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Mentorship Moment: Diana Royalty and Jeff Schrag

The chief operating officer of People Centric Consulting Group and founder of Mother’s Brewing Company reflect on a mentorship built on taking initiative.
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Leadership

Advice and Whiskey with Jen Leonard of Tie & Timber Beer Co.

Jen Leonard and her husband, Curtis, wanted to get out of corporate life in Denver, so they decided to start a brewery in Curtis’s hometown...

jul 2019 | Advice & Whiskey, Beer, Women in Business
2019 Momentum Survey results in Springfield, MO.
Strategy

Analyzing Workforce Trends in Southwest Missouri

Two entities survey workforce trends to identify how they can close the skills and training gaps felt by today's businesses.

jul 2019 | Strategy
Foster Senior Living facility development plan in Springfield, MO
Strategy

Determining the Need for Senior Living Through Market Research

In an effort to comply with Missouri law, fight overbuilding and determine need, Foster Senior Living conducted a market study of the...

jul 2019 | Law & Regulation, Strategy
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Strategy

Do It Now: Become a Trailblazer

It takes courage to navigate uncharted territory. Rikki Barton, director of prevention services at Community Partnership of the Ozarks,...

jul 2019 | Leadership, Strategy

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Culture

Giving Back with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks

Successful corporate giving programs require processes and personnel. Luckily, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is here to help.

jul 2019 | Companies, Giving Back, Women in Business
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Leadership

How Ashley Norgard and Joelle Cannon Connected Through Rosie

Ashley Norgard and Joelle Cannon work in different fields but support each other through an intentional mentorship relationship.

jul 2019 | Leadership, Networking, People, Q&A
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Strategy

How Do You Get Incarcerated Persons Back Into the Workforce?

The Missouri Department of Corrections believes inmates are an untapped workforce, which is why it's teaching inmates skills to help them...

jul 2019 | Recruitment, Strategy
Midwest Mobile Imaging in Springfield, MO
Strategy

How Midwest Mobile Imaging Successfully Expanded to Springfield

When Dan Taylor, president of Midwest Mobile Imaging, started receiving contracts in Springfield, he had to decide if the time was right to...

jul 2019 | Business Services, Strategy, West Plains, MO
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Strategy

Springfield Business Finds Success Through In-House Training

To stand apart from the competition, the team at Air Services Heating & Cooling goes through regular internal training sessions.

jul 2019 | Companies, Strategy
Give 5 team of local retirees.
Culture

Two Retired Springfield Business Icons Find Purpose Through Give 5

Former owner of Farmers Gastropub Bill Griffiths and former Springfield mayor Jim O’Neal found new purpose through Give 5.

jul 2019 | Giving Back, People, Strategy
Executives from four local companies share their experiences of going through The Great Game for Small Business.
Small Businesses

What You Missed from The Great Game for Small Business B-School

Five takeaways from this morning’s panel of four local companies that participated in The Great Game for Small Business, plus exciting news...

jun 13 2019 | Communication, Companies, Education, Financial
Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Tasha Eurich
Leadership

How to Push Past Imposter Syndrome

Dr. Tasha Eurich explains the negative effects of a common psychological pattern dubbed "Imposter Syndrome," along with how to overcome it....

may 2019 | Ladies Who Launch, Leadership, Strategy, Women in Business

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