Episode 46- KCRise
Follow your curiosity, pivot often and have the nerve to jump out and do something different. ~Darcy Howe If you don’t know Darcy Howe, you should because she’s an advocate for entrepreneurs in Kansas City. Raised by an entrepreneurial father, Darcy went on to become...
Episode 45 – Notes to Self
“Words make all the difference.” ~Laura Schmidt When you hear that someone has a bachelor of science in pre-med and then worked for years as systems engineer, the descriptor of budding entrepreneur doesn’t immediately come to mind but that describes Laura...
Episode 42 – Entrepreneurship, Experience & Hustle
Ben Rao, a real estate investor, started Community Buying Group in 2010 in the garage of one of his rental properties as a two-person operation. Five years later, CBG reached 60,000 investors and more than 350 affiliate organizations. In typical entrepreneur style,...
Episode 40 – Lotuspool Records
You typically don’t use the terms American psychedelic rock and roll musician and corporate suit in the same sentence unless you’re referring to Chris Garibaldi. Lotuspool Records is an American independent record label formed in 1992 in Lawrence, Kansas...
Episode 38 – High Performance Marketing
David Patrick learned first-hand from brilliant marketers like McDonald’s, P&G, LG Electronics, General Motors, Miller Lite, Kellogg, and Burger King to name a few. He worked his way up through the ranks and has served as a COO, CMO for companies like Beauty...