ICTPODCAST

"In this community... you really are one phone call away from an opportunity." -Wayne Bell, District Director SBA Entrepreneurs need to know and understand the resources they have available to them so they can continue to deliver greater value for their customers.  The SBA has an enormous amount of resources.  When an Institution has so much to offer constituents, it can be overwheling.  This is w...

"I have had to get so comfortable with being uncomfortable... keep risking, because its worth it." -- Samantha Lucciarini When you find what you love, what you are good at and it brings you success, it doesn't mean that you will not face a tough road.  This is the journey of the Entrepreneur.   Knocked down? Get up. Samamtha found her love when she found Real Producers, a real estate magazine that...

"When you Play, Play for something." - Corey Novascone Congratulations to Coach Novascone and his boys of Kapaun Mt. Carmel on a 2024 Team State Championship and to Asher Whitaker, 2024 Individual Champion. Golf is a remarkable game.  So many of us play it, or try to, and very few are excellent at it.  No one beats it.  It is a game of honor, respect and individual accountability.  These are princ...

"You gotta take the chance. You cannot sit and aggressively wait for the phone to ring."               -Michael Gregory Mike Gregory will improve your Business.  He is a self-proclaimed "data driven" guy. And the real strength in that is his application of the data.  He has helped resolve conflict negotiations within large scale Corporations, Start-ups, Family Businesses and the Department of the...

"Mentoring needs to be Revolutionized. The Talents of our Children are going to waste."  -Sean Gates/ Founder The reason we get up every day and [should] work towards a "worthy ideal" is the collisions that can take place with other Human Beings.  I am so grateful I collided with Sean Gates.  His work daily is towards a "progressive realization of a worthy ideal." That ideal?-- alerting society th...

Being present with people, "I think it's the way that humans are designed to work together."  -- Phil Mershon Phil is back on the ictpodcast.com because Experience is a BIG subject.   Every day is full of experiences.  How are we setting ourselves apart and creating and undeniable experience?

"We pride ourselves on Customer Service; mindful, strategic and efficient with your time."     -Ashley Moore Ashley gives of herself every day.  It benefits all who know her, work with her.. and even those who don't.  Entrepreneurs must adapt.  And as Ashley says, "my purpose hasn't changed. My job desription has." The admiration I have for her Leadership is becuase of her willingness to share the...

"I've learned a lot more from my mistakes than I have from my triumphs." -- John Culver I have yet to meet a successful Entrepreneur who does not stress Hard Work and the necessity of good People to help you achieve your goals. John Culver is no acceptation.  His professional life and professional success comes from a foundation of Hard Work.  Success seems to proliferate when a few more ingredien...

"I am a Localist. In Sedgwick County we need to sew seeds Relationally. Great leaders cast Vision." --Ryan Baty Commissioner Ryan Baty is leading through the relationships he is creating.  We have a lot of issues to solve in Sedgwick County and in the Greater Wichita area.  We can solve those problems through communication and collaboration.  Ryan Baty ran on message to make Sedgwick County a safe...

Curt Gridley loved being with his family.  Curt loved solving problems and helping others solve theirs.  And he solved a lot of difficult problems.  His methodical approach gave people an insight into his thought process.  This allowed others to learn and to be inspired.   Curt you continue to inspire us all.  You are missed.  Your legacy lives on through the problems you helped us solve.  Rest in...

For over 50 years Rainbows United has supported kids with developmental delays.  Families needing support at home or on a Rainbows campus are served by an incredible highly trained staff. South Central Kansas is a better place because of the work Rainbows does for the people of our community.   Michelle Eastman has dedicated nearly 20 years to the advancement of Rainbows United so more services ca...

"The death of live television has been Falsely predicted for decades..." -Mike Rajewski, General Manager KAKE It's been a joy to get to know Mike and see the contribution he has made to Kansas.  KAKEland is an important broadcast network in Kansas and the Headquarters received a facelift and significant upgrades to its technology so they can continue to deliver news and entertainment across the st...

"If you haven't walked away different then why did you go?" -Phil Mershon Director of Experience When you have a "culture of service" you are focussed on creating the best experience for your Guest (customer, employee, client, patient..)  And Phil Mershon is leading in creating transformational experiences. I think we need to think of the daily work more as an experience that we are creating.  Ent...

"More important than the machine is the machine that builds the machine." -- Renan Devillieres, CEO Renan is a global Entrepreneur who invests in and co-builds the software stack of the future of operations.  They have found great success helping manufacturing firms modernize and create greater value through customized software. Renan is incredibly thoughtful. "It all starts with a deep desire to...

"We started with a small change... we saved for a decade... we wanted to do something together that fits with who we are." -- Cody Beard, Prime IV East & West Wichita  An Entrepreneurs' journey takes different paths and there is not a determined timeline. However, Success is undoubtedly through determination to take action. Lacy and Cody took action and they brought Prime IV Hydration & Wellness t...

"With. Take the ACTION with the obstacles." -Robert Feeney Robert Feeney is using his technology Ringorang to help students become Future Ready. Ringorang is a technology that is proven to change behaviors and when an individual needs help changing a certain behavior they can do it by engaging in a 1-2 minute daily "game" that begins to direct you to better outcomes. Robert is committed to making...

"I asked myself, how can I flip capitalism and our financial system to work for me?" -Jonathan Roper, Entrepreneur When you get a chance to hear a Founder/Entrepreneur talk about the process followed to create opportunities, it is a rare moment of transparency.  We may hear about the difficulties, hard work and persistence and we will never quite understand that grind.  Jonathan Roper gives us a g...

"When they [endocannabinoid system] line up better, your body is working more efficiently and you feel better." -Sheldon Coleman, CEO AdvenTrue In part II of our discussion with Sheldon Coleman we have a refined dialogue around Hemp and the scientific processes that take place at AdvenTrue to create the wellness products they procure.  Cannabis is the plant and Hemp is a species of that plant from...

"Learn to not carry the burden of the fear of failure." -Steven Werner, CEO Lawn Buddy/Blue Ox   It is my experience that entrepreneurs and Founders are slightly different.  The difference is in the pursuit.  All entrepreneurs have grit and determination. They figure out a way.  The Founder pursues the idea, the business like their life depended on it.  We can all learn from Founders but there is...

"What can we do to remove those barrier? ...to put that money directly in control of the parents." --James Franko on Education Savings Accounts and school choice. It is logical that we all learn differently and that means we all need options for learning.  When it comes to school and the development of kids it is important to provide meaningful choices for parents to help educate their child.  The...

"Provision means: For the Vision.  If we don't have Vison, how do we expect Provision?" -Jason Toevs, Entrepreneur Artificial General Intelligence is the most compelling technology of my lifetime.  So why does something with such incredible promise and opportunity scare so many people?  ai is both promising and terrifying at the same time because human being have the capacity to do extraordinary t...

Sheldon Coleman is life-long entrepreneur and businessman.  The best entrepreneurs pursue ventures that solve problems for people.  And they solve problems in areas that they believe in, have a passion for and can track with fervor.   AdvenTrue Wellness is a nature based Hemp company.  Sheldon and his team continue to do extensive research and development to create plant-based solutions to improve...

"Wait! Wait! This can be different." -- Ashlyn Lindskog, Attorney "I had to climb workaholic mountain." -- Sam Foreman, Attorney Sam Foreman and Ashlyn Lindskog take a thoughtful approach to practicing law.  "The traditional practice of law can really hurt people," says Sam Foreman. And that is why Sam decided to start his own practice with a different approach for the benefit of his clients and t...

"Somebody has to take the risk." -- Ron Cornejo "We are used to self-performing." -- Marty Cornejo When Jess Cornejo took the risk to go into business for himself, his wife Josephine broke into tears.  Someone has to be willing to take the risk and that does not mean that it is without fear or pain.  Often times we just see success and we do not see the pain, the sacrifice, the discipline to press...

"Engagement. Engagement is about communication. We want to remind our community we are serving them." - Mayor Lily Wu All for Wichita is how Lily ran her campaign and all for Wichita is how she is leading Wichita.  And all she asks from us is to actively participate so we can all celebrate small wins and big wins together.  This is Wichita and we all deserve to "reach our full potential" together....