly and how two great ideas and businesses have joined as one serving the growing and demanding needs of the aging community in Kansas City.
Mandy Shoemaker is the co-founder of Prairie Elder Care, which she founded with her sister in law, Michala Gibson in July of 2014. For 20 years Mandy worked as an elementary school teacher, consultant, and principal. In July of 2014, the first care home opened. Mandy and Michala currently have two residential care homes for...2016-04-2928 min
Talking Business NowCEO Afterlife:Are You Ready? with Author and Business Consultant Susan SpauldingAfter you’ve been a business owner, a CEO, or any kind of corporate executive, how do you reinvent yourself for the next chapter of your life?
Author and business consultant Susan Spalding guests with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio. Spaulding will discuss her new book, “Recalibrate for Life 2.0: Transition Stories for Business Leaders”. Spaulding explains how we are rapidly approaching an epidemic of business owners and leaders who because of age or burnout are asking the question. What’s next? Susan has interviewed mostly C-level executives to find out how they answered the question.
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Talking Business NowEconomic Visionary, Dr. Troy Nash Always Asking,What's Next For Kansas City?This week on Smart Companies KC, with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Dr. Troy Nash, a visionary economic development professional, deeply committed public servant, and volunteer with a passion for improving the quality of life of all of the world's people. The awards, commendations and recognitions he has received are almost too numerous to mention. Kelly and Troy will discuss his involvement within the entrepreneurial community of Kansas City.
Quoting one of his favorite authors, Les Brown Dr. Nash believes he is living proof and believes, “Where you start out in life has nothing to do with where you end up.”
To h...2016-04-1525 min
Talking Business NowEmbracing Diversity to Change the World with Guest Mindy CorporonOn this episode of Smart Companies KC, host Kelly Scanlon talks with Mindy Corporon, managing member and co-founder of Boyer and Corporon Wealth Management LLC, where she serves as the Chief Executive Officer. On this episode learn about Mindy’s passion, leading the Faith Always Wins Foundation and the Reat Griffin Underwood Memorial fund. You’ll learn more about both organizations as well as the upcoming series of events - a weeklong celebration entitled “Seven Days - Make a Ripple to Change the World April 12th - April 18th in Kansas City.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please...2016-04-0827 min
Talking Business NowHow to Select the Right Exit Strategy, Succession Advice From Bank of the WestMany Small Business Owners believe they’ll never retire and in turn, don’t bother to address an exit strategy or succession plan for their business. On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon you’ll learn the basic steps you need to address with your legal and or banking representative to put together a strategy for retirement and selling your business. Kristin Nelson, Head of Private Business Owners Solutions in the Wealth Management Group at Bank of the West says first and foremost start early and have a candid family conversation as part of your plan.
You can...2016-04-0124 min
Talking Business NowKansas City a More Beautiful Place to Live with Leopold Gallery Art ConsultingSince 1991, the nationally ranked Leopold Gallery has helped Kansas City’s private collectors and corporate clients build art collections of enduring quality. On this episode of Smart Company KC, host Kelly Scanlon speaks with Paul Dorrell, the owner of Leopold Gallery and Art Consulting. Paul works to attract private collectors building their art collections with a focus on local creators. Leopold Gallery has been inspiring business owners and homeowner for 25 years and was named part of the 2016 class of 25 Under 25® Winners.
To listen to more shows with host Kelly Scanlon please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowCreating Client Success: With Core Catalysts Founder Jim WadellaCore Catalysts helps clients with business challenges that are often tied to their core business operations, costing them time and money. As former consultants with national firms, Jim Wadella tells Smart Companies Host Kelly Scanlon how he and his staff at Core Catalysts bring experienced professionals who are nimble, smart and focused on their clients' business problems. Discover how Core Catalysts brings tangible results and real outcomes to businesses across the country.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowIt Only Takes 5 Seconds to Change Your Life and Mel Robbins Tells You How.She's been called a Tedx phenom and an award-winning commentator for CNN, Mel Robbins joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to talk about improving your lot in life and getting ahead and all you have to do is stop hesitating. Best known as the creator of the 5-second rule, Mel will explain how we are our own worst enemies and how to overcome it. Discover how you can change your life in as little as 5 seconds.
When Robbins is not on stage, she's on television and has appeared numerous national shows including Good Morning America, and Dr. Phil and is a...2016-03-1828 min
Talking Business NowFine Wine & Rich Chocolate Unite with Expertise from The Chocolate Cork.Keri Lauderdale Olson is the Founder and CEO of Chocolate Cork, www.thechocolatecork.com, where chocolate meets wine in interactive chocolate and wine pairing classes, kits and events. Keri’s lifelong love of chocolate began when her mom started her own small chocolate business while Keri was only 8 years of age.
After16 years in Marketing and Product Development, Keri decided to try something new, bringing her two passions together, wine and chocolate and started her business once she had become an empty nester. She sold her house to come up with the necessary capital and launched the business last year.
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Talking Business NowDont Brainstorm Your Company Out of Biz with Best Selling Author Stephen ShapiroWhat is innovation? Best-selling business author and speaker Stephen Shapiro talks with Smart Companies host, Kelly Scanlon. On this episode, Shapiro will explain why businesses struggle and at times fail at breakthrough innovations and what needs to change. Discover how to cultivate innovation at your company and how to approach, tackle and solve your business challenges.
Shapiro is the author of five books, including “Best Practices Are Stupid," which was named the best innovation and creativity book of 2011 and it’s an international #1 best seller.He has been featured in Newsweek, Entrepreneur Magazine, O-The Oprah Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, The Wall Street Jo...2016-03-1125 min
Talking Business NowCREMA, An Award Winning Digital Shop In Kansas City That Goes Above & BeyondMeet the guys behind one of the best digital shops in Kansas City. George Brooks and Daniel Linhart are co-founders of Crema and winners of 25 Under 25 ®, Class of 2016. Discover what they believe brought them their success and it’s not what you may think. And learn how Crema gives back to their Kansas City community on this week’s Smart Companies – KC with host Kelly Scanlon.
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Talking Business NowGrow Your Business With Author, Consultant and Entrpreneur Donna LeyensOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you'll discover the sure-fire way to grow your business with guest Donna Leyens, President and co-founder of Provendus Group, Provendus Group, provides business tools, programs, strategy and support to small business owners and is committed to helping small businesses not only stay afloat but to scale and grow in both profitability and size while allowing the owner to have time for a life as well.
Learn how to identify your business's sweet spot. Find out the three elements that must be present in your business to experience sustainable growth and...2016-02-2628 min
Talking Business NowEagle Animal Hospital, Where the Four-legged Patients Always Come First.Meet the owners of Eagle Animal Hospital and Pet Resort, one of the 25 Under 25 ® class of 2016.
Smart Companie-KC host, Kelly Scanlon sits down with Dr. James Sparks and Dr. Matthew Silvius to find out what makes this Northland animal hospital & resort one of the region’s most sophisticated care facilities.
To hear past shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowDriving Ideal Clients Straight to Your Front Door with Consultant Dov GordonHave you ever had to fire a client? On Smart Companies Radio find out how to consistently get the clients you want. Host Kelly Scanlon talks with consultant and author Dov Gordon who will help you get more of the customers you want.
You'll find out that more information is not going to bring you the clients you want. Discover how a small change in the way you think, can change everything about your clientele. Learn how to market your confidence.
There are only three questions that matter and Gordon will tell you how to get your ideal client to ans...2016-02-1226 min
Talking Business NowOvercoming His Loss of Sight, Entrepreneur Max Ivey Shares His Inspiring StoryMaxwell Ivey, is a totally blind business owner, blogger, sometimes podcaster, and newly self published author. His primary business is helping people sell new and used amusement equipment and related items. He started his business after the early death of his father which lead to the closure of his family's small traveling carnival.
Smart Companies Host Kelly Scanlon discusses his new book, called, “Leading you out of the darkness into the light, a blind man's inspirational guide to success. Learn how Ivey has not allowed his lack of sight to hinder his success
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Talking Business NowMaking The Right Connection With Author and National Speaker Joyce LaymanConnecting? or Networking? Which do you do? Discover the difference and the advantage of making the right connection. On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Joyce Layman. A national speaker, author, connector and presenter at TEDxUMKC.Layman describes herself as a former wallflower in the world of business networking, and she knows firsthand what it takes to overcome the greatest obstacle you'll face - the four inches between your ears.
Her passion is inspiring people to step out of their current habits, push comfort zones and navigate change to leverage new opportunities that are already surr...2016-01-2228 min
Talking Business NowGetting Down To Business With Author and Serial Entrepreneur Harris GlasserOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you'll meet Harris Glasser, a successful businessman and entrepreneur with over 50 years of practical and personal business experience, shares his tips and tricks on this episode of Smart Companies Radio. Glasser says his lessons didn't come from a book but from real life experiences. At the age of 28, Harris had built a successful construction business. Later he started an indoor farming business, which became successful. He sold it and replicated it in Florida and eventually sold that one as well and moved back to New York City where he started...2016-01-2228 min
Talking Business NowJumpstart Your Influence With Social Media Marketing Expert Bill BelewInfluencer Marketing. What is it?
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with Kelly Scanlon, you'll meet Problogger, Bill Belew who is a content marketer and influencer trainer. an educator for many years, he taught university in Japan, community college, college, graduate school, and marketing in an MBA program here in the states. Belew has two terminal degrees – a Ph.D. in Education and an MFA in Creative Writing.
Belew says he knows how to get people to your site and he shares some of his secrets on the show today.
If you want the phone to ring. Sit back and l...2016-01-0826 min
Talking Business NowWhat the Rolling Stones Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur with Jeff StollerWhether your dream is to open a new restaurant or to sell a new product or app, you will have to address contracts, licensing, labor and a whole range of topics you may never have thought of before. On Smart Companies Radio with host, Kelly Scanlon this week, you’ll meet Jeff Stoller, the author of his newly released book,“You Want to be an Entrepreneur,” Jeff is a successful attorney, accountant, consultant and entrepreneur. Find out why he created the book and his life lesson from working with The Rolling Stones.
To hear additional shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit our...2016-01-0825 min
Talking Business NowBlooom Ready to Offer Financial Assistance No Matter What Size CompanyMeet Chris Costello CEO and Co-Founder of Blooom (yes, three O’s) a company the Wall Street Journal calls, “One of the best online tools for retirement planning”. Bloom is an online investment advisor built exclusively for managing your 401k or another employer-sponsored retirement plan. On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, Chris will explain how his company is not another advice offering company, but a DIFY (Do-It-For-You) solution no matter where you work or the size of the account. Named by Fast Company Magazine as one of, "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015", Blooom is designed f...2016-01-0126 minTalking Business NowBuilt to Lead With Best-Selling Author David LongSpeaker, Author, CEO and “Student of the Game of Business.” David Long joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio this Friday. Long is Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 25 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specializes in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members, while linking the rewards and recognition program to the desired goals of the company.
He believes (and lives to his very core) what Zig Ziglar said was required to become truly successful in life. He said, “You can have ANYTHING you want in life IF yo...2016-01-0128 min
Talking Business NowEntrepreneur Sheryl Godsy Finds Coffee And Art Mix Well at Dare to Dabble in NKCDare to Dabble’s mission is to unleash the creative potential of every individual. Co-owner and Creativity Coach, Sheryl Godsy joins Smart Companies-KC host Kelly Scanlon to talk about her business in North Kansas City. Godsy says her company offers a little bit of something for everyone. Luna Coffeehouse is located in the front space. They also feature a Local and Handmade market where you can purchase artwork by artists in the Kansas City area.
They offer classes and workshops in subjects such as skill building art instruction courses for all ages; as well an inspiring “drop-in” art studio workspace where for a small...2015-12-1827 min
Talking Business NowMeasuring Your Success As The Boss with Successful CEO Joel TrammellThe average tenure for a CEO is 5-1/2 years—and nearly 40 percent are fired wtihin their first 18 months.
Successful CEO and entrepreneur Joel Trammell has defied those statistics and now shares his insights in a brand new book called The CEO Tightrope: How to Master the Balancing Act of a Successful CEO.
In this episode, Joel joins host Kelly Scanlon to share these timely and practical insights:
The top three challenges CEOs faceThe best metrics for measuring performanceHow aspiring CEOs can best prepare for the roleThe exact responsibilities of a CEOHow to get employees to align with corporate goals
. . . and a...2015-12-1824 min
Talking Business NowDetermination, a Blessing and a Curse For Handcrafted Hooch Maker, Linda LoseyMeet Linda Losey, author of the best-selling book, "The Great God Hunt". She has crossed the country on horseback – alone and through all sorts of weather including a hurricane. Losey is also the co-owner of Bloomery Plantation Distillery. The mini-distillery sits upon 12-acres in West Virginia and is home to award-winning handcrafted cordials sold nationwide.
More than 45,000 unique visitors have passed through Bloomery’s doors since 2011, hailing from across North America and, indeed, from around the world.
Linda shares her unique entrepreneurial journey on this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon.
For more information, visit the website at bl...2015-12-0430 min
Talking Business NowMatt Trent, Taking Care of Business from Corporate to IT to the Indy Race TrackMatt Trent, the CEO of Silver Arrow Technologies joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies-KC this week. Trent was previously head of Infrastructure Architecture at CenturyLink where his team focused on evaluating new technologies. Prior to CenturyLink, Matt served in a leadership role at Hitachi Data Systems where he established himself as a leader and innovator for developing best practices in storage management. Matt began his IT career at Sprint, where he established Sprint’s first Service Management team and was a key in driving the adoption of ITIL guidelines. Find out how a family trip to Iowa led Matt to s...2015-11-2730 min
Talking Business NowBringing Ideas to Life at GEW 2015 with Kaufman Fast Trac's MIchelle MarkeyFounded in Kansas City by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth, and expand human welfare. During one week in November, more than eighty events inspire, engage, and connect entrepreneurs across our Kansas City community while connecting them to potential collaborators, mentors, and resources to help them succeed.
On this episode of Smart Companies-KC, host Kelly Scanlon and Michelle Markey, Vice President of the Kaufman Fast Trac program, reflect on GEW 2015 and discuss what's next for 2016.
To hea...2015-11-2025 min
Talking Business NowCreating Strategic Impact Throughout Your Company With Brainzooming's Mike BrownOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio, you'll learn how to simplify your strategies. Host Kelly Scanlon talks with Brainzooming's Mike Brown about Creating strategy – If you can pin down what you are trying to achieve, you can apply innovative thinking on how to accomplish it. Discover how to prioritize and focus your efforts on what matters and how to produce metrics to know if you are indeed on the right track.
To learn more about how to simplify your strategy download the free e-book at http://info.brainzooming.com/smartcompanies
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit our arch...2015-11-2026 min
Talking Business NowThe Little Job Creation Engine That Could With SCORE's Kenneth YanceyJoining host Kelly Scanlon is W. Kenneth Yancey, Jr., CEO of the SCORE Association, a position he has held since 1993. During his tenure with SCORE, Mr. Yancey has been responsible for developing SCORE into one of the most efficient, effective job creation and business formation engines in the nation. Yancey speaks across the country on the topics of entrepreneurship and small business trends and serves as a member of the HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors. He’ll visit with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies KC fresh from his speaking engagement in Kansas City.
To hear more shows with host...2015-11-0626 min
Talking Business NowMake Your Networking More Profitable With Award-Winning Author Jeff BealsHost Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio talks with Jeff Beals, the award-winning author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One and Selling Saturdays: Blue Chip Sales Tips from College Football.
Beals is a member of the National Speakers Association and sits on the board of directors for the Kansas City chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Kelly and Jeff will discuss his new e book “Goal-Based Networking” Learn how to turn your socializing into profitable relationships.
To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowLearning to Code: It's Never Too Early To Start with author Heather PetrocelliThe Wonderful World of Creatures & Code is an A-Z style book with the purpose of introducing kids to code. But it’s only available for purchase during the waning days of its Kickstarter campaign. On Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet one of the authors, Heather O. Petrocelli. She and her wife and co-author Amie Pascal discuss the origin of the book and the need to strip away the mystery of coding for kids of all ages from 1 to 91.
To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowIs Kansas City Most Entrepreneurial? KC SourceLink's Maria Meyers GuestsFour years ago the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce launched The Big Five Initiatives and one of the five was making Kansas Ctiy one of America's most entrepreneurial city.
Maria Meyers with KC SourceLink joins host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies-KC. Find out where Kansas City stands in year 2 in KC SourceLink’s report, “We Create”.Is Kansas City the most entrepreneurial city?
To listen to more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowLife is Better with a View From The Top: Life & Business Coach Aaron WalkerOn Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon....
Businessman and Life Coach, Aaron T. Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. Thirty-five years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience.
For 19 years and counting, Aaron has taken classes from and has been coached personally by his friend, financial guru, Dave Ramsey. In turn Aaron mentors and coaches others. Find out why those others are exclusively men and learn how you can join the View From The Top Community.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit the archives.
Learn...2015-10-2326 minTalking Business NowSparking the Next Stage for Growth with Speaker & Author Margaret ReynoldsIn today’s fast-paced market, leaders are experiencing challenges that don’t respond to yesterday’s solutions; long-term customers are buying less, and margins are tightening. Leaders face more game-changing decisions in a shorter time span. Discover on this episode of Smart Companies-KC how to Reignite the dynamics behind the ever-increasing market challenges. Author Margaret Reynolds visits with host Kelly Scanlon about her new book, "Reignite: How Everyday Companies Spark Next Stage Growth" Reynolds will explain how her new book provides many pragmatic examples and tools that will help executives/managers/leaders see opportunity through a different lens, so they can discov...2015-10-1627 min
Talking Business NowScaling Up with National Speaker, Author & Founder of Global E-O, Verne HarnishLearn today the hard and fast differences between Start-Ups and Scale-Ups and what you as an entrepreneur need to do to make the leap from one to the other as you grow your business to the next level of success.
.Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Verne Harnish, founder of the Global Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The author of “Scaling Up” and “Mastering The Rockefeller Habits” Harnish is the Founder and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company with over 150 coaching partners on six continents. He is a venture columnist for FORTUNE Magazine and chairs their Annual Leadership and Growth Summits.
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Talking Business NowLearn How To Connect with Funding Opportunities For Your BusinessThere’s money available for women entrepreneurs, but you have to know where to look. Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio-KC, is Kelly Pruneau with the Women’s Capital Connection and Brande Stitt, Program Director of the Women’s Business Center. They’ll discuss debt and equity funding, microlending for micro enterprises and a new WE-Lend Initiative. Discover the continuum of funding products available in the Kansas City market and at what stage or type of company might need different sources of capital.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowArchitecture Firm Runs Like Clockwork. Meet Company Co-founder Christian ArnoldChristian Arnold, co-founder of Clockwork Architecture and Design joins host Kelly Scanlon for Smart Companies KC. The Clockwork AD team came together in 2004 and is comprised of designers who work fast and smart within diverse markets and to date have never missed a deadline.
Located in Kansas City’s River Market, Clockwork is a growing company. The firm invested an additional one million dollars in 2013 to enlarge its footprint in Kansas City and hire additional staff. Listen in and discover the secret to its continued success.
To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowTV & Film Fashion Facilitated in Flyover Country with Wardy's Brian TooneDesigners from New York to Los Angeles are falling in love with fashion design technology developed in “flyover country” On this episode of Smart Companies, host Kelly Scanlon will introduce you to Wardy, founded by CEO Chris Palmer is a technology startup focused on streamlining and connecting the fashion and film industries.
Wardy Production Studio launched this spring and is quickly gaining traction with hundreds of veteran, costume design professionals in TV & film on both coasts.
Brian Toone, the Vice President of Sales joins Kelly to explain Broadway and Hollywood’s attraction to the Lee’s Summit, Missouri Company.
To listen to...2015-09-1122 min
Talking Business NowK.C. Brewmeister John McDonald Brewing Up Big Plans for K.C.'s East BottomsBoulevard Brewing Company’s founder, John McDonald joins Kelly Scanlon on the next episode of Smart Companies-KC. 1n 1989 McDonald put down his carpentry tools to build Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing Company into Missouri’s 2nd largest brewery. Boulevard enjoys a strong reputation and an enviable market presence in its limited territory, which consists of distribution in 25 states, Washington D.C., and a small amount in some Nordic countries. Get the latest news on Ripple Glass, established in 2009 by McDonald along with other Boulevard colleagues and Listen in as McDonald describes what some have called his “second act” in Kansas City’s Eas...2015-09-0427 minTalking Business NowProtecting the Rights of Small Business, SBEC President and CEO Karen KerriganThe Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council is every vigilant in our nation's capital, testifying in congress and sitting on committees to protect the rights of the nation's hundreds of thousands of small business owners. Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the SBEC is leading the council into its 20th year as a watchdog for small business owners in America. On this episode listen in as Karen and host Kelly Scanlon discuss a number of proposed laws under consideration that could adversely affect the small business community and learn how the SBEC is also keeping a close eye on the 2016 Presidential E...2015-09-0428 min
Talking Business NowKansas City Entrepreneurs Extend a Hand Up for Cristo Rey Kansas CityThe Cristo Rey Network comprises 30 Catholic, college preparatory high schools for underrepresented urban youth. Through rigorous academics, coupled with real world work experience, Cristo Rey students graduate high school prepared for success in college and in life.
Joining host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies-KC is Ted Koppen, Director of the Corporate Work Study Program at Cristo Rey-Kansas City. Koppen explains how the private school operates, how it’s funded and how each and every student (all 400 of them) works with professionals through a network of 130 corporate work study partners. Discover the success of the school which has only been in exi...2015-08-2825 min
Talking Business NowDecorated Marine Veteran Brent Bustamante Kicks Fashion Up a NotchAs the song goes, “Cause every girl’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man” and Marine veteran, Brent Bustamante hopes the lyrics ring true for his new business. Luxe Neckwear.
With just a few days remaining on his Kickstarter campaign, the much-decorated Sergeant Bustamante explains to host Kelly Scanlon how he tackled the stretches of boredom during his eight tours of duty in Afghanistan, resulting in his unique neckwear line that he is launching here in the states.
To listen to more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowDiscovering Your Performance Breakthrough with Mike GoldmanDid you know that fewer than 30 percent of your employees are truly engaged in the work they do? Your company could be running at less than one-third of its power, but there's something you can do to inject passion into your team.
Nationally-recognized speaker, consultant and author, Mike Goldman joins Kelly Scanlon on this week’s Smart Companies Radio. Goldman has spent over 25 years consulting and coaching companies from the local entrepreneur to the Fortune 500.
Discover how through the right people, strategy, capital and execution the companies he consults have seen dramatic business growth and success. Goldman’s Book, “Performance Breakthro...2015-08-2127 min
Talking Business NowGreen Means Go for Visionary Leader & Entrepreneur Reggie ChandraDiscover how to spend more time working on your business and less time working in it.
One of most inspirational CEO’s in the United States according to Esquire Magazine, Reggie Chandra sits down with host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Radio. Chandra is President and CEO of Rhythm Engineering considered by many to be one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Rhythm Engineering Solutions operates in 156 cities in 31 states and positively impacts 3,000,000 motorists each and every day.
Reggie calls himself a dreamer, inventor and entrepreneur. In 2005, he decided to build a solution to tra...2015-08-1430 min
Talking Business NowWill Small Business Gain From Corporate Tax Overhaul? - SBEC's Ray KeetingThe Obama Administration and Congress have been at odds for months over a major overhaul of U.S. Corporate tax laws. Everyone seems to agree that something should be done but how will small business owners benefit?
Raymond J. Keating who serves as chief economist with the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), a nonpartisan, nonprofit small-business advocacy group, says corporate tax reform alone won't get the job done and instead insists it has to be comprehensive across the board tax reform. Keeting, who talks with host Kelly Scanlon, maintains small business owners who employee 55 percent of the private sector workf...2015-07-3127 min
Talking Business NowHipHire.com: The Answer to Your Next Part Time HireDid you know that 30 percent of all Google searches, about 300 million per month are employment related, and that 97 percent of all new jobs created are part-time? How do you find quality applcants to fill those part-time openings? Entrepreneur and founder of HipHire.com Brian Kearns, sits down with host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies KC to explain how HipHire.com is an online Software as a Service company that confidently connects businesses with quality part time people to interview. Think Match.com for part-time jobs. Find out why Kearns is passionate about connecting employers and workers who share a vision...2015-07-2824 min
Talking Business NowHipHire.com: A New Spin on Part Time EmploymentEntrepreneur and founder of HipHire.com Brian Kearns, sits down with host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies KC. HipHire is an online Software as a Service company that confidently connects businesses with quality part time people to interview. Think Match.com for part-time jobs. Find out why Kearns is passionate about connecting employers and workers who share a vision of the ideal workplace culture. And learn how and why HipHire is not just another staffing company or temp agency.
To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit our archives.
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Talking Business NowThe Ups & Downs of a TV Makeover: Behind the Scenes on CNBC's "The Profit"Big changes and new opportunities are underway for The Lano Company, a Raymore, Missouri business that makes lanolin-based cosmetics. Miranda Coggins President of The Lano Company was featured on a recent episode of the CNBC reality show The Profit. The show’s star, serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, invested $500,000 in the company for a 20 percent stake. In return, he’s pushing owners Miranda and Layne Coggins to make a series of changes in how Lano operates.
That includes revamping Lano’s lineup of products, packaging and branding, a third-party manufacturer and contacts at the QVC shopping network and Birchbox, a national subscription...2015-07-1628 min
Talking Business NowCNBC's The Profit Gives Cosmetics Company a MakeoverBig changes and new opportunities are underway for The Lano Company, a Raymore, Missouri business that makes lanolin-based cosmetics. Miranda Coggins President of The Lano Company was featured on a recent episode of the CNBC reality show The Profit. The show’s star, serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, invested $500,000 in the company for a 20 percent stake. In return, he’s pushing owners Miranda and Layne Coggins to make a series of changes in how Lano operates.
That includes revamping Lano’s lineup of products, packaging and branding, a third-party manufacturer and contacts at the QVC shopping network and Birchbox, a national subscription...2015-07-1028 min
Talking Business NowFrom Basement to Brewmeister: New Belgium Brewing CEO Kim JordanOn this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon you’ll meet the CEO and Co Founder of New Belgium Brewing. A dream of her husband, the original brewing company started in the basement of their home. Their goal was to be a $100 million company by 2010. New Belgium hit that a year and a half early and in 2013 the annual revenue was $190 million, making New Belgium the country's third-largest craft brewer. And discover how New Belgium has embraced the CEO's passion for the environment and what innovations have been made to diminish the brewing company's carbon footprint. Find out more about to...2015-07-0329 min
Talking Business NowSpicing Things Up With The Spice & Tea Exchange Founder, Clay FreemanHost Kelly Scanlon visits with Clay Freeman, Founder of The Spice & Tea Exchange. Freeman opened The Spice & Tea Exchange in 2005 with the hopes of bringing the 18th century spice markets to life and features a one-of-a-kind shopping experience that offers more than 140 spices and over 30 exotic teas. He opened his first location in 2005 in St. Augustine, Florida (Formerly called Old Florida Spice Traders). Since then, The Spice & Tea Exchange has celebrated 40+ store openings in 24 states and D.C. Freeman shares his insights, tips, and advice for others who might be interested in starting their own business but do not know wher...2015-06-2624 min
Talking Business NowFrom the Cell Block to the C Suite With CEO Andrew MedalAlthough He doesnt recommend it Andrew Medal in fact highly discourages mistakes that could put you behind bars. He does however share with Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon that being an entrepreneur paid off during his two years in prison. Discover how his entrepreneurial spirit helped him survive and in fact thrive during his incarceration. Andrew Medal is the founder and CEO at Agent Beta. He's a published author and a regular contributor to Entrepreneur.com.
Andrew will explain how you too can overcome obstacles with your business startup skills and how nothing even prison should keep you from accomplishing your dre...2015-06-1929 min
Talking Business NowLeadership & Management Success with Best Selling Author David LongSpeaker, Author, CEO and “Student of the Game of Business.” David Long joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio this Friday. Long is Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 25 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specializes in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members, while linking the rewards and recognition program to the desired goals of the company.
He believes (and lives to his very core) what Zig Ziglar said was required to become truly successful in life. He said, “You can have ANYTHING you want in life I...2015-06-1228 min
Talking Business NowReal Management Solutions from Best Selling Author Bruce TulganJoining host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio is Bruce L Tulgan. Tulgan is an American writer specializing in business topics. His books include It's Okay to Manage Your Boss, Not Everyone Gets a Trophy, It's Okay to be the Boss, and Managing Generation X. On this episode Kelly and Bruce will discuss his most recent book, “The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems”. Discover how the most effective managers use the fundamentals of management to proactively resolve nearly any problem you might come across in your business.
To listen to more shows w...2015-06-0526 min
Talking Business NowLaunching & Growing Your Business: Author Scott Duffy Shares Secrets to SuccessWhat is the most important job of an entrepreneur and how do you get started without a lot of money. Scott Duffy the Best-selling author of Launch! joins host Kelly Scanlon to answer those questions. You'll also discover the biggest single mistake to avoid when launching your new business. Scott Duffy is the Founder & CEO of Content.Market. He began his career working for best-selling author and speaker, Tony Robbins, and went on to work for several big media brands like CBS Sportsline, NBC Internet, and FOXSports.com. Next, he founded Smart Charter, an online booking tool for private aviation, wh...2015-06-0226 min
Talking Business NowEliminate Roadblocks & Get Things Done with Rick Lepsinger of OnPoint ConsultingHigh turnover, lack of accountability, resistance to change, poor communication, and poor decision-making are all symptoms of execution failures in your company and cost your company money. Discover how to plug those gaps and improve execution of your company’s strategy. Rick Lepsinger, President of OnPoint Consulting joins host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio to discuss leadership and organizational effectiveness. Lepsinger has a thirty year track record of success as a human resource consultant and executive. The focus of Rick’s work has been on helping leaders and organizations close the gap between strategy and execution, work effectiv...2015-05-2225 min
Talking Business NowReal Management Solutions with best selling author Bruce TulganJoining host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio is Bruce L Tulgan. Tulgan is an American writer specializing in business topics. His books include It's Okay to Manage Your Boss, Not Everyone Gets a Trophy, It's Okay to be the Boss, and Managing Generation X. On this episode Kelly and Bruce will discuss his most recent book, “The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems”. Discover how the most effective managers use the fundamentals of management to proactively resolve nearly any problem you might come across in your business. To listen to more shows w...2015-03-2526 min
Talking Business NowIs it Time to Put Email Out to Pasture?Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Radio is Kristin Naragon, Director of Email Solutions at Adobe, A proven force recognized as a leader in cross-channel management, Adobe has a long heritage and experience in email; Kelly and Kristin will discuss key findings from a new study on why email marketers are not satisfied with the current tools available, and why they feel on a large scale ESP’s (email solution providers) aren’t cutting it.
To listen to additional shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit the Smart Companies archives
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Talking Business NowLifted Logic: A Rising Star in the Kansas City Entrepreneurial CommunityJoining Smart Companies KC Host Kelly Scanlon is Adam Fichman, Owner of Lifted Logic, an independent creative agency devoted to design and branding as well as website development and SEO optimization among other things. Kelly and Adam will talk about how Lifted Logic got its start, its tremendous growth as well as the honor of being selected as one of this year's class of 25 Under 25 winners.
To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon visit our Smart Companies KC archives.
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Talking Business NowManage Your Company with Real Solutions: Best Selling Author Bruce Tulgan GuestsJoining host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio is Bruce L Tulgan. Tulgan is an American writer specializing in business topics. His books include It's Okay to Manage Your Boss, Not Everyone Gets a Trophy, It's Okay to be the Boss, and Managing Generation X. On this episode Kelly and Bruce will discuss his most recent book, “The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems”. Discover how the most effective managers use the fundamentals of management to proactively resolve nearly any problem you might come across in your business.
To listen to more shows w...2015-01-2326 min