Talking Business Now

By Kelly Scanlon & C-Suite RadioBusiness Entrepreneurship

Talking Business Now episodes

November 20, 2015 Bringing Ideas to Life at GEW 2015 with Kaufman Fast Trac's MIchelle Markey
Founded in Kansas City by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth, and expand human welfare. During one week in November, more than eighty events inspire, engage, and connect entrepreneurs across our Kansas City community while connecting them to potential collaborators, mentors, and resources to help them succeed.
On this episode of Smart Companies-KC, host Kelly Scanlon and Michelle Markey, Vice President of the Kaufman Fast Trac program, reflect on GEW 2015 and discuss what's next for 2016.
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27 min
November 20, 2015 Creating Strategic Impact Throughout Your Company With Brainzooming's Mike Brown
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio, you'll learn how to simplify your strategies. Host Kelly Scanlon talks with Brainzooming's Mike Brown about Creating strategy – If you can pin down what you are trying to achieve, you can apply innovative thinking on how to accomplish it. Discover how to prioritize and focus your efforts on what matters and how to produce metrics to know if you are indeed on the right track.
To learn more about how to simplify your strategy download the free e-book at http://info.brainzooming.com/smartcompanies
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28 min
November 13, 2015 Silicon Prairie's "Navy Seals" In Action. Meet Mersoft's Pamela Potts
On this episode of Smart Companies-KC, you'll meet Pamela Potts. She is the co-founder and VP of the ICOR Impact division at Mersoft. Pamela talks with host Mary McKenna about the work being done at the company included new technology that makes your security system more secure and your smart home a whole lot smarter without the huge price tag.
You'll also discover innovations Mersoft is taking into the classroom here in the Kansas City area and nationwide.
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25 min
November 13, 2015 Power Up Your Next Brainstorming Session with Innovation Expert Richard Haasnoot
Richard Haasnoot, President, of Innovate2Grow Experts/i2ge.com, a leading front-end innovation consulting company is this week’s guest on Smart Companies Radio. Haasnoot is the host of 'Innovation Best Practices" podcast with listeners in 72 countries. He is also President of Blue Sage Creative a highly innovative, rapidly growing, client focused graphic design company. He talks to Mary McKenna about High Success Innovation: ideas with proven higher chances for long-term success. Discover how to create sustainable competitive advantages in your company big or small.

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28 min
November 06, 2015 The Little Job Creation Engine That Could With SCORE's Kenneth Yancey
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is W. Kenneth Yancey, Jr., CEO of the SCORE Association, a position he has held since 1993. During his tenure with SCORE, Mr. Yancey has been responsible for developing SCORE into one of the most efficient, effective job creation and business formation engines in the nation. Yancey speaks across the country on the topics of entrepreneurship and small business trends and serves as a member of the HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors. He’ll visit with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies KC fresh from his speaking engagement in Kansas City.

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28 min
November 06, 2015 Make Your Networking More Profitable With Award-Winning Author Jeff Beals
Host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio talks with Jeff Beals, the award-winning author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One and Selling Saturdays: Blue Chip Sales Tips from College Football.
Beals is a member of the National Speakers Association and sits on the board of directors for the Kansas City chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Kelly and Jeff will discuss his new e book “Goal-Based Networking” Learn how to turn your socializing into profitable relationships.
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27 min
October 30, 2015 Smart Companies-KC with Krueger & James Insurance President Deena James
Deena James, the President of Krueger & James talks with Smart Companies-KC host Kelly Scanlon this week about insurance. James will discuss what makes Krueger and James different. You'll discover the 3 things you need to look at for when selecting a trusted advisor like K&J, and how do you make sure the right coverage is provided.

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28 min
October 30, 2015 Learning to Code: It's Never Too Early To Start with author Heather Petrocelli
The Wonderful World of Creatures & Code is an A-Z style book with the purpose of introducing kids to code. But it’s only available for purchase during the waning days of its Kickstarter campaign. On Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, you’ll meet one of the authors, Heather O. Petrocelli. She and her wife and co-author Amie Pascal discuss the origin of the book and the need to strip away the mystery of coding for kids of all ages from 1 to 91.
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26 min
October 23, 2015 Is Kansas City Most Entrepreneurial? KC SourceLink's Maria Meyers Guests
Four years ago the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce launched The Big Five Initiatives and one of the five was making Kansas Ctiy one of America's most entrepreneurial city.
Maria Meyers with KC SourceLink joins host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies-KC. Find out where Kansas City stands in year 2 in KC SourceLink’s report, “We Create”.Is Kansas City the most entrepreneurial city?
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26 min
October 23, 2015 Life is Better with a View From The Top: Life & Business Coach Aaron Walker
On Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon....
Businessman and Life Coach, Aaron T. Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. Thirty-five years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience.
For 19 years and counting, Aaron has taken classes from and has been coached personally by his friend, financial guru, Dave Ramsey. In turn Aaron mentors and coaches others. Find out why those others are exclusively men and learn how you can join the View From The Top Community.
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27 min

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