Zik Nwanganga

City Entrepreneur

City Entrepreneur Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that shares the real stories of ecosystem growth;told by the founders, funders, and leaders driving meaningful change in underdog cities. We amplify what’s working, what’s next, and who’s making it happen.

Author

Zik Nwanganga

Category

Education

Podcast website

firedupstudiosfilm.com

Latest episode

May 30, 2026

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Episodes

FIREDUP KC Ep#38| The DEA Plays a Major Role During This Pandemic| William Callahan 01.12.2021

William Callahan is the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA St. Louis Division. On the show he talks about the  DEA’s efforts to ensure hospitals get legal drugs for patients. Track: Dread Pitt - Reckless (ft. C.) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/Egg-0YwPR30 Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/RecklessYO

FIREDUP KC Ep#37| Cyber Scam to Watch Out For During The Pandemic| Burton Kelso Tech Expert 01.12.2021

Burton Kelso the tech expert gives numerous insights on technology tools we can use to succeed during this pandemic. Here are some topics we talked about: 7 Cyber Scams To Watch Out for during The COVID-19 Pandemic 8 Smart Tips to Run Your Small Business Remotely During the Coronavirus Pandemic 3 Steps To Properly Disinfect Your Tech To Avoid The Coronavirus 5 apps to help you stay connected while...

FIREDUP KC Ep#36| Private Kit App can Help Track COVID19 Patients| Riddhiman Das 01.12.2021

Riddhiman Das is the CEO of TripleBlind. TripleBlind enables entities to safely provide and consume sensitive data and algorithms in encrypted space, without compromising privacy or security. Mr Riddhiman collaborated with MIT and Harvard to develop Private Kit; a voluntary app that smartphone users can install to track where they’ve been in recent days without having to rely solely on their memor...

FIREDUP KC Ep#35| Don’t Let Anyone Define Your Value | Dionne King 01.12.2021

Dionne King is the CEO DMK Consults. On the show she talks about how she is bringing value to different companies during the COVID19 Pandemic.

FIREDUP KC Ep#34: How to increase traffic on LinkedIn - Aaron Fulk 01.12.2021

On this episode, we talk about cool adjustments you can make to increase your engagements on LinkedIn. Aaron Fulk is a LinkedIn influencer with over 19,000 followers. She also hosts a Live show on LinkedIn. Through her numerous speaking opportunities, she has met with Gary Vee a couple times. Sit back and enjoy

FIREDUP KC Ep#33: How to Make Impact & Stand Out During COVID19 - Eze Redwood 01.12.2021

On the show we talked about how people can take advantage of the #COVID19 pandemic to become victors and not victims. Eze Redwood is currently the Vice President of Community & Experiences at Lillian James Creative, where he helps businesses stand out from the noise in their industry. He is also a partner at an artisan wings restaurant called Wings Café, which was rated #3 on the "Top Places t...

FIREDUP KC Ep#32: What do you do as a business owner when COVID19 hits - Bo Nelson 01.12.2021

Bo Nelson is a Kansas City based entrepreneur. He is the CEO/Co-Founder of Thou Mayest Coffee. During the COVID19 pandemic he continues to roast coffee and spread positivity by giving discounts to send coffee to first responders.

FIREDP KC - Ep#31 - Mayor Quinton Lucas Talks COVID19 Pandemic in Kansas City 30.11.2021

Great Episode.

FIREDUP KC - Ep#30 - Interview with the UMKC Chancellor about the impact of Covid19 - Mauli Agrawa 29.11.2021

Enjoy

FIREDUP KC - Ep#29 - Interview with Craig Stadler 29.11.2021

Enjoy

FIREDUP KC - Ep#28 - What Separates the Top 1 - Cole, Louis and Emerson 29.11.2021

Enjoy

FIREDUP KC - Ep#27 - Mayor Quinton Lucas and CEO John Owen give us insight into their lives. 29.11.2021

Kansas City Mayor, Quinton Lucas, and CEO of Air share, John Owen shares their story.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#26- Why You Should Never Quit Your Dreams - Clarence Tan & Seth Meinzen 23.02.2020

Never Stop trying

FIREDUP KC: Ep#25- Choose The Less Traveled Road - Dean Brian Klaas & Prof Gary Obannon 14.02.2020

The UMKC Business School Dean discusses different principles and actions that has helped him become successful in his field. Prof Gary Obannon talks about his numerous career experiences and how it has helped shape his life for the better. Learn and enjoy

FIREDUP KC Ep#24 - How Emmet Pierson Became The CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Company in Kansas City 07.02.2020

Emmet Pierson is the CEO of Community Builders of Kansas City. Community Builders of Kansas City – is Kansas City’s largest urban core developer strengthening families and transforming communities. Since 1991, they have invested $225 million in urban renewal, earning recognition and respect on the national community development stage.

FIREDUPKC: Ep#19 - Become a Solution - Gharib Gharibi & Roy Scott 18.01.2020

Roy Scott is a Kansas City based entrepreneur who created a music app that helps kids make their own music. Gharib is also a KC based inventor who created a headset that helps blind people identify objects.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#23 - Leadership & Purpose in Our Generation- Zik, Lyndon, Jordan, Brian, Mohammed 17.01.2020

A discussion on the need for leadership in our generation today.

FIREDUP KC - Ep#22 - Always Pursue Your Passion Chris Goode (Founder @RubyJeans Juicery) 17.01.2020

Chris Goode is the founder of RubyJeans Juicery. A healthy juice company in Kansas City who now partners with Whole-foods to spread their products all over the country. He tells his story of what inspired him to start his company.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#21- Kansas City’s Magazine industry - John Ikerionwu (Co- Founder @ByDesign Magazine) 17.01.2020

John Ikerionwu is a co-founder of ByDesign Magazine. A Kansas City based company focused on exploring Kansas City Talents. He tells his story on how the company started

FIREDUP KC: Ep#20 - Successful Marketing Strategies - Prof. David Patrick 17.01.2020

David Patrick is a Marketing Professor at UMKC. He has been in the Marketing way industry for over 20 years. He is the President as Wizewebz.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#18 - How We Transformed Our Lives - Britney, Melba, Regan 17.01.2020

Britney, Regan and Melba tells their stories of how the changed their lives from negative to positive through personal development.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#17 - My Entrepreneurial Journey - Susie Kim (Co-Founder @PlutoMoney).mp3 17.01.2020

Susie Kim is originally from Korea. She moved to the US to play soccer against her parents wish. As a Kid Susie always questioned the norms. Through her journey to discover the highest version of herself she found a friend who partnered with her to build Pluto Money.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#16 - You Become what You Think About - Aaron Emmanuel & Darien Case 17.01.2020

Darien case is a KC poet who now has his his own book. He talks about his journey as a KC poet and how he plans to inspire young people with his work. Aaron Emmanuel is a Forex Trader who plans to help enrich the black community and the world through trading.

FIREDUP KC: Ep#15 - Effective Believers - Carrington Lopez, Erica Fiori& Ashley Thompson 16.01.2020

Carrington is a KC based comedian who shares his faith through comedy. He plans to use his career as a platform to inspire young people. Erica is a UMKC student who practices her faith by helping less privileged people. Ashley shares her faith through her gift as a singer.

FIREDUP KC: Ep #14 - Leadership at Chick Fil-A - Brandon Jackley (Chick Fil A franchisee) 16.01.2020

Brandon Jackley is the franchise owner of Chick Fil A Blue Springs MO. He tells his story of how he became a Chick Fil A franchise owner and how the leadership at Chick Fil A has improved his life.

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