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Talking Business Now episodes

June 17, 2016 Mom Made Food CEO Heather Stouffer Makes Mealtime Fun, Simple and Healthy.
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Heather Stouffer, the mastermind behind Mom Made Foods, a leading producer of family-favorite frozen meals and snacks. Find out why the former Shawnee Mission East graduate is winning so many prestigious awards, and what she's doing to turn her brand into a household name.
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29 min
June 10, 2016 LeagueAlly Founder Luke Wade Grows Rec Sports by Tossing out The Clipboard
Recreational sports are fun, a great way to meet people and unwind and even network but who wants to step and manage the team?
Luke Wade and LeagueAlly to the rescue. LeagueAlly is a software solution to handle the chores. What started as a time-saver has evolved into a full-fledged product of its own. Find out how it works and how the idea was developed. Discover Luke's best advice for young entrepreneurs.
And learn what's next for this budding serial entrepreneur...including Zombies.
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23 min
June 10, 2016 Catch the Next Market Wave & Surge to Success with Author Mike Michalowicz
After launching and selling two multi-million companies, Mike Michalowicz, the author of “Profit First”, set out on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty through mentoring business leaders, and writing game-changing, “from the trenches” business strategy books that helped entrepreneurs save and grow their businesses—and their bank accounts. Surge is his latest book and he’ll discuss this new book which will be released June 20th with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio. If you thought your business could be more successful if you could time the market then this book is for you.
“All markets have surges, big and small,” Michalowicz says. “The secret is finding them and getting in front of them”, Listen this week and learn the formula.
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27 min
June 03, 2016 J Rieger Left For Dead: Resurection & Co-Founder Andy Rieger Toasts The Future.
Meet Andy Rieger, Co-Founder of J. Rieger & Company, a distillery in the East Bottoms neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Find out the secret of J Rieger’s quick success which launched less than two years ago in October of 2014. And hear all the details on a new partnership between J Rieger & Co. and Boulevard Brewing Company with the release of “Left For Dead”, a spirit distilled from Boulevard Beer. Left For Dead will be released for distribution on June 27th.
Rieger Spirits are currently distributed both locally and in 10 states with new products coming on-line this month. The Rieger Distillery brand was originally founded in 1887 and was a pre-Prohibition, family-owned company based in Kansas City’s West Bottoms. Host Kelly Scanlon and Rieger will retrace some of the colorful history and discover the bright future ahead on this episode of Smart Companies-KC

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31 min
June 03, 2016 Great Advice with Money Magazine & NBC Financial Correspondent Jordan Goodman
Are you looking for answers for your small business? You’ve come to the right place.
The Money Answers Man, Jordan Goodman will tell you where to find the answers you’ve been looking for because he has been answering Americans’ questions about personal finance for over 35 years. And he’ll be answering questions this week on Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon.
Goodman, the Wall Street Correspondent at MONEY Magazine for 18 years, was the financial commentator on NBC News for 9 years and was on Marketplace radio for 6 years. and is currently the host of the national Money Answers Radio Show on the Voice America Business Network. He has written 14 books on financial topics including The Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Fast Profits in Hard Times, Master Your Debt and the Ultimate Guide to Student Loans.
Access the wealth of information shared by guest Jordan Goodman on this episode of Smart Companies Radio by visiting online: http://www.moneyanswers.com/
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28 min
May 27, 2016 Passion For Making a Difference: A Driving Force for Entrepreneur, Carol Dobies
There are thousands of advertising and marketing companies across the country. Dobies Healthcare Group owner, Carol Dobies narrowed her niche and has focused her expertise on helping the healthcare industry shape its strategic message and brand. Discover her driving force after 24 years in business, how her business has changed and what she would have done differently. Dobies Healthcare Group is a member of Thinking Bigger Business’s 25 Under 25® class for 2016, recognizing the top 25 companies in Kansas City with 25 or fewer employees.
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29 min
May 27, 2016 A Declaration of Independents: Businessman & Author Greg Orman Guests
A Kansas businessman for most of his adult life, Greg Orman former independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 found his entrepreneurial spirit working summers in a furniture warehouse owned by his father in Stanley, Kansas.
After graduating, Orman founded Environmental Light Concepts in 1992, which designs and installs energy-efficient lighting systems for commercial and industrial companies. He built the company into a multimillion-dollar business with over 120 employees in four years, before selling a majority of the company to Kansas City Power and Light in 1996 and has since invested in 15 companies, including boxing equipment manufacturer Combat Brands of Kansas. In 2004, Orman co-founded private equity firm Denali Partners LLC.
On Smart Companies with Kelly Scanlon, Orman will discuss his new book, “A Declaration of Independents"
He’ll discuss his years in business and how it factored into his 2014 political run for office, possible solutions for businesses plus they’ll discuss the extent of government's involvement in business.

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30 min
May 20, 2016 McCrite Family: Three Generations of Commitment to The Best in Senior Living
On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, meet the McCrite Family, owners of Mcrite Plaza established in 1975 in Topeka, Kansas, and now in the northland at Briarcliff in Kansas City, Missouri. This three generation family-owned and operated business has remained committed to providing the best in senior living Learn how it started and how the commitment has been passed down from generation to generation. All the McCrite children have been involved on some level with the retirement community, from mowing lawns to volunteering with residents.
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27 min
May 20, 2016 Going Global Without Losing Your Shirt With Payscout CEO Cleveland Brown
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, it’s time to go global. Cleveland Brown, CEO of Payscout, a global payment processing provider covering six continents, will discuss how small business owners can flourish globally and what the federal government needs to do to help them in this arena. Discover how small business owners can be involved globally without losing his or her shirts and find out what sort of red tape and regulations still needs to be eliminated.
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27 min
May 13, 2016 Hobby Turns Into Full-Time Award-Winning Business for Jowler Creek Winery
Meet Colleen and Jason Gerke of Jowler Creek Vinyard and Winery of Platte City. Learn how a California girl and a Midwest farm boy decided to trade corn in for grape vines and grow a thriving business. Jowler Creek was a winner of the 25 Under 25 ® Award for 2016.
Discover how these two entrepreneurs made the jump from the hobby they loved into a strong and successful business they love, and how they've continued to grow their business while building equity and value in the company.
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30 min

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