Family Issues

Opportunity for All - Out to Lunch with Seth Johnson

Get ready to be amazed. While we are proud of what the Greater Des Moines Metro has become there are still issues to face and most of those have to do with housing, transportation, education, employment and a host of items the United Way of Central Iowa is attempting to tackle. Here we go Out to Lunch at Jesses Embers with Seth Johnson of Opportunity-Fighting Poverty Together. We promise this will surprise and disturb you. 
 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Talking Opportunity - Out to Lunch with Seth Johnson Part Two

In Part One of Out to Lunch with the Business News Hour, Seth Johnson talked about the issues that impact progress for so many here in Central Iowa. In this segment we tick off the programs that have been created that deal with each area. We also ask about progress. Here is Part Two of our conversation with Seth Johnson as we go Out to Lunch at Jesses Embers. 
 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Debt, College, Smart Borrowing and Iowa Student Loans

Why would a lending company work to make sure people borrow as little as they can? When it is Iowa Student Loan it makes sense. Here we chat with Steve McCullough about borrowing less, money matters, what it means to have debt, how to structure debt for school and who pays. Solid information for people going to school or parents and grandparents. 
 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

A Way to Reduce Health Care Insurance Costs?

He knows about Tele-Medicine from personal experience and now Ned Flynn from Aureon says it could be a big help to small businesses that enlist services like he has used. Technology is allowing broader use of tele-medicine and we talk about it here and the potential savings it may afford businesses of any size. Click through to learn more...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Iowa Juneteenth and Soledad O'Brien

It was quite an evening. So many awards going to builders of community as we celebrated Iowa Juneteenth at the Community Builders Appreciation Banquet. The keynote speaker was television journalist Soledad O'Brien who was also very open with her time and personal story. Click through to hear more...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Meet Brad Anderson the New State Director for AARP-Iowa

He has just started his role as the State Director of AARP-Iowa so we figured it was a great time to make the introduction. Meet Brad Anderson who says his passion is to expose friends and families to the wealth of resources that come from AARP. In addition Brad talks about a generation of people over the age of 50 that see life and a career so much differently than a generation ago. Some interesting conversation just a click away.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Business News Headlines 12 June 2018

It was a "meh" day on Wall Street and we'll share with you why. Tesla is laying off workers...why? Profits suck. McDonald's is also in the layoff mode. Working harder but it doesn't seem like your paycheck goes as far? You are not dreaming...and there are two very good reasons for that.  We'll share. Those stories and more along with two compelling business interviews. First up Nick Donovan from the Technology Association of Iowa and then Phil K. James from Good Milkshake Digital with a dire prediction for locally owned restaurants, or really any locally owned business. Click through for more! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

City Girl Coffee with Alyza Bohbot

We love doing what we do because we meet so many interesting people along the way...and Alyza Bohbot is no exception. Alyza is the founder/owner of City Girl Coffee Company based in Minneapolis. And the Alakef Coffee Roasting Company.  She is in Des Moines today making some media rounds and celebrating a bit that her product has been picked up by HyVee. Click through to hear an amazing family story about coffee, Israel, Morocco, France, Florida and Duluth...I know...right? Meet our newest friend by clicking through. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Business News Headlines 30 May 2018

If you like roller coasters you must love Wall Street. Stocks shot back up today and we'll share why first during this edition of the Business News Hour. They said banning some guns would hurt business but today a retail center posted big number. Meanwhile a consumer group demands Lowes get rid of some...strippers. You paying attention?  Housing hits home when it comes to jobs and opportunity. An Iowa story from the Wall Street Journal. Those stories and more along with a two part conversation as we Go Out to Lunch with Eddie Mauro who is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Iowa's Third District. It's all just a click away. The business news on YOUR time.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.

Meet Eddie Mauro - Part One as we Go Out to Lunch

Months ago we invited each of the candidates seeking the opportunity to run for Congress in Iowa's Third Congressional District. Eddie Mauro was the first to accept our invitation. However, when we went to download much of his interview much of it was missing. So we invited Eddie to Go Out to Lunch at Jesses Embers. Here we talk about who he is, his desision on reproductive rights for women and Theresa Greenfield who had to end her campaign and how that impacted this race.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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.