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"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....

""I feel like we are in the golden age of Aviation... Wichita has some of the brightest minds in Aerospace." -Ben Sauceda Aviation and aerospace manufacturing are synonymous with Wichita, KS.  The history is barely 100 years and we have gone from wooden propellers to Direct Metal Laser Sintering.  And the greatest trajectory is yet to come.   Ben Sauceda leads the Kansas Aviation Museum.  His grea...

Jennifer has written a follow up to her successful adventure athlete book Go Far.  In Go Multisport she is sharing how to make adventure and sport more accessible to all and giving us the inspiration to make it happen.   All of our lives are more fulfilled when we take action.  And Jennifer details why taking action is so satisfying.  Around each of us is an adventure and when we take the step to...

Angel's genuine curiosity for people, for life is her unique ability.  You put that together with hard and you have a person who creates value for others.   When Angel first got into real estate she collaborated with other professionals because [as she state] "I didn't want my client to lose money on a deal because of my inexperience."   That is an abundant mindset.

The Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas serves a vital role in our community.  MHA is committed to giving a hand up when any of us may need it. At Christmas time it is better to give than receive-- there is no question about that.  Families who do not have resources for basic needs ask MHA for help and MHA asks the community to "Adopt a Bell."   Our friend Eric Litwiller is a tremend...

Re-release from our January 2020 conversation Wichita lost a prolific Leader.  Wichita lost a fantastic Friend. "And if we get up thinking we are entitled, instead of thanking God for the blessings we have...we got up on the wrong side of the bed, I believe." -Nestor Weigand From the Book of Proverbs:  Blessed is the man for whom a good family lives, to whom work is a pleasure, by whom his friends...

"Our culture is this, LOVE, nothing but love." Chef George Youssef A first generation Wichitan, a first generation American; George Youssef has his heart in everything he does.  People are the most important part of his life and he works every day to be humble and to lead with love.  I am grateful for this.  I am grateful for his friendship.

"Because someone gave me a 'Not Discount Card', I can no longer do the thing that is important, [which is] take care of their health" -- Dr. Brandon Alleman Entrepreneurs are like artists; the work they do must have meaning behind it.  Dr. Brandon Alleman is dedicated to Direct Primary Care because "when you have physicians running the Practice you have Doctors who can choose to do what is best fo...

"Its a GET UP AND GO kind of book." Vanessa Whiteside, Author Secret Wichita Entrepreneurs are created when action is taken on the idea/dream burning inside.  Vanessa took action and her Life, her One Delightful Life, is the result.  And in her second book, SECRET Wichita, she gives us the knowledge, history and culture that makes up our thriving community. Vanessa is living a life of purpose and...

"I believe that State Capitalism in the short term provides certain advantages because you can mobilize in a concentrated way a lot of resources to reach a specific objective. I believe the future is not State Capitalism or Shareholder [private] Capitalism, the future is what I call Stakeholder Capitalism which is capitalism combined with social responsibility." -- Klaus Schwab Klaus Schwab wants...

Tommy Castor uses his unique abilities every day of his life in a career he pursued and you can hear it in his voice.  You can hear that voice on local Sports Talk radio KFH 98.7 and Keeper of the Games podcast (@KOGpod). It is a joy to talk with people that love what they do.  There is an inspiration and a connection that happens when you see their spark.  Tommy is also VP for the Wichita Thunder...

"I live off the generosity of others" --Alex Bennett Art mimics life.  Alex interacts with people in a place where we are arguably our most human-- a bar.  We go to bars to be with people.  We go to be a lone.  We laugh and cry.  A bar gives us what we need and it also can take it all away. Alex has spent his life with us in that bar.  A professional at his craft-- being there for people who need...

"You start seeing what looked like a coordinated attack."   --Phil W. Magness Data Analysis is important.  Data Analysis in a vacuum is dangerous.  Phil Magness, Author & Economic Historian does extensive data analysis and uses it to explain economic and cultural events with the goal of achieving greater human freedoms.    His data analysis lends significant credibility as he sets the record strai...