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Rural that Works - Out to Lunch with Deb Brown Rural Town Expert

We waited to try something new until we were with a friend. This is Out to Lunch with Michael Libbie...thanks for coming by. Today we spend our lunch with Deb Brown from SaveYour.Town who is bringing to Rural Iowa in September "Rural That Works". Listen in as we have lunch at The Grid Iron and talk about rural economic growth. How some communities see that they have in front of them and then create businesses and wealth for the people who choose to live there. Lot's of stories that point to success. Out to Lunch with Deb Brown....now!
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 13 August 2018

Today it was all...Turkey. Welcome to the Business News Hour Headlines...thanks for clicking through. Today we'll unpack why what is happening in Turkey is a drain on the rest of the world's economies. We'll have a neat story about the CEO of Papa John's a guy you, no doubt, before the recent dust up, never heard about. Also, as we shared with you last week as a rumor...it's now official Wangler and Lee Jeans are being spun off. Why? We've got that for you as well. We'll check on the market activity and Ashley Sidon from Drake is with us and so too is Laura Kinnard. Let's go! 
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.

The Zenith Chamber Music Festival with Ashley Sidon

This week marks the 4th year of the Zenith Chamber Music Festival and here, from Drake University, is Dr. Ashley Sidon who, along with her many other duties, puts the event together. What is it? Where will it be? Who can (should) attend and...is it "stuffy"? We asked and Ashley answered!  Click in to listen and then, go!
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 Networking and Education with Laura Kinnard

Each Monday we take some time and look at some local networking and business education opportunities with Laura Kinnard. This week the Iowa State Fair is on but, yes, there is business being done there every day. We'll also talk about an upcoming event centered on the future of retail, some technology applications and more. Laura, from Drake University also is behind the Business Event Calendar: DMBizMixer check it out. 
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.

The Business News Headlines 10 August 2018

The business news on your time. Click ahead for the story on how Turkey messed with the U.S. Markets today? Wranger and Lee Jeans to be sold or spun off? U.S. manufacturing in many areas is grinding to a halt. Why? We'll share. Want to work from home? Amazon may just have a job for you. Those stories the markets and our interviews are just a click away. Today we've got presidential hopeful Andrew Yang with a great discussion about the economy, taxes and something called the Universal Basic Income. In our second conversation lifestyle contributors Jeff Pitts and Parker Reed from Cityview join us. 
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 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

This week democratic presidential candidate for 2020 Andrew Yang made a trip to Iowa. It's what people who are seeking to run for office do. We asked for, and were granted, a long-form interview with this author, startup businessman and venture capitalist. We met during the West Des Moines Valley Junction Farmers Market and kicked things off by asking Mr. Yang some questions that we know you must have as well. Meet Andrew Yang the first Asian-American to run for the highest office in our nation....and his campaign called, "Let's Put Humanity First" here on the Business News Hour. 
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.
 

The State Fair Sucks the Air Out of Everything...In a Good Way.

Each week our lifestyle contributors from Cityview Magazine drop in to share "Stuff to DO in the Metro" this weekend and into next week. Here Parker Reed and Jeff Pitts have a blast telling you about the music at the Iowa State Fair the food picks at the fair and...if you are not a "fair goer" some stuff going on elsewhere. And, yes, we have way too much fun during this weekly event. Click through for a laugh and Here Come the Mummies...just for Jeff. 
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.

The Business News Headlines - 9 August 2018

It's the business news on YOUR time. Today...what the heck is happening to Crocks? Also, Campbells Soup is in the news some...want it sold. Amazon about to further disrupt...health care. Remember that Tweet from Tuesday from Elon Musk that drove up Tesla stock by 11%. Uhm....we've got an update. Those stories and more along with the markets are 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.

Marketing for Business - Episode 24 - Internal Marketing Issues

You can call it internal marketing or branding or just plain marketing. Here in Episode 24 of Marketing for Business Phil K. James from Good Milkshake Digital and Michael Libbie from Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications talk about steps you can take for your company to really start to focus on what your customers want. What they do not want is more noise...which is largely what many businesses offer. Take some time to listen to this two-part piece...we think you'll learn much. 
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.

Marketing for Business Episode 24 - Part Two

Here, in Part Two of Marketing for Business - Episode 24 Phil and Michael share some step by step thoughts and actions to help you better identify what your customer really, really wants/needs and then how you can parrot that back to them in a way that makes your company more...human. 
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.