Behind the Bow Tie

This Week’s Guest: David Pierce - Vice President of Service A&B Business Solutions Cybersecurity Attacks are a daily threat to yourself and your business. A&B Business Managed IT services has your back. A&B helps local businesses like yours by providing access to advanced IT products, support, and service at reasonable prices. Our team of qualified IT professionals is ready to evaluate...

This Week's Guest: Tyler Honke -  Certified Executive Chef Chef Tyler has been in the catering industry for over 20 years and runs Catering by Cleavers, the leading catering company in Sioux Falls. He specializes in delivering gourmet food, providing quality service, and creating an unforgettable experience. Chef Tyler is an award-winning chef and certified with the American Culinary Federati...

This episode’s guest” Andy Ott - Frontier Bank - Digital Banking Manager On this week’s episode JJ & Andy talk about cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Day, and the future of banking. Andy manages Frontier Bank’s IT equipment, systems, and relationships. He also leads the bank’s efforts to offer Bitcoin products to its customers. Additionally, Andy runs Sioux Falls Bitcoin, an organization that hosts mon...

This Week’s Guest: Michelle Lavallee, Chief Executive Officer - Children’s Home Society, Sioux Falls Prior to assuming the CEO role at CHS, Michelle held executive level positions with Avera, the University of South Dakota (USD) and Raven Industries. She attended Northwestern University in Chicago where she received both her BS and MBA. Michelle is currently board president of the SD Hall of Fame,...

This episode's guest: Ryan Oaks, Store Manager at Mini-Critters For over 40 years mini-critters has been peoples home for all things pet. Ryan has been with Mini-Critters for over 15 years and has worked in the pet industry for over 20 years. He has a heart and soul for animals and their families and loves sharing this joy with the people he meets. His loving wife, five children, and their four do...

Bringing Joy! Podcast Hosted By: Johnny Noel Guests: Children Home Society, Feeding South Dakota, Furniture Mission, & St. Francis House One of the joys of the Holiday Season is being able to give our heartfelt thanks to all of our customers for being part of our journey this year. With a grateful heart we want to invite you to join us on the BRINGING JOY project, which is coming together to g...

This week's guest is Krystal Lohff - CEO, Calm Waters Krystal grew up in the Midwest and has been providing mental health counseling since 2007. She has experience in working with individuals, groups, families, marital therapy, and conducting family team meetings. She has worked with children, Native Americans, individuals experiencing homelessness, severe and persistently mentally ill clients, Ve...

Guest speaker: World Class Professional Boxer and Mixed Martial Arts fighter Frankie Sanchez. On this week’s episode, Frankie talks about what inspired him to be a boxer, his favorite moments, his experience on the UFC ultimate fighter, and his experience training recent Gold medal winner Henry Cejudo. As a youth he was a 4x Junior Olympic boxing state & regional champion and 6x Colorado Golde...

Terry Liggins Take Two! Podcast This week’s Guest Speaker - Terry Liggins, MPA - Founder & CEO at The Hurdle Life Coach, national champion hurdler, 12 conference championships, and 6 time All-American award winner. On this week’s episode, Terry talks about his story, His inspiration to start The Hurdle Life Foundation, advice he would give to individuals going through tough times, and much muc...

Guest Speaker: Rich Jensen - Co-Executive Director & Founder of Character On Track On this week’s podcast episode, Rich talks about Character on Track, Finding purpose, impacting the lives of others, the power of influence, & mentorship. Character on Track is a local program that finds high school seniors who are great role models and leaders, and places them in elementary schools to speak...

Guest Speaker: Tom Douple - Commissioner of the Summit League On this week’s podcast episode, Tom talks about the new Image & Likeness policy, his favorite sports memories, what makes the Summit League standout, and his favorite food: Chislic. Tom Douple enters his 16th year as Summit League commissioner and has been instrumental in the growth of the league. Under his direction, the league has...

This week’s guest: Ken Waters - Air Force Veteran & Director, Human Resources Organization Development at OneWorld Community Health Centers On this week’s episode, Ken talks about The Bags of Fun Omaha Initiative, America, Lifelong Learning, The Advantages of Hiring Veterans, Investing in Yourself, and OneWorld Health. To Donate To Bags of Fun: https://bagsoffun.org/make-a-donation/ To Learn M...

This week’s guest: Brett Quall - Executive Director - The Community Outreach Brett Quall is the Executive Director of The Community Outreach. He has used his skills of compassion, grace, empathy, and many more throughout his six years at TCO. Brett’s passion for this ministry and being able to help this population of the working poor has been such an eye opener to what is happening here in our com...

Vision, Mission, & Values. This week's guest is Dennis Aanenson Owner of A&B Business Solutions, Catering By Cleavers, and Cask & Cork Dennis Aanenson has been in the business equipment field since 1985 when he worked for Best Business products. After a year and a half with the company, Dennis was promoted to Sales Manager and grew sales from $4 million annually to $12 million. A&B...

This week’s guest speaker: Joe Moen, DC CCSP - Chiropractor and Owner at Origin Health: Chiropractic & Wellness On this week’s episode, Joe talks about march madness, foundations of health, fears, and starting a company during a pandemic. Dr. Joe has experience treating patients of all ages from newborns to the elderly, weekend warriors to professional athletes, and everything in between. With...

This week’s guest speaker: Lora Hayes - Executive Director - Teammates Mentoring of Sioux Falls Talks about mentorship, benefits of being a mentor, opportunities to reflect, leadership, impacting people’s lives, levels of engagement, and the strength of Sioux Falls. Teammates is a school-based, one-to-one mentoring program co-founded by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne. The focus of the mentoring relatio...

This week’s guest speaker: Travis Remme - Owner/Executive Director at Visiting Angels Sioux Falls On this week’s episode, Travis talks about overcoming adversity, mental health, exercising, motivation, doing the hard things first, goal setting, and dedication. Hosted by: Johnny Noel - abbusiness.com Producer: Charley Illg - digitalplainsmedia.com

Guest Speaker - Terry Liggins, MPA - Founder & CEO at The Hurdle Life Coach, national champion hurdler, 12 conference championships, and 6 time all-american award winner.  Terry is an advocate for at-risk youths, young professionals, adults in reentry, and people in recovery. As a father of three, he values & embodies role modeling and recognizes the sphere of influence every person p...

Guest Speaker: Denham McDermott - Singer & Songwriter On this week’s episode, Denham talks about his inspiration, connecting music to people’s lives, DreamFest Midwest, Creativity, Local Art, & Football. Denham’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/343100ZTZbzjyyiMou8kYP?si=Q9MAOEWbSP6E3IrLmGm1zw Hosted by: Johnny Noel - A&B Business Producer: Charley Illg - Digital Plains Media h...

On this week’s podcast: Guest: Alyssa Nix - Owner of Posh Boutique On this week’s podcast, Alyssa talks about the advantages of small business, customer service, giving back to the community, and her faith. Alyssa developed a love for fashion at a young age and decided to dedicate her educational and professional career to helping those around her look and feel their best. Alyssa’s mission is to h...

This week's guest: Nathan Schock - President of FiveFour and Locals Love Us Nathan is a life-long learner and content creator, fully engaged in the experience economy. Nathan is an entrepreneur, who has worked in business, politics, private equity and higher education. He is in flow when he has to learn something new to teach others. On this week’s podcast, Nathan talks about the customer experien...

This Week’s Guest: Sheila Anderson: Image Power Play, C-Suite Advisors, National Speakers Association Sheila Anderson is on a mission to make people visible in the space they want to own. She is an image and impression management expert driven to empower corporate professionals across the globe in growing their strategic visibility. Her exceptional talent benefits executives and notables at any le...

This week’s guest: Zach Neugebauer CEO of Year Round Brown & CMO at CoinLion, LLC. On this week’s episode, Zach talks about Entrepreneurship, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, sports and a special tanning giveaway courtesy of Year Round Brown. Like, Comment, or Share on any Linkedin or Facebook post to be entered to win the Year Round Brown Giveaway: 200 tanning minutes, one free spray tan, tanning...

This week's guest: Roger Jepsen - COO of Lauriebelles Boutique On this week's episode Roger talks about legacy, mindset, goals, and receiving his pilot's license. Host: Johnny Noel - A&B Business Producer: Charley Illg - Digital Plains Media abbusiness.com digitalplainsmedia.com

This week we are joined by industry leader and award winning entrepreneur Amy Stockberger: Owner and Broker of Amy Stockberger Real Estate. In this episode Amy explains how culture, cutting-edge technology, and a client-centric approach has made them one of the best Real Estate Teams in the US. The Wall Street Journal Real Trends recently ranked The Amy Stockberger Team as #125 in the nation for p...