On this episode of Think Big Radio, we are interviewing Jayme Thomason of Divvy HQ—a cool, successful startup that blossomed right out of downtown Kansas City. Divvy HQ produces a user-friendly, super-simple content marketing and editorial calendar for writers, content strategists, marketers, freelancers, PR professionals editors and bloggers alike. And although Divvy HQ doesn’t like to brag, they’ve landed stellar clients such as Intel, H&R Block, QVC, Nokia, Red Bull, TiVo and others. Divv...
May 07, 2012
It’s not everyday an entrepreneur has the opportunity to unplug and truly get away from it all. But in this episode of Think Big Radio, Sarah Snyder, bizperc manager, talks about her experience while vacationing in Montana with no computer and no cell phone. What was it like to truly get away from it all? Listen up, tune in and Think Big to find out! http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/013GettingAwayFromItAll.mp3...
May 01, 2012
On this episode of Think Big Radio, Derek sits down with the winning team from Startup Weekend Kansas City, TutHopper . Listen as Carrie Royce, Coty Beasley and Adam Arredondo give the inside-look at TutHopper’s Startup Weekend experience (HINT: it takes a lot of teamwork and a lot of caffeine!). http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/012WinnerStartUpWeekend.mp3
Apr 27, 2012
In the latest Think Big Radio episode, Allison Way dives into the lessons learned during Startup Weekend Kansas City. From a spectator’s point of view, Allison informs listeners of what to look out for during Startup Weekend and how to make the 54-hackathon as beneficial as possible. http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/011StartUpWeekend.mp3
Apr 27, 2012
Herb Sih shares some lessons learned while in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has its own unique culture and way of doing business. Knowing what to do and what to avoid will help anyone traveling to Silicon Valley be more successful. Culture, pace of life and the way people dress are different. Be prepared to notice these differences and react accordingly. Silicon Valley is unique and is not to be replicated, but learning from the people there and bringing back that knowledge can benefit you and ...
Apr 27, 2012
Last week, four members of the Think Big team traveled to Silicon Valley with 10 other Midwest startup businesses for the Think Big Field Trip . While there, entrepreneurs from the Midwest presented their business pitches to numerous Bay area investors at the Silicon Valley Bank Seed Showcase and the Think Big Showcase. Herb Sih, Tyler Prochnow and Blake Miller give us the inside scoop on what happened on the Think Big Field Trip in this episode of Think Big Radio: http://www.thinkbigpartners.co...
Apr 27, 2012
Blake Miller, partner and web developer at Think Big Partners, had the opportunity to travel from Las Vegas to Austin, Texas on StartupBus—a 72 hour roadtrip-meets-hackathon. Along the way, Blake collaborated with other “buspreneurs” to build and launch a website while heading down to South by Southwest in Austin. Blake sat down and told Think Big Radio all about his StartupBus experience… http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/008StartUpBus.mp3...
Apr 27, 2012
In this episode of Think Big Radio, Sarah Snyder (meeting planner for Think Big Partners and manager of the bizperc coworking space) dives deep into her experience at the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC, pronounced “juicy”) last week in Austin, Texas. Listen up, tune in and Think Big with Sarah and she talks about who she met, what she learned and why she loves to cowork in Kansas City. http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/007GobalCoWorkingUnconferenceConference.mp3...
Apr 27, 2012
What’s going on with Think Big Partners? Listen up, tune in and Think Big to find out. In this episode of Think Big Radio, senior copywriter and senior associate, Allison Way, discusses what’s new with Think Big Partners including details about Flyover Field Trip, involvement on the StartupBus, updates on the innovation and entrepreneurship conference and announcements about internship opportunities. http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/006ThinkBigPartnersUpdate.mp3...
Apr 27, 2012
An inside look at Think Big Partners’ Pitch Camp, a multi-day event designed to take a startup’s pitch to the next level. Pitch Camp is preparation for the Flyover Field Trip ; a highly-intensive, multi-day pitchfest for entrepreneurs who live in the Midwest and want to get in front of investors from tech and startup hubs in Silicon Valley, Boston and New York. Tune in and hear from several different companies as they remark on what they have learned at Pitch Camp. http://www.thinkbigpartners.co...
Apr 27, 2012
Several short interviews with a few contestants from The Gigabit Challenge Finale. The Gigabit Challenge was a global business plan competition inspired by Google Fiber’s implementation in Kansas City. The Grand Prize of $100,000 and the opportunity to work on the Google Fiber network was awarded to SEIN Analytics and Asset Management, while the Born Global Prize was given to Kauzu and the People’s Choice Award to Paruzia Technologies. The Finale event took place on January 18, 2012, at the Kans...
Apr 27, 2012
Think Big Radio interviews senior copywriter for Inboun , Allison Way. Inboun is an inbound marketing startup that offices in Think Big’s coworking space, bizperc. As a client of Inboun, Think Big Partners utilizes the marketing company for content development, web development, inbound marketing consulting and strategy assessment. Inboun proclaims that interruption marketing is dying and that it’s time to for brands to play a more engaging and empowering role in the marketing world. http://www.t...
Apr 27, 2012
Whats going on at Think Big Partners? Get the latest information on several upcoming events including KC2012 innovation and entrepreneur conference, Microsoft BizSpark and Windows Azure, Flyover Field Trip, Silicon Valley Bank Showcase, Think Big Showcase, TBP’s first accelerator class and coworking space affiliates. Stay in the loop and Think Big. 002ThinkBigRadioThinkBigPartnersUpdate.mp3...
Apr 26, 2012
Welcome to Think Big Radio! This is the first episode for Think Big Partners’ new Podcast. In this first episode Herb Sih introduces the podcast and sheds some light on what to expect from the podcast. Herb talks about why he decided to start a podcast, what the listener can expect to learn and what Think Big Partners is all about. This episode ends with Herb revealing the secret ingredient in the ‘secret sauce’. Hint: It’s all about the people, your network. 001 Think Big Radio Podcast...
Apr 26, 2012
