Kansas City Business Cast

Kansas City Business Cast

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Kansas City Business Cast episodes

  • Carving your path - 5M2L
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    I’ve been carving my own path and many paths since entering the professional workforce, but have a ways to go as an entrepreneur. As a listener of KCBC, you are literally listening to my evolution as an independent business owner. So listen in to my perspective about being future-focused and ensuring your activities align with your “why” which should also set you into carving a path of your own.
    This episode was made for a listener who sent the idea in through KCBC’s Instagram page. Thank you for keeping us going, Kansas City Business Cast Nation!
    I use 5M2L segments to provide simple talks about leadership, processes, talent strategy, recruiting, books, or other value-added lessons I’ve learned lately.
    Listen on your drive, on a break, or use in discussions for team meetings.
    KCBC Info:
    Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
    Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
    Apple Podcasts – Kansas City Business Cast
    YouTube: KCBC913
    Spotify: Kansas City Business Cast
    Instagram: @KCBC913
    5 min
  • #9 – Local Food Unity – Kent Stones, KC Foodways & National Alliance of Local Food Providers
    Kent Stones is advocating for local food unity in Kansas City. Through deep personal experience and motivation he is leveraging community engagement, collaboration, education, sustainability, and social capital as methods to increase the percentage of local, nutritious food that Kansas Citians eat.
    Kent is the Founder of KC Foodways, Founder of National Alliance of Local Food Providers, and an Adjunct Professor at Johnson County Community College. The NALFP will be officially launching in the first quarter of 2024 with a campaign. He makes a strong case for organizing, streamlining, and making information about local food providers more easily accessible.
    As you are listening, take stock of your own local food producers, makers, and nonprofits serving your community with nutritious food. KCBC supports Kent in his mission and we hope you will find this information beneficial!
    Support Kent:
    Instagram: @kcfoodways & @natalllocalfood
    Facebook: @kcfoodways
    Twitter/X: @kcfoodways
    Website: https://www.kcfoodways.com
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentstones
    Kent is an Adjunct Professor at Johnson County Community College in Kansas
    Name drops on this episode:
    Pete’s Garden KC (@petesgardenkc on Instagram)
    KC Can Compost (@kccancompost on Instagram)
    Nature’s Own Health Food Store Kansas City, Missouri (@naturesownmkt on Instagram)
    Cultivate Kansas City (@cultivatekc on Instagram)
    KCBC Info:
    Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
    Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
    Apple Podcasts – Kansas City Business Cast
    YouTube: @KCBC913
    Spotify: Kansas City Business Cast
    Instagram: @KCBC913
    1 hr 6 min
  • #8 – Not Your Typical PT Clinic – Dr. Eric Vargas & Dr. Dave McNiel, TrueFix Physical Therapy

    Eric and Dave are the first business owner duo to come on KCBC. These guys are making a serious difference in the lives of their clients in the Kansas City region! Listen to how they started TrueFix, their perspective on wellness, the current state of insurance as it relates to PT, networking with the community, and how they develop recovery plans for each individual.

    Healthcare and PT professionals will appreciate the insights they provide on this episode. They live up to their motto, “Not Your Typical Physical Therapy Clinic,” and their perfect 5-star Google review history validates the positive impact they’re having on residents in the KC region.

    Definitely listen and check their social media channels for more valuable information!

    Support TrueFix Physical Therapy:

    • Website: www.truefixpt.com
    • Instagram: www.instagram.com/truefixpt
    • Facebook: TrueFix Physical Therapy
    • LinkedIn: TrueFix Physical Therapy
    • Content mentioned during the episode:

      • Books: “Traction” and “Rocket Fuel” by Gino Wickman
      • RoKC Climbing Gym: www.climbkc.com
      • Zip KC: www.zipkc.com
      • Businesses: ROKC
      • KCBC Info:

        • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
        • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
        • Apple Podcasts - KCBC
        • YouTube: KCBC
        • Spotify: KCBC
        • Instagram: @KCBC913

        • 56 min
        • #7 – Matching Mission to Mastery – Heather Snyder, The Marketing Agent

          Heather Snyder is a long time Kansas City resident and strategic thinker who loves all things sales and marketing. She launched The Marketing Agent earlier this year to help business owners find the right marketing solutions for them based on their goals, budget and timeline. Business owners, you’re going to want to hear this!

          Marketing Agent: “A professional hired by a business owner, with experience in marketing strategy and the buying and selling of marketing services & advertising who acts as a client advocate, strategist and steward of the clients’ goals, budget and timeline.” – As defined by Heather Snyder

          If you are interested in sharpening your marketing approach, discerning the best marketing strategy for your business, or want to learn more for yourself as a marketing professional, check this one out. Heather has created a new career path from solving problems that hundreds of thousands of businesses wrestle with every day, but struggle to conquer on their own.


          Connect with and hire Heather:

          • https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-snyder-marketing/
          • https://www.themarketingagent.us

          • KCBC Info:

            • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
            • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
            • Apple Podcasts - KCBC
            • YouTube: KCBC
            • Spotify: KCBC
            • Instagram: @KCBC913

            • 1 hr 3 min
            • You are not your job. - 5M2L
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              This episode is about your personal identity and how your job does not determine who you are. A listener sent this topic into the Instagram page. Thank you, listeners, for continuing to engage with KCBC!
              I misquoted Lecrae Moore while I recorded this…his actual quote, from “Unashamed”:
              “If you live for people’s acceptance, you’ll die from their rejection.”
              When things are going great at work, you might feel like you’re on cloud 9. However, when things go wrong, you miss a deadline, or make a mistake, how does that make you feel?
              Too many folks are marrying their identity to who their boss, customers, and direct reports say they are. Who are you at your core? And how do you preserve or compartmentalize that, so you bring your whole self to your work?
              I use 5M2L segments to provide simple talks about leadership, processes, talent strategy, recruiting, books, or other value-added lessons I’ve learned lately.
              Listen on your drive, on a break, or use in discussions for team meetings.
              KCBC Info:
              • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
              • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
              • Apple Podcasts – Kansas City Business Cast
              • YouTube: KCBC913
              • Spotify: Kansas City Business Cast
              • Instagram: @KCBC913
              5 min
            • Culture - 5M2L

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              The extensive information on workplace culture can be overwhelming. I boil it down to these questions:

              • How do your employees feel when they’re at work?
              • Do your activities align with the values your company projects?
              • What type of culture are you nurturing (or tolerating)?
              • I use 5M2L segments to provide simple talks about leadership, processes, talent strategy, recruiting, books, or other value-added lessons I’ve learned lately.

                Listen on your drive, on a break, or use in discussions for team meetings.

                KCBC Info:

                • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
                • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
                • Apple Podcasts – Kansas City Business Cast
                • YouTube: KCBC913
                • Spotify: Kansas City Business Cast
                • Instagram: @KCBC913

                • 5 min
                • #6 - The Real AF Mompreneur Coach - Taylor Nosakhere, With You Wellness
                  Taylor Nosakhere is a real AF mompreneur that guides career-driven second-time mothers through transformative pregnancies, birth, and postpartum experiences through her business, With You Wellness.  She is the first KCBC guest that runs her own podcast, as well (Driver’s Seat Moms).
                  Her journey is nothing short of inspiring, and nothing about her path was traditional.  Taylor brings authenticity, kindness, respect, truth, reliability, and a high amount of advocacy to her clients that is refreshing.
                  During the recording of this interview, she is also pregnant with her second set of twins.  She is a warrior of the highest order and I am honored to have had her on the show.  I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and hope you will too.
                  Support Taylor by listening, sharing, and reviewing her resources
                  below!
                  Taylor's Links:
                  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/taylornosakhere/
                  Driver’s Seat Moms Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driversseatmoms
                  With You Wellness KC Main: https://withyouwellnesskc.com/links
                  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/869671804276666/
                  Mentioned on this show:
                  The WellWomen Initiative: https://www.thewellwomeninitiative.com/kansascity
                  Global Entrepreneurship Week KC: https://gewkc.com
                  KC SourceLink: https://www.kcsourcelink.com
                  The Peanut (Restaurant in Overland Park, KS)
                  Plexpod Westwood Campus
                  KCBC Info:
                  Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
                  Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
                  Apple Podcasts - KCBC
                  YouTube: KCBC
                  Spotify: KCBC
                  Instagram:  @KCBC913
                  1 hr 14 min
                • #5 - Faith, Leadership, & Helping Nonprofits in Solving the Hardest Problems - Mike Farag, Fervor Marketing Concepts and The Bonhoeffer

                  After years climbing the corporate ladder, Mike discovered where his heart really was while on a mission trip to Haiti. He found a passion for serving brands at the intersection of faith and business. About living out our calling through our work. And about developing healthy organizational cultures so they can succeed from the inside out. And so, Fervor was born.


                  Through this award-winning agency, Mike has been serving nonprofits and businesses of all sizes for 15 years. Today, Mike and his team serve faith-led organizations across the country with strategy, brand development, ongoing communication, and marketing. Under his leadership, Fervor is revolutionizing the craft of helping organizations articulate their purpose, align their work, and amplify their reach - so they can do the most good possible.

                  Mike lives in Kansas City with his wife Kim and their four children.


                  • Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikefarag
                  • Work with Fervor: https://www.createfervor.com
                  • Book an event at The Bonhoeffer (Kansas City): https://www.thebonhoeffer.com
                  • Shout-outs from Mike during this episode:

                    • Mike Fox @ Global Orphan Project: https://www.goproject.org
                    • Brian Phipps @ Disciples Made & Fully Alive: https://disciplesmade.com | https://app.gofullyalive.com
                    • Acumen: https://acumenimpact.com
                    • Books mentioned during the episode:

                      • “Traction” by Gino Wickman
                      • “Rocket Fuel” by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters
                      • “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni
                      • “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni
                      • KCBC Info:

                        • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
                        • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
                        • Apple Podcasts - KCBC
                        • YouTube: KCBC
                        • Spotify: KCBC
                        • Instagram: @KCBC913
                        • 1 hr
                        • Crucial Conversations - 5M2L

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                          Don't be an email gangster. Friends don't let friends bring 3D topics into 2D mediums of communication. Next time you need to have a hard discussion with someone, handle it in person with respect. Every organization, nonprofit, small business, and household would do well to have more crucial conversations about the real issue causing the division between them.

                          I use 5M2L segments to provide simple talks about leadership, processes, talent strategy, recruiting, books, or other value-added lessons I’ve learned lately.

                          Listen on your drive, on a break, or use in discussions for team meetings.

                          Let me know if there is a topic you’d like to hear me speak on in the future!


                          KCBC Info:

                          • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠

                          • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠

                          • Apple Podcasts - KCBC

                          • YouTube: KCBC

                          • Spotify: KCBC

                          • Instagram: @KCBC913

                          5 min
                        • #4 - Tinting, Protecting, & Connecting KC - Liz Stewart, Tinting K.C.

                          Liz Stewart operates Tinting K.C. in Lenexa, Kansas with her son, Rory. They provide outstanding quality of service, and their 105 5-star Google reviews prove it. Liz, Rory, Jared, and Josh have ensured every customer receives the best service and as a result they have hundreds of raving fans in the Kansas City metro.


                          TKC grew during the pandemic, operates 100% debt-free, and doesn’t limit their services to tinting windows and applying paint protection film to cars. They provide security film to the windows of schools, religious institutions, and government buildings. Many of the services they provide today are a result of customers coming to them - asking them to do things they had not yet done as a shop. That has served them very well, by opening new opportunities.


                          I have personally experienced the culture and work ethic at Tinting K.C. and am proud to release this interview. I hope everyone will listen and learn from Liz!


                          Connect with Tinting K.C.:

                          • Get a quote on your car, home, building, or school: 913-882-2110
                          • Website: https://www.tintingkc.com
                          • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tintingkc
                          • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-stewart-2b3087b

                          • Liz’ shout-outs (support these folks as well):

                            • Alan @ Builder Direct LLC
                            • Ivan @ KC Glass Guys
                            • Matt @ Wrapped KC LLC
                            • Jessica @ Murphy’s Corner (Lenexa, KS)
                            • Lacy Showalter @ LNS Accounting & Business Consultants
                            • Referral Madness – Kingdom Studios Chapter
                            • KCBC Info:

                              • Media Inquiries: email ⁠[email protected]⁠
                              • Work with Michael: ⁠www.vocatiadservitium.com⁠
                              • Apple Podcasts - KCBC
                              • YouTube: KCBC
                              • Spotify: KCBC
                              • Instagram: @KCBC913
                              • 57 min

                              About Kansas City Business Cast

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                              Established in October 2023, KCBC features a cast of business leaders, non-profits, creatives, influencers, and podcasters.