In Episode 234, Dave Phillips and Ryan Entz of Thrive Restaurant Group talk about the 64 hours from the time Jared Casey became a Kansas Jayhawks football folk hero on the field to filming an Applebee's commercial in Lawrence.

In Episode 233, Kylie Stupka of Empowered joins the podcast to talk about why the organization rebranded from Youth Entrepreneurs.

In Episode 232, we offer highlights from this week's WBJ Ignite ICT Women's Conference.

In Episode 231, Wind Surge CEO Jordan Kobritz talk about the club's first season and what was learned about the fan base, new stadium and new parent club agreement.

In Episode 230, we hear excerpts from a recent panel on downtown development from the WBJ's ICT Summit, held at Mark Arts. Panelists include George Laham, Paul Jackson and Nick Esterline.

In Episode 229, we asked the three newest members of the WBJ's Women in Business Hall of Fame to talk about their careers. Hear from Kathy Sexton, Shelly Prichard and Sheryl Wohlford.

WSU Center for Real Estate director Stan Longhofer joins real estate reporter Shelby Kellerman in Episode 228 to talk about the Center's just-released housing forecast.

Equity Bank chairman and CEO Brad Elliott joins the podcast to talk about the bank's big acquisition.

In Episode 226, Nancy Kersenbrock of the Kansas Family Business Forum and Carrie Cox of AGH Employer Solutions talk about hiring struggles for family businesses.

Mike Gibson, executive vice president at AGC of Kansas, joins Bill to talk about "Build Up Kansas," a workforce recruitment campaign that works to bring young men and women into the state's construction industry.