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Outcome Driven Sales with Ro Crosbie of Tero International

We are all selling something. Think about it. Businesses spend time and money selling their product or service. Many people make a great living by selling a product or service. Heck, when dating or in marriage we're selling...something.  But can we do better?  Here you will meet Ro Crosbie from Tero International as she talks about a program they offer called "Outcome Driven Sales". What are the benefits, what can you learn and how do you get involved?  All asked and answered here. Meet Ro!
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and More 11 August 2025

By any measure this "deal" between Nvidia, AMD and the U.S. government is, well, different.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 11th day of August and thanks for listening. In other news, Ford says its future is in electric vehicles and is spending roughly 2 billion dollars on that gamble. Lousy jobs data may spur the Fed to cut rates?  A Delta Airlines passenger jet came in contact with another plane…on the ground. We’ll take a look at the numbers from the Wall Street Report and another turn around?  Yes and this time it is the beleaguered AMC theater chain…for the interview Ro Crosbie from Tero International is with us to talk about Outcome Driven Sales…look we all sell something…and when you use these tools you will become a sales…master.  But first the news.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 8 August 2025

He lasted only two months at his IRS gig. Yes, we're talking about former Missouri Congressman Billy Long.  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 8th day of August, thanks for being here. In other news, The President says he does not trust the job numbers, however Wall Street does. The Commander of the Moon Mission, Jim Lovell has died and we’ll remember him. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is open in a beta mode. Zillow is sounding an alarm when it comes to the housing market.  We’ve got the Wall Street Report and it looks like Bed Bath and Beyond is coming back from…beyond. Let’s go…
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 23 July 2925

Things are a little shaky today as we're on the road in Norfolk, Virginia for the week.  We've got some audio issues but the show must go on.  We kick things off tonight with the tariff deal with Japan that moved the markets big time.  Thanks for being here on Wednesday the 23rd day of July. In other news, new Meme stocks take center stage. Sales of previously owned home sank again and we’ll share the details. What’s the latest with student loan repayments?  We’ll tell you what we know.  The Associated Press is barred from attending White House pressers…so says an appeals court. We’ve got the midday Wall Street Report in this shortened edition of the Business News Headlines…thanks for being with us.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Trouble with Meetings with Tero International

Endless meetings.  We feel your pain. And recently we had a story about how workers are being called into meetings well after 8PM and how so many meetings go back-to-back.  Here you'll meet Alison Haider the Chief Learning Officer at Tero International who offers up a "fix" for those "endless meetings".  Some simple things you can do to help everyone's work/life balance much better. Here's Alison...
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 16 June 2025

Welcome back and we hope you had a great Father's Day.  We start off today with a story about the G7 Conference that is taking place in Canada and there are some very different factors going on.  In other news, what’s the next business venture for the Trump family?  We’ll share. Tariffs and Amusement parks made the news. As the government resumes collection efforts on student loans…credit scores are going down for millions of Americans. We’ve got the Wall Street Report and some thoughts as to why American’s are not yet feeling the impacts of the Trump Tariffs…let’s go.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Fixing Meetings 6 June 2025

Today we pause to remember what happed 81 years ago today as members of multiple nations stormed the beaches of Normandy which was the beginning of the end to the brutal Nazi regime. May their memories be a blessing.  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 6th day of June, thanks for being here.  We kick things off today with the latest jobs report the good news and the bad. In other news, elected Republican officials are urging Trump and Musk to mend their relationship and why… AI and the film industry.  We’ll have a report.  The talks between China and the U.S. are back we’ll share when. New life for products from now shuttered Joann’s Fabrics.  The Wall Street Report and some sad news from Hooters.  For the conversation we’re talking with Alison Heider from Tero International about the pain points of…meetings. You know what we're talking about. Endless meetings that often fail to produce results and they are killing your workforce.  Can it be fixed? Tero says "yes" and Alison gives us details.  Let's go! 
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

A Solid Future - Leadership with Ro Crosbie

Recently Ro Crosbie the founder, President and CEO of Tero International spent some time at Iowa State University where she met with a group of honors students from various ISU colleges. She came away from that meeting energized about the future of our state and nation. Why? She found these students to be engaged, socially brilliant and ready to excel in their respective fields. It was a pleasure to hear her tell us the future is in good hands.  Met Ro Crosbie.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Ro Crosbie and the Future

The U.S. government sells bonds so that it can collect cash to pay its bills. Today the results of the recent bond auction caused the stock market to sink. Don't worry, we'll explain it all.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 21st day of May and thanks for being with us. In other news, Target, TJX and Lowes offered up their sales numbers and what they expect for the rest of this year.  We’ll break it all down for you. Twelve states have filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his tariffs that on top of another case brought by five small businesses. Make America Healthy Again is facing some serious headwinds and some farmers are leading the charge. We’ll share the numbers from the Wall Street Report and Amazon says the tariffs have not hurt their business…at all. For the Conversation we’ll be joined by Ro Crosbie the Founder, CEO and President of Tero International. She’s got a great story to tell about the future of leadership following a trip to Iowa State University.  But, first the news.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Alan Feirer 19 May 2025

You know that sinking feeling when you see that your credit score has gone down?  That's what happened today the the U.S. rating but investors seemed to shrug it off.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 19th day of May, thanks for being here. In other news, the tariffs are not having the impact that was feared.  Can we now breathe easier? Hollywood actors union has filed a suit over the AI generated voice of Darth Vader in Fortnite. We’ll share the numbers from the Wall Street Report and 23andMe gets a new owner.  For the conversation you’ll meet entrepreneur and author Alan Feirer in an entertaining conversation about his book and more…but first the news.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.