Talking Business Now

By Kelly Scanlon & C-Suite RadioBusiness Entrepreneurship

Talking Business Now episodes

January 29, 2016 Beer Hall Cheer and a European Atmosphere at Waldo's Award Winning Bier Station
Whether you're a brew geek or a total craft beer newbie, all are welcome at Bier Station in Kansas City’s Waldo area. On this episode of Smart Companies KC, meet one of the founders of Bier Station, John Couture who maintains, “We're here to share our love of beer, not judge. That's why we call ourselves "Beer Enthusiasts," not "Beer Snobs”. He joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk Bier and beer.
Learn the law-changing history behind Kansas City’s first tasting bar bottle shop, in fact, the first such establishment in the Midwest and the many reasons behind Bier Station’s selection as one of the 25 Under 25 winners® for 2016.
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28 min
January 29, 2016 Minimize Key Risk Factors When Starting a Business with Author D. Anthony Miles
It’s a risk, starting a new business. According to the SBA’s Office of Advocacy, the general rule of thumb is that a new business has a 50% chance of surviving 5 years or more. Increase your odds by being aware of the risk factors. Author D. Anthony Miles, Ph.D. joins guest host Mary McKenna on Smart Companies Radio to discuss his book “Risk Factors and Business Models: Understanding the Five Forces of Entrepreneurial Risk and the Causes of Business Failure”. Learn the patterns that cause failure and how you can minimize and/or prevent them.
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26 min
January 22, 2016 Making The Right Connection With Author and National Speaker Joyce Layman
Connecting? or Networking? Which do you do? Discover the difference and the advantage of making the right connection. On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Joyce Layman. A national speaker, author, connector and presenter at TEDxUMKC.Layman describes herself as a former wallflower in the world of business networking, and she knows firsthand what it takes to overcome the greatest obstacle you'll face - the four inches between your ears.
Her passion is inspiring people to step out of their current habits, push comfort zones and navigate change to leverage new opportunities that are already surrounding them.
Joyce has worked with various industries and sizes of organizations. At the continued prompting from audiences and clients, Joyce put her wisdom into book form with the release of Just Another Leap and did it again with Your Connecting Advantage. More at www.JoyceLayman.com
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30 min
January 22, 2016 Getting Down To Business With Author and Serial Entrepreneur Harris Glasser
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you'll meet Harris Glasser, a successful businessman and entrepreneur with over 50 years of practical and personal business experience, shares his tips and tricks on this episode of Smart Companies Radio. Glasser says his lessons didn't come from a book but from real life experiences. At the age of 28, Harris had built a successful construction business. Later he started an indoor farming business, which became successful. He sold it and replicated it in Florida and eventually sold that one as well and moved back to New York City where he started a daily car rental agency in New York. After a successful run of seven years, he sold it as well and after a lifetime of showing others how to easily deal with their various financial situations, in both business and personal matters, he wrote the book, “It’s My Money & I Want It!
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29 min
January 15, 2016 Get to Know Your Neighborhood Bank with Sunflower Bank President Eric Comeau
Smart Companies-KC welcomes Eric Comeau, the Kansas City Market President of Sunflower Bank. Sunflower Bank, a long-standing name across Kansas but a relative newcomer to Kansas City. Sunflower Bank is a $1.7 billion community bank founded in 1892 in Salina, Kansas and has recently moved into the Kansas City area with three locations. The Bank has 39 locations in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado.
On this episode discover what it's like to work with a community bank and learn how community banks such as Sunflower can be a good choice for small businesses.
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26 min
January 15, 2016 Leveling the Playing Field with Women's Foundation President & CEO Wendy Doyle
Did you make a New Year’s resolution and have you kept it?
This time last year, Women’s Foundation challenged itself to work for change -- to improve the lives of women and their families. After research on the Status of Women in Missouri found that women in Missouri earn $0.71 for every dollar men earn for the same work. The Women’s Foundation resolved to focus on results for equal pay. On Smart Companies Radio with guest host Mary McKenna, Foundation President Wendy Doyle will report on their effort over the past year and the results. Find out what progress has been made for women workers and women business owners alike thanks to the work in Jefferson City and Kansas City.

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24 min
January 08, 2016 Jumpstart Your Influence With Social Media Marketing Expert Bill Belew
Influencer Marketing. What is it?
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with Kelly Scanlon, you'll meet Problogger, Bill Belew who is a content marketer and influencer trainer. an educator for many years, he taught university in Japan, community college, college, graduate school, and marketing in an MBA program here in the states. Belew has two terminal degrees – a Ph.D. in Education and an MFA in Creative Writing.
Belew says he knows how to get people to your site and he shares some of his secrets on the show today.
If you want the phone to ring. Sit back and listen. You've come to the right place.
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27 min
January 08, 2016 What the Rolling Stones Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur with Jeff Stoller
Whether your dream is to open a new restaurant or to sell a new product or app, you will have to address contracts, licensing, labor and a whole range of topics you may never have thought of before. On Smart Companies Radio with host, Kelly Scanlon this week, you’ll meet Jeff Stoller, the author of his newly released book,“You Want to be an Entrepreneur,” Jeff is a successful attorney, accountant, consultant and entrepreneur. Find out why he created the book and his life lesson from working with The Rolling Stones.
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27 min
January 01, 2016 Blooom Ready to Offer Financial Assistance No Matter What Size Company
Meet Chris Costello CEO and Co-Founder of Blooom (yes, three O’s) a company the Wall Street Journal calls, “One of the best online tools for retirement planning”. Bloom is an online investment advisor built exclusively for managing your 401k or another employer-sponsored retirement plan. On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, Chris will explain how his company is not another advice offering company, but a DIFY (Do-It-For-You) solution no matter where you work or the size of the account. Named by Fast Company Magazine as one of, "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015", Blooom is designed for the roughly 80 million Americans who participate in 401k or similar plans but aren't large enough to attract the help of traditional face to face financial advisors.
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27 min
January 01, 2016 Built to Lead With Best-Selling Author David Long
Speaker, Author, CEO and “Student of the Game of Business.” David Long joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio this Friday. Long is Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 25 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specializes in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members, while linking the rewards and recognition program to the desired goals of the company.
He believes (and lives to his very core) what Zig Ziglar said was required to become truly successful in life. He said, “You can have ANYTHING you want in life IF you will FIRST help others get what THEY want!” As a result, David has touched untold lives through the years, including employees, clients, friends and family...and he’ll discuss with Kelly exactly how to do it with his latest book, “Built to Lead” recently named a Wall Street Journal’s best seller and the #1 Leadership book on Amazon’s Best Seller’s list.
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29 min

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