Ben Hutton has worked in construction all his life. As soon as he was old enough to lift a hammer, he was swinging it. At the age of 12, he started working in the industry during the summer. After obtaining a construction management degree from Kansas …
Richard Rierson
Devin Walker: Serial Entrepreneur & Author of “Gangstapreneur”
The definition of “Serial Entrepreneur”, Devin Walker is passionate about mentoring, coaching and volunteering his time and resources to help small businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs realize their dreams. An extreme altruist and philanthropist. In…
340 – Mike McGuire: CEO Grant Thornton LLP
Mike McGuire is the chief executive officer of Grant Thornton LLP. McGuire has more than 30 years of experience working closely with high-growth, startup and middle-market companies in a variety of industries, including technology, services, constructi…
Chris & Brandon Voss: Owner / Operators of Black Swan Group
Chris Voss is the CEO & Founder of the Black Swan Group Ltd and author of Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. He has used his many years of experience in international crisis and high-stakes negotiations to devel…
The Four C’s of Leadership
Leadership is easy to understand…difficult to implement because of the courage, authenticity, & vulnerability that is required. Stop trying to be something that you’re not. Stop wearing masks Stop focusing on false charisma Stop focusing on p…
341 – Chris Callen: CEO of Grit Virtual
Chris Callen, CEO of Builders Plus Construction and Grit Virtual, grew up inside the family construction company. Obviously, this meant he had zero interest in making a career in construction. After all, who wants to do what dad does? Chris ran from co…
Nathan Neblett: Retired Marine Corps Officer, CEO, Author
Nathan Neblett served for 24 years as an officer of the United States Marine Corps, during which time he observed leaders as they oversaw units comprising between 2 and 25,000 people across the four military branches and the United States Coast Guard. …
Equity Bank Series – Bill Maness: Founder & CEO of Syndeo
Syndeo is Kansas-based, independently owned human resources company. The Syndeo family of companies is made up of Syndeo Outsourcing — a full-service human resources outsourcing (HRO) provider, Syndeo Payroll Solutions — a full-service payroll services…
Equity Bank Series – Jared Peterson: President/CEO of Vermillion
Jared Peterson began working at Vermillion in 2009 as a Sales Associate, specializing in sales of wire harness and custom cable for the aerospace and defense industries. He quickly rose through the ranks and became Director of Manufacturing Operations …
Equity Bank Series – Victor Lukic: President of Great Plains Industries
Victor Lukic joined GPI as president in November of 2012 following the unexpected death of Grant Nutter. Vic has extensive experience in companies which manufacture proprietary products. He has work in companies of varied sizes and in diverse industrie…
Equity Bank Series – Jon Rolph: President of Sasnak Management, Co-Chair Greater Wichita Partnership
Jon Rolph was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. After graduating from Baylor University, he worked for the National Student Leadership Forum in Washington D.C. In 2002, he moved back to Wichita to work in his family’s business, Sasnak Management, whe…
Equity Bank Series – Bud Gates: Entrepreneur, CEO, Executive, & Franchisee
Bud Gates has served as Chairman and CEO of Easygates, LLC, from March 2007 to present. In addition, he serves as President and CEO of Gates Enterprises, Inc., 1985 to present. Gates was owner and operator of Rent-A-Center and ColorTyme franchises from…
Equity Bank Series – Teresa Lovelady: President & CEO of HealthCore Clinic
Teresa Lovelady joined the HealthCore Clinic (formerly Center for Health and Wellness) as President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2011. Teresa has been a medical patient at the Center since 2003 and served as a consumer board member since May 20…
RSM Marketing: Simplifying Marketing Tactics Through Outsourced Expertise
RSM Marketing provides an Outsourced Marketing Department where clients receive a marketing director and all the resources they need under a flat fee monthly subscription. RSM employs dozens of specialists and experienced marketing directors to assist …
Dan Schawbel: New York Times Bestselling Author, Fortune 500 Consultant, Serial Entrepreneur
Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author, Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, and the Founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com. He is the bestselling author of two career books: Promote Yourselfand Me 2.0. H…
Equity Bank Series – Dan McKenzie: CEO of Ensignal Inc.
Dan McKenzie is the CEO of Ensignal Inc as well as CFO of Golden Wheat Inc. Ensignal began in 2000, with an acquisition of a 14 store operation headquartered in Steamboat Springs Colorado. Over the ensuing time frame, Ensignal has grown into sizeable r…
Equity Bank Series – Ronnie Leonard: President & CEO of Balco, Inc.
Ronnie Leonard is the President and CEO of Balco, Inc., a local manufacturing company. She has been with Balco for 22 years-16 years as the CFO and the past 6 years as CEO. Ronnie graduated from Wichita State University in 1987 and worked for Baird, Ku…
Equity Bank Series – Trevor Crotts: President & Founder of Buddy Brands
Trevor is a proven, results-oriented entrepreneur with a passion for innovation & empowering others. His extensive background in sales and marketing provideshim with the experience to develop products and implement his strategic vision in innovativ…
Equity Bank Series – Karyn Page: President & CEO of Kansas Global Trade Services
Karyn Page is recognized at the local, state, and national level for her expertise on export promotion and export ecosystem development in both private and public sectors. She consults small businesses and communities across multiple industries on trad…
Equity Bank Series – Michelle Becker: Founder & CEO of Profit Builders Inc.
Michelle Becker is the Founder & CEO of Profit Builders Inc. Founded in 1994, Profit Builders is an industry leader in Outsource Accounting specializing in a full platform of accounting services. Profit Builders is proud to support leading Small t…
