Arika Pierce is both a Millennial Success Strategist and an expert on multigenerational workforces. She is a keynote speaker and author of The Millennial’s Playbook to Adulting which provides the Millennial generation with straightforward guidance and techniques for success as they navigate the transition into life as a working adult. Her second book, Millennials Leading the Way: Proven Habits of …
Greg Knowles Discusses How to Build a Company with an Enduring Legacy
Greg Knowles is the Founder, President, and CEO of ATI Electrical Supply. Greg began his career doing internships with electrical distributors while getting his degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M from which he graduated in 1990. After graduation, Greg went to work for two manufacturers where he focused on increasing his product knowledge, and overall understanding of how manufacturers …
Jared Young Explains Why Kindness, Honesty, & Integrity Are His Top Priorities
Jared Young is President and CEO at Employer Advantage, an HR outsourcing firm based in Joplin, Missouri. Prior to joining EA in 2015, Jared practiced corporate law at a large law firm in Washington, D.C. He also worked in the healthcare IT industry before attending law school. Jared holds a BA in Middle East Studies/Arabic from Brigham Young University and …
Michael Higgins on Playing the Long Game in Business & Life
Michael Higgins is a founding partner of MSP Consulting. Mike has more than 30-years of business consulting experience helping clients increase performance. Mike has extensive experience working with businesses to optimize their non-cash payments across many industries and has presented at banking conferences to help financial institutions improve payment services to business. Prior to MAP Consulting, Mike was a partner …
Justin Maxson on Leading & Thriving as a 3rd-Generation Business Owner
Justin Maxson is the Senior Executive Vice President of NCRI – National Catastrophe Restoration Inc, which is a national property damage restoration contractor. Within a decade, Justin has climbed the corporate ladder to become a successful young executive, focusing his efforts on growth within the organization. He holds certifications and awards from The Construction Infection Control Training Institute, Restoration Consultants, …
Dogged Determination + Servant Mindset = Success: Julie Towner CEO of Towner Communications
Julie Towner is an established entrepreneur with a proven history of scaling companies, by improving business processes, team culture, and brand. Through her dogged negotiation and planning skills learned while she held the position of Production Manager at GAP Inc, overseeing the denim production in the Americas, Julie has found her passion for growing companies through strategic acquisitions. In 2008 …
Finding the Courage to Take a Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity: Tammy McDonald of HERLIFE Magazine
Tammy McDonald is the owner and Publisher of HERLIFE Magazine. Tammy is about to celebrate her 5th year with HERLIFE Magazine and the magazine just entered its 12th year of publication. She has franchises in California, New York, Columbia, MO and Kansas City. Tammy and her husband, Trey, have 2 boys, Carter 8 and Quade 10, and she is the …
Staying Resilient During The COVID-19 Crisis with Sean Van Horn (Equity Bank Series)
Sean Van Horn is the co-founder of Freight House Fitness, a local Kansas City fitness center where people are blessed with a feeling of being welcomed, loved, & healed. Not just physically but mentally and spiritually. The story of how Sean and his wife Kendra created Freight House is one of inspiration and faith. In 2010 Sean was currently laid off …
Solving the $16-Trillion Liquidity Gap for Small Business with Sandy Kemper (Equity Bank Series)
Sandy Kemper is the founder of C2FO and serves as Chairman of the Board and CEO. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of The Collectors Fund, a private equity fund focused on alternative asset classes. Prior to founding The Collectors Fund and C2FO, Sandy founded Perfect Commerce (fka eScout.com) and served as the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive …
The Power of Surrounding Yourself With Like-Minded Leaders (Equity Bank Series)
Jon Holzmeister has been in sales leadership for the majority of his career. At age 24, Jon was Unitog’s youngest sales manager managing the Southeast Region, which included Atlanta and Charlotte. After his success at Unitog Jon moved to AngioDynamics, a pre-IPO medical device company where he achieved a growth rate that exceeded 20% annually. In 1999, Jon returned to Kansas City where he became the Vice President …
How Businesses Need To Start “Tightening Up Into Letting Go” (Equity Bank Series)
In the midst of this economic uncertainty due to this COVID-19 crisis, I thought it would be good to bring on two seasoned marketing professionals to discuss what we should be focusing on now. This episode is full of actionable tactics, strategies, and pivoting mindsets that will allow you to better deal with our new reality. Mike Snyder is a …
Jon Schram Explains How to Find & Retain Top Talent That Obsesses Over Customer Service
Jon Schram is a husband, father, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Purple Guys, a Midwest-based information technology support company. With over 25 years of Business and IT experience, Jon fully understands the “business of business”. Having built three successful startups, he has learned how to leverage technology that supports growth. He also understands that …
David English on How Great Leaders Build Off of Great Relationships
David English is the Vice President of Ad-Trend Outdoor Advertising and Owner of Simple English Consulting. He’s a 15-year veteran in the marketing industry and a graduate of Rockhurst’s Executive MBA. He’s an experienced sales manager and sales leader who has consistently increased revenue, decreased costs, and improved the quality of the work environment with a positive attitude. His management of a …
Breaking Through the “Good Ol’ Boys Network” With Toughness, Tenacity, & Grace
Deena James is the President & Co-Founder of Cowell James Forge Insurance Group. Prior to this founding, Deena served for 4 years as president of Krueger & James. She is passionate about providing world-class service and peace of mind to clients and instilling a sense of shared mission and quality to everyone on her team. Deena was honored in 2014 …
A Lesson in Composure, Confidence, Consistency, & Courage with Christina Long (Equity Bank Series)
Christina M. Long brings more than 15 years of communication and design experience to CML Collective. Her background in education, working for the state’s largest public school system, as well as her years reporting for the state’s largest newspaper, The Wichita Eagle, has helped Long develop an expertise in crafting, packaging and delivering messages for a variety of audiences. Dedicated to …