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By Bernie Wurts
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.
How much do you pay for electricity? Have you ever considered going solar? Today, we’re talking with Scott Briley and Hunter Hoss, owners of KC Solar. Find out how they got into business together and what benefits you can see from going solar.
Read more: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-32-kc-solar-owners-share-benefits-of-going-solar/341/
About our guests: https://kcsolar.net/
What we discuss in this episode:
1:04 – Meet Scott and Hunter
4:55 – Benefits of solar
7:33 – Downsides of solar
10:09 – Solar in retirement
13:25 – Maintenance
17:47 – Unique projects
20:16 – Solar process
35:22 – Mistakes and successes
39:47 – Contact KC Solar
40:25 – Tax credit
Today, we’re talking with Dan Krumme, president at Cam-Dex Security Corporation. Find out how his family started the business and what he’s doing to make sure it’s successful.
Show notes: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-31-security-is-a-family-business-with-dan-krumme/332/
About our guest:
https://cam-dex.com/
What we discuss on this episode:
1:00 – Meet Dan
1:46 – What does Cam-Dex do?
2:37 – Cam-Dex history
5:21 – Technological advances
8:19 – Exposed security systems
12:22 – Hackers
15:46 – Educating employees
22:43 – Growth
31:22 – Cultural differences
34:08 – Going forward
41:04 – Mistakes
43:15 – Contact Dan
Today, we’re talking with Trevor and Hannah Curtis. Find out how this former pharmaceutical sales rep and stay-at-home mom have embraced a franchise business and focused on putting people in the workforce.
Show notes: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-30-buying-a-franchise-to-help-employ-people/326/
About our guest:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-curtis-9927b242/
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What we discuss on this episode:
0:58 – Meet Trevor and Hannah
6:41 – Why this business?9:44 – Challenges
16:18 – COVID
24:54 – Wages
28:37 – Industries hit hard
32:09 – What sets them apart
41:28 – Contact Trevor and Hannah
Today, we’re talking with Amos King, CEO of Binary Noggin. Find out how he uses code to help others develop ingenious solutions.
Show notes: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-29-binary-noggin-ceo-uses-code-to-help-people/314/
About our guest: https://binarynoggin.com/about-us/
What we discuss on this episode:
0:48 – Meet Amos
4:01 – How his career started
8:11 – From St. Louis
13:42 – Meetup group
15:31 – Money in the account
17:55 – COVID
18:54 – Typical client
21:28 – Starting projects
24:49 – Challenges
27:41 – Noggin Day
29:24 – Mistakes
35:22 – Contact Amos
Our guest today is Megan Stanek, a franchise consultant with FranNet, a one-stop-shop for all franchise information and services. Her job is to ensure clients find the right business that maximizes their odds of success and happiness and allows them to meet their lifestyle, career, and financial goals.
Show notes: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-28-want-to-start-a-franchise-frannet-is-a-one-stop-shop/310/
About our guest: https://frannet.com/franchise-consultant/megan-stanek/
What we discuss on this episode:
0:55 – Meet Megan
1:24 – Frannet
2:27 – What is the company?
4:06 – 200 franchises
9:01 – The process
14:36 – No fees
16:58 – Why Megan
18:09 – Trends in entrepreneurship
24:25 – Paying for franchise
27:33 – Contact Megan
On this episode of the podcast, we're finishing our conversation with Marc and Tammy Carver of Marc Carver Photography. In part two of our two-part interview, Marc shares how he made the transition from print photography to digital.
Read more: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-27-from-print-to-digital-photography-with-marc-tammy-carver-part-2/305/
Check out Part 1: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-26-developing-a-passion-for-photography-part-1/299/
What we discuss on this episode:
1:00 – Photography business changes
4:25 – Old school to new school
6:00 – The business today
10:47 – What he does now
17:54 – What else he does
27:27 – Contact Marc
Today, we’re talking with Marc and Tammy Carver of Marc Carver Photography. In part one of our two-part interview, Marc shares how he developed a passion for photography.
Read more and get additional financial resources here: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-26-developing-a-passion-for-photography-part-1/299/
What we discuss on this episode:
1:50 – How Marc started in photography
6:10 – Stars
23:02 – Camera kit
31:11 – Teaching at 14
43:27 – Photography book
57:15 – Working long hours
Today, we’re talking with Father Justin Mathews, executive director of Reconciliation Services. Find out how he’s trying to end disparities in the urban core of Kansas City.
Read more: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/non-profit/ep-25-reconciliation-services-aims-to-end-racial-economic-disparities/293/
About our guest:
https://www.rs3101.org/
https://www.thelmaskitchen.org/
What we discuss on this episode:
0:55 – Meet Father Justin Mathews
10:00 – Thelma
17:12 – Boxed lunches
20:26 – Trauma therapy
22:34 – Business
27:22 – Father Mathews’ wife
28:53 – Challenges
32:00 – What drives him
35:36 – Contact Father Mathews
Our guest today is Mitch Shipman, a Kansas City native and owner of Blue Beetle Pest Control. With a business degree from Rockhurst University, a passion for entrepreneurship, and prior pest control experience, Blue Beetle has been “killing it” since 2003.
Read more: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-24-blue-beetle-pest-controls-been-killing-it-since-2003/289/
About our guest: https://bluebeetlepest.com/
What we discuss on this episode:
1:20 – How dyslexia impacted his life
1:58 – How he started Blue Beetle
3:14 – What sets Blue Beetle apart
4:50 – Advice
9:31 – Competition
11:21 – COVID
15:37 – What keeps him up
18:33 – The future
20:05 – Be prepared
23:16 – Wisdom
24:46 – Contact Mitch
Today, we’re talking with Dr. Shelley Cooper, CEO of Diversity Telehealth. Find out how she consults healthcare organizations that target underserved populations.
Read more here: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/healthcare/ep-23-dr-coopers-telehealth-business-targets-underserved-people/284/
About our guest: https://www.diversitytelehealth.com/
What we discuss on this episode:
1:10 – Meet Dr. Cooper
1:34 – Her profession
7:36 – Difficulties
11:46 – Blossoming business
16:39 – Covid
30:25 – Explosion
32:30 – Challenges
33:09 – Client
37:57 – Advice
40:07 – Contact Dr. Cooper
The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.