Winners Win - Kansas City Secrets to Success

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Brad Carlson, CEO of Empirical Prime Holdings. The duo discuss how Brad found his niche buying and selling commercial trucks and how his small business journey began with his folks. He also talks about the importance of learning things on the fly.

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Casey Williamson, CFO of Haas & Wilkerson, who has been in her role for a little more than a year. They discuss the importance of venturing outside the norm to try new things. And they talk about the importance of building solid working relationships and how processes and teams work together.

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Scott Lippert, president of Viagio Technologies. They discuss how Scott fell into the IT industry and the art of learning things from the ground up. He also talks about how he began his custom-software development journey and the importance of being a networker and connector.

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant, executive director and founder of The Prospect KC. The duo discuss how Shanita learned to lose gracefully after appearing on a handful of reality TV cooking competitions. They also talk about the importance of helping feed the underserved and those experiencing food insecurity.

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime talks with Sheila Seck, managing partner at Seck and Associates about the importance of straight-forward communication and feedback. “Successful people don’t beat around the bush,” she says.   Sheila discusses the art of problem solving with clients, “but in a social way,” she adds. She and Jaime also dive into the importance of being both coaches and mentors.   Don’t miss an episode of Winners Win with Jaime Simpson; follow on your favorite streaming services!

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Ken Bramble, benefits consultant with HUB International. The duo discuss the importance of mental health awareness and how to bounce back from early failures. Ken also talks about how dealing with anxiety helped him grow as both a boss and father.

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Shane Talbot, an advisory solution consultant at ServiceNow.

Shane and Jaime discuss the importance of corporate cyber security. “Human beings are always the wild card when talking about risks and security,” Shane adds. The Kansas City native also talks about the importance of leadership and technical priorities in the workplace and why learning should be a lifelong venture.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts a new episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime chats up

Tim Barron, the president/CEO of Kendall Banks and an innovator in consumer and commercial banking.

Tim discusses how learning from his past failures made him more of a success story. And he talks about what it’s like to weather both a recession and a global pandemic in the banking industry. Finally, he and Jaime discuss the nuances of building great clientele and giving them tools to succeed.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the next episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Chris Culbertson, who does business development at Brown & Brown.   Chris discusses how he found his calling—and his niche—in sales. He also talks about never passing up unique opportunities and his ever-present entrepreneurial spirit. He adds how he’s learned to find an ideal work-life/family-life balance over the years.   Don’t miss an episode of Winners Win with Jaime Simpson; follow on your favorite streaming services!

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the next episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with MaryAnne Metheny, CEO of Hope House.  MaryAnne discusses her 30+ year career working with victims of domestic violence to help them find their voice. She also talks about what a complex issue domestic violence has truly become. And she chimes in on the importance of surrounding yourself with the perfect team—colleagues who value and support you. “You can’t do it all,” she adds.  Don’t miss an episode of Winners Win with Jaime Simpson; follow on your favorite streaming services!

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the next episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Colby Jones, CFO of The Kauffman Center for Performing Arts.

Colby discusses how the renowned theater survived the pandemic, as well as the nuances of working for a non-profit. He adds how he’s helped build Kauffman’s coffers and why watching your budget is paramount. Plus, he weighs in on how volunteering has been a welcome addition to his monthly calendar.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the next episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Kathryn McDaniel, Principle at MEDiAHEAD.

Kat talks about how grit and determination helped her triumph over failures. She also discusses what it was like making a hard leap from a litho company to a digital company and the importance of surrounding herself with a solid group of colleagues.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the eighth episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Tim Webster, chairman and CEO of Heirloom Brands and Farmer Direct Foods.

Not only does Tim speak about growing up in an entrepreneurial family, he also discusses how that shaped his visionary career path. Tim mentions how important it is to be an innovator and an integrator. And he speaks candidly about how regenerative agriculture is shaping up to be the wave of the future.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the seventh episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Scott Havens, vice president at HUB International.   Known as “Kansas City’s Connector,” Scott chats up Jaime about how he got that moniker and the importance of bringing the right people together. He also discusses the importance of camaraderie and teamwork in his business and what it means to him. And he adds how a side venture into the world of hidden speakeasies has helped him maintain his mover-and-shaker status in the metro.   Don’t miss an episode of Winners Win with Jaime Simpson; follow on your favorite streaming services!

Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the sixth episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Mike DeMaio, the founder and managing director at Crown CFO.

Mike talks candidly with Jamie about his love of music and how being in a band in his teen years helped shape his business acumen. “I’m a rock-n-roller with an accounting degree,” he says. He also adds how he strategically built his company after taking a leap of faith and what success means to him. And he discusses the importance of overcoming hurdles and potential challenges on the horizon.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the fifth episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Kara Lowe, the president and CEO of the Kansas City Tech Council.

Kara chats with Jamie about her early dreams of becoming a meteorologist and how she parlayed a journalism degree into a successful tech career. Kara adds how her love of Kansas City has fueled her efforts through the last decade. And she discusses how she became uniquely qualified to helm the Kansas City Tech Council for the last 6+ years.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the fourth episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime chats up Christa Johnson, VP of Operations and Manufacturing at Digital Ally, Inc.

Christa talks with Jaime about how her 15-year career with the company began and what she’s learned about the importance of integrating teamwork into day-to-day operations. She also discusses her trajectory with the company and why being versatile in any role is half the battle. And she adds how being a people person has made all the difference as she’s moved up the company ladder and into a variety of leadership positions.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the third episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime chats with Eileen Weir, a civic-minded mover and shaker, entrepreneur, consultant, and the former mayor of Independence, Missouri.

Before founding her latest endeavor, Impress KC, Eileen talks to Jaime about getting her start with the Kansas City Chiefs back in 1992. Eileen also discusses her leap of faith into politics and how she helped spearhead several new initiatives to bring tourism to Independence. She adds why her decade of civic service set her up for success moving forward and how she discovered a newfound love of economic development and strategic communication.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the second episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Nate Orr, a partner at Spencer Fane and an innovator in the way law firms service their clients.

Not only does Nate speak about his storied 23-year law career, he also discusses his first win at his law firm and how it still resonates with him—and clients—today. Nate adds how a unique, new business development approach he honed created a positive ripple effect throughout Spencer Fane’s 25 offices. And he adds how this efficient, novel program began to alleviate a service industry gap within the firm.

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Join Jaime Simpson as she hosts the first episode of the Winners Win podcast, a show highlighting the awesome people of Kansas City and their secrets to success. In this episode, Jaime sits down with Grant Gooding, an entrepreneur and the founder of Proof Positioning, a business that changes the way we look at sales.

Grant speaks about how his first win in little league as a child, earning a strikeout home run, was the foundation for creating his business. His business, Proof Positioning, digs deeper into the “why” of sales and the emotions behind a consumer’s choices. Grant goes on to speak about his struggles in reevaluating his business, what it means to be a successful entrepreneur, and how human beings always buy from human beings.

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