Talking Business Now

Get the inside scoop on how America’s most successful entrepreneurs are transforming their industries. On each episode of Talking Business Now, you'll meet one of your fellow business owners, founders or entrepreneurs who's "been there done that." Along with host Kelly Scanlon, guests delve into a specific challenge they've dealt with, their strategies for handling it and how it changed their company. You'll be inspired by each guest's entrepreneurial journey—and, through their experiences and examples, you'll gain insights into innovative ideas you can put to work immediately to increase productivity, improve processes, expand your market share and generate more revenue. Tune in , , , it’s time to talk business!

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Unleashing Your Greatest Assets With Skirt Stra...
Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies KC is Katie Snapp  the author of “Skirt Strategies” and her latest book “Brave Transitions; A Woma
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OneKC For Women Founder Sherry Turner - Making ...
Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies KC is Sherry Turner, The 25 Under 25® Legacy Award Winner for 2015. Turner is being recognized for
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Getting to It: Accomplish the Necessary and Str...
Host Kelly Scanlon welcomes best-selling business author Jones Loflin, who discusses his latest book, Getting to It, a field guide to one of the greatest challe
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Lifted Logic: A Rising Star in the Kansas City ...
Joining Smart Companies KC Host Kelly Scanlon is Adam Fichman, Owner of Lifted Logic, an independent creative agency devoted to design and branding as well as w
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Making Great Ideas a Reality with 99U Director ...
Joining Host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio is Jocelyn Glei,Director & Editor-in-Chief, 99U. They’ll discuss her latest book. “Make Your Mark; A Creativ
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Getting Social With Sales with Anne Cull, found...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Anne Cull, founder of ThinkViral, a social media sales training company. Tune in to discover ways businesses can use social media
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Manage Your Company with Real Solutions: Best S...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon this week on Smart Companies Radio is Bruce L Tulgan.   Tulgan is an American writer specializing in business topics. His books inclu
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Anton's Taproom Great Food through Sustainable ...
Anton’s Taproom, which opened this past October in Kansas City’s Crossroads District, is not your typical KC restaurant. How many restaurants do you know that h
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Grow Your Small Business Through Successful Par...
Joining Kelly this week on Smart Companies Radio is Paul Mandell.  Mandell is a founder and the CEO of Consero Group, an international leader in the development
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Clifton Alexander, REACTOR Design Studio, on KC...
A mountain boy originally from southern California, Clifton Alexander came to the Midwest to attend the esteemed Kansas City Art Institute. After working for se
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Turning your Business Network into Profits with...
On this episode of Smart Companies Radio, Discover how to be a Power Connector. Host Kelly Scanlon talks Judy Robinett, Power Connector, Start up Expert and aut
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Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone - An Entre...
Kansas City writer, artist, business strategist and philosopher of creative, adventurous living, Becky Blades Phillips, joins Kelly to talk about her new book:
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Your Great Idea is Just the Beginning - Advice ...
Our guest is Martin Zwilling, an American business executive, entrepreneur, and author, who provides pragmatic advice and services to entrepreneurs and startups
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Recalibrate Your Success with Susan Spaulding f...
This week's guest is Susan Spaulding, the founder and leader of Recalibrate Strategies. The consultancy leverages her vast experience as a business owner and st
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A Visit from the Elf on The Shelf and How the S...
Kick off the Christmas season as guest Chanda Bell, co-founder and co-author of the holiday phenomenon  “The Elf on the Shelf,” gives us the inside story on how
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Roll Out The Barrels Craft Spirits Becoming Big...
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 Dis
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Could Soon Be the Bobb...
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
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Local Bakery Grabs Some National Attention from...
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 B
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Big Cannabis in Colorado - Will Smaller Potrepr...
It’s a billion-dollar business opportunity, but some activists and small business people feel that entrepreneurs or "potrepreneurs"  may be getting the short
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Developing the Leadership Skills of Millennials...
Former NFL quarterback Tyler Palko joins host Kelly Scanlon to talk about developing leadership skills. Now the director of Business and Leadership Development
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Think Like a Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar, w...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is best-selling author John Jantsch, who wrote the classic business books “Duct Tape Marketing,” “The Referral Engine” and “The Commi
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Drones in Business, with Casey Adams of KC Dron...
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, curre
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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
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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 Ent
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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 podcas
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