Talking Business Now

By Kelly Scanlon & C-Suite RadioBusiness Entrepreneurship

Talking Business Now episodes

August 14, 2015 Green Means Go for Visionary Leader & Entrepreneur Reggie Chandra
Discover how to spend more time working on your business and less time working in it.
One of most inspirational CEO’s in the United States according to Esquire Magazine, Reggie Chandra sits down with host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Radio. Chandra is President and CEO of Rhythm Engineering considered by many to be one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Rhythm Engineering Solutions operates in 156 cities in 31 states and positively impacts 3,000,000 motorists each and every day.
Reggie calls himself a dreamer, inventor and entrepreneur. In 2005, he decided to build a solution to traffic congestion and wasted time. The solution he created, InSync, is now the #1 selling adaptive traffic signal control system in the U.S. InSync is cutting travel time for motorists by up to 50% and vehicle crashes by up to 30%. He shares moments from his recent visit with Sir Richard Branson on Branson’s private island. Find out why Branson declared after meeting Chandra, “You should be awarded a Nobel Prize”. Listen in and you too will be inspired.
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31 min
August 10, 2015 Tapping the Potential of North America's Native Grapes
Most wine lovers are familiar with European varietals such as Cabernet, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Riesling or Pinot Noir, but these wines come from only one of the world’s many grape species. With its climatic diversity, North America is home to a large number of indigenous grape species whose wine-making potential is untapped. On this episode of Smart Companies KC discover why Vox Vineyards celebrates the remarkable diversity and how they are raising awareness of our native grapes. Vox Vineyards sits above the Missouri river valley with a warm climate that is ideal for growing grapes. Owner/founder Jerry Eisterhold, a Missouri farm boy, grew up surrounded by wild grapes in upstream from Hermann, MO. Vox Vineyards grew out of Jerry’s desire to explore the entire winemaking process from grape growing through fermentation to drinking Vox Vineyards is located north of Kansas City near KCI airport. Tours & events can be scheduled by contacting them at [email protected] To hear more shows hosted by Kelly Scanlon visit our archives

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27 min
August 07, 2015 Missouri Wines: Worth Another Taste with Vox Vineyard's Jerry Eisterhold
Most wine lovers are familiar with European varietals such as Cabernet, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Riesling or Pinot Noir, but these wines come from only one of the world’s many grape species. With its climatic diversity, North America is home to a large number of indigenous grape species whose wine-making potential is untapped. On this episode of Smart Companies KC discover why Vox Vineyards celebrates the remarkable diversity and how they are raising awareness of our native grapes.
Vox Vineyards sits above the Missouri river valley with a warm climate that is ideal for growing grapes. Owner/founder Jerry Eisterhold, a Missouri farm boy, grew up surrounded by wild grapes in upstream from Hermann, MO. Vox Vineyards grew out of Jerry’s desire to explore the entire winemaking process from grape growing through fermentation to drinking
Vox Vineyards is located north of Kansas City near KCI airport. Tours & events can be scheduled by contacting them at [email protected]
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27 min
August 07, 2015 Crisis Prevention at Your Business With P-R Guru David Johnson
Is your company ready to deal with a crisis?
Kelly’s guest this week on Smart Companies is David Johnson, CEO and Co-founder of Strategic Vision. Johnson brings over 25 years of public relations and marketing expertise to the fore and has been described by the media as a PR guru. Politically, he worked with the Bob Dole Presidential Campaign and has overseen numerous state and local races throughout the country. He has been quoted in such publications as PR Week, CBS MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today for his expertise on campaigns, marketing, and PR trends. He appears on Bloomberg Television, CNN, HLN, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, CNBC, ESPN.
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27 min
July 31, 2015 Jon Stephens Wearing Many Hats on Both Sides of the State Line
Joining host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies KC is Jon Stephens. He is the Founder & President, Rockhill Strategic and is a 15-plus year veteran of the advertising and marketing industry. He served as the director of marketing and public relations with the Cordish Company, and later the president of the Kansas City Power & Light District. He has served on many local boards focused on civic improvement and helped lead the bi-state, bipartisan bid for KC to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. From 2013-2014, he served as the interim President and CEO of Visit KC (the region's convention bureau) guiding the organization through a strategic reposition. He recently moved across the state line to serve as the interim Executive Director of the Kansas City Kansas Regional Chamber of Commerce.
They’ll discuss a number of topics including the KC Border, Tourism, VC Funding, KC as a Tech Hub, Millennial recruitment and the future of the KCI Airport

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29 min
July 31, 2015 Will Small Business Gain From Corporate Tax Overhaul? - SBEC's Ray Keeting
The Obama Administration and Congress have been at odds for months over a major overhaul of U.S. Corporate tax laws. Everyone seems to agree that something should be done but how will small business owners benefit?
Raymond J. Keating who serves as chief economist with the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), a nonpartisan, nonprofit small-business advocacy group, says corporate tax reform alone won't get the job done and instead insists it has to be comprehensive across the board tax reform. Keeting, who talks with host Kelly Scanlon, maintains small business owners who employee 55 percent of the private sector workforce and earn more than 60 percent of net business income shouldn't be ignored.
Keeting writes, speaks and testifies on a wide range of issues affecting the entrepreneurial sector of the economy.
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29 min
July 27, 2015 HipHire.com: The Answer to Your Next Part Time Hire
Did you know that 30 percent of all Google searches, about 300 million per month are employment related, and that 97 percent of all new jobs created are part-time? How do you find quality applcants to fill those part-time openings? Entrepreneur and founder of HipHire.com Brian Kearns, sits down with host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies KC to explain how HipHire.com is an online Software as a Service company that confidently connects businesses with quality part time people to interview. Think Match.com for part-time jobs. Find out why Kearns is passionate about connecting employers and workers who share a vision of the ideal workplace culture. And learn how and why HipHire is not just another staffing company or temp agency. To hear more shows with host Kelly Scanlon visit our archives.

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26 min
July 24, 2015 HipHire.com: A New Spin on Part Time Employment
Entrepreneur and founder of HipHire.com Brian Kearns, sits down with host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies KC. HipHire is an online Software as a Service company that confidently connects businesses with quality part time people to interview. Think Match.com for part-time jobs. Find out why Kearns is passionate about connecting employers and workers who share a vision of the ideal workplace culture. And learn how and why HipHire is not just another staffing company or temp agency.
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25 min
July 24, 2015 Creating Business Plans That Actually Get Financed
Are you a start-up or small business looking to raise capital? In order to do so, you must have a business plan that investors will love. Cheree Warrick, author of Creating Business Plans that Actually Get Financed, will be our guest. During our interview, she’ll reveal: Shocking statistics about how much money is actually out there 6 parts to an investable business plan Biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when writing business plans Why banks and angel investors say NO to great business ideas How to give a 60-second pitch that’ll have investors pulling out their calendars to schedule time with you Why non-tech companies (or companies outside of the technology field) have better changes of receiving financing from angels The secret to receiving financing offers from multiple sources Cheree is a national speaker, expert and author of the book Creating Business Plans that Actually Get Financed. Her strategies are praised by numerous angel investors and commercial bankers, including Barbara Corcoran of the hit TV show Shark Tank and Valerie Gaydos – the founder of the Angel Venture Forum. If you have a great business and you’re looking to raise cash, you won’t want to miss this interview.

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31 min
July 22, 2015 Mastering the Perfect Pitch for Your Product With SpinGym's Forbes Riley
"A successful life is a balance of health, wealth and happiness." This is one of Forbes Riley's personal mottos. Riley, the CEO and creator of the SpinGym fitness system visits Kansas City to teach what she calls the invaluable power of mastering the perfect pitch for your product, service, and business as well as for yourself. The 2010 National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee is an award-winning TV host, author, spokesperson and motivational speaker. She sits down to talk with host Mary McKenna about her challenges and the important lessons she learned by overcoming them. And she offers three pieces of advice to women starting a business today. To Listen to more Smart Companies KC visit our archives.

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25 min

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