"We believe in the power of music to unify people." -- Chase Koch Elsewhere Music Festival & Conference is here in Wichita, USA. Entrepreneurs, Artists, the business community and non-profits have collaborated for Social Change through action. Removing barriers for Artists so they can reach their full potential-- this is a festival celebrating the unification of people so we can all work to reach our full potential. Chase and his Co-Founders Adam & Jessie Hartke are intentional about bri...
Jun 17, 2024•15 min
"In this community... you really are one phone call away from an opportunity." -Wayne Bell, District Director SBA Entrepreneurs need to know and understand the resources they have available to them so they can continue to deliver greater value for their customers. The SBA has an enormous amount of resources. When an Institution has so much to offer constituents, it can be overwheling. This is why Wayne Bell and his team at the SBA are so important to know. Build your team and create a relationsh...
Jun 07, 2024•56 min
"I have had to get so comfortable with being uncomfortable... keep risking, because its worth it." -- Samantha Lucciarini When you find what you love, what you are good at and it brings you success, it doesn't mean that you will not face a tough road. This is the journey of the Entrepreneur. Knocked down? Get up. Samamtha found her love when she found Real Producers, a real estate magazine that celebrates the best of the industry. And she clebrates them, "loves on them" as she joyfully says. She...
Jun 03, 2024•57 min
"When you Play, Play for something." - Corey Novascone Congratulations to Coach Novascone and his boys of Kapaun Mt. Carmel on a 2024 Team State Championship and to Asher Whitaker, 2024 Individual Champion. Golf is a remarkable game. So many of us play it, or try to, and very few are excellent at it. No one beats it. It is a game of honor, respect and individual accountability. These are principles that allow all of us to Live and Lead in life. Coach Corey Novascone declares, "Golf has given me ...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 11 min
"You gotta take the chance. You cannot sit and aggressively wait for the phone to ring." -Michael Gregory Mike Gregory will improve your Business. He is a self-proclaimed "data driven" guy. And the real strength in that is his application of the data. He has helped resolve conflict negotiations within large scale Corporations, Start-ups, Family Businesses and the Department of the Treasury. Conflict resolution at any scale is complicated. He helps because he never forgets that we are human being...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min
"Mentoring needs to be Revolutionized. The Talents of our Children are going to waste." -Sean Gates/ Founder The reason we get up every day and [should] work towards a "worthy ideal" is the collisions that can take place with other Human Beings. I am so grateful I collided with Sean Gates. His work daily is towards a "progressive realization of a worthy ideal." That ideal?-- alerting society that our chilren are not being given the tools to prepare them for thier future and we all need to partic...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Being present with people, "I think it's the way that humans are designed to work together." -- Phil Mershon Phil is back on the ictpodcast.com because Experience is a BIG subject. Every day is full of experiences. How are we setting ourselves apart and creating and undeniable experience?
May 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min
"We pride ourselves on Customer Service; mindful, strategic and efficient with your time." -Ashley Moore Ashley gives of herself every day. It benefits all who know her, work with her.. and even those who don't. Entrepreneurs must adapt. And as Ashley says, "my purpose hasn't changed. My job desription has." The admiration I have for her Leadership is becuase of her willingness to share the tough times along with the success. That is Leadership.
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min
"I've learned a lot more from my mistakes than I have from my triumphs." -- John Culver I have yet to meet a successful Entrepreneur who does not stress Hard Work and the necessity of good People to help you achieve your goals. John Culver is no acceptation. His professional life and professional success comes from a foundation of Hard Work. Success seems to proliferate when a few more ingredients are added: a Mission Statement, great People and doing what you say you are going to do. With Integ...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min
"I am a Localist. In Sedgwick County we need to sew seeds Relationally. Great leaders cast Vision." --Ryan Baty Commissioner Ryan Baty is leading through the relationships he is creating. We have a lot of issues to solve in Sedgwick County and in the Greater Wichita area. We can solve those problems through communication and collaboration. Ryan Baty ran on message to make Sedgwick County a safer and more productive place to live and he is doing that by not following the status quo. Commissioner ...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Curt Gridley loved being with his family. Curt loved solving problems and helping others solve theirs. And he solved a lot of difficult problems. His methodical approach gave people an insight into his thought process. This allowed others to learn and to be inspired. Curt you continue to inspire us all. You are missed. Your legacy lives on through the problems you helped us solve. Rest in peace.
Apr 08, 2024•58 min
For over 50 years Rainbows United has supported kids with developmental delays. Families needing support at home or on a Rainbows campus are served by an incredible highly trained staff. South Central Kansas is a better place because of the work Rainbows does for the people of our community. Michelle Eastman has dedicated nearly 20 years to the advancement of Rainbows United so more services can be provided to families in need of developmental assistance for their kids. I am grateful for the opp...
Apr 01, 2024•57 min
"The death of live television has been Falsely predicted for decades..." -Mike Rajewski, General Manager KAKE It's been a joy to get to know Mike and see the contribution he has made to Kansas. KAKEland is an important broadcast network in Kansas and the Headquarters received a facelift and significant upgrades to its technology so they can continue to deliver news and entertainment across the state. Enjoy our conversation about life, our freedoms, opportunities and a little guitar solo from Mr....
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 14 min
"If you haven't walked away different then why did you go?" -Phil Mershon Director of Experience When you have a "culture of service" you are focussed on creating the best experience for your Guest (customer, employee, client, patient..) And Phil Mershon is leading in creating transformational experiences. I think we need to think of the daily work more as an experience that we are creating. Entrepreneurs, Corporate Executives, Leaders-- we are all trying to convey a message and doing that by cr...
Mar 19, 2024•57 min
"More important than the machine is the machine that builds the machine." -- Renan Devillieres, CEO Renan is a global Entrepreneur who invests in and co-builds the software stack of the future of operations. They have found great success helping manufacturing firms modernize and create greater value through customized software. Renan is incredibly thoughtful. "It all starts with a deep desire to change," he demonstrates. His journey to become an entrepreneur is because of his pursuit to find the...
Mar 11, 2024•51 min
"We started with a small change... we saved for a decade... we wanted to do something together that fits with who we are." -- Cody Beard, Prime IV East & West Wichita An Entrepreneurs' journey takes different paths and there is not a determined timeline. However, Success is undoubtedly through determination to take action. Lacy and Cody took action and they brought Prime IV Hydration & Wellness to Wichita, KS. With incremental improvement your life will be so much better. And you need to...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
"With. Take the ACTION with the obstacles." -Robert Feeney Robert Feeney is using his technology Ringorang to help students become Future Ready. Ringorang is a technology that is proven to change behaviors and when an individual needs help changing a certain behavior they can do it by engaging in a 1-2 minute daily "game" that begins to direct you to better outcomes. Robert is committed to making Ringorang the technology that drives future readiness so we can solve the problems an unprepared wor...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min
"I asked myself, how can I flip capitalism and our financial system to work for me?" -Jonathan Roper, Entrepreneur When you get a chance to hear a Founder/Entrepreneur talk about the process followed to create opportunities, it is a rare moment of transparency. We may hear about the difficulties, hard work and persistence and we will never quite understand that grind. Jonathan Roper gives us a glimpse into his process from lost and panicked to taking action and creating the life he knew he could...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min
"When they [endocannabinoid system] line up better, your body is working more efficiently and you feel better." -Sheldon Coleman, CEO AdvenTrue In part II of our discussion with Sheldon Coleman we have a refined dialogue around Hemp and the scientific processes that take place at AdvenTrue to create the wellness products they procure. Cannabis is the plant and Hemp is a species of that plant from which a myriad of cannabinoids can be derived. CBD, CBN,CBG... all of this can be confusing and conf...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 17 min
"Learn to not carry the burden of the fear of failure." -Steven Werner, CEO Lawn Buddy/Blue Ox It is my experience that entrepreneurs and Founders are slightly different. The difference is in the pursuit. All entrepreneurs have grit and determination. They figure out a way. The Founder pursues the idea, the business like their life depended on it. We can all learn from Founders but there is a good chance we won't all understand Founders. "You have to put yourself in situations to do hard things,...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min
"What can we do to remove those barrier? ...to put that money directly in control of the parents." --James Franko on Education Savings Accounts and school choice. It is logical that we all learn differently and that means we all need options for learning. When it comes to school and the development of kids it is important to provide meaningful choices for parents to help educate their child. The Kansas Policy Institute has studied this issue and helped create solutions so that more kids have acc...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min
"Provision means: For the Vision. If we don't have Vison, how do we expect Provision?" -Jason Toevs, Entrepreneur Artificial General Intelligence is the most compelling technology of my lifetime. So why does something with such incredible promise and opportunity scare so many people? ai is both promising and terrifying at the same time because human being have the capacity to do extraordinary things at the same time human being have the capacity to do horrible things. This is the paradox of huma...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Sheldon Coleman is life-long entrepreneur and businessman. The best entrepreneurs pursue ventures that solve problems for people. And they solve problems in areas that they believe in, have a passion for and can track with fervor. AdvenTrue Wellness is a nature based Hemp company. Sheldon and his team continue to do extensive research and development to create plant-based solutions to improve the quality of your life. They want the public to be well informed so they are constantly communicating ...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min
"Wait! Wait! This can be different." -- Ashlyn Lindskog, Attorney "I had to climb workaholic mountain." -- Sam Foreman, Attorney Sam Foreman and Ashlyn Lindskog take a thoughtful approach to practicing law. "The traditional practice of law can really hurt people," says Sam Foreman. And that is why Sam decided to start his own practice with a different approach for the benefit of his clients and the benefit of the Lawyers he collaborated with. Ashlyn has a similar perspective, that the practice o...
Jan 08, 2024•55 min
"Somebody has to take the risk." -- Ron Cornejo "We are used to self-performing." -- Marty Cornejo When Jess Cornejo took the risk to go into business for himself, his wife Josephine broke into tears. Someone has to be willing to take the risk and that does not mean that it is without fear or pain. Often times we just see success and we do not see the pain, the sacrifice, the discipline to press on every day. Jess had the courage and the determination and he put his name on it. Ron and Marty Cor...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min
"Engagement. Engagement is about communication. We want to remind our community we are serving them." - Mayor Lily Wu All for Wichita is how Lily ran her campaign and all for Wichita is how she is leading Wichita. And all she asks from us is to actively participate so we can all celebrate small wins and big wins together. This is Wichita and we all deserve to "reach our full potential" together.
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 2 min
""I feel like we are in the golden age of Aviation... Wichita has some of the brightest minds in Aerospace." -Ben Sauceda Aviation and aerospace manufacturing are synonymous with Wichita, KS. The history is barely 100 years and we have gone from wooden propellers to Direct Metal Laser Sintering. And the greatest trajectory is yet to come. Ben Sauceda leads the Kansas Aviation Museum. His greatest strength is sharing the capacity Wichita and Kansas possess so that we can successfully collaborate ...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Jennifer has written a follow up to her successful adventure athlete book Go Far. In Go Multisport she is sharing how to make adventure and sport more accessible to all and giving us the inspiration to make it happen. All of our lives are more fulfilled when we take action. And Jennifer details why taking action is so satisfying. Around each of us is an adventure and when we take the step to engage in the parks, rivers, streams and trails that are all around us-- we unlock more of our human pote...
Dec 11, 2023•57 min
Angel's genuine curiosity for people, for life is her unique ability. You put that together with hard and you have a person who creates value for others. When Angel first got into real estate she collaborated with other professionals because [as she state] "I didn't want my client to lose money on a deal because of my inexperience." That is an abundant mindset.
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min
The Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas serves a vital role in our community. MHA is committed to giving a hand up when any of us may need it. At Christmas time it is better to give than receive-- there is no question about that. Families who do not have resources for basic needs ask MHA for help and MHA asks the community to "Adopt a Bell." Our friend Eric Litwiller is a tremendous voice for MHA and connecting many of us to this organization so we can help. He shares the story of ...
Nov 27, 2023•56 min
