047: Mike Smith Live - Stop pursuing "likes" and start building a legacy
Mike Smith is anything but the traditional startup entrepreneur. He's the founder of The Bay, an indoor skate park and creative haven for te...
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046: Brester Construction - The wins and challenges of growing a family business
Chris Brester is the CEO of Brester Construction, a second generation, family-owned company. Brester Construction is a general contracting a...
045: What it's like to run a music festival business
Spencer Munson's short stint working in a record store ignited his love of music that led to his full-time career as a music festival organi...
044: FanWord - Connecting college sports fans and brands through stories
Christopher Aumueller first came up with the idea for FanWord while playing tennis in college. Using his design skills, he mocked up an earl...
043: Making Influencer Marketing Work for Your Business
Dennis Doerfl and his cofounder first developed the idea for Fourstarzz Media while they were working for Groupon in Europe, recognizing the...
042: A Lesson in Improv and Selling People What They Want
If you've ever watched Saturday Night Live or attended a show at Second City in Chicago, you're familiar with the concept of Improv -- at le...
041: Healthy food, the right people, and creating systems that scale
source. eat fit was founded in 2014 by Dawn Steffen and her brother to remedy the frustration of being able to eat clean and fit on the go....
040: Matt Motsick - Lessons learned in starting, growing, and selling a tech company
Matt Motsick is the CEO of SWIVEL Software, and the founder of Catapult (he has since sold and exited the company). SWIVEL Software empowers...
039: Levrack - Keeping up with customer demand and landing reality TV promotion
Levrack triples your storage space by combining the best of pallet racking and mobile-aisle shelving. A company that's only a few years old,...
038: The Buzz about Blockchain and the Midwest Block-a-thon
The newest idea on the street is blockchain technology. While it's not new by any stretch, it's rapidly gaining popularity as the go-to tech...
037: Kiss & Makeup - Building Business as a Social Media Influencer
Casey Donner is the founder of Kiss and Makeup, a Beauty Boutique. But she is also a local social media influencer in her city, leveraging h...
036: What Closing a Business Teaches You About Failure
Tyler Sprunk started his first business when he was still in college. Excited by the opportunity to put his marketing and advertising skills...
035: Big Top Performance - The story of Nebraska's first circus gym
Ciara Searight is the founder of the first circus gym in Nebraska and the epitome of starting a business on a bar napkin, with the vision fo...
034: Can an MLM rep be an entrepreneur or vice versa?
Courtney Lockridge started a business in college called Nebraska Wedding Day. She grew that magazine and media platform to a regional leader...
033: The Mill Coffee - How a local brand competes with the national chains
Dan Sloan is one of the owners of The Mill Coffee & Tea. A self-professed recovering accountant, he's been running his business for decades...
032: Super Bowl Week - The story of opendorse
opendorse is the athlete marketing platform that helps the biggest brands in sports share content on social. Started as an idea while founde...
031: Honest Abe's - An accidental success that started with a food truck
Erik Hustad is best known as the co-founder of a Midwest foodie favorite - Honest Abe's restaurant. From food truck to a brick and mortar fo...
029: Balancing the ups and downs of the restaurant business
Brandon Akert was a college student when he pitched the idea for Gate 25 Restaurant. After approaching dozens of people and getting shot dow...
028: Mastering your online reputation with tips from an elite yelp reviewer
Today's world is driven by word of mouth online - and that word of mouth often comes in the form of online reviews. Whether you like it or n...
027: Social Assurance - Why challenges are required to build trust
Ben Pankonin is the CEO and Cofounder of Social Assurance, a marketing and software company that helps financial brands market with confiden...