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Stuff to DO in the Metro with Cityview and Jeff Pitts

Each Friday we put cap on the week and have a little fun with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine with Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. Today we'll talk hockey, music, the Hammond B-3 organ (no, really) lots of holiday cheer and more. Click thought and join the, often silly, conversation. 
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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

The Business News Headlines 13 December 2018

It's the Thursday, December 13th Edition of the Business News Hour...thanks for coming by. In the news today:
Wall Street? One word, mixed;
The lack of blue collar workers is getting serious as more folks retire and nobody wants the jobs;
Hear about the Canadian teen who took to the Walmart store loud speaker to quit;
Instacart says goodbye to Whole Foods;
Des Moines, Iowa gets funding for a "transload hub". We'll share;
Oh yes, the markets what happened and why.
Then we're going to step into our Way-Back Machine for our very first Out to Lunch Segment, something we totally ripped off of CBS News and Major Garrett and "Take Out" well sort of. He interviews political types we do business over lunch and you get to listen in. Our guest is speaker and author Callista Gould from the Culture and Manners Institute. Click here for Part One.
And then we continue our conversation at Table 128 Bistro & Bar with Callista you can hear that...right here.
Thanks for listening.

Out to Lunch with Callista Gould at Table 128 Bistro & Bar

Early this past year we launched a weekly piece we call "Out to Lunch". We got the idea from CBS News and (now) Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett. While he interviews political types for the "Take Out Podcast" we talk business over lunch. Here, in our first edition, we go "Out to Lunch with writer and speaker Callista Gould from the Culture and Manners Institute. Talk about being on best behavior...  Click through and have some fun.
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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

Out to Lunch with Callista Gould Part Two

Welcome back as we go "Out to Lunch" with writer, speaker Callista Gould of the Culture and Manners Institute. Here we talk more about her work and her book The Exceptional Professional and I recommend it highly. Callista Gould "Out to Lunch" at Table 128 Bistro & Bar.
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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
 

The Business News Headlines 12 December 2018

Each weekday we offer up the biggest business news stories of the day. Today it looks like there is a warming of relations between the U.S. and China and that...moved the markets:
The Trump Administration has an idea of how to make the postal service...profitable;
Amazon workers in NYC are talking union;
Toyota and airbags back in the news;
The biggest name is snacks is....;
We know what you like and don't like on Netflix;
Is bottled water an endangered species?
What happened today on Wall Street and why.
Also today we're going to hear about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Project from two sources. First up the President of Conference Event Management, Michelle DeClerk joins us to tell you about how the education project changed her business and her life. Click here to listen to her story. 
Then Joey Beech has been selected to push the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Project across the entire state of Iowa. In other words, what had been a national program is now being done on a statewide basis which will mean even more small businesses can take part.  We'll detail the entire program. Click here to listen. 
Thanks for listening! 

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program Now an Iowa Opportunity

For several years the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program was national. Meaning that attendees would have to travel to the East Coast to take advantage of the education. This year it's much different. Goldman Sachs saw the value in taking the program statewide. So, what that means is the education takes place here, in Iowa. Meet Joey Beech who is responsible for marketing the effort across the Hawkeye State. We'll talk about the guts of the program, how to register and how the Des Moines Area Community College is involved. Strap in...and learn! 
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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

Michelle DeClerck a Graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Project

How can a small business grow? Usually by working on the business rather than in it. However, so many times small business owners don't have the time or the money to invest in a program that teaches how to become better. That is where the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Project comes in. Meet Michelle DeClerck a graduate of the program. She'll share with you how it changed her business, Conference Event Management, her life and...the folks who work with her. Best news is...you, as a small business...can take advantage of the program.  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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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

Technology and Rural America with Allen Blue - LinkedIn Co-Founder

Last week at a tech heavy event in Jefferson, Iowa (pop. 4,200) one of the speakers was LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue. In his three minutes behind the microphone he said a couple of interesting things to the roughly 150 people in attendance. I caught up to him after the speeches and asked him a couple of pointed questions. Click through for his answers.
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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

The Business of Public Speaking with Karen McCullough

While some folks would rather die than get up in front of a crowd Karen McCullough loves it and you can hear it in her voice. Karen picked up public speaking because she had to find a job. That was 20 years ago. Here she talks a bit about the old days and then offers some thoughts and tips for those of you considering public speaking as a career. You'll enjoy this...
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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
 

The Business News Headlines...PLUS 11 December 2018

Each weekday we offer up the top business news headlines on your time. No need to sit and wait you can take us with you wherever you go and at any time. Here's what we have on tap for you today:
The markets tried, honest;
Google CEO in D.C. today and it was quite a show;
Firefox launches new stuff today;
Pacific Gas & Electric facing dozens of suits some angry at company advertising;
Terminating an employee during the holiday...some thoughts;
Open hostility in the Oval Office today;
What happened on Wall Street and why;
LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue weighs in on the Rural experiment in Iowa.
Those stories and a conversation about the business side of public speaking. Our guest is Karen McCullough from Houston, Texas who has been in the field for 20 years. We'll chat about that and she'll offer some tips for those of you who think public speaking is for you. Click here to listen! 
Thanks for listening!