ICTPODCAST

Independent Oil & Gas Producers are important to all of us.  They provide readily available energy so we can heat our homes, cook our food, clean our clothes and selves— our quality of life is better because of what they do.  Kansas Strong was created to tell their stories and share the impact that energy has in our lives every day.  Do not take for granted what the oil & gas industry does for hum...

Master Beisel, the 1989 Tae Kwon Do National Champion, visits the ictpodcast to share his journey and what it takes to be a champion.  Master Beisel does incredible work with all ages but it is his attention to youth development that captured my heart.  Teaching young kids confidence, respect, integrity and work ethic is critical to success in life and success of our future generations. Thank you...

Virtue.  This is complex.  Do not use virtue as a weapon.  Use it to discover ways to improve your own agency.  We are individuals, responsible for ourselves and virtue is there to nourish us. 

Wrapping up a unique year with a big beautiful BOW!

The startup world is full of potential and Josh Oeding is seeing to it that the potential is realized.  NXTUS has moved the bar on investing in entrepreneurs and tech startups.  Follow what is happening with the team @nxtusio because they are going to change life whether you are paying attention or not.  

This man has made a transformation in his life and in the life of others.  It is ok to be proud of people (I believe it fosters encouragement and we all could use a little of that) and I am proud of Christopher.  He is talented in many ways but the one talent he has that will penetrate your soul is his music.  He Produces the ictpodcast.com.  Toni Todaro also sees value in people and it is that un...

On the entrepreneurial journey, creating opportunities for others is primary in creating your own success.  Aristotle spoke of this thousands of years ago— the concept of serving others and doing good.  Tracy Hoover and Curt Gridley created Groover Labs with this sentiment.  Successful Entrepreneurs in the Tech Startup space, they created value and ultimately sold their ventures.  They returned to...

We are so grateful to talk with entrepreneurs— those who take great risk and fully utilize their aptitudes— bringing incredible products/solutions/services to this world.  We are honored to celebrate them.  And on this episode we talk with an entrepreneur who detected his passion and would not stop in his pursuit.  Aaron Michaelis shows us why we must do what is inside us because it leads to beaut...

Rainbows United serves the children of Wichita, Kansas.  And it is a service of love.  Kids need strong, positive influences and that is exactly what Rainbows United delivers.  We are grateful to have the leadership of Rainbows in our community and that means our future is always bright.  Deb Voth leads this fabulous organization with strength and humility.  The work is done every day and the posi...

Landon is an engineer by profession and decided to create an ecosystem that promotes Wichita, Kansas.  The Wichita Life began by collecting and sharing beautiful images of Wichita USA.  Landon took it another step forward to grow the sphere of influence by creating the Wichita Life podcast.  We are thankful that Landon came on the ictpodcast to share his perspective on Wichita, KS and his own jour...

We have an election on November 3rd.  Chairman Dalton Glasscock visits the ictpodcast to talk about the importance of voting and the issues of the day that are terribly divisive.  Dalton is a strong, positive young man with an open mind and heart.  No matter your politics, you can learn from Dalton because he takes action.  We appreciate his time talking leadership and action on the ictpodcast.

It is with a joyful heart that we welcome back the best co-host and  friend anyone could have.  I am so happy to be sharing the microphone with my friend Michael as we talk about life in 2020.  

"Remember when Richard Dix came in here and tried to take over this town?" Fought Pandemic, politics, woke culture, social media, fought locusts ... We didn't give up then and by gum, we aren't going to give up now!  Dr. Richard Dix expresses the courage little seen in this day and age, and he comes on the ictpodcast.com and we are all indebted for him to clearly stating what needed to be said.  

Not a lot of us would put the word Entrepreneur and Attorney in the same sentence.  Entrepreneurs certainly need great attorneys and great attorneys support the entrepreneurial community.  Sam Foreman is a great attorney and a great Entrepreneur.  He started Foreman Law.  He joins the ictpodcast to tell us his perspective on the startup world and his Firm's action with entrepreneurs. 

Perseverance.  That's what it takes.  When you are 22 years old, its hard to fully recognize opportunity.  CR Hall did.  His Father asked him to go run a business in Wichita, KS.  As a Senior in college in Iowa, he packed his bags, the day after Christmas, and fulfilled  his Dad's request.   From these challenging beginnings, CR kept doing the hard work.  And from these challenges CR has grown the...

Mike's professional experience and leadership in the television business over the last 30 years gives him a rare perspective in life.    Mike joins us on the ictpodcast to talk about the careful decisions you have to make while leading a network that is so important in the communities it serves.  There is a high responsibility to your community when you are its news source.  Leadership at this lev...

A young boy, inspired by Rocky, takes to the gym to learn the fight game.  And it begins a life of dedication to motivate and bring hope through the discipline of fighting and mixed martial arts.  Chris Gerhardt brings it every time!  You want to be better in life?  Surround yourself with better people and get Coach in your corner who will hold you accountable and teach you principles that will br...

How shall we go about our lives, interacting with each other— collectively or collaboratively?  These are not synonyms.  In life we all need each other but what we all really need is to be strong enough as individuals.  A collective allows for the weakening of the self.  Be a strong individual so that you are strong enough to collaborate in life.  

A lot of people talk about wanting to quit "working for the man" —starting their own thing. They never do it for whatever reason that is certainly an excuse.  But some people do. They go all in and take tremendous risk. Sometimes they fail. It is those individuals who refused to fail that can teach tremendous lessons in life. Erik Smith refuses to fail, therefore he is successful. He's not only su...

Samantha is the example of "keep doing the hard work."  If you are not where you want to be today, keep doing the work.  It is in doing the hard work where your passion and strengths come together, then your influence grows and you inspire others exponentially. This podcast is celebration of finding your strengths.  Detect your aptitude and match it up with a purpose.  What is an abundant life— do...

Brad Elliott is one of the best leaders in this country.  In Business, in life, in Family— Brad's steadfast leadership prevails.   "The right thing to do is the right thing to do, no matter what."   Often times doing difficult things at the highest level means just doing the right thing.  We are grateful that Brad has come back on the ictpodcast to discuss life in these remarkably challenging time...

Dr. Pomeroy comes on the ictpodcast to tell us how he changes lives through his dedicated practice of chiropractic wellness.  I am pleased he walks us through what he does to get function back in peoples' lives.  I knew very little abut Chiropractic and feel that this conversation will shed light on how Shawn applies the science  in his practice.  Enjoy. 

Our intention with the ictpodcast.us is to bring you conversations from people who do difficult things at the highest level.  In my experience, there are few things more difficult than being published as a professional writer.  Andrew R. Garvey shares with us his intellectual accomplishments through the works he has created.  Writing is not easy.  Writing fiction may see an easier feat because you...

CPA Bryan Elmore joins us on the ictpodcast.us and we talk small business relief packages and resources as this pandemic subsides and we begin the hard work of putting this economy back together. There are so many possibilities and opportunities for positive outcomes if we all just do the work and embrace kindness and grace. Let's get to it!

I am Honored to have had this conversation.  No hyperbole— truly honored.   Wichita Prosthetist, Steve Peeples, with a national following for his craft, building highly technical arms and legs, introduces us to the Heros he has had the honor to help get back to life.   These are Warriors.  They are Heros.  They defend our freedoms.  They do the hard work.  It is their unwavering focus on life that...