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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Breathing Easier at the Hospital, with Mark Far...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Mark Farnsworth, sales and marketing director of Kansas City-based HEPACART, a company that  manufactures dust-containment carts a
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School for Startups, with Jim Beach
Joining host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio is Jim Beach. In 2009, Beach started School for Startups, a Web resource devoted to teaching his philosophy
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Women Who Code, with Jennifer Wadella, founder ...
Host Kelly Scanlon welcomes Jennifer Wadella to discuss the importance of nurturing women in technology, providing mentors and encouraging women to pursue techn
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Business Owners: To Degree or Not to Degree, wi...
Dr. Angie Besendorfer, chancellor of Western Governors University in Missouri, joins Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon to discuss digital degree offerings t
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Cash Flow Tips for Your Business, with Chris Mi...
Chris Miles, the "Cash Flow Expert," joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss how entrepreneurs can quickly free up and create cash flow and lasting wealth. Chris i
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How to Give Your Business a Competitive Intelli...
Do you have a great business idea? Do you wonder whether it can be a successful product or service? Concerned about what your competitors are doing? Do you even
27 min
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Young Entrepreneur Making a Difference With Int...
Social entrepreneur Hayley Besheer, founder of Make a Difference Intimate Apparel (MADI Apparel), joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the line of women’s underw
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Everwise's Rocket Fuel for the Modern Workplace...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Colin Schiller, the President and co-founder at Everwise. Using smart data and cutting-edge software, Everwise matches professiona
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Building Leadership With Powerful Communication...
Barbara Teicher joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her new book, It’s How You Say It. Teicher is a keynote speaker, trainer and coach, and she’s has spent 25 y
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Moving Women in Business Forward, with Gay Gadd...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Gay Gaddis, founder and CEO of T3 (The Think Tank), the technology-fueled creative agency with offices in Austin, New York and San
26 min
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Auntie Anne's Pretzel Founder, "Auntie" Anne Be...
Auntie Anne's Pretzels are known world-wide, but many people don't know that these hand-rolled soft pretzels got their start at a farmer's market stand in Penns
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Creating Content That Gets Clicked and Shared, ...
More than ever, businesses today must create compelling content that attracts readers and gets shared. Why? So they can gain credibility, attract leads, underst
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How to Work with a Banker to Grow Your Business
Host Kelly Scanlon chats with Linda Hanson, regional market president for Enterprise Bank & Trust in Kansas City, about why its important for entrepreneurs to p
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Championship Coach Jeff Scurran: Success on the...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Jeff Scurran, the championship coach, renowned speaker and author. His critically acclaimed book, “One Game One Time,” is an autob
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Leadership, Empathy and the Power of Persuasion...
Legendary entrepreneur Ewing Kauffman's success in building Marion Laboratories is like an entrepreneur's dream come true. With just $5,000 of borrowed money, h
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How to Make Generations X, Y, and Zoomers Happy...
At no other time in history have we had so many generations of workers active in the workforce.  Our guest today, Cheryl Cran, the CEO of Evolutionary Busine
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Fashion Entrepreneur Tricia Steffes Unveils New...
Our guest is Tricia Barbarick Steffes, owner and founder of Bellezze Alte, an online clothing and footwear store for women of height. After unsuccessfully searc
27 min
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Creating the World's Largest Coffee Shop, with ...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is ACe Callwood, co-founder and COO of Coffitivity. Coffitivity “streams the ambient noise of a coffee shop to your desktop or device
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Passing the Reins to the Next Generation, with ...
Jamie Clayman Loud, owner of Clayman Promotional Group discusses successfully transitioning the company to the next generation. Jamie began her career in 1991
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How to Put Profit First, with best-selling auth...
This episode's guest is multiple best-selling business author Mike Michalowicz, who joins us to discuss his latest book, Profit First: A Simple System to Transf
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Grab Your Skates! Let's Head to the Rink, with ...
We'll take you back to simpler times of your childhood and youth skate parties.  Our guest Skip Clinton not only holds the title of 1986 World Champion Roller S
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Words of Wisdom for Startups, with Martin Zwilling
Our guest is Martin Zwilling, an American business executive, entrepreneur, and author, who provides pragmatic advice and services to entrepreneurs and startups
23 min
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How Your Business Can Leverage the Surge in E-C...
Tim McCoy of Brockton Creative Group joins us to discuss the latest trends in e-commerce. E-commerce has grown by double digits for 14 consecutive quarters. Wha
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The Decline and Fall of IBM, with Robert X. Cri...
When it comes to information technology, Robert Cringely knows what he's talking about. He's spent the last 30 years in the PC business, and some of Silicon Val
27 min
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Entrepreneur LeAnn Carlson on Saving Lives - F...
Entrepreneur LeAnn Carlson joins Host, Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies KC Founder of Lauren's Hope Medical ID, LeAnn Carlson joins Host Kelly Scanlon to talk
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