Talking Business Now

By Kelly Scanlon & C-Suite RadioBusiness Entrepreneurship

Talking Business Now episodes

July 22, 2016 Changing the World With Just a Chat: Bishop McCann's CEO & President Rob Adams.
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly meet Rob Adams a former executive with Microsoft now President & CEO with Bishop McCann in Kansas City. Find out why the company initiated the popular CHAT series and how it’s working to empower young men and women to achieve their potential and be positive change-makers in their families and communities.
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18 min
July 15, 2016 Eat, Play, Pickle in Kansas City North with Restaurateur Bill Crooks
Meet Bill Crooks, the man behind PB&J Restaurants, Inc. The company started in 1987 with notable establishments such as The Paradise Diner, Yia’s Yia’s, Red Robin franchises, PB&J’s Steakhouse, and the Grand Street Café.
Bill visits with Smart Companies-KC host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his latest endeavor, bringing his quarter-century of food knowledge to Chicken and Pickle in North Kansas City and his art of “Pickle Ball”. Plus tune in and find out all about Bill’s latest venture, Good Food Good Futures.
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27 min
July 15, 2016 4000 Miles Across America, Entrepreneur & Author Michael Glauser Defines Success
Meet Michael Glauser, author of Main Street Entrepreneur: Build Your Dream Company Doing What You Love Where You Live. Glauser has distilled hours of interviews with more than 100 entrepreneurs in 100 cities during his 4000-mile cross country bicycle journey and shares some of those stories on this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon. Discover Glauser's nine keys for success including building a purpose-driven business, giving mind-boggling customer service and ultimately creating the lifestyle of your dreams.
In addition to his writing, Glauser is an entrepreneur, business consultant, and university professor. He has built successful companies in the retail, wholesale, and consulting industries. He has worked with hundreds of start-up ventures and large corporations.
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29 min
July 08, 2016 Sweet Treats Hit the Streets. Meet The Funnel Cake Man, Michael Bradbury.
Meet the man behind Kansas City’s Funnel Cake Truck. Michael Bradbury joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about what brought to the food truck industry in 2009.
Find out why funnel cakes, kettle corn, and deep-fried Twinkies keeps them lined up and wanting more. Bradbury explains his love for the business and why he co-founded the Kansas City Food Truck Association, paving the way for food truck entrepreneurs yet-to-come.
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20 min
July 08, 2016 How to Turn Your Leads into Sales with expert and author Justin Sturges.
Tune into Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon and find out what you’re missing when building your website that could tank your business traffic. Justin R. Sturges, author of the Amazon Best Seller, “The Small Business Owners Guide to Local Lead Generation brings his more than 20 years experience in local marketing to Smart Companies Radio. Listen to discover effective and practical digital marketing recipes that will work for your business.
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27 min
July 01, 2016 The Best IT Disaster Defense Is An Offense. Huber & Assoc's Dean Bergman Guests
For more than 30 years, Huber and Associates has been helping companies with their technology questions and solving their problems.
Dean Bergman, a senior sales executive with the company for more than 17 years explains simple steps to avert information disaster with your business before it strikes.
On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon discover how to choose a reliable backup system, as well as advice on password protection, and system updates for all the devices used by you and your employees.
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24 min
July 01, 2016 Business Planning Expert Tim Berry Shapes Up Your Business Plan by Getting Lean.
Tune into Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon and find out how to get more out of your business by getting lean.
Tim Berry, the man some have called the Obi-wan Kenobe of business planning will share great advice on how Lean business planning though simple, is a powerful way to get what you want from your business. Berry, not only a business planning expert but also an entrepreneur will discuss his latest book, “Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business”, and how it’s a practical way to align strategy, tactics, milestones, assumptions, and essential cash flow without the fuss of a full business plan.
On this episode, you'll learn
Why lean business planning?What is a lean business planHow is it different from any other business plan?How is it better?
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27 min
June 24, 2016 Developer Matt Abbott Revitalizing Kansas City's East Crossroads
Matt Abbott is out to change the face of Kansas City’s East Crossroads.
An entrepreneur since childhood selling aluminum cans and newspapers to recycling companies in Quincy, Illinois. Matt, inspired by his father, worked hard saving his money and now buys distressed properties in Kansas City. His latest endeavor is the redevelopment of the Kansas City Costume Company at 2020 Grand Blvd. as a boutique hotel scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.
Matt shares his mission, his philosophy and his vision for the East Crossroads of Kansas City on this episode of Smart Companies-KC with host Kelly Scanlon.
Abbott initiated the East Crossroads Urban Renewal Plan, which the Kansas City Council approved in August of 2015, The plan lists the area’s boundaries as I-670 on the north, the Kansas City Terminal Railroad tracks on the south, U.S. Highway 71 on the east and Oak Street on the West.
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21 min
June 24, 2016 Jeffery Shaw: The Freedom Fighter for The Uncommon Entrpreneur
Jeffrey Shaw is passionate about assisting small business and entrepreneurs. He speaks and coaches clients across the country, and is leading the charge in helping creative entrepreneurs succeed in business.
Shaw specializes in helping creatives, freelancers, solopreneurs, and all those wanting to succeed in business as “the small guy” - the warrior. He refers to this trend, which predicts that 60% of the workforce will be individuals and freelancers by 2030, as The New Renaissance.
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio find out what drives this preeminent portrait photographer turned business coach. Shaw is also the host of the popular business podcast Creative Warriors, and a contributor to The Huffington Post and has an active social media following of 100K+ across all platforms.
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28 min
June 17, 2016 K.C. Shrimp Company Rockets to Success With Live Saltwater Shrimp in the Midwest
This week on Smart Companies KC, host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Julie and Mitch Schieber, owners of KC Shrimp.The company just opened in May, and its product is already catching on across the metro!
Tune in as the Schiebers discuss why they decided to raise saltwater shrimp in the landlocked Midwest, how they got the business off the ground and which local restaurants are offering it on their menus.
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21 min

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