Women in Business

Beyond Elegance - A Post Retirement Story

A family wedding inspired Diana and Dave Bair to start a small business our of their home. Now, years later, Beyond Elegance has become the "go to" wedding and special events outfitter for linens to decor. Meet Diana and her story:
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The Business of Public Speaking - Midwest Speakers Bureau

This is a great story of how Angela Cox created Midwest Speakers Bureau a national company based here in Des Moines that assists meeting planners and businesses in finding keynote speakers to workshop speakers. It's a great story about not only the speakers but the extra work she does for meeting planners. Coming up later this month she will hold a Speakers Showcase in Des Moines in a way to better expose her work. Learn the back story of public speaking with Angela.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page. 

Keeping You Chemical Free - Perfectly Posh with Courtney

The trends are clear.  From food to beauty products consumers want to know what is in the stuff you use. Our friend Courtney Tompkins has found a new business called Perfectly Posh and uses new marketing methods to connect with consumers. A busy mom, wife and business person..meet Courtney! 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Twenty Six Years of ADA with Reyma McCoy McDeid

Twenty-six years ago this month the Americans with Disabilities Act became the law of the land with great thanks to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). What was and is the impact of this civil rights legislation? We asked Reyma McCoy McDeid the executive director of the Central Iowa Center for Independent Living to share some thoughts and realities.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Finding Television Newsroom Talent - Teresa Hein

The people that populate television newsrooms all across the nation come from...where? Meet Teresa Hein from My Media Jobs who has the interesting business of finding and placing newsroom talent in markets large and small all from her office here in the Des Moines Metro. Some interesting stories with Teresa:  
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Brit's Wine with Britney Campbell

A chance meeting this past spring put me in connection with Britney Campbell a trained sommelier and the founder of Brit's Wine an application that takes the mystery out of choosing the right wine...at any time. Based in California, we caught up with her on our Newsmaker Line:
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Talking Food with Chef Terrie Kohl

Trained at the New England Culinary Institute Chef Terrie Kohl is a powerhouse of energy and a love of all things...food. Multi-faceted, Terrie offers cooking classes, she is a personal chef, she will do a custom catering program for you and her Market Bakery is said to be a thing of legend. From the Country Club Market meet Terrie! 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Singapore and Des Moines Home Buying with Sock Spearman

Every so often we offer up a remastered-rebroadcast of an interview segment that was downloaded often by our listeners. They have judged the interview to be worthy of a rebroadcast during the Business News Hour. That is the case with this interview with Sock Spearman from ReMax Real Estate Concepts. We talk a bit about her native Singapore and then dive into home buying in the Greater Des Moines Metro. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Eden & Gray Interiors - In The Small Business Spotlight

We love creative people and it was a pleasure shinning our Small Business Spotlight on Eden & Gray Interiors with Hanna Shiplett. For years Hanna worked for others as an interior designer now, on her own, we talk about design trends for commercial and home. What's hot and what changes does she see in design for office space and residential. Meet Hanna Shiplett:
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Small Business Spotlight - Tradewinds Tile & Stone

Our Small Business Spotlight shines on Tradewinds Tile and Stone based in Bradenton, Florida with Nancy Sutton Scott. She and her partner Lisa Tosi-Horn are celebrating five years in the business of decorating homes in their area.  We talked about the business and what tends to set them apart from other local businesses. Nancy has an extensive retail background from department stores to, wait for it, Disney. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.