Inside Business

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Shannon Filing, President of Transformation Marketing, to talk about two major changes reshaping the way businesses market themselves: artificial intelligence and podcasting. The conversation starts with AI. Shannon breaks down how businesses can use AI as a practical marketing tool—from developing ideas and creating conte...

After months of planning, building, wiring, testing—and more than a little troubleshooting—Inside Business has a new home. This week, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish take the new Inside Business studio out for its maiden voyage. No guest. No safety net. Just Travis and Gary behind the microphones for the first full show produced from their brand-new studio. They pull back the curtain on what went...

This week on Inside Business, we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations with Jeff Dostal about high-performing sales—and before the interview, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish spend the First 30 looking back at why this discussion stuck with them and the lessons they've continued thinking about since it originally aired. At the heart of the conversation is a simple question: Do businesses...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Corey Poulosky for a conversation every business owner needs to have—what happens when it's time to leave the business you've spent your life building? Most owners assume they'll eventually sell their company and ride off into retirement. Corey explains why it's rarely that simple. From selling to a third party or employee...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Stephanie Olson, Founder and CEO of The Set Me Free Project, for a conversation about building and leading a mission-driven organization while tackling an issue many people don't realize is happening in their own communities: human trafficking. Stephanie shares the story behind The Set Me Free Project and what led her to d...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with DeMoine Adams—former Nebraska football standout, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and coach—for a conversation about what happens when one chapter of your life ends and you have to figure out what comes next. DeMoine shares his journey to Nebraska football and the lessons the game taught him about discipline, competition, ac...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with David Staenberg for an inspiring conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the power of refusing to let your past define your future. David shares his remarkable personal journey of overcoming addiction and the unexpected battle that followed. After getting clean, he found himself replacing one struggle with another,...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with John Lentz, founder of Lentz Law, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, and what it really means to build a business centered on serving people. John shares the story behind launching and growing his law firm, discussing the challenges of building a team, creating a strong culture, and standing out in a hi...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Erika Jensen, owner of The Chocolate Season, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, innovation, and building a brand that stands out in a competitive marketplace. What started as a passion for creating exceptional desserts has grown into one of Nebraska's most recognizable specialty food businesses. Erika shares the journey...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Shelly Ruwe of CFO Systems for an inspiring conversation about leadership, personal growth, and building organizations where people thrive. Drawing from her experience in executive leadership, coaching, and business operations, Shelly shares why the greatest challenge facing many companies isn't strategy—it's developing pe...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Clark Bellin, founder or Bellwether Wealth, for a thoughtful conversation about building wealth with purpose and planning for the future. Clark shares why financial planning is about much more than investments—it's about creating a roadmap that aligns your money with your goals, values, and the life you want to live. The discuss...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Carter Krei, certified business coach with ActionCOACH, to explore what separates businesses that consistently grow from those that simply stay busy. Carter shares the common patterns he sees while coaching business owners across a variety of industries and explains why so many entrepreneurs become trapped working in their...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Anthony Dudas to discuss stepping into a leadership role at one of Nebraska's most important transportation hubs. After taking over as Executive Director of the Lincoln Airport, Anthony shares what it's like to inherit an organization with a strong foundation while bringing his own vision for the future. The conversation e...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Amy Jurgens, Director of Entrepreneurship at Southeast Community College Center for Entrepreneurship, to discuss what it really takes to turn an idea into a successful business. Drawing from her experience working with entrepreneurs at every stage of the business lifecycle, Amy shares insights into the challenges new busin...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome leadership expert, author, and business coach Pat Miller for a conversation about leadership in a rapidly changing business world. Pat shares practical insights on how business owners and leaders can embrace artificial intelligence without losing the human skills that make organizations successful. Rather than focusing on techno...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with sales professional Jeff Dostal for a conversation about one of the most misunderstood—and most important—functions in any business: sales. Jeff brings decades of real-world sales experience to the discussion as he shares lessons learned from building relationships, earning trust, and helping businesses grow through effecti...

This week on Inside Business, Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish sit down with Mark Nelson of CFO Systems to talk about one of the most overlooked areas in business growth—financial leadership. Many business owners are great at sales, operations, or delivering their product or service, but eventually every growing company reaches a point where “checking the bank balance” is no longer enough. Mark exp...

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Jim Reiff of the Nebraska Enterprise Fund to the latest Inside Business.

Gary Tharnish and guest co-host Shannon Filing welcome Abby Lehr of Lutz to the latest Inside Business!

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Dave Haring from Spokane Airport to the latest Inside Business!

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish reflect back on the journey of building a show and more on the 100th episode of Inside Business!

Gary Tharnish and guest cohost Todd Calfee welcome Shannon Filing of Transformation Marketing and SAM Systems to the latest Inside Business!

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Aaron Newell of A/R Solutions to the latest Inside Business!

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Doug Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Fitness to the latest Inside Business.

Travis Filing and Gary Tharnish welcome Camron Hall, President of Doors Plus, to Inside Business.