Food and Drink

Wellmark BCBS, Social Media & Eating at the Greater DSM Botanical Garden

Each day, Monday - Friday we're local and live on 1350-KRNT with the business news of the day and interviews with interesting guests. For the podcast we remove the news but leave the interviews and on this broadcast we visited with Spencer Shireman who is the social media specialist for Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  They caught our eye when doing a "Tweet Chat" on health care last week. We talk about why social media and moreThen, in the second interview, we visit with Lisa LaValle who is running the newest restaurant in the Metro...Trellis is located in a new space at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.  Neat stuff going on as part of the multi-million dollar renovation of the facility.For photos, videos and more visit our Facebook Page and to communicate with us before, during and after the News Hour we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.  Thanks for listening!

Iowa Restaurant Association and Moth Media 3 December 2013

This
is Insight on Business the News Hour for Tuesday, December 03, 2013.  On this podcast page we share with you the interviews with our guests from the only local, live business broadcast in the region.  We're heard between 5PM and 6PM Monday - Friday on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.In the first half hour we make welcome the executive from the Iowa Restaurant
Association, Jessica Dunker.  We’ll talk
about their work in promoting their members, what’s hot in the industry and
more.  Then, after the stocks of local
interest and the ag report we’ll check in with Raylee Melton of Moth Media a
social media company here in Des Moines. 
We’ll talk about the power of social media for business, the ROI and
more.  Lot’s of news you can use today
with on the News Hour.  If you would like to connect with us on Twitter we're @IoB_NewsHour and for photos, video and more here is our Facebook Page.

Jason Kiesau and Bruce Tretter - IOB 25, November 2013

This is
Insight on Business the News Hour for Monday, November 25, 2013.  I’m Michael Libbie and this is the only local, live, hour-long business broadcast in the region. In this podcast we strip out the news and offer up the interviews with News-Makers. 
This half
hour we’ll be joined by Jason Kiesau of Merit Resources.  We’re going to talk a bit about finding and retaining employees and much more. …how are they working out at your place and this is a perfect
time to start that conversation.
In the second interview our old friend Bruce Tretter is back with us.  Thanksgiving is days away and for those who
can’t cook the event can be a fright. 
Bruce to the rescue with Gotta Eat, Can’t Cook.  Great ideas and step-by-step online
instructions for the perfect Thanksgiving Day Feast…even if you can’t cook.Join us on our Facebook Page or on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.  Thanks for listening!

Insight on Business with Michael Libbie 20 November 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard live Monday - Friday from 5P - 6P on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa.  In this podcast we strip off most of the news ('cause who wants to hear yesterday's stuff?) and keep the interviews with news-makers.Today we visit with Emily Price and Dave Wilwerding from the City of Johnston, Iowa about the new redevelopment program going on with the Merle Hay gateway to the city.  The Merle Hay Redevelopment Project is going to transform the entire area.  We talk...details.Then Courtney Tompkins joins us to talk about DSM PopUp Parties.  Want to have an event but don't want the work in getting it done?  A new start-up hits Des Moines and we spend some time talking about it.Here is our Facebook Page with photos and more and we monitor @IoB_NewsHour on Twitter before, during and after the broadcast.  

Insight on Business with Michael Libbie 19 November 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie presents the business news of the day, each day, Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  This podcast carries a story about customer retention plus three interviews.In the first interview we visit with Rachel Formaro, Abbe Hendricks and Karen Fitch from Women Who Wine.  Fun stuff with...women and wine.Then we switch gears with talk with Christopher Senjents of Christopher's Fine Jewelry.  We talk gold, rare coins and more.Finally Chelsie Rohrs from the Iowa Cubs comes in to talk about taking your party to the Cubs Club and more.  More fun...with Chelsie.For photos and more here is our Facebook Page and we monitor Twitter before, during and after each broadcast @IoB_NewsHour.Thanks for coming by!

Insight on Business with Michael Libbie 13 November 2013

This
is Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie for Wednesday, November 13, 2013.  Each day, M-F from 5PM to 6PM Central we share the business news of the day and interview news-makers, business owners, non-profit leaders on the only local, live, hour-long business broadcast in the region.  In this podcast we visit with Emily Hamilton
of the I Have a Dream Foundation of Des Moines.  This is an amazing story that bears real
economic opportunity for generations. 
Emily Hamilton in the first segment.  Then we make welcome the owner of The Cheese Shop of Des Moines, C.J. Bienert. 
The Cheese Shop has become a very popular place and we’re grateful to
have CJ in the studio to tell us all about it. 
Today we’re “doing good” and “eating good”. If you've got a story for us, send it along to IoBNewsroom@gmail.com and we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before during and after the broadcast.  For photos, videos and more head to our Facebook Page.And, thanks for listening!

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.