Entrepreneurs are driven, focused, and succeed under pressure. We talk with people who do difficult things at the highest level. Through these conversations we see how they power through adversity to build their businesses and their lives.
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"Call us. We'll protect your Constitutional Rights." -Sam MacRoberts The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable, searches, and seizures, requiring law-enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause. Flock is an American manufacturer and operator of surveillance hardware and software. Flock particularly surveys automated license plate…
"I always wanted to do my own thing. And it wasn't until many years later that I started that." -Kevin Mead, Founder It doesn't matter when your entrepreneurial journey begins. It just matters that you start. Kevin grew up around aircraft. He loves aircraft. Specialization is what your unique ability is. When Kevin started Mead Aircraft, they were specialized from the very beginning. The Piper…
" We are in such a hurry, we don't have time to use this shortcut. Your greatest success happens when you focus." -David Sasson, Action Coach His career as an Entrepreneur who was always experimenting on how to use technology to improve outcomes for his businesses, makes him superiorly qualified to teach Entrepreneurs how to apply AI to improve their outcomes. And David has incredible judgment and…
"Government can't solve all of your problems, especially when it comes to personal issues." -Mayor Wu Mayor Lily Wu was elected because of her message and energy to be all for Wichita. In order for citizens to work successfully to move our city forward, we have to understand how to communicate with the right people in government. Mayor Wu immediately recogniized the confusion after she took…
Why not work so hard to see where this takes you? -Noel Torres Noel has championship pedigree. His trophy case is full of the belts, medals and championships to prove it. What makes him a champion at life is how he approaches it every day— with discipline. He has a squad of young athletes that are excelling at the highest level of wrestling on a national stage. The only way you can achieve that is…
Changing became less scary than staying the same. - Ben Hutton Ascending to leadership as the second generation of a successful family-founded company is no small feat. Very few thriving, closely held family businesses survive the transition to the next generation—let alone continue on a strong growth trajectory. Ben Hutton did exactly that. He stepped into the role of CEO at Hutton Construction.…
"The Governor's job is a CEO job." -Philip Sarnecki "Failures, if we appraoch them correctly, are our greatest teachers." -Philip Sarnecki Philip learned his work ethic as a young person. When you don't grow up with a lot, and you do grow up with love, you are taught the valuable lesson of how to work. Phillip Sarnecki has led throughout his life. A resilient work ethic is the strong foundation…
Amanda took a risk as an Entrepreneur early in her career. Through sheer grit and determination --and a hell of a product idea-- she was successful. Nothing fails like success. That iswhy Entrepreneurs jump right back in with both feet. This time, Amanda invented a product. Applying all the knowledge from her previous entrepreneurial ventures, including strong relationships professionally, and in…
"If you don't have Accountability, you are going to have a big mess on you hands." -Greg Kossover Greg Kossover is a self-made Entrepreneur/Businessman and former CEO of multiple succesful companies. Equity Bank's customers are fortunate to have access to his remarkable breath of knowledge and judgement. The work he's done for the growth of Equity Bank--taking it public-- give him incredible…
"This is still an upward mobility story." -Jeremy Hill Jeremy Hill, regional economist for the Kansas City Federal Reserve, breaks down Missouri and Kansas's economy, the drivers behind persistent inflation, and why high oil prices are keeping costs elevated across the board. He explains how energy costs ripple through everything we buy and what needs to happen for inflation to finally stabilize.…
When you immigrate to the United States from a former communist country, your point of view about opportunity is different. Kristof's first visit to the US was to New York and he thought it was all like that. As a Top high school decathlete in Poland, he had the chance to come to the United States and he chose Wichita USA. As an outstanding athlete for the Wichita State Shockers, he soon wanted to…
Anytime I am mentoring, with a group of young people or students, I give them my number and ask them to use it. I encourage that. And its up to them. -- Gene Camarena, Founder/CEO La Raza Inc. Gene and his wife Yolanda have changed so many lives because they believe in education and they chose to be entrepreneurs They have validated their success by giving of their time, their talents and their…
