Business Coaching

Desmund Adams on Self Improvement - 12 February 2014

Desmund Adams, a regular contributor to The News Hour, shares some thoughts from a Harvard Business School paper on Self Improvement and Business Leadership Advancement.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. 

Ben Washburn and the MMI Group - 31 January 2014

Recently we reconnected with our friend Ben Washburn and asked him how his start-up the MMI Group was going.  The news was good so we thought we would share with you.Insight on Business the News Hour is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. 

Insight on Business 18 November 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only local, live, hour-long business news broadcast in the region.  Each day from our studios at 1350-KRNT, Des Moines we bring you the business news plus interviews with business leaders, start-ups, entrepreneurs, non-profits and news-makers.  This podcast carries the interviews of the day.Our first guest is Hannah Inman from the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation a non-profit working to insure a healthy state well into the future.  We talk about how, why and what they are doing from rural to metro areas and the link to economic development.In the second interview we visit with Dr. Christi Hegstad from MAP Professional Development.  Who uses a professional coach, why and what are the results.  Plus a conversation about a women's group that is now taking reservations for class size.Join us before, during and after the broadcast on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and here is our Facebook Page for photos, videos and more. Thank you for downloading the News Hour!

Insight on Business 17 October 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour is heard Monday - Friday from 5 to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  But, we know you can't always listen to our interview portions on our time so we've created this podcast platform so you can listen on "your time". Today we visited with Janis Robinson from the Robinson Equation.  Janis is a business and personal coach. We asked the questions as to why...why would someone hire a business or personal coach and got the answers.Then we were talking beer with Ryan Rost of the 515 Brewing Company of Clive.  The micro brewery opened their doors just months ago and they are already thinking of expanding.  What is the culture of the micro brewery and what's the deal with...beer?  Asked and answered.If you want to hook up with us for the photos and videos head to our Facebook Page and for comments and questions before, during and after the broadcast we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Insight on Business 14 October 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications and focuses on news and interviews about the business community of the Des Moines, Iowa Metro.  We're live Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT.  Because we know you can't always listen on "our time" we've created podcasts of the interviews so you can listen on "your time".In this broadcast we hear from Mitch Matthews from Dream Big.  We talked about business coaching, public speaking and gave some tips on what you might consider if you find you are...stuck on an idea or a plan.  Then we visited with small business owner Sandy Taylor who, for 30 years has owned Plaza Florists in Urbandale.  We talked about online flowers, staying local, what works for her in advertising and a host of small business thoughts from the economy to keeping a customer.At the end of the broadcast we offered up a marketing tip regarding direct mail.  Three things to remember when you do your next direct mail piece.You can join us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and our Facebook Page is right here.  Thanks for listening!