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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Solar Highways: Pathways to a More Sustainable ...
Our guest is Scott Brusaw, owner of Solar Roadways, a company that proposes to turn highways and parking lots into giant solar-energy arrays. The company got a
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The Story Behind Glamajama's "Overnight" Succes...
In this episode, Heather Schuck, CEO and founder of the leading children’s brand Glamajama, shares how her children's fashion line has become a favorite of cele
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The LinkedIn Edge, with J.D. Gershbein
Meet J.D. Gershbein, the man best known as the "LinkedIn Catalyst." Gershbein is CEO of Owlish Communications and the author of the upcoming book, “The LinkedIn
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Best Email Marketing Practices—And How to Avoid...
With a sea of emails swelling in our inboxes, you'd think email marketing would be the last way to get your company's marketing message across, right? Not so, s
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Privacy and the Internet, with Duck Duck Go Fou...
Gabriel Weinberg founded search engine Duck Duck Go in 2008 with one key differentiator from his other powerful competitors: Duck Duck Go does not track its use
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Recalibrate: Strategies for Accelerated Growth,...
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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Telling the Story of Southwest Airline's Cultur...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Linda Rutherford, vice president of communications and outreach at Southwest Airlines. Linda has been with SWA since 1992 and guid
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The Tasteful Olive, with owner Jeanne Mackay
Jeanne Mackay, owner of The Tasteful Olive, shares the story behind the specialty food retail store she opened in Overland Park a few years ago. The Tasteful Ol
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The Art of War for Small Business, with Becky S...
Our guest Becky Sheetz-Runkle is a business author and writer, speaker, strategic marketer and martial artist. She’s with us to talk about her newest book, The
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Brandy McCombs Shares the Nuts and Bolts of Bui...
Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Brandy McCombs, who shares her less-than-traditional route from the restaurant business in Ohio and Florida to founding Internatio
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Investment Wisdom from Belinda Savage - One of ...
Our guest, Belinda Savage, developed her roots as one of the first 10 women traders on Wall Street back in the 1960s. Savage has extensive experience and expert
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Headphones in Knots? ThreadBuds Inventors Untan...
Kansas City entrepreneurs Nick and Maddie Paradise talk about their budding business ThreadBuds. Playing around one day, Maddie wrapped her headphones with some
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How to Make Generations X, Y, and Zoomers Happy...
How many of you are working with multiple generations of employees within your companies? How’s that going? Is everyone getting along? Understanding what they c
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Our Experience Testing Google Glass
Kelly talks tech with Matthew Barksdale, the president of Engage Mobile, a company that has seen significant growth in its business of mobile apps and software
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The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasti...
Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard joins us to discuss his new book The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success. Rich stresses that although shrewd s
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When Disaster Strikes, Are You Ready?
Storm season is upon us. Is your business ready? And are you prepared with an emergency plan for other disasters, natural or otherwise, when they strike? Kelly
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Are Co-Working Spaces the Wave of the Future?
Shared work spaces—what are they exactly and why are they popping up across the country? Liz Elam is the founder of Link Coworking, a coworking space located in
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Kill the Company to Innovate Your Business
Host Kelly Scanlon talks with Lisa Bodell, the founder and CEO of futurethink, an award-winning innovation firm that helps businesses embrace change and become
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The Barefoot Spirit
The co-founders of Barefoot Wines, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, stop by to talk about how hardship, hustle and heart built American's #1 wine brand, plus
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Does "Cracker Jack" Run Your Customer Experience?
What can you do to create a Cracker Jack experience for your customers? One that offers them an unexpected free prize inside? In this episode, host Kelly Scanl
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Entrepreneur Gets a Shot at Final Four
When most people think of the NCAA’s Final Four, they think basketball players, not entrepreneurs. Well, at this weekend’s tournament, two entrepreneurs from Ka
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Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone: An Entrep...
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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Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepren...
Our guest today is best-selling author Paul Brown, who joins us to discuss his latest book, due out in June 2014, Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepre
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Entrepreneur LeAnn Carlson on Saving Lives - Fa...
Entrepreneur LeAnn Carlson, founder of Lauren's Hope Medical ID, joins us today to talk about the inspiration for her company, which is famous for its stylish m
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The Power of Your Business Name
Nellie Akalp, the founder and CEO of CorpNet.com, helps entrepreneurs start businesses, incorporate, form LLCs, set up sole proprietorships (DBAs) and maintain
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