ICTPODCAST

Successful Tech Entrepreneurs Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover created Groover and the accelerator is pressed firmly to the floor in the start-up tech/entrepreneurial space in Wichita, USA.  We want to compete as a community for the best and brightest people— Groover Labs is the conduit for collaboration and connections.  Tracy & Curt's vision went through the proverbial pause as the world wrangled w...

I like Breweries because they offer a case study in entrepreneurism-- it is a lot of work to deliver that delicious pint.  Jeremy Horn and his co-founder Greg Gifford chose to take action on their idea and allow their unique abilities to lead the way as they created every aspect of a start-up.  Create the brand, focus on the mission, build the team and then take it to market-- this is an entrepren...

Seth Etter leads in the technology space with class.  His time and talents are making our community better and it is his intentional collaborative efforts that make him shine.  Take the example of DevICT— a community is better when cutting edge resources are involved in an economy so a group of Tech Developers (including Seth) created DevICT.org with a mission of "be better at what we do."  If Wic...

Great leadership empowers others to use their unique abilities.  Building that team is a painstaking process.  Brad Elliott began his start-up with 19 people and the intention to grow a bank that is a true partner with it's customer.  Brad will be the first to tell you that success is about getting the right people.  With one 700 employees today, Equity Bank has grown into one of the most prolific...

Tech Entrepreneurs and Software Developers are uniquely equipped to collaborate with literally ANY business and that makes them excellent for conversations.  Caffeine Interactive Technologies has collaborated with a lot of companies.  They build app, web and mobile solutions so companies can communicate what they do better.  Dustin DeVries founded the company with his wife Sharon and together have...

Harvester Arts is the conduit between artists and the tapestry that is Wichita.  They are literally enhancing the ability of all artists to share their voice (artistic talents) and we are the cultural beneficiaries.  Building the creative capacity for all artists in Greater Wichita is their mission.  Kate Van Steenhuyse and Kristin Beal are a dynamic team and together they create opportunity for A...

We have the opportunity to talk with remarkable people because of the ictpodcast.  This is the group, working tirelessly for you freedom and asking for nothing in return but your attention and participation/contribution to secure it.  James, Elizabeth and Sam are proactive in preservation of our freedoms.  The role of Government— what should it be?  We are grateful that they are making your freedo...

The Small Business Administration can help you, Entrepreneurs.  Life as an entrepreneur often feels like a lonely existence and sometimes it is.  The reality is there are advocates for business everywhere-- you just need to ask for help.  There is no better time to illustrate the opportunity for help through the SBA than out of this pandemic that turned all small business on its head.  Wayne Bell,...

Listen Up!  Meet the Real Brad Lea.  I am grateful I was introduced to him by a great friend.  When someone has the unique ability to capture an audience immediately, you just need to get out of his way and let him talk. Get inside his circle, his influence will change you for the better.  Read his book, THE HARD WAY.  Follow him on Twitter, IG, or just go to BradLea.com and ingest his authenticit...

"We must give more in order to get more.  It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest."   -- Orison Swett Marden We should always be thinking of giving as part of our lives and there is no better time to give than in this season of Thanks and Holidays.  We are grateful for those in our community that help match people who need with the people who can give.  Eric Litwi...

I am so grateful for people with the intelligence, empathy, vulnerability and strength to study the really difficult issues then share them with the world.  Dr. Patrick Garrett is living this great experiment of seeking the best life you can and he is helping so many of us because he is intentional and caring with the results.  Not being tied to a position allows Dr. G to embrace the nuances of hu...

Ron grew up with love— his Mother instilling love with the daily reminder that "God gives us all talents and we must use them or they can be taken away" and his Father showing love through his daily actions in work ethic and integrity.  So he took those incredible inheritances and put the assets to work.  The results are an Abundant life.  High performers that live intentional lives of Abundance c...

Michael is pragmatic and thoughtful— that is what I love to see in a leader-- he is also an economist.  Seeing the world through that lens creates opportunities for analytical perspectives leading to principled explanations for hard-to-solve problems.  Economists blend facts with human behaviors and that helps us understand where we have been and what we need to do to improve, moving forward.  Mic...

Sam Foreman is a leader.  He leads with his actions.  And he is one of the most thoughtful and intelligent people I know.  Make it a point in your life to find people you respect and engage in a conversation.  Listen empathically and the results are reciprocal advancement.  We are grateful for this enlightened and nourishing conversation with Mr. Sam Foreman. 

My father always tells me to enjoy the victories, no matter how small, and I know he is right.  Robert Feeney the Co-Founder of Ringorang by Knowledge as a Service (KaaS) comes back on the podcast because I love talking to him (and his Co-Founder BW Barkley— BW we will catch you on another convo) and Ringorang is celebrating some Milestones!  The work we do can be a grind and it is the grind that...

Dr. Galichia, a lifelong Kansan, is internationally recognized for the advancements and contributions he has made in the field of interventional cardiology.  Heart Disease is still the #1 killer in the United States and Dr. Galichia has made it his life's work to give people the opportunity to live full lives by treating cardiac and vascular diseases.  His work included the mentoring of hundreds o...

Golf is a great game for life; teaching character, focus, communication, glory, defeat and individual responsibility.  With all of those tremendous lessons to learn it makes sense to introduce kids to golf as early as possible.  And that is what the First Tee does— creates the opportunity for kids to participate.  When we participate we are better equipped to win in life.  Corey Novascone is leadi...

This is just the most fun episode… talking with great friends about the movies we love.  Remember that life needs to be fun and inspiring.  Movies bring us so much laughter and perspective.  Enjoy.

Advocating for free markets and the protection of your personal liberties is a work ethic.  It is not to be taken for granted.  Freedom is not free is true —  it has also been relegated to a slogan or bumper sticker— weakening the strength of that simple but powerful statement.  Freedom is our god given right.  It is not controversial.  And when you think of it as a work ethic you take responsibil...

More important than being an entrepreneur-- teaching others the fundamentals of entrepreneurship.  And that is exactly what Kylie and her organization, Youth Entrepreneurs does; they give young people the tools to create and contribute to society entrepreneurially.  YE has been fostering individual responsibility and freedom through its programs since the early 1990's.  Today they are launching Em...

Sveta grew up in communist Soviet Union. As the Soviet Union fell, her family wanted to come to America, Sveta went along because she had dreams of a better life for her and a better life for her future children.  It turns out that the freedom to choose has its advantages.  Sveta cam to the United States and took full advantage of the freedoms afforded to her.  She created a successful business, s...

Samantha comes back on the ictpdcast because we love talking with her and she has more entrepreneurial efforts to share.  She is the example of keeping at it in life because it is the only way you will detect and then utilize your unique abilities.  Samantha is Publishing 2 magazines now and they are successful because she connects people with her platform.  Activate your unique abilities and you'...

I'll bet you have a definition floating around in your head and I'll bet that its got some relevancy-- on the other hand, you are probably far off.  Blockchain is misunderstood.  So that is why we talk about it in definition and application with the President of Flint Hills Group, (a creator of awesome custom software) Dave Cunningham.   I make the case that Blockchain is simply a technology to im...

They have service in their Company name and that is because they have service in their hearts.  The best entrepreneurs have a connection with their product far greater than profit.  BW Barkley & Robert Feeney created their business out of a mutual desire to improve human behavior.  Changing behavior for the better is a very difficult thing to do.  And these characters took what they learned from y...

Entrepreneurs have a way of seeing obstacles as temporary impediments rather than a crippling problem.  Said another way, they do not focus on hurdles, they adapt and move forward in spite of them.  And in no case is that greater represented than the liquor business.  Laws are draconian in the state of Kansas (or at least they were) and an entrepreneur in that industry must be alert because the ru...