Grill Nation With Jason Grill

Guests - Jason is joined by Lindsey McDonald, Director at ScriptPro, Alison Troutwine, Project Manager at Truman Medical Centers, Andre Davis, Business Development Executive at Built and Franci Erdmann, Consultant and Strategic Partnerships Advisor in the Customer, Patient and Employee Experience space. The group of leaders discusses how they met through the KCT program with the Civic Council of KC, how they have adapted in their personal and professional lives since COVID-19, best advice received throughout their professional and civic journeys, what excites them about KC's future, what they are passionate about improving in KC and so much more. Informative show with some KC leaders this week!

Guests - Jason is joined by Tim Barron, Senior VP at Landmark National Bank. They talk with Whitney VinZant, Restaurateur and Owner of Louie's Wine Dive, BRGR and Taco Republic. We discuss VinZant's philopshy and how he has been successful with his many ventures, his team and his commerical landlords, we also discuss growth in recent years, what changes and what he learned during Covid-19 pandemic specific to his industry, product distribution updates, advice for those wanting to get into the restaurant industry or expand in it, what the future holds for him and so much more! An awesome show this week.

Guests - Jason is joined by Jonathan Cole, Owner at Pendulum Studio, a sports architecture and design firm. The two discuss Jonathan's career starting in California, how he made it to KC, how he grew such a unique sports architecture firm with a strong culture and core values, how Covid-19 will impact sports architecture, stadiums and revenue models with tickets, concessions and sponsors, innovations and trends in sports stadiums, what he would like to see in a potential new downtown KC ballpark (drew up a model), most exciting projects he has worked on both sports wise and in general and we talk best life lessons and advice. Awesome show this week!

Guests - Jason is joined by Michael Sullivan, Managing Director of Berkadia. The two discuss the multifamily and apartment development, investment, lending and real estate space. Additionally they discuss Berkadia's work, Michael's background and growth in the industry, why the midwest and midsouth are thriving right now, if Covid-19 has affected the industry for property owners or tenants, investment and market trends and advice for those looking to get started in the industry or grow their real estate portfolios. Exceptional and informative show this week!

Guests – Jason is joined by Chris Gutierrez, President of KC Smartport, Grant Harrison, Director of Development at VanTrust Real Estate, and Eric McDonald, Executive VP (Sales and Business Strategy) at Storage Solutions. The group discusses the importance and success of the Kansas City region in logisitics, industrial space and ecommerce transport, storage and automation. In addition, the group highlights recent wins for the region in this area, its growth as a hub for food logistics, as well as best advice for someone wanting to grow a career in logistics, real estate development and industrial space/transportation. Kansas City is 2 days or less from 85% of the country and continues to grow as a hub for ecommerce and logisitcs transportation. Join us for this facisnating look at the industry and market!

Guests – Jason is joined by Dr. Amy Patel, Breast Radiologist / Medical Director of Women’s Imaging Center at Liberty Hospital / Assistant Professor of Radiology at UMKC School of Medicine. The two catchup and discuss the Liberty Hospital’s important Ready For You campaign, crucial legislation waiting to be signed by the Governor of Missouri, Dr. Patel’s recent election to a new national chair position in radiology, lessons from Covid-19 and stay-at-home, best ways to handle stress and pressure, best advice for those wanting to get into medical fields, what she wishes she would have known at start of medical journey that she knows now, and we even break into what she is not good at. Jason and her share this in common! Plus so much more on this week’s show. Join us!

Guests - Jason is joined by Sayard Parrish, VP at Landmark National Bank. We start the show talking about recent updates made to PPP loans and new rules/extensions. We then talk with Shauna Huntington, CEO/President at Fortiviti. We discuss her entrepreneurial journey, how her business is helping so many small-mid size businesses by providing accounting and back office solutions so companies don't have to and can focus on their business growth, core values, adapting business to changing times, unique payment model and so much more. Get to know this innovative entrepreneur and growing company!

Guests - Jason is joined by Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The two discuss Bob's incredible story from volunteer to President of NLBM, what he learned throughout the journey both professionally and personally, how an amazing string of events led to the museum's growth, success and national awareness, the museum's Centennial in 2020, the relationship with Major League Baseball and players, what's next for the museum and how it has adapted during COVID-19, what are the great Buck O'Neil's chances of getting into the Hall of Fame in December 2020 and some of Bob's best advice and life lessons. This is one of our favorite shows and a must listen!

Guests - Jason is joined by Dr. Kipp Van Camp, Founding Physician of Midwest Radiology Institute and Midwest Regenerative Health and Pain Clinic. We discuss Dr. Van Camp's extensive medical background and training, why he started his own business, how his father's bout with Alzheimers and innovative treatment truly affected his practice and has helped him grow regenerative medical techniques and why his clinic is unique and different. We also talk about his new book and how new research is leading to better solutions to chronic pain. Very interesting conversation this week with so many informative parts for the listener!

Guests - Jason is joined by Alan Farris, Senior VP at Landmark National Bank. We start the show talking about PPP loans and where things are at now and moving forward. We then talk with Scott Rosemann, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Owner of Rosemann and Associates. Rosemann is a full service architecture, interior design, engineering and planning firm in Kansas City with additional offices and projects in St. Louis, Denver and Atlanta. We talk about the company's growth, innovative and most memorable projects, covid-19 effects on business and the market, what running a family business is like, how are the cities they work in different in this arena and what does the future of KC look like. Awesome show this week. Thanks for listening!

Guests - Jason is joined by Jeff Dunn, DO / MBA, Doctor and CEO/Founder of Redivus Health. Redivus mission is to reduce medical errors and save patient lives. Jeff takes us through his background as a doctor and leader at large scale hospitals and why he left medicine to start a tech company to improve patient outcomes and clinical decisions. We discuss how Redivus and its Code Blue App helps hospitals, patients, providers and mitigates risks, while at the same time saving lives. We break into why Jeff launched back into clinical practice in addition to his full time job as Covid-19 took hold, as well as how he believes medicine will change moving forward and what innovations we should expect once the pandemic is over. Fascinating show this week with an entrepreneur, doctor and healthcare thought leader.

Guests - Jason is joined by Jessica Hembree, Owner - Platform Civic Strategies and Board Member - Shawnee Mission School District. Jessica has a fascinating story and history in the non-profit, foundation and public policy participation / planning / advocacy world. The two discuss why Jessica started her own business, her time in DC, why she decided to run for office, what she has enjoyed, disliked and been surprised by in office, why and how she appeared in the New York Times, the future of education, what she misses during stay at home and so much more. Join us!

Guests - Jason is joined by Jeff Phillips, Senior VP at Landmark Bank. They discuss the Landmark Library Program at the top of the show and then the two talk with Laura Laiben, Owner / "The Main Dish" of the Culinary Center of Kansas City. The group discusses Laura's career decision to leave life as an attorney and start the premiere culinary arts center in the region nearly 22 years ago. They also discuss the unique business model dedicated to education, cultivation and appreciation of food, wine and culinary tradition and the over 600 cooking classes each year, 200 interactive cooking parties and private events per year at the space. Lastly, they discuss how a fearless spirit has led to success and to changing offerings during COVID-19 and how they has been successful. Laura is an awesome entrepreneur and one that shares her incredible perspective on a unique business. Join us!

Guests - Jason is joined by Andrew Bash, Owner - Bash and Co. Sotheby's International Realty, Danny Pfeifer, Founder - Catalyst Group (Government Relations) and John Kennyhertz, Partner - Kennyhertz Perry Law. The group catches everyone up on their respective industry and how it has been affected and adjusted by Covid-19 pandemic, we discuss silver linings of this experience, how their lives have changed, what they have learned about themselves and some of their favorite go-to's during stay at home order on the food, entertainment, lifestyle and mental / physical health front. Always a good time with this group!

Guests - Jason is joined by Jessica Palm, VP at KCADC and Lead Executive at TeamKC, and Anthony Fasl, VP of Operational Growth at SelectQuote. We discuss KCADC recently listing over 5,000 full time jobs from more than 40 employers on its KC Career Network including jobs up to 165k a year. The resource is free for both companies and job seekers. These measures are to help those displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the website has seen a 3,600 percent spike in traffic recently. We also discuss SelectQuote announcing it will hire more than 1,000 new employees and how they are adapting to the pandemic. Lastly, we gain intelligence from the small and large business community on how they're adapting during these tough times and how the region is coming together during COVID-19. A must listen this week!

Guests - Jason is joined by leaders from KVC Health Systems and KVC Hospitals. In the first two segments, Jason talks to KVC's Jenny Kutz, VP of Marketing and Communications and Chad Anderson, Chief Clinical Officer, about what KVC is doing to help children and families during Covid-19 pandemic and about the informational new blog / vlog series that is offering many unique resources for families. In the final two segments, Jason talks to Sara Schlagel, Dir. Program and Staff Dev. at KVC Hospitals about their unique residence and curriculum programs, addition of beds in the region and about their new blog series that includes many ways to combat mental stress and talk to your children and grandchildren about Covid-19. All of this and so much more this week. Informative show for you and your family!

Guests - Jason is joined by Jeff Phillips, Senior VP at Landmark National Bank. We start the show talking about relief options and resources for businesses during COVID-19. We then talk with leaders from Brush Creek Partners, Travis Holt (Co-Founder, Stephen Bowen (Partner), and Nathan Kurtz (COO). They talk about their business channels and services, how it all came together, how they managed to grow smart with different strategic changes with a board, new hires and investors and what their clients are experiencing given today's economic realities. They also offer entrepreneurial advice and talk us through some of the things that they are seeing in the risk and insurance assessment world across the country in both the technology and bricks/ mortar space during COVID-19. Experts all across the board on this week's show.

Guests - Jason is joined by Danielle Lehman, Creator of Open Belly Podcast and CurbsideKC.com, she talks about what Open Belly is and the recent website she built to aggregate all KC area restaurants, breweries, distilleries, etc. offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Incredible resource and story. I'm also joined by George Guastello, President/CEO of Union Station. We discuss changes that have been made there, offerings currently for children and families through Science City, what is still open and operational, how Union Station has survived numerous worldwide issues throughout its over 100 plus year history, what the future holds and much more. Great show this week with two amazing guests.

Guests - Jason is joined by Maria Perez, Ranked Choice Voting expert and Consultant with FairVote (a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a representative democracy that works for all Americans). The two discuss Maria's background, why Ranked Choice Voting is the best voting solution on all levels of voting on municipal, state and federal level, how the state of Kansas is implementing Ranked Choice Voting in 2020 Dem Presidential Primary and all details, why the combination of early voting / ranked choice voting / mail in voting is a good combination,  how millions of votes have been wasted on candidates withdrawn in 2020 Dem Presidential Primary because Ranked Choice Voting was not utilized in those states, the future of Ranked Choice Voting and much more on benefits and practicality. Incredibly valuable and information show this week!

Guests - Jason is joined by Zach Lawless, CEO and Founder of Fresh Bowl, a fresh and healthy vending machine that is environmentally friendly and tastebud friendly. Zach is a Kansas City native and now has one of the most successful young startups in New York City. He has raised over $2.7M of capital and his company has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and BuzzFeed. We break down how Zach came up with this idea, how he got it funded, how he built a protype, how he crates the food and how he is scheduled to have 100 locations all throughout NYC in next 18th months. Fresh Bowl is taking New York City by storm with tasty sustainable solution at an affordable price. You might see it throughout the country sooner rather than later. Awesome guest and KC success story. Join us!