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Kansas City Drummer & CEO of Steps of Faith, Billy Brimblecom What we love about this show is bringing awareness to awesome organizations and people that our listeners may not otherwise know. Story is incredible: Musician signed to major record label, former improv comedy actor, best buds with Ted Lasso himself, Jason Sudeikis, CEO of Steps of Faith which has raised over $3 million to pay for...

Meteorologist @fox4kc • Storm Chaser • @Mizzou Made • Brody & Brock’s Mom  • World Traveler • Adrenaline Junkie • Sports Enthusiast • STL Native Calling KC Home Fitting Twitter description - A meteorologist who is an adrenaline junkie AND stormchaser. Craziest storm experience What made you want to be a meteorologist? 2012 started at Fox 4 - 11 years with same network What makes you want to st...

How many events, concerts, weddings have you photographed? Best of KC Awards from the Pitch How does vision affect a photographer? Digital design background and of course photography….have you always been a visual person with a form of creative expression? Some photographers photograph from a certain “place,” mentally or emotionally-speaking.  Have you or do you photograph from a “certain place?”...

Gail Worth | Owner, Gail’s Powersports Grandview, MO & her fiance GALE HOLSMAN | Serial Entrepreneur *Leading pre-owned Harley-Davidson® and Powersports dealer in Kansas City “This is where motorcycle and powersports dreams are made and where adventurer dreams come true” What BK & DC think of when we hear Gail’s name: “ENERGY, marketing, rock n roll, power sports, laughter, smile, FUN!” Bo...

Rick Meyers is a Kansas City, MO resident who built his home in 1994 under a set of rules from the City of Kansas City. Unfortunately, they keep changing the rules. He became involved in this because someone needed to get the word out and get folks involved.  What started off with dropping off notes at people's houses has grown to 4000+ members of a Facebook page, a PAC with a $250K fundraisi...

Dr. Grenita Lathan, Superintendent of Schools; Springfield, MO Dr. Grenita Lathan views her role as chief advocate for Springfield Public Schools, its students and employees. She takes that responsibility seriously and keeps her focus on efforts to positively impact the 24,500 students and 3,500 employees who learn and work at SPS First off, the superintendency seems to 1be one of the most rapidly...

  Steven Colyer, Owner of BaseFit Athletics Steve & Basefit’s main objective: Help others achieve peak performance, mentally and physically. You’ve said to me and DC that “ABC Pod has helped inspire you to chase your dreams and open up your own gym, BaseFit Athletics.”  How has the show done that for you? Why did you become a personal trainer? What is your personal training philosophy? BaseFit...

Bill Althaus is a 1972 graduate of Truman High School. His senior year the school’s newspaper won the Robert F. Kennedy Award as the top high school paper in the country. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University and has been an award-winning columnist and sports writer at The Examiner the past 33 years. He has won eight Missouri Press Association first-place awards for columns, featur...

Rhonda is a scientist by day and avid supporter of the arts by night. Rhonda has had an active role with the Midwest Music Foundation since the inaugural fundraiser, Apocalypse Meow, in 2008. Inspired by our founder, Abigail Henderson, Rhonda is dedicated to the mission of the MMF. Current duties include fundraising, volunteer and event coordination, overseeing the health care fund, and other day...

 Famous musicians to play Knuckleheads:   Merle Haggard, Sturgill Simpson, Bruce Hornsby, Edgar & Johnny Winter, Aaron Neville, Kevin Bacon, Blackberry Smoke, Burton Cummings of the Guess Who, Buddy Guy, David Allen Coe, Don McLean, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Johny Lang, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Costner, Los Lonely Boys, Marcus King, Poco, Queensryche, Uncle Cracker, Randy Bachman, Skid Row, Tanya...

Cultivate KC is proud to introduce Brien Darby as our new Executive Director! Relocating to Kansas City with her husband and young daughter, Brien came to us from the Denver Botanic Gardens. She was born in K.C. and still has family here. We are so pleased and excited for you to get to know her. Brien’s food knowledge began in her childhood garden, where her father would set aside space for her br...

As President and CEO, North America, Matt Anthony is the driving force behind Y&R’s continued evolution as a modern agency in the United States and Canada. As a founding partner of Y&R’s digital agency, VML, Matt possesses an entrepreneurial fervor, a deep knowledge of the complex digital landscape for brands, and long-standing relationships with many in the Y&R Group and WPP networks....

Tori Fugate joined the KC Pet Project team in March 2012 – shortly after the organization took over the Kansas City, MO, animal shelter in January 2012. She is a graduate of Drury University in Springfield, MO, with a B.A. in Advertising and minors in Global Studies, Sports Management, and Women & Gender Studies. Tori’s past work experience includes working with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Double...

Barry Habib Bio  Barry Habib, CEO of Highway.ai, is an American entrepreneur and frequent media resource for his mortgage and housing expertise.    ·       Amazon #1 bestselling author for his book “Money in the Streets”  ·       Widely credited with saving the Mortgage Industry in 2020 from Margin Calls due to Fed Actions.  His presentation to the Fed created stability at a critical time. Notable...

Jess Rogers, Events Manager, BOULEVARDIA Deepening a sense of community among Kansas Citians through the promotion of our city’s unique flavors and culture and contributing to the vitality of the great Midwest AT BOULEVARDIA WE PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: Providing opportunities to cultivate local partnerships; from fresh, local food elements to artisans, designers, vendors and business rela...

OJ McDuffie | Miami Dolphins WR 1993-2001 | “ Dan Marino’s Favorite Receiver ” First round draft pick - Draft Day Experience? Dolphins cruise - Takeaways? KARAOKE Coach Shula - Known for being a tough, hard nosed leader. Stories about Coach being tough on Juice Was being asked to have a chat with Coach Shula like being called into the Principal’s office in elementary school? - Intimidating Drafted...

Dinn Mann | Founder of Goatnet a social/streaming and IP development platform Bio: Didn’t mean to write this like a book. Yet, that’s part of what I’m here to tell you. Our stories matter. Our qualifications matter. How we tick matters. Where we can go together is limitless if the course is charted and navigated with strength Grandfather, Judge Roy Hofeinz - Helped develop and form the original Ho...

Played every offensive snap in rookie season, only giving up two sacks Defensive rival = Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills Webb was so dominant that he was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first seven seasons, landing a spot on the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team Coach Shula - Known for being a tough, hard nosed leader. Stories about Coach being tough on Richmond Was being asked to have a chat with Coach S...

Eddie Perez | CEO of Equity Prime Mortgage Eddy’s father was on the Cuban national baseball team and arrived in Miami in 1964 after spending three days at sea, rowing from Cuba to freedom.  He was homeless the first week in this country. With some kindness from the community and an entrepreneurial mindset, Eddy’s father bootstrapped and created his own construction business.  Symbolism of boat in...

Born and raised in the working class city of Detroit, Michigan. So things were hard.  I was raised by a single mother who taught me early on that the key to success was having a hard work ethic. That work ethic directly translates over to success in the mortgage industry.  I started working food service jobs when I was 14 and learned early on the value of elite client service.   As a youth, I fell...

Stan Hays | Operation BBQ Relief https://operationbbqrelief.org | 501(c)(3) Disaster Relief Organization | #IamOBR MISSION - Operation BBQ Relief provides comfort to those in need by connecting, inspiring, serving, and educating in communities far and wide. SO many news articles, etc - How does all this great publicity happen? Why was the disastrous tornado in Joplin, MO in 2011 the motivation beh...

ALS.org | IamALS.org | #SarahsSoldiers | Facebook.com/SarahsALSfight Perfect timing with Opening Day tomorrow! Will you be able to go to Opening Day - I know it’s been a national holiday for you for a long time - Your “Happy Place.” May 2023 - Only one month away from ALS Awareness Month Ice Bucket Challenge - How did that become so big - big enough to raise over $200 million for the cause As a te...

George Toma | The Sodfather | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Man | March 24, 2023 Pele quote: “The best field I ever played on was Wembley Stadium. The second best? Municipal Stadium in Kansas City.”  Maintained by none other than our guest today, Mr. George Toma. At age 28, in 1957, he became the head groundskeeper for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball, a job he accepted precisely because...

Custom Cleats.com - Partner, turn any sneaker into a custom pair of cleats 2023 will bring us the 5th installment of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) You can watch the games on MLB.com/world-baseball-classic.  Good handful of affiliated players and those with major league time trying to help represent their native nations. JGuts Playing in 2023? Fantasy Camp - Still throwing smoke with Chen (Mark...

Any regrets in your career? Will he be at Royals Fantasy Camp in November? Danny Valencia altercation - have Billy set up the scenario and tell story 2006 AA Team - Frank White Manager, Gordo, Billy, Mitch Maier, Chris Lubanski, even Mike Sweeney for a few games Country Breakfast - How’d that come about? Best nickname in history of sports. Catcher, Chris Gimenez & Pitcher, Tomlin - Framing pit...