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- A Visit from the Elf on The Shelf and How the Successful Business got its Start
A favorite holiday tradition at Smart Companies Radio...part of the Christmas season as guest Chanda Bell, co-founder and co-author of the holiday phenomenon “The Elf on the Shelf,” gives us the inside story on how she, her mother and her twin sister turned a cherished family tradition into a best-selling brand, delivering holiday magic to parents and children across the country. Bell and her mother and sister were named the Georgia Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration. She and her sister were also named as finalists for the 2010 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The company was also recognized in 2010, 2011, and 2012 as one of Inc. magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies. Visit archives to hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon
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18 min - "Henry's" Are Good for Your Bottom Iine with Marketing Expert Pam Danziger.
On Smart Companies Radio, meet speaker, author and luxury marketing expert Pam Danziger.
Gain new insights and understanding about the HENRYs, the high-earners-not-rich-yet mass-affluent customers, who are the new mass-market consumers with discretion & future target market for luxury brands. Post-recession middle-class consumers lost discretionary spending power, but HENRYs still have it!Find out why Danziger says this new demographic is important to brands and how to connect with this high-spending customer, and learn how companies and businesses are doing just that, capturing the brand loyalty, and spending power, of the HENRY customer.Hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon in our archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 min - Entrepreneur Sheryl Godsy Finds Coffee And Art Mix Well at Dare to Dabble in NKC
Dare to Dabble’s mission is to unleash the creative potential of every individual. Co-owner and Creativity Coach, Sheryl Godsy joins Smart Companies-KC host Kelly Scanlon to talk about her business in North Kansas City. Godsy says her company offers a little bit of something for everyone. Luna Coffeehouse is located in the front space. They also feature a Local and Handmade market where you can purchase artwork by artists in the Kansas City area.
They offer classes and workshops in subjects such as skill building art instruction courses for all ages; as well an inspiring “drop-in” art studio workspace where for a small hourly fee participants will find a wide array of projects including more than 200 bases for customers to paint, decoupage or mosaic, jewelry making, hoop, fabric art and more. For long-time Northland residents find out how Dare to Dabble has re-invented "The Small Mall" once a favorite spot during the holidays with a whole new twist.To listen to more shows hosted by host Kelly Scanlon visit our archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 min - Measuring Your Success As The Boss with Successful CEO Joel Trammell
The average tenure for a CEO is 5-1/2 years—and nearly 40 percent are fired wtihin their first 18 months.
Successful CEO and entrepreneur Joel Trammell has defied those statistics and now shares his insights in a brand new book called The CEO Tightrope: How to Master the Balancing Act of a Successful CEO.In this episode, Joel joins host Kelly Scanlon to share these timely and practical insights:The top three challenges CEOs faceThe best metrics for measuring performanceHow aspiring CEOs can best prepare for the roleThe exact responsibilities of a CEOHow to get employees to align with corporate goals. . . and a host of other tips and information for balancing the CEO tightrope.Listen to more podcasts from host Kelly Scanlon in the archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 min - Freightview Saving Businesses Time & Money With Co-Founder Jason Roberts
Discover how to streamline your shipping needs on this episode of Smart Companies KC. You'll meet Jason Roberts. Freightview's Managing Director and Co-founder. He'll explain how he's saving companies money no matter how little or large their shipment is and you'll hear the unique story on how Freightview came to be. It's not your ordinary startup.
C.H. Robinson acquired Freightview® in January of 2015. The cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) software platform cuts the time and money small and midsized businesses spend on freight shipping by streamlining quoting, booking, tracking, and reporting.To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 min - The Grommet: Reshaping How We Discover, Share and Purchase Products
They call them Grommets and define them as products with purpose, invented by people with stories. And on this episode of Smart Companies Radio, you'll meet the two women behind all of those grommets or consumer products, more than 2000 since 2008. Julies Pieri, Co-founder, and CEO of The Grommet says she and Co-founder Joanne Domeniconi grew tired of watching fewer and fewer remarkable consumer products making it to the marketplace and decided to do something about it.
The Grommet is Pieri's third start up. She was named one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2013 and one of Goldman Sach's 100 Most Interesting Entrepreneurs in 2014.Domeniconi who is also the Chief Discovery Officer of the product launch program at The Grommet spent over 20 years at Stride Rite Corporation as Vice President of Product Development.On this episode you'll also learn about a new ebook featuring contributions from over 100 inventors, Makers, and entrepreneurs who have launched on The Grommet since 2008 and how you can get the book for free.To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon, visit our archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 min - Idle Smart A Great Idea That's Catching On in The Trucking Industry.
Meet the guys behind Idle Smart. Jeff Lynch and Ryan Bennett sit down with host Kelly Scanlon and discuss the idea behind their new startup company that provides both a hardware and software solution that automatically starts and stops diesel engines based on battery voltage levels, cold weather conditions, and excessive engine idling. Idle Smart was recently named a semi-finalist in the Kaufman Foundation’s One in a Million competition.
Not impressed? You would be if you were an over-the-road trucker, owned a fleet of trucks or if you're an entrepreneur wanting to hear about ways to build your company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 min - Determination, a Blessing and a Curse For Handcrafted Hooch Maker, Linda Losey
Meet Linda Losey, author of the best-selling book, "The Great God Hunt". She has crossed the country on horseback – alone and through all sorts of weather including a hurricane. Losey is also the co-owner of Bloomery Plantation Distillery. The mini-distillery sits upon 12-acres in West Virginia and is home to award-winning handcrafted cordials sold nationwide.
More than 45,000 unique visitors have passed through Bloomery’s doors since 2011, hailing from across North America and, indeed, from around the world.Linda shares her unique entrepreneurial journey on this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon.For more information, visit the website at bloomerysweetshine.comTo hear more stories with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 min - Matt Trent, Taking Care of Business from Corporate to IT to the Indy Race Track
Matt Trent, the CEO of Silver Arrow Technologies joins host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies-KC this week. Trent was previously head of Infrastructure Architecture at CenturyLink where his team focused on evaluating new technologies. Prior to CenturyLink, Matt served in a leadership role at Hitachi Data Systems where he established himself as a leader and innovator for developing best practices in storage management. Matt began his IT career at Sprint, where he established Sprint’s first Service Management team and was a key in driving the adoption of ITIL guidelines. Find out how a family trip to Iowa led Matt to start yet another business beginning on the Indy Car race track.
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31 min - It's Always Tea Time with Wystone Teas President & CEO Wy Livingston
It's Tea Time on this episode of Smart Companies Radio. Host Kelly Scanlon visits with thePresident and CEO of Wystone’s World Teas Holding, Inc. The tea enterprise consists of a tea bar, café and retail establishment, wholesale, product development, special events and promotions and a franchise division. Prior to beginning her adventure in tea, Livingston served as the Senior Vice President of Operations for Pulte Homes, the largest homebuilder in the country. While at Pulte she managed as many as 800 employees being responsible for Mortgage Operations, Planning and Analysis, Quality Assurance, and Training departments.
Prior to joining Pulte, Ms. Livingston served as the Executive over operations and service areas in several Fortune 500 companies including AIG and Federal Express. Find out why Livingston took the leap from the corporate world to the world of tea.Wystone's World Teas is also a partner in concessions operations at Denver International Airport and her Wholesale Food Division provides food options for major airport food and beverage locations.You can also see her on Tea Time with Wy, her regular television segment on KDVR channel 2, the CW.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Get the inside scoop on how America’s most successful entrepreneurs are transforming their industries. On each episode of Talking Business Now, you'll meet one of your fellow business owners, founders…
or entrepreneurs who's "been there done that." Along with host Kelly Scanlon, guests delve into a specific challenge they've dealt with, their strategies for handling it and how it changed their company. You'll be inspired by each guest's entrepreneurial journey—and, through their experiences and examples, you'll gain insights into innovative ideas you can put to work immediately to increase productivity, improve processes, expand your market share and generate more revenue. Tune in , , , it’s time to talk business!
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