Talking Business Now

By Kelly Scanlon & C-Suite RadioBusiness Entrepreneurship

Talking Business Now episodes

January 17, 2014 Flight Car: Braving the New Frontier
Kelly explores the next frontier in "sharing services" with entrepreneur Kevin Petrovic, co-founder of a fast-growing company called FlightCar.
FlightCar lets people rent out their cars while traveling instead of paying for airport parking. Parkers save and make money, while renters get a cheaper price. Kevin will explain how the concept is working in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and very soon, Seattle. An intriguing story, especially when you realize the CEO is only 19.

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29 min
January 14, 2014 My Life as an FBI Mole and How I Survived it.
Small Changes, Big Shifts // Dr. Michelle Robin, 1 p.m.
Mark Whitacre, is the highest-ranking executive-turned-whistleblower in U.S. history. At just 32, Whitacre served as both divisional president and corporate vice president of Archer Daniels Midland. On Small Changes, Big Shifts, he'll explain his involvement in a price-fixing scheme at the company—and how he turned whistleblower but only after his wife threatened to turn him in. Tune in for an inspiring story of forgiveness and redemption!

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42 min
January 10, 2014 Smart Companies KC - Made in Kansas City
Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon sits down with Richard Shipley, co-founder and CEO of LocalStart.org, an organization that works to create top-of-mind awareness for products made in Kansas City—and strengthen the local economy.
Tune in to find out how the initiative started, the progress that's been made, where the movement is headed and how you can get involved.

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31 min
January 10, 2014 Cupcake Confidential - Jeff Martin of Smallcakes
Jeff Martin, founder of the Smallcakes franchise, has developed a big appetite for international growth. Tune in as Jeff, who is a two-time veteran of the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," discusses how he turned these sweet treats into a worldwide franchise boasting more than 120 flavors. You'll hear about how a major misstep led to his cupcakes being featured on "The View," learn how he's built the franchise, and get a sneak peek into his plans for Cupcake Creameries - ice cream stores featuring his most popular cupcake flavors.

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24 min
January 03, 2014 Bitcoin - The New Currency or Just A Flash In The Pan?
2013 was quite possibly the year of bitcoin; it was the year in which its price skyrocketed above $1000 as it simultaneously moved from the shadows of the Internet to dinner-table discussions.
Bitcoin is open-source software that has been trumpeted as both a virtual currency and a payment system. Will it revolutionize the way money is sent around the world?
In today's show, Host Kelly Scanlon talks to partners at Kennyhertz & Perry, Attorneys at Law in Prairie Village, Kansas where Brandon Perry and John Kennyhertz have embraced Bitcoin, a digital form of currency. As part of the firm’s efforts to support clients including entrepreneurs and small businesses, the firm accepts Bitcoin as client payment. In addition, the firm represents a client in the Bitcoin industry.

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28 min
December 31, 2013 Powered By Hope - The Terry Griege Story - Inspiring Others While Saving Lives
On Small Changes - Big Shifts, Host Dr. Michelle Robin talks to Ironman competitor and cancer survivor, Terry Griege.
Terry shares her inspiring story about how she overcame her cancer and battled through the grueling training for the Ironman, all the while, udergoing chemotherepy for her stage IV colon cancer.
And Terry will tell us how we too, can work to overcome life's obstacles, not only to better ourselves but also how we can also inspire those around us.

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46 min
December 27, 2013 Making The Most Of Your Advertising Dollar
Tim Burt, known internationally as the "Commercial Professor," joins Kelly to share insights into how to create effective advertisements for any platform.
Tim is a renowned commercial audio producer and marketing visionary who has more than 20 years of broadcast experience for companies worldwide. He's created and produced more than 10,000 commercials, is the founder of RestaurantMarketingSeries.com, is the author of the “Move Your Food” video and consulting course for restaurants, is a professional voice-actor and coach for radio and television personalities, and is author of the forthcoming book “The Nine Deadly Marketing Mistakes.”
A true Renaissance man, Tim will discuss how small companies and entrepreneurs can get the most bang for their advertising buck using print, radio, television as well as social and digital media.
You want to see an increase in sales? Be sure to tune in.

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24 min
December 20, 2013 Turning Adversaries Into Allies - with Bob Burg
Can you really, systematically and consistently get the results you want from others while making them feel genuinely good about themselves, about the process, and about you?
Great influencers — whether CEOs, entrepreneurs, or other leaders — seem to have a knack for getting the results they want from people, but in a way that everyone is happy. In this chat, Bob Burg, best-known as coauthor of the international bestseller, The Go-Giver,shows us how to take our influence to an entirely new level by utilizing the Five Principles of Ultimate Influence from his new book Adversaries Into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion.
Bob is a sought-after speaker who addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President.
Among Bob’s other books are Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver. The latter, co-authored with John David Mann, is a business parable shot to #6 on The Wall Street Journal’s Business Best Sellers list just three weeks after its release and reached #9 on BusinessWeek’s. Since its release it has consistently stayed in the top 25 on 800ceoread’s Business Book Best Seller List. It’s been translated into 21 languages. It is his fourth book to sell over 250,000 copies.

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39 min
December 13, 2013 Are Entrepreneurs Worthless, Impossible and Stupid?
Tune in to a lively discussion about why Dan Isenberg, executive director of the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project, has written a book called Worthless, Impossible and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value. Dan discusses his definition of entrepreneurship, challenges several assumptions about entrepreneurs, puts failure in perspective, talks about the importance of creating extraordinary value, and tackles public policy issues relating to entrepreneurship.
Since it was published by Harvard Business Review Publishing, the book has risen to the top ranks on Amazon books and has been positively reviewed or featured in the Economist, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes TV, Bloomberg, USA Today, Ventureburn, Entrepreneur.com and a number of radio programs.
In addition to Babson, Dan has taught at Harvard Business School and Columbia. He's also been involved in entrepreneurship for more than 30 years, as an entrepreneur himself, and as a venture capitalist, policy advisor, and angel investor. He was recently an advisor to the White House on starting up StartUp America.

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34 min
December 06, 2013 The Inside Scoop on the Founding of Twitter
Our guest is New York Times technology and business columnist Nick Bilton, who's just released his second book, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship and Betrayal. Nick shares the behind-the-scenes story of Twitter's founding that most people don't know, and he discusses the business, societal and human implications of the company.
Bilton's New York Times columns and articles have led to investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and Congress. In 2011, he began questioning the FAA's rules banning Kindles and iPads during takeoff and landing. His reporting helped push the FAA to review its rules.

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19 min

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