Talking Business Now

Talking Business Now

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Talking Business Now episodes

  • Roll Out The Barrels Craft Spirits Becoming Big Business For Entrepreneurs

    Joining Mary McKenna, filling in for Host Kelly Scanlon on this week’s episode of Smart Companies KC is entrepreneur Damian Garcia, co-founder of Dark Horse Distillery and director of sales.  He’ll explain how he and his siblings all with separate career paths elected to start a small business together running a craft distillery in Lenexa, Kansas.  He'll share the story on how they built the business complete with trips to the state capital to change some laws.

    To listen to additional episodes of Smart Companies KC, vist the archives 

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    29 min
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Could Soon Be the Bobblehead Capital of the World

    Lovers of Bobblehead dolls unite! On this episode of Smart Companies Radio with host Kelly Scanlon, Phil Sklar the co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum will stop by to chat.  Sklar explains why he gave up the security of his job; Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young; and Manager of Treasury Analysis and a Corporate Financial Analyst at Sensient Technologies Corporation to head up a life-long “bobblehead” dream in Milwaukee.

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    30 min
  • Local Bakery Grabs Some National Attention from Shoppers with a Sweet Tooth

    After 25 years in the radio/tv news business, Bob Benish decided to launch his next role, a part he was born to play, as the owner and bakery chef of Benish's Bakery.  What started as a specialty bakery in 2007 selling biscotti to specialty shops has turned into an expanded line of baked goods with a national following.  Shoppers who stop for coffee at Nordstroms across the country can now nibble on some of the bakery's goodies.

    Bob's love of baking goes back to his childhood and his business launched to satisfy a personal need...he wanted a biscotti aimed squarely at the grownup palate, a biscotti you can, "dunk with confidence and nibble with delight!"
    To find out more about Benish's Bakery visit him on face book
    https://www.facebook.com/Bobs.Biscotti.Benishs.Bakery
    To listen to more Smart CompaniesKC podcasts check out the archives at ithinkbigger.com

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    30 min
  • Big Cannabis in Colorado - Will Smaller Potrepreneurs Go Up In Smoke?

    It’s a billion-dollar business opportunity, but some activists and small business people feel that entrepreneurs or "potrepreneurs"  may be getting the short end of the regulatory stick, as big business and big government  "under the guise of control" may be squeezing out smaller business owners. Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Radio is Julie Dooley, co-founder and president of Julie's Baked Goods, a purveyor of cannabis-infused snacks in Denver, Colorado.  Dooley who suffers from Celiac Disease, sees Marijuana as both a business and a cause.
    For more information on the show's guest visit: http://www.juliesbakedgoodsmmj.com/
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    31 min
  • Developing the Leadership Skills of Millennials, with Tyler Palko

    Former NFL quarterback Tyler Palko joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about developing leadership skills. Now the director of Business and Leadership Development at Solutions 21, Tyler discusses Solutions 21's leadership development programs, leadership development, knowledge transfer, and developing young talent in the workforce, especially millennials.

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    28 min
  • Think Like a Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar, with John Jantsch

    Joining host Kelly Scanlon is best-selling author John Jantsch, who wrote the classic business books “Duct Tape Marketing,” “The Referral Engine” and “The Commitment Engine.” 

    In this podcast, John discusses his latest book, "Duct Tape Selling." Find out why Jantsch thinks successful salespeople today must flip the traditional business model—where marketers owned the message while sellers owned the relationships—on its head. These days, he argues, marketers must get better at relationships and sales must perfect the message and delivery. He also provides several tools for doing so.
    John is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker and marketing consultant who specializes in assisting small businesses.

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    27 min
  • Drones in Business, with Casey Adams of KC Drone Company

    Host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Casey Adams, owner of The KC Drone Company, to talk about the commercial use of drones. You'll find out about safety concerns, current rules and regulations, how drones can be used in business, and liability issues.

    Caseyjoined the Kansas Army National Guard during his junior year in college.  He deployed to Egypt in 2009 as part of the MFO operation, and was introduced to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). He then went on to study UAS and aviation, gaining a hands-on knowledge of UAS work and how they could be used in day-to-day civilian operations.
    The Department of Defense hired him right out of college, and he deployed immedately to Afghanistan, where he supported the Marine Corps.
    In 2012, he returned to the U.S. to start KC Drone Company.

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    30 min
  • How Small Business Saturday Fuels the Economy

    Pat Brown Dixon, the SBA's Region VII Administrator, joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about the impact of shopping small and shopping local. Find out how Small Business Saturday got started; what it's designed to accomplish; the economic impact of shopping and eating at small, local establishments; how small businesses can compete with their larger counterparts; and some of the programs the SBA offers to help small businesses.

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    30 min
  • Fighting Fraud in Your Business

    In recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week, Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Kenneth Hitt, Senior Vice President of Consumer Banking at Enterprise Bank. Kenny will provide tips that help business owners spot fraud and stop it before it happens, including:

    How businesses are affected by fraudThe key characteristics of fraudstersThe top 5 fraud tips for business ownersWhere businesses are most vulnerableCommon types of fraudHow to combat fraudHow to train employees to recognize and prevent fraudHow to partner with your bank for fraud protection
    To listen to additional podcasts in the Smart Companies Thinking Bigger® lineup, please visit the archives.

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    29 min
  • Everykey: A Solution to Password Security

    Host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Everykey CEO Chris Wentz. Everykey offers a wearable bracelet that encrypts and manages all of a user's passwords. In today's podcast, we'll learn about Wentz's entrepreneurial journey, how Everykey works and why the product is needed, as well as Everykey's Kickstarter campaign.

    To listen to more podcasts in the Smart Companies Thinking Bigger® lineup, please visit the archives.

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    28 min

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