CEO Roundtable w. Fred Parry

In the last year, Flat Branch Home Loans has made a transition to an employee stock ownership plan. The company's founder, Jim Yankee, and human resources director, Emily Harvey, discussed the change during the CEO Roundtable on Saturday.

93.9 The Eagle's newly-hired news director Brian Hauswirth joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday to discuss his move to Zimmer Communications and some of the major news stories affecting mid-Missouri now.

The Burney Sisters are a band made of of three teenage sisters that started playing live music in Columbia. The sisters' parents, April and John Shafer, who help manage the business side of the band, joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday to talk about the band's rise to fame.

Construction is underway on Lakeside Ashland, an entertainment development near Ashland that will include an outdoor movie theater, games and more. But some residents have sued the city to try and block the project. Lakeside Ashland developer Nic Parks joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday.

David Shorr, the former director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, joined CEO Roundtable to discuss the trajectory for the department, as well as the Boone County Fire Protection District.

Former Mizzou athletic director Mike Alden joined the CEO Roundtable to discuss current Mizzou AD Jim Sterk leaving the job soon, how the job has evolved over the years, and what he's currently doing to help in the community with the United Way.

Logan Gray is a Columbia native and current wealth advisor for Merrill Lynch. He joined Wake Up Columbia on Saturday to discuss what he does and recent happenings in the stock market.

Hyk Outdoors is a new company based in Kingdom City that sells and rents out teardrop camper trailers. Jeff Baker, the founder of the company, joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday.

Paytient is a startup company in Columbia that partners with employers to provide payment plans to employees for medical expenses. The founder and CEO of Paytient, Brian Worley, joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday.

TrueSon Exteriors was just named as the best home remodeling service in this year's Best Of Columbia contest by Inside Columbia magazine. The owner of TrueSon Exteriors, Barry Roewe, joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday.

Travis Cook is the founder and CEO of Convergence Companies, a collection of financial services companies based in Columbia. He joined CEO Roundtable to talk about his businesses and about the future of financial planning in Missouri.

Summertime is usually busy time for parks and recreation departments. Columbia Parks and Rec Director Mike Griggs joined the CEO Roundtable to talk about the upcoming summer for his department.

Nickie Davis, the executive director of The District in downtown Columbia, joined CEO Roundtable to discuss what many downtown businesses are facing now.

First Mid Bank & Trust has recently moved into mid-Missouri, taking over locations previously held by Providence Bank. First Mid's regional president, Eric Morrison, discussed the bank's first few days in the region and more on CEO Roundtable.

Two executives from Endovac Animal Health, president and CEO Kevin Sprouse and executive vice president and COO Steve Knorr, joined the CEO Roundtable.

Boone County Fair Board President Jeff Cook talks about the return of this year's fair to Columbia on CEO Roundtable.

Tim Crockett with Crockett Engineering talks about the many development projects in the area these days, and potential challenges to get projects like that approved, on CEO Roundtable.

Joe Machens General Manager Stephen Nagel talks about the local automotive business, and what customers can expect the next time they buy a car, on CEO Roundtable.

Columbia REDI has an entrepreneurship hub that looks to grow local businesses. Jay Sparks with REDI talked about the hub on CEO Roundtable.

We talk about the red-hot Columbia housing market with Columbia Board of REALTORS CEO Brian Toohey on CEO Roundtable.

Dr. John Miles, the inspiration behind a local physician network called the Health Cooperative of Mid-Missouri, joins CEO Roundtable

The president of Lindner Properties, Jay Lindner, talks about the company's shopping centers and other developments in mid-Missouri on the latest CEO Roundtable.

Paul Land from Plaza Commercial Realty talks about current market conditions, and what investors should expect, on CEO Roundtable.

Columbia city manager John Glascock "talks trash" and more on CEO Roundtable.

Dr. Mark Adams with Columbia Orthopaedic Group joins host Fred Parry on CEO Roundtable.