Insight On Business the News Hour

Early this month Gabor George Burt, author and lecturer was in the Des Moines Metro to speak at CIWeek 2018. Gabor born in Budapest and educated in the United States and France came to speak on creating an experience that will keep consumers continually infatuated with your brand and…how they will turn that infatuation into becoming your brand warrior.

Gabor has gained international recognition in the management world as a pioneer in the strategic perspective of Defying Conventional Wisdom, as well as being a leading expert on Blue Ocean Strategy. His book, Slingshot is about how you can re imagine your business and your life and re connect with your natural creativity to achieve success….  Here is our conversation.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

The Business News Hour hit the road and traveled to Jefferson, Iowa where on the invitation of John Brunow the owner of All Ability Cycles. Once there we talked with Mike Palmer the Jefferson City Administrator, Sam Harding businessman and school board member, Tori Riley who has created an online news source, Green County News Online for the area and Travis Dvorak from Wild Rose Casino. What's going on with business in a small town of Iowa, employment numbers, school bond issue...lots to talk about. 

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

He's back for a longer conversation about The Floppy Show Book. Jeff Stein is a broadcaster and author and he has recently released The Floppy Show Book and it's getting great reviews. "Floppy was such a special television event that, for thirty years, delighted kids and parents." Here we talk about Dwayne Ellett the creator of Floppy, his ability to work all sides of the show, personal events and so much more. Get to know Floppy all over again...

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Each month Lance Hanson one of the Broker/Owners of Re/Max Concepts joins us for a conversation about housing in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Here we talk about national number showing home sales have slowed, the prices of homes in the Metro, remodeling efforts and returns, housing stock and more. Want to know about the housing issues in the Des Moines Metro? We've got some answers to your questions.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

We share some laughs with our lifestyle contributor Jeff Pitts from Cityview Central Iowa's Independent News Magazine and Stuff to DO in the Metro. Like art, entertainment, music and who was John Fletcher Ankeny? Learn more and get out this week! 

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Iowa is, right now, working through the effort to bring controlled medical marijuana oils onto the market. In this segment we visit with Lucas Nelson of Kemin Industries who will be growing and then extracting and producing cannabis oil. We talk about the manufacturing, the legislative hoops and the company, MedPharm, which is part of the family business. Here is that story: 

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Each week we do a special segment "Marketing for Business" where Phil K. James and Michael Libbie offer up marketing ideas and tips to help your business break out and excell. Here we talk about Experience Retail, giving employees the ability to help build your brand, the human interaction of social media, how to create an event that gets traction and attendance. Here from Good Milkshake Digital and Insight Advertising, Marketing, and Communications is "Marketing for Business". 

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Here we meet George McKeever from The Calvin Community and Susan Callison from the Iowa Alzheimer Association as they talk about Embrace Aging a series of programs on memory care, caregivers, and education at the Des Moines University. If you are wanting to learn more about the aging process and how to best help family members you may want to listen in.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Imagine an IT professional and a college math instructor...what sort of small busienss might they get into? Surprise! Meet James and Bridget Neely who made a big move and decided to open Bottle and Bottega DSM. Think art, wine, party...don't you blame them? And, location? In the heart of Des Moines. While not yet open...you get to hear the Small Business Spotlight story of what they are building for their future and for your...fun!

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Health Care...it is top of mind to business owners and employees. "The underlying reality is that the current health care system in the United States is not sustainable. Ever rising health care premiums, copay,s and deductibles continue create a financial hardship for businesses and their employees." Meet Michael Lighty the Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United who says there is an affordable answer to health care if only business and politicians would look at the numbers. And, Iowa may just be the state that moves the ball forward with House Bill 2350 the Healthy Iowa Act. Here is our conversation... 

 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.