BizTalk with Bill Roy

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.

In Episode 278, Fayola Oyatayo of Fay Solutions talks about marketing and branding in Wichita.

Two leaders at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita dean Garold Minns and executive vice chancellor Robert Simari, join the podcast to talk about plans for a $302 million biomedical campus partnership in downtown Wichita.

An Emerging Leaders discussion with panelists Becky Tuttle, Bob Layton and Tom Stolz make up Episode 276.

Misty Bruckner of WSU's Public Policy and Management Center joins Episode 275 to talk about organizations' biggest current challenges: hiring and retention.

Christopher Boan of BetKansas.com, which covers the gambling industry, joins BizTalk 274 to talk about how Kansas did in getting sports betting going.

Butler Community College president Kim Krull joins the podcast to talk about a new school year that includes a brand-new, state-of-the-art culinary arts building in Andover.

Graham Crain of the Crain Co. joins Episode 272 to talk about CC3D's unique 3D-printed homes project scheduled to begin in Valley Center this fall.

New Wichita State athletic director Kevin Saal joins the podcast to talk about what's ahead for Shocker sports.

Steve Hewitt, CEO of the Kansas Turnpike Authority in Wichita, joins Episode 270 to talk about the turnpike's cashless tolling project.

Former Shocker basketball star Ron Baker joins the podcast to talk about his role as a project manager at Ascension Via Christi.