Speak Up With Bud Synhorst

The Final Season with Kent Stock – when school consolidation happens to a small school in Norway, Iowa, Kent Stock takes the head baseball coaching job of a team with 19 state championships and wins their 20th title in their final season. This conversation is about how the storybook season became a movie and has developed into a speaking career for Kent Stock, inspiring associations, companies, and others to consider, “how do you want to be remembered.”

Covo Intelligence – Covo Intelligence Founder and President Colby Vogt gives insight into a career of market research, consumer input and how it has shaped the way brands look at themselves and respond to market forces. Colby started his journey working for Gallup, proceeded to work for some of the top PR firms in the world, and started Covo intelligence to help brands understand what is happening in a fast paced world of constant information flow.

Disaster Response with Lori Bertman – This discussion covers how two people from different parts of the country became fast friends reacting to a disaster. Along with Lori Bertman, Bud discusses the flood of 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and how working with resources from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and learning on the fly, the community worked to respond to a natural disaster. The conversation centers on reflecting on how to help others in a time of disaster.

Governor Jim Pillen – in this episode, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen discusses the 2025 session of the Nebraska Legislature. Governor Pillen gives his observations on tax policy in Nebraska and how he is preparing for the next session. He also provides the decision making process for alerting the Nebraska National Guard. He also shares stories of challenge coins for World War II veterans in Nebraska. Finally, we discuss Governor Pillen’s plans for the campaign trail.

Bud Synhorst Outlines The Goals and Objective of Speak UP