Ready-Aim-Fire: A Deliberate Approach to Accelerated Scalability Byron Whetstone has been making headlines lately. His company was featured on the cover of the Kansas City Business Journal February 4th of 2022 for “making noise where it counts”. Whetstone wasnominated and selected to be one of the top three KC Entrepreneurs of the Year candidates in …
Few leaders master leadership. Bobby Hawk may be one of the exceptions. As Lead Pastor of EPIC Church, local businessman, Blue Springs School Board member, and student in pursuit of his Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership, Bobby Hawk has majored in leadership his whole life. His chosen roles require people to want to follow …
The Triple Win: What really matters in business and in baseball This interview takes a unique peek into the key success factors of investment partnerships. They don’t all work the same so find out what really matters. Many private firms seek investor resources to fund a transaction, a transition, or a new growth trajectory. One …
Culture-Driven Leadership Tim Chadwick, CEO of MMC Corp since 2014, has a secret sauce for leadership born of his respect for long-time K-State Football Coach Bill Snyder. They both believe that the three most powerful words in building effective teams are “I appreciate you”. As an employee-owned company, Chadwick is laser focused on developing the …
Chris Jones, Master of Strategic Implementation Chris Jones has quadrupled his revenue since 2010. He owns Swagelok Southeast Texas, a distributorship for Swagelok products. How did he do it? There are many options Jones doesn’t have. As a distributor, he has an exclusive relationship with Swagelok so he can’t add additional products or brands; he …
Beat the Odds with Acquisitions Through Strategic Clarity As Rick Blomquist knows, acquisitions play an important role in business growth, but only if successful and the odds are against you. Typically, 70-90% of mergers and acquisitions fail to generate shareholder value according to collated research and Harvard Business Review. Yet for every dollar of business …
Gordon Harton, CEO of Worldwide Steel Buildings Gordon Harton has been a long-term corporate executive and a serial entrepreneur, but regardless of his role, he has counted on two key principles to achieve his goals—know the end user better than others and be sure you have a great team. Harton worked with VF Corporation, the …
Community America Value-Centered Vision Some CEO’s start with their vision for a company and others start with a vision for their professional careers. A few figure out how to merge the two and those often are the most successful leaders as their path to professional success is one of authenticity and genuine fulfillment. When Lisa …
Interview with President Troy Prewitt, of Ultrax Aerospace, Incorporated with MARGARET REYNOLDS in October 2018 Growth is in their DNA: Clear Strategy and Strong Culture Makes it Easier to Bet on the Future “We bet on the future because we can’t bet on the past” Troy Prewitt is at the helm of a 23-year-old company that …
Fike Corporation Smashing Through Traditional Growth Barriers Brad Batz is challenging the status quo. New to the helm of Fike Corporation, a 73-year-old privately held global company in the fire and explosion protection business, Brad doesn’t chase growth for growth sake, but his goal is to generate 4x growth. “I believe this company can be …
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