Podcast appearances and mentions of missouri business alert

This is Tariff Talks, a pop-up podcast from Missouri Business Alert about how changes in trade policy are affecting the state. This episode examines the shifting landscape of tariffs and how the effects of trade policy changes could trickle down to Missouri farmers.

Immigration service providers under strain by Missouri Business Alert

Karren Ganschinietz lives and works in Boss, Missouri. She's been a CNA, or Certified Nursing Assistant, for nearly 40 years – working in assisted living facilities and home care. She spoke with Missouri Business Alert about the shortage of CNAs in Missouri and how that could impact our healthcare systems, as well as the care patients receive.

The Business Brief podcast is back with new hosts Sigi Ris and Teddy Maiorca. This episode dives into the four-day workweek, a schedule gaining more popularity among employers, including one Missouri nonprofit making the switch in August. Plus, this episode features an interview with Love Holt, director of the St. Louis Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair, who joined Missouri Business Alert to discuss how Juneteenth can rally support around Black small business owners and entrepreneurs.

As the pandemic wanes, wedding businesses are gearing up for what is expected to be a huge year. The latest episode of the Business Brief podcast features insights from event-based companies, which are being inundated with clients planning their nuptials. Plus, this episode features an interview with Ram Basnet of the Small Business Administration's Kansas City office, who joined Missouri Business Alert to mark Small Business Week and recommend resources for entrepreneurs.

From the team that brings you the Speaking Startup podcast comes a new podcast: Market Dives. The show dives into big developments across business, politics, sports and more, explains the economic forces driving them and helps you understand why they matter in Missouri. On the first episode of Market Dives, we tackle the topic of compensation for college athletes. Landmark decisions this summer mean that NCAA athletes can now earn money from endorsements for the first time. We examine what that means to the big business of college sports, to the athletes themselves and even to sports at lower levels. Market Dives is collaboration between Missouri Business Alert and KBIA.

Speaking Startup: A pandemic, a Netflix hit and a chess boom by Missouri Business Alert

On this episode of Speaking Startup, we hear an interview with Sandy Allison, the executive director of the Marshall-Saline Development Corporation in mid-Missouri. As part of Missouri Business Alert’s Outstate project, we spoke with Allison about her ideas on how to revitalize small towns like Marshall. Then, we turn to a conversation with Dr. Michael Holtzman, a physician and professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Holztman has done pioneering research about respiratory disease, and he formed a startup to commercialize some of that research. Here's the full rundown: • 1:37 - The latest headlines in startup news • 3:44 - Interview with Sandy Allison, executive director at the Marshall-Saline Development Corporation • 7:32 - Interview with Dr. Michael Holtzman • 14:07 - Numbers in startup news, and a quote for the road

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. This week, we traveled to a Missouri farm to speak to local entrepreneur Jessica Baker about her new business: goat yoga. Then, we visited with Mindy McCubbin, one of the founders of a new angel investing group in Columbia, the Women’s Investment Network for Entrepreneurs. Here's the breakdown: • 1:52 - News and headlines • 4:06 - A look into the goat yoga industry • 8:58 - Conversation with Mindy McCubbin a founder of Women’s Investment Network for Entrepreneurs. • 17:44 - Noteworthy entrepreneurship numbers and a quote for the road Produced by Seth Bodine and Isabelle Robles.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. This week, we stopped by the InfoAg conference in St. Louis to chat with Vijay Chauhan of GlobalSTL, an organization that works to recruit international startups to the St. Louis area. Then, we visit with Anurag Patel, co-founder of Helix Health, a Kansas City startup that uses data analytics to help health care providers create preventive care for patients with chronic diseases. Here's the breakdown: • 1:40 - News and headlines • 3:45 - Conversation with GlobalSTL's Vijay Chauhan • 11:41 - Conversation with Helix Heatlh's Anurag Patel • 19:12 - Noteworthy entrepreneurship numbers and a quote for the road

Pitchin' is a short-run podcast from Missouri Business Alert, the same team that brings you Speaking Startup. It goes behind the scenes with three student entrepreneurs who are juggling school and startups as they prepare for a pitch competition that could change their fortunes. This week, find out who walked away from that pitch competition with the $15,000 grand prize, and who went home empty-handed. The final episode of the podcast reveals how the three student entrepreneurs fared on Pitch Day. Plus, they reflect on what they took from the process and forecast where their startups will go from here. (If you subscribe to Speaking Startup, you'll still get that podcast from this feed. But, through the end of July, you'll get this bonus podcast every Tuesday.)

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. This week, we hear from hear from Blake Miller, founder of Homebase, a Kansas City startup that makes software to help landlords manage "smart" residences. We also have a conversation with Tara Gregor, owner of BreakWell. The St. Louis-based company brings wellness education to businesses, which Gregor says is important for employee productivity and retention. Here's the rundown: - 1:35 - Headlines from the week in startup news - 2:42 - A discussion with Blake Miller of HomeBase - 11:43 - A visit with Tara Gregor of BreakWell - 18:05 - Noteworthy entrepreneurship numbers and a quote for the road

Pitchin' is a short-run podcast from Missouri Business Alert, the same team that brings you Speaking Startup. Pitchin' goes behind the scenes with three student entrepreneurs who are juggling school and startups as they prepare for a pitch competition that could change their fortunes. In Episode 4, Pitch Day arrives. The student entrepreneurs navigate last-minute changes, perfect their pitch decks, fine-tune their presentations and take the stage with up to $30,000 on the line. Who walks away the winner? Well, for that you'll have to stay tuned for next week's episode. (If you subscribe to Speaking Startup, you'll still get that podcast from this feed. But, through the end of July, you'll get this bonus podcast every Tuesday.)

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. This week, we check in with Kevin McGinnis. A former Sprint executive, McGinnis is now working to build the Keystone Innovation District, a district he envisions as a central hub for entrepreneurship in Kansas City. We also chat with Kristen Williams, the CEO and creative director of a Columbia startup called Hempsley. Williams is part of a wave of entrepreneurs trying to build businesses in Missouri's burgeoning CBD industry. Here's the full rundown of the show: • 1:12 – Headlines from the week in Missouri startups • 2:23 – Kevin McGinnis of the Keystone Innovation District • 9:50 – Kristen Williams of Hempsley • 15:44 – Noteworthy numbers in entrepreneurship news and a quote for the road

Pitchin' is a short-run podcast from Missouri Business Alert, the same team that brings you Speaking Startup. Pitchin' goes behind the scenes with three student entrepreneurs who are juggling school and startups as they prepare for a pitch competition that could change their fortunes. In Episode 3, we explore the struggle, looking at what these entrepreneurs give up because of their startups — and why they believe those sacrifices are worth it. (If you subscribe to Speaking Startup, you'll still get that podcast from this feed. But, through the end of July, you'll get this bonus podcast every Tuesday.)

Pitchin' is a short-run podcast from Missouri Business Alert, the same people that bring you Speaking Startup. Pitchin' goes behind the scenes with three student entrepreneurs who are juggling school and startups as they prepare for a pitch competition that could change their fortunes. In Episode 2, we talk about teams. All three of our entrepreneurs have different approaches to selecting the people with whom they will build their businesses. And those choices create unique dynamics — and challenges — for each of the startups. (If you subscribe to Speaking Startup, you'll still get that podcast from this feed. But, through the end of July, you'll get this bonus podcast every Tuesday.)

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week's show: - 1:28 – Headlines from the past week in Missouri startup news - 2:52 – An excerpt from Pitchin', a new podcast about student startups - 6:47 – Talking capital with Kelly Sievers of the Women's Capital Connection in Kansas City - 13:20 – Noteworthy numbers from the week gone by and a quote to close Produced by Seth Bodine and Ralph Chapoco.

Pitchin' is a short-run podcast from Missouri Business Alert, the same team that brings you Speaking Startup. Pitchin' goes behind the scenes with three student entrepreneurs who are juggling school and startups as they prepare for a pitch competition that could change their fortunes. In Episode 1, we meet those three entrepreneurs and hear about their lightbulb moments, getting the stories behind the ideas that led them to become entrepreneurs. (Note: If you subscribe to Speaking Startup, you'll still get that great podcast from this feed. But, for the next several weeks, you'll get a bonus podcast every Tuesday: Pitchin'.)

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week's episode, we travel to a prison in Vandalia, where the state piloted a new program designed to teach prisoners the skills necessary to start their own businesses once they're released. Then, we turn our attention to the future of transportation in an interview with Jy Maze, founder of Maze Freight Solutions, a 2-year-old freight and logistics company based in Kansas City. Here's the full rundown: - 0:54 – Headlines from the past week in Missouri startup news - 2:15 – A look at Missouri's new prison entrepreneurship program - 6:05 – Talking transportation with Jy Maze - 13:25 – Noteworthy numbers from the week gone by and a quote to close

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In our latest episode, we ask the question, "Your startup does what?" We talk with entrepreneurs behind some of the most unusual Missouri-based companies we've encountered to learn about where their ideas came from and how they turned them into viable businesses. The rundown: • 1:20 – We look at headlines from the past week in Missouri startup news. • 3:08 – Strange Donuts founder Jason Bockman discusses the process involved in making doughnuts that push people outside of their culinary comfort zone. • 10:52 – Gregg Miller shares the story behind Neuticles, his business that he says has sold more than 500,000 sets of prosthetic dog testicles since its founding. • 17:27 – Andre Glantz, the CEO of Gift-A-Meal, discusses the St. Louis startup's app that aims to help restaurants by appealing to diners' altruism.  • 25:33 – We swap numbers that shed light on niche startups.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. On today’s show we’re taking a look at the business of music festivals in Missouri. At their core, they all share one thing: ambitious entrepreneurs looking to harness their growing popularity and make money. But in their race to become the Coachella of the Midwest, overspending or under-planning can lead to catastrophe. The rundown: 1:47 – We take a look back at Missouri's Woodstock, the 1974 Ozark Music Festival at the state fairgrounds in Sedalia. 4:06 – LouFest founder Brian Cohen discusses the festival's heyday and what’s at stake when organizing a music festival. 15:00 – Charlie Greene from Borda Productions talks about the company’s history, their revenue and growth model, and what festival organizers need to prioritize to avoid catastrophe. 22:00 – We look back to last year's failed EDM festival Boonphoria, which left some fans and vendors claiming fraud. 24:08 – A look at some numbers from the music festival industry.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. Today’s show is all about the future of the medical cannabis industry in Missouri. Voters approved a constitutional amendment that legalized marijuana for medical use in November, opening the door for entrepreneurs and investors from across the state to participate in an industry that has proved lucrative in states like Colorado and California. The rundown: • 1:11 - A roundup of this week's startup news from across the state • 2:29 - We ask MoCannBizCon participants: What motivates you to join the medical marijuana industry in Missouri? • 4:00 - Jacob Treacy from California-based Bat Country Farms, discusses how he looks to bring his expertise to his native Missouri. • 10:35 - MoCannBizCon attendees tell us why now is the right time to enter the medical Marijuana industry in Missouri. • 11:33 - John Payne from Amendment 2 Consultants gives advice aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs need to know to get started. • 19:04 - MoCannBizCon attendees discuss the risks they anticipate they’ll face as they enter the industry. • 20:43 - A look at numbers in the news and important upcoming events

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode, we look at the ad-tech industry. The web provides an unprecedented opportunity for advertisers to collect user data and more effectively advertise to them. But has this model grown old? The rundown: • A roundup of this week’s startup news from across the state • We check in on Invisibly, the ad tech startup founded by St. Louis entrepreneur Jim McKelvey, following a speech from McKelvey at Missouri S&T. • We talk to Amos Angelovici, founder of Columbia-based startup AdSwapper, about rewarding users for consuming ads. • Columbia Missourian general manager and digital advertising consultant Bryan Chester discusses what ad tech means to publishers. • A look at numbers in the news and important upcoming events

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode, we set out to answer a question: is the future of health care on your phone? We found that digital technology is not only the future, but a huge part of the present health care industry. The rundown: • 0:52 - A roundup of this week's startup news from across the state • 3:20 - Sickweather CEO Graham Dodge tells us how he leverages social media and public records data to help customers avoid illness. • 9:01 - Guy Friedman, co-founder and CEO of SteadyMD, discusses how he is using the internet to connect patients and doctors. • 15:05 - GlobalSTL founder Donn Rubin talks about the present and future of digital health technology in St. Louis and beyond. • 22:40 - A look at numbers in the news and important upcoming events Check out more episodes of Speaking Startup: www.missouribusinessalert.com/tag/speaking-startup/ Credit to Elliot Bauman for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode, we take a look at three organizations that are turning trash into treasure, making environmental sustainability a focus by recycling resources to generate revenue. The rundown: • 0:45 - A roundup of this week's startup news from across the state • 3:12 - Avenue of Life CEO and Executive Director Desiree Monize explains the business of mattress recycling in Kansas City. • 8:15 - Meredith McAllister, co-owner of Compost Collective KC, discusses turning food scraps into a viable business. • 14:43 - Brian Pratt, vice president of real estate operations at Green Street St. Louis, talks about sustainable business development. • 21:40 - A look at numbers in the news and important upcoming events Check out more episodes of Speaking Startup: http://www.missouribusinessalert.com/tag/speaking-startup/ Credit to Elliot Bauman for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode, we check in with representatives from the state's four biggest startup ecosystems to to get a sense of what 2019 holds in store for early-stage companies in Missouri. The rundown: • 0:42 - A roundup of this week's startup news from across the state • 2:58 - Startland News reporter Austin Barnes discusses Kansas City startups to watch in 2019 • 8:24 - Paige Oxendine, coordinator of Missouri State's eFactory, updates us on her organization's work and Springfield's startup scene • 13:44 - Jonathan Allen, editor-in-chief of EQ in St. Louis, discusses how the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem will continue its rise in 2019 • 19:38 - Columbia REDI entrepreneurship expert Collin Bunch looks at what makes his city startup scene unique Check out more episodes of Speaking Startup: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Elliot Bauman for this episode's music.

For decades, the A.P. Green brick factory was the economic backbone of the city of Mexico, Missouri. Then, in 2002, it closed. Today, like many cities in America, this mid-Missouri city is reimagining itself as a haven for new business. It’s no longer a one-industry town. This podcast is part of Outstate, a Missouri Business Alert project on entrepreneurship in small-town Missouri. For more from Outstate, visit http://www.missouribusinessalert.com/outstate Episode credits: Production and editing - Annika Merrilees Reporting - Megan Liz Smith, Kristoffer Tigue Music - Elliot Bauman Editorial oversight - Michael Stacy

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:57 - A rundown of startup news from across the state • 2:05 - Amanda Quick is the founder of the Hatchery, a coworking space in Columbia that offers childcare and maternity programs. Quick spoke about how she started the business, and what coworking means for female entrepreneurs. • 11:07 - A look at important numbers in coworking news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:14 - A rundown of startup news from across the state • 2:37 - Robin Ann Morris, founder of an Ohio-based staffing agency for the medical marijuana industry, tells her story and offers advice to Missouri entrepreneurs interested in the cannabis business. • 8:23 - Kristen Williams is the founder of a Columbia-based startup called Hempsley, which provides educational materials on cannabis. Williams spoke about being a cannabis entrepreneur in a prohibition state. • 18:58 - A look at important numbers in cannabis entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:50 - A rundown of startup news from across the state • 1:47 - Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital, a venture capital fund that invests in underrepresented founders. We interviewed Hamilton after her keynote address at the Vision conference in St. Louis. • 5:30 - Ethan Gooch started harvesting and re-selling prairie seed as a high school student. We talked with Gooch about conservation and balancing school with entrepreneurship. • 11:47 - A look at important numbers in recent entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:22 - Sheyvette Dinkens, a business teacher at Wyandotte High School in the Kansas City area, is turning her classroom into a coworking space. We interview Dinkens about the experiment. • 11:33 - Trisha Scudder, a University of Missouri alumna and longtime executive coach, recently returned to MU to accept an award and share insights from a career spent guiding top business leaders. We discuss the takeaways. • 15:50 - A look at important numbers in recent entrepreneurship news • 16:53 - A rundown of startup stories from across the state Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:13 - Last week was Techweek Kansas City. Startland News reporter Austin Barnes was there for it all, and he shared an update from the event. • 8:16 - Ross Scanlan and Jake Eovaldi, two of the founders of the app SL.APP, joined us to talk about their idea for revolutionizing the subleasing process, which won Startup Weekend Columbia. • 18:05 - A look at important numbers in recent entrepreneurship news • 19:22 - A rundown of startup stories from across the state Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:14 - Jack Schroeder, founder of the specialty sauce retailer Lost in the Sauce, talks with Elliot Bauman about running a business as a college senior. • 7:50 - Amy Martin, creator "Threshold" podcast, talks to Megan Liz Smith about what it's like making a living as a podcaster, and what it takes to get started. Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:48 - A look at how technology is changing the grocery industry • 3:44 - We break down a new University of Missouri System accelerator to help student startups • 5:46 - Annika Merrilees sits down with AI entrepreneur Dave Copps • 20:32 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news • 21:46 - Top headlines in startup and entrepreneurship news from across Missouri Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:05 - LouFest, the St. Louis music festival, was unexpectedly cancelled three days before it was scheduled to begin. We talk about how it happened. • 4:07 - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson recently announced a special legislative session, and one of the priorities will be increasing access to computer science courses and building awareness of career opportunities through STEM. • 6:55 - Missouri Business Alert reporter Elliot Bauman talks to Scott Latham, a startup veteran and management professor, about the strategy — and risks — behind scooter startups’ aggressive go-to-market strategy. • 12:16 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news. • 13:53 - Top headlines in startup and entrepreneurship news from across Missouri. Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to Missouri entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:44 - On Tuesday, Missouri enacted a new regulating how plant-based meat alternatives and lab-grown meats are labeled. We discuss what that means to young businesses that make those products. • 2:45 - Over the last decade, the number of craft breweries operating in the St. Louis area has more than quadrupled. What's behind this craft brewing boom? • 4:54 - Reporter Ethan Stein interviews Parker Boron, a University of Missouri senior and the co-founder of marketing startup Apex Media • 16:57 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news • 17:56 - Top headlines in startup and entrepreneurship news from across Missouri Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:13 - The carsharing startup Getaround has been raising a lot of capital lately, and car makers are taking notice • 3:53 - Earlier this month the St. Louis Regional Chamber released their annual venture capital report for 2017, we talk about what that means for startups • 5:44 - Kansas City startups are vying for the chance to speak at SXSW • 7:17 - Annika Merrilees talks to Jason Wiens about startup week, he’s the director of policy from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • 13:01 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:57 - This week changes were announced to the way fintech is regulated. What does this mean for Missouri? • 3:05 - Kansas City’s Innovation Partnership Program. We’ll take a look at the six startups who were accepted to the program that connects startups to the city. • 5:06 - An update on a story from a previous episode — it’s Missouri and scooter startups. • 7:08 - Q&A with TripSushi founder Spencer Carlson. His startup is transitioning from a consumer targeted model to business-to-business. • 14:30 - Q&A with Adam Tilford, co-owner of the St. Louis-based chain Mission Taco Joint. Tilford spoke about sustainable business changes, including getting rid of plastic straws. • 18:36 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:11 - Kansas City has a notorious payday lending culture. One Techstars startup is hoping to offer an alternative. • 3:20 - Gov. Mike Parson vetoed a bill this month that had support from Missouri tech companies. • 5:15 - Rightfully Sewn, a Kansas City startup that provides training and job placement for at-risk individuals, is expanding. • 6:55 - Q&A with Carolyn Chrisman, executive director of the Missouri Rural Enterprise and Innovation Center in Kirksville. Chrisman talks about budget cuts and supporting entrepreneurs in a rural area. • 12:45 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Techstars Kansas City released the lineup of their newest cohort, what does it mean for the startups who were selected? • 2:12 - Scooter startups are sweeping the nation! We'll look at one companies impact on Kansas City and St. Louis • 4:55 - Annika Merrilees speaks with the executive director of Arch Grants, a nonprofit that’s looking to build up St. Louis’ startup community • 10:43- Missouri Business Alert reporter Kristoffer Tigue joins us in the studio to talk about an entrepreneurship project we'll be releasing soon • 14:40 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Missouri Technology Corporation wrapped up it's first fiscal year after major cuts in state funding. MTC is known for it's partnerships with startups, but that may have to change • 3:00 - Talent for Tomorrow is an initiative aimed at improving Missouri's workforce, but it also provides a glimpse at the future of entrepreneurship in the state • 5:20 - Digital Sandbox KC announced two new grants this week that will support the program, and Kansas City startups, for years to come • 8:13- Missouri Business Alert reporter Kristofer Tigue talks about the how companies in the state are getting rid of plastic straws • 14:30 - Q&A Chris Mertens, the founder of Blossom, a St. Louis based company bringing blockchain technology to the energy industry •22:40 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:59 - Gov. Mike Parson signed Missouri’s $28.6 billion state budget last week. What does it mean for entrepreneurship? • 1:51 - President Trump wants to end the International Entrepreneur Rule. What does it mean for Missouri if the program disappears? • 4:11 - Welltodo, a St. Louis startup, was acquired by SensorRX. What comes next for their migraine-management apps? • 6:04 - Q&A with Mow Magic co-founders Ryan Leffler and Mike Braun. Their startup is like Uber, but for lawn mowing. • 12:40 - Q&A with Kristoffer Tigue, the Missouri Business Alert reporter who covered the re-opening of St. Louis’ gateway arch and the business district it will impact. • 16:40 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Amazon is now offering a program to help entrepreneurs create their own delivery services. • 2:43 - The U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow states to charge tax on online retail, now what? • 5:10 - KC Crew, a business that organizes adult sports leagues in Kansas City, is moving into new fields. • 8:32- Q&A with Mason Aid, a Columbia-based diversity and inclusion specialist • 14:15 - Q&A with Tynan Stewart, a Columbia Missourian reporter, about changes at the True/False Film Fest •1:39 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/m…/podcasts/ Credit to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episode's music.

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:53 - How Kansas City's AMC Theatres responded to the challenge posed by the upstart MoviePass • 4:30 - What a new World Health Organization classification could mean to the burgeoning esports industry • 8:25 - Two efforts announced this week to fund Kansas City startups • 11:40 - A Q&A with Zach Pettet, managing director of Kansas City's new Fountain City Fintech accelerator • 17:30 - A look at important numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: http://www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/multimedia/podcasts/ Thank you to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episodes music!

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. This week’s episode covers: • 0:39 - Gov. Mike Parson meeting Missouri businesses • 5:04 - Net neutrality's repeal and its effect on local startups • 8:24 - Answers founder David Karandish's new AI startup •10:45 - Reporter Kristoffer Tigue's trip to Kansas City to learn about Ripple Glass • 16:44 - A look at numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for more: http://www.missouribusinessalert.com/sections/multimedia/podcasts/ Thank you to Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) for this episodes music!

In this episode of Three Broke Mice, we’re navigating our way into the complex and increasingly profitable world of the emoji. If you’re not familiar with the concept, they’re colorful icons—from funny faces to food to symbols—loved by smartphone and social media users the world over. Aside from being fun and easy-to-use in day-to-day conversations, emojis are gaining more and more of our attention through products, advertising and a variety of media—meaning some industries are raking in the big bucks by making use of the popular characters. W ith the explosion of emojis in culture and commerce also comes new communication challenges, many of these issues concerning interpretation and appearance of the emojis on different platforms. The silly little graphics in your texts aren’t so one-dimensional after all. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA, on Missouri Business Alert , and on Three Broke Mice

Welcome to Episode 1 of our summer season. This show is the Getting Your$elf Together checklist, for those recent grads and young professionals in the audience working on starting their careers. We cover navigating the job hunt, settling into your new workplace, creating an impact in your office and making adult life work. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA, on Missouri Business Alert , and on Three Broke Mice's Facebook and Twitter pages. Email us at threebrokemice@gmail.com. Three Broke Mice is a podcast that explores money issues, economics and culture and is hosted by Kara Tabor. It is produced in collaboration with the KBIA and Missouri Business Alert newsrooms.

During our last episode, we spoke with with Zach Heath, an MU MBA student, entrepreneur, and cancer warrior. Listen to Part 2 of the chat as Three Broke Mice's Siyu Lei and Kara Tabor and KBIA's Becky Smith talk with Zach about what it’s like to be an young adult and fighting the good fight against cancer. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA, on Missouri Business Alert , and on Three Broke Mice's Facebook and Twitter pages. You can email us at threebrokemice@gmail.com.

Young people have a tendency to feel like nothing can stop them, that they are invincible. When you're full of energy and passion, that's not a hard thing to do. But even for the strongest and most determined Millennials, sometimes you have to be a warrior for your wellbeing. Zach Heath, a University of Missouri MBA student and an entrepreneur launching his own medical company, knows this fact to be true. On top of being a student and startup founder, he’s also a stage-four colon cancer patient. In this episode, we speak with Zach about his fight for his startup and his health. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA, on Missouri Business Alert , and on Three Broke Mice's Facebook and Twitter pages. Three Broke Mice is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Bita Eghbali, Siyu Lei and Kara Tabor, in collaboration with the KBIA and Missouri Business Alert newsrooms.

Going by our culture's obsession with culinary delights, cooking shows, and social media documentation of drool-worth meals, it's easy to say that food plays a pretty substantial part in many people's lives beyond plain nourishment. On this episode, the Broke Mice dig into the subject of quality food, its meaning to society and its costs. As usual, there's even a dash of cultural crossover thrown in to taste. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA , on Missouri Business Alert, and on Three Broke Mice's Facebook and Twitter pages. Three Broke Mice is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Bita Eghbali, Siyu Lei and Kara Tabor, in collaboration with the KBIA and Missouri Business Alert newsrooms.

Welcome to Business Beat’s new podcast, Three Broke Mice! TBM is a show for and by Snake People that explores money issues, economic topics and cultural phenomena. Listen as hosts Bita Eghbali, Siyu Lei and Kara Tabor delve into topics surrounding smartphones, apps and the impact that their security has on daily life. Subtopics include the war of the music streaming services, experiencing the cash-less "cruise control" offered by apps like Uber and Mint, and the security and privacy questions surrounding Apple’s refusal to unlock devices for the Department of Justice. Keep posted each week for new stories and segments from this partnership, and feel free to give us your feedback here on KBIA, on Missouri Business Alert, and on Three Broke Mice's Facebook and Twitter pages. Three Broke Mice is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Bita Eghbali, Siyu Lei and Kara Tabor, in collaboration with the KBIA and Missouri Business Alert newsrooms.