Wichita Life Podcast

Today’s guest is Graham Krizek. Graham is the founder and CEO of Voltage. Voltage is building out infrastructure for bitcoin and specifically the lightning network. They also just raised $6 million in a seed round.

We talk Graham’s experience with bitcoin, how he got started and his journey to building a super important company in the bitcoin space. Whether you believe in the potential of bitcoin or not (for the record, I do), Graham is making huge plays in business and putting Wichita on the map.

Enjoy my conversation with Graham Krizek.

Thank you to our sponsors Midwest Fresh Homes and Il Primo Espresso Caffe.

Show Notes:

 Home  

 Tweets by voltage_cloud 

 Tweets by gkrizek 

Bitcoin Standard:

  

Sovereign Individual:

  

Snow Crash:

  

Boomerang App for Gmail:

https://www.boomeranggmail.com/

Lava and Tonic:

https://lavaandtonic.com/

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Today’s guest is Trevor Crotts.

Trevor is the CEO of buddy brands which consists of a wide array of pet companies. He is also the CEO of Scan Shop USA and Compel Commerce

We talk all about the start of his first pet company, buddy rest, why he owns multiple pet brands, augmented reality, shopify, and what Wichita needs to do to take the next step.

Enjoy my conversation with Trevor Crotts.  

Thank you to Jacob Bowling who edits and produces the podcast!

Show Notes:

https://www.buddybrands.pet/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-crotts

https://unofficialshopifypodcast.com/

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Today’s guest is Rob Gerlach.

Rob is the executive director of tech transfer and commercialization at WSU. Rob basically helps take technology that is being created and innovated by students, faculty, and the community and turn it into products or services that can help make a real impact in people’s lives.

We talk all about Rob’s background, what he does on a day to day basis, some examples of IP and things going on at WSU and what Wichita needs to continue to head in the right direction.

Enjoy my conversation with Rob Gerlach.

This podcast is edited and produced by Jake Bowling.

Today’s sponsors are Il Primo & Midwest Fresh Real Estate.

Show notes:

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Today’s guests are Matt Lillie and Richard Rierson of the Next Level Method podcast and organization. Next Level Method is about just that, taking you to the next level. We talk about their background, how Next Level Method came to be and about the upcoming conference on October 15 that […]

Today’s guest is Sara Harmon. Sara is an award winning filmmaker and loves to make documentaries.

One of her most well-known works is a documentary about Wichita’s first amusement park, Wonderland Park.

We talk about that documentary, her experiences making films, film festivals, her podcast the Double Stuffed Podcast and an upcoming project of hers.

Enjoy my conversation with Sara Harmon.

Show Notes:

Tallgrass Film Festival

 Home  

Wonderland Park Trailer

  

Who scammed Rajah Rabbit?

https://www.facebook.com/rajahrabbit

Double Stuffed Pod

 Tweets by doublestuffedp 

https://t.co/Bq32S8NFf7?amp=1

Sara Harmon

nhttps://twitter.com/egadthatssara?lang=en

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Tiffany Bias Patmon – WNBA Champion & God Benefits Founder

Today’s guest is Tiffany Bias Patmon. Tiffany graduated from Andover Central where she led them to 2 state titles before playing at Oklahoma State where she led the cowgirls to a sweet 16 and is the all time assists leader at the school.

Tiffany was drafted and won a ring in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury. We talk about the journey basketball took her on and how much her faith means to her today as well as her brand God benefits.

Enjoy my conversation with Tiffany Bias Patmon.

Show Notes:

https://www.instagram.com/tiffanybias/

https://thegodbenefits.com/

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Audra Dinell – The Thread

Today’s guest is Audra Dinell. Audra is a Wichita-native. After leaving town for several years, she returned mid-pandemic from Hawaii to start The Thread, a women’s leadership collective. We talk about her journey of leadership and entrepreneurship as well as her experience with the first cohort of The Thread and podcasting as cohost of Ceiling Breakers.

Enjoy my conversation with Audra Dinell.

Show Notes:

https://www.thethreadwlc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thethreadwlc

https://www.instagram.com/thethreadwlc/

https://enneagramtest.net/

 Disrupt Yourself Podcast  

  

 Home  

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BW Barkley and Robert Feeney – KaaS & Ringorang

Today’s guests are BW Barkely and Robert Feeney. BW and Robert run Knowledge as a Service (KaaS). Their product is Ringorang which is working to modify behaviors and habits with technology. They recently relocated to WIchita.

We talk about what led to Ringorang and how they are offering an opportunity to invest in the success of a startup in Wichita via crowdfunding on wefunder. This is one of the first opportunities of it’s kind in Wichita.

Enjoy my conversation with BW and Robert.

Show Notes:

https://wefunder.com/kaas

https://www.ringorang.com/

 Tweets by getringorang 

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Today’s guest is Jennifer Strong McConachie. Jennifer is an author and endurance athlete. Her book, “Go Far: How Endurance Sports Help You Win At Life” comes out on September 28th.” You can pre-order it today and find it on amazon, barnes and noble, and locally at places like Watermark books and Eighth Day Books.

We talk about how to find fun in every day life, how to make the most out of Wichita and her experience competing on 5 of the 7 continents.

Enjoy my conversation with Jennifer Strong McConachie.

Show notes:

  

 Go Far  

https://twitter.com/JenStrongMcCon?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Thank you to our sponsors Il Primo Espresso Caffe and Midwest Fresh Homes1

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Ron Baker – Shocker Legend & Former Pro Basketball Player

Today’s guest is Ron Baker. Ron grew up in Scott City before walking on at Wichita State and playing a pivotal role in the best run of Shocker basketball which included a final four appearance, an undefeated regular season and beating the Jayhawks.

We talk about his time at Wichita State, playing in the NBA and Russia as well as the upcoming TBT basketball tournament where he will try to help the Aftershocks win a million dollars as the head GM.

Enjoy my conversation with Ron Baker.

Show Notes:

https://www.instagram.com/ronbaker620/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/RonBaker31?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article252258153.html

 Inside TBT Episode 19: Ron Baker discusses joining the AfterShocks for TBT 2021  

  

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