BizTalk with Bill Roy

Accelerate Venture Partners' Quinn Robertson joins Episode 305 to talk about the angel investment company and Wichita's successes and challenges against its Midwest rivals.

Jake Calhoun, creator of Soya Fuel and a WBJ Innovation Awards winner, joins Episode 304 to talk about his business.

Rob Dickson, chief information officer for the Wichita Public Schools, talks about digital technology and how that's influencing the next generation of our workforce.

Ben Walter of Alloy Architecture is the Episode 302 guest, talking about the architectural firm's office space that was the Group B winner in the WBJ's coolest-office competition.

J.P. Weigand & Sons' Alex Ibarra is this week's guest, talking about the Hispanics in Real Estate organization he founded in Wichita.

Sedgwick County manager Tom Stolz, city of Wichita manager Bob Layton, county commissioner Ryan Baty, City Council member Brandon Johnson, and mayor Brandon Whipple are the guests in Episode 300.

Episode 299 features Brett Robinson, president and CEO of Wichita's Integra Technologies, talking about the $1.8 semiconductor plant planned for Bel Aire.

Lance Minor, the new director of WSU's Kansas Family Business Forum, joins the podcast to talk about the KFBF and how it can help family businesses.

Ed O'Malley and Julia Fabris McBride are the Episode 297 guests to talk about their book, "When Everyone Leads, the toughest challenges get seen and solved."

Ashley Bowen Cook, new president of Greteman Group, is the guest in Episode 296.

Newest Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Baty, owner of The Mattress Hub, talks county government and small business in Episode 295.

Episode 294 is a tribute to Wichita Business Journal editor Bill Roy, who died Jan. 22 of complications from ALS. WBJ staffers John Ek, Daniel McCoy, Brittany Schowalter, Shelby Kellerman and Josh Witt talk about their memories of Bill.

SPT Architecture's Greg Tice talks about his firm's building renovations at the old Greyhound bus terminal, which won the first half of our Coolest Office competition.

Returning president Jay Miller of the Wichita Wind Surge talks about minor-league baseball and new ownership for the club in 2023.

WBJ reporters Daniel McCoy, Shelby Kellerman and Josh Witt are part of a year-end roundtable discussion in Episode 290.

Martha Everheart of Phast Parts Enterprise, an aftermarket services company in Wichita, joins Episode 288 to talk about her company and a recent statewide award.

New Wichita police chief Joe Sullivan joins the podcast to talk about early impressions of Wichita and the job ahead as chief.

You'll hear highlights from the 2022 WBJ Inclusion Summit in Episode 286. Willy Pegues of McCownGordon Construction, Joely Riley from Meritrust Credit Union and Alicia Sanchez of Spirit AeroSystems are the panelists.

Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, joins Episode 285 to talk about the move into Woolsey Hall and what it means for the future of the school.

Jason Gregory of Downtown Wichita joins the podcast to talk about recent developments — big developments — in the center of the city.

In Episode 283, we bring you highlights of the career advancement panel from the recent Ignite ICT Women's Conference. Jennifer Blundon of Koch Industires, Kara Hunt of Delta Dental of Kansas, Alana McNary, and Jessica Zacharias of Meritrust Credit Union were the panelists.

Neal Allen, chair of the Political Science Department at Wichita State University, joins Episode 282 to talk about the upcoming elections.

Textron Aviation is the talk of the NBAA convention this week and it's the talk of this week's podcast with aviation and manufacturing reporter Daniel McCoy.

Wendy Glick of Catholic Charities joins Episode 280.

Episode 279 features Rick Muma, Wichita State University president, talking about the university's side of the planned partnership with the University of Kansas School of Medicine on a downtown biomedical campus.