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Story 73: Eric Bartlett, Partner at Northland Injury Law, On A Doozy of a Storied Career

Hear from Eric Bartlett, co-founder and partner at Northland Injury Law, as he shares lessons in building an intentional brand, including: 

• Standing out in a cluttered industry segment 

• The importance of disarming and comforting clients through clear communication and education 

• Using external feedback as a mirror for your business

• How COVID revealed an opportunity to shift and expand his firm’s marketing efforts, even as it took a toll on his personal health

• Building systems and processes to enable scale within a business

Check out Eric’s firm at www.northlandinjurylaw.com

Story 72: Beth Anne + Russ Branden on Building a Business and a Life as Partners

Hear from Beth Anne + Russ Branden, partners in life and part of the partnership group at Built Interior Construction. 

They share their philosophy on:

• Client service
• Team development and empowerment
• Disrupting an entire industry
• Building a business and life with purpose
• The changing face of business environments
• How life and business partnerships thrive

And much more. 

 

 

 

Story 71: Bronson Ko on Precision, Mindset, and Failure Being a Gift 🎙🥋

Hear from Bronson Ko, Founder of KOMA. This conversation is rich in practical and philosophical wisdom. Among other topics, Bronson shares about:

• Failure being a generous gift
• The two sided coin of precision
• How processes free your people to be fuller versions of themselves
• How emotional resilience is built
• How character is forged in the fire 
• What it takes to build something beautiful 
• Why core values are core to your success as an organization 

Pop in your AirPods and hit play. 

 

Story 70: George Weyrauch, The Relationship Evangelist 🎙🙌

Hear from George Weyrauch, Founder of Rock Creative Network on his role as Chief Relationship Evangelist in the KC creative community. 

You'll soak up great wisdom and encouragement from one of the most generous connectors in the often competitive agency space. 

PS - George knew Seth Godin before Seth Godin was, well...Seth Godin. 

You can follow George on LInkedIn here. 

Story 69: Tod Puetz, Founder of Insane Impact on All Gas, No Brake 🎙📺

Hear from Tod Puetz, Founder and CEO of Insane Impact, as he shares his six-year entrepreneur and starter story and drops some gold as it relates to:

• Why you should hire your friends
• What it's really like to start something meaningful 
• How his motto of Blood, Sweat, Tears, and Beers has carried many tough days
• Why he cares deeply about relentless innovation
• How he's shifted from start-up mode to "all gas, no brake" mode
• The self-discovery that emerges in adversity 
• And much more

 

Story 68: Shannon and Dustin Lundberg on Building a Business & Community 🎙🔥 🧊

Hear from Shannon and Dustin Lundberg, Owners of Blue Heating and Cooling, on their journey as entrepreneurs, owners, and community builders. 

You'll appreciate their honesty, vulnerability, and humor as they share their story of building one of Kansas City's best home service businesses. 

 

Story 67: Marilyn Chappell on Ending Generational Poverty Through Financial Literacy 🎙💵

Hear from Marilyn Chappell, Founder and Executive Director, of Exceeds Expectations as she shares real, powerful stories of:

• Her gambling addiction and how she accepted her reality
• How she and her husband had the courage to dream, then the guts to do something about them
• How she's helping end generational poverty through financial literacy 
• How her faith helps her see opportunities and achieve the impossible 
• How she's helping people see the stories that have held them back
• And many more moments of inspiration and encouragement

There's zero chance you won't be moved by Marilyn and her story. 

Follow along on her journey here. 

Story 66: Mike Sgro on Unlocking the Power in People 🎙🗝

Hear from Mike Sgro, Leadership Coach, on how he helps people how to people. 

Among many other nuggets of wisdom, Mike shares:

• How to unlock the power within each of us
• How transformation is the journey
• His Degree of Oprah
• That feelings are not facts
• How to wake up to yourself
• Healthy habits that can transform your life
• The difference between productivity vs. morale
• How to slow down to see clearly

Check out Mike's work and practice here. 

 

Story 65: Danny Beckley on Radical Expansion, Blazing a Trail, and Orchestra for All 🎙🎻

Hear from Kansas City Symphony's Executive Director, Danny Beckley, as he shares stories and lessons on:

• Blazing trails
• Radical expansion
• Historic renovations of a community showpiece
• Orchestra for all
• How the pandemic created invitations 
• And much more

You'll be inspired by his thoughtfulness, wisdom, insight, and trails blazed. 

Story 64: Dr. Christine Nedeau on Health, Sleep, and How to Bloom 🎙🌸

Hear from Dr. Christine Nedeau, Founder & CEO, Family Medicine, Functional & Integrative Medicine at Bloom La Vie Health - Where Good Health Grows.

Among many other things, Dr. Nedeau discusses:

• The deep need for great sleep (and why most don't get it)
• How most doctors aren't able to focus on and care for the root causes of health because they're incentivized to treat illness
• The introduction of a new model of health and wellness
• Practical, healthy habits to grow good health
• The journey of leaving a well-established practice to begin (and build) a new journey