The Wichita Business Journal is the leading source of business news in the Wichita area. Every Friday we’ll bring you an in-depth interview with local business leaders that you need to know. Join Kirk Seminoff and his guests and they discuss topics that are vital to the Wichita business community.
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411: Meet Audrey Jensen, one of the WBJ's new reporters
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23:27New Wichita Business Journal commercial real estate reporter Audrey Jensen joined editor Kirk Seminoff for BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal on April 23, 2025.By Wichita Business Journal
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410: Getting deep into a cup of coffee with Reverie Roasters' Andrew Gough
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34:12Reverie Roasters owner Andrew Gough talks with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff in Episode 410 of the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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409: Adam Tannehill talks about the Lange Companies' many projects
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42:04Lange Companies chief networking officer Adam Tannehill talks with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff in Episode 409 of the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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408: Property tax relief and other big issues with city-county leaders
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55:45A panel of city-county government leaders answered questions from WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff in this week's BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal.By Wichita Business Journal
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407: Wichita Collegiate's head of school Nathan Washer
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51:29Wichita Collegiate School head of school Nathan Washer joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the school and private education.By Wichita Business Journal
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406: The program teaching Wichita kids the game of golf for 50 years
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22:39Wichita Junior Golf Foundation trustees Shana Appelhanz and Steve Blaske (Consolver GC pro) join WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the 50-year-old program.By Wichita Business Journal
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405: Bill Voloch and a busy 10 years as Wesley CEO
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43:37Wesley Healthcare president and CEO Bill Voloch joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff for this week's BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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404: Jerry Jones and Mike Lies talk about the Heritage in Andover
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30:39Jerry Jones of Jones Commercial Development and Mike Lies of Lies Properties talk about the Heritage, their 100-acre multi-use project in Andover, with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff.By Wichita Business Journal
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403: Dawn Shepler of HumanKind Ministries
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37:39HumanKind Ministries president and CEO Dawn Shepler joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff for Episode 403, talking about service for the city's homeless population and those who live in poverty.By Wichita Business Journal
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402: Lily Wu on her first year as Wichita mayor
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37:27Wichita mayor Lily Wu joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff on the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast Jan. 13, 2025.By Wichita Business Journal
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401: Jany Moussa on why Wichita's a great place for physicians
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26:22Dr. Jany Moussa, president of Wichita Nephrology Group and this year's president of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County, talks about health care in Episode 401 with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff.By Wichita Business Journal
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Editor Kirk Seminoff, managing editor Shelby Kellerman and aviation reporter Josh Witt gather to talk about covering this week's breaking news — the D.C. plane crash involving an American Airlines jet flying from Wichita colliding with an Army helicopter.By Wichita Business Journal
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399: Visit Wichita's Josh Howell on landing national sporting events
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35:29Josh Howell, Visit Wichita's vice president of sports development, joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and other sports in Episode 399.By Wichita Business Journal
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Lydia Hampton, managing director of Learning Lab Wichita, joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff on the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast on Jan. 16, 2025.By Wichita Business Journal
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397: Coleen Jennison on her days at Cox Communications — and what's ahead
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33:35Outgoing Cox Communications market vice president Coleen Jennison joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff on the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast on Jan. 8, 2025.By Wichita Business Journal
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396: Victor Ojeleye, Wichita Regional Chamber
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43:222025 Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce board chair Victor Ojeleye joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff for a conversation in Episode 396.By Wichita Business Journal
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Reporters Josh Witt and Shaheer Naveed join managing editor Shelby Kellerman and editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about Wichita business news in 2024, and a look ahead at 2025.By Wichita Business Journal
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394: Jacqueline Kelly, new Sedgwick County District Court judge
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30:30Sedgwick County District Court judge-elect Jacqueline Kelly joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff on Episode 394 of the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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This week's BizTalk podcast is a panel discussion with four leaders of Kansas healthcare systems.By Wichita Business Journal
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392: Council members offer their paid parking views
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35:42Wichita City Council members Dalton Glasscock and Brandon Johnson joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff on the BizTalk podcast Dec. 2, 2024.By Wichita Business Journal
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391: Talking Delano parking with the Monarch's Jen Ray
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28:27Jen Ray, owner of the Monarch restaurant in Wichita's Delano District, joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about parking in Delano and what the city may do in terms of a paid option.By Wichita Business Journal
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390: Keeping an eye on Wichita's workforce
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41:17Keith Lawing, CEO of the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about workforce issues, particularly in aerospace manufacturing.By Wichita Business Journal
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389: Heather Schroeder of Downtown Wichita
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37:13Downtown Wichita executive director Heather Schroeder joined WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about her new job in Wichita in BizTalk episode 389.By Wichita Business Journal
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388: Battling branding's big boys from Marion, Kan.
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27:11Western Associates' Brian Crofoot joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about what it takes to succeed in the word of branding — especially from the small town of Marion, Kan.By Wichita Business Journal
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Aviation reporter Josh Witt and editor Kirk Seminoff break down all the recent aerospace news to hit Wichita and the U.S.By Wichita Business Journal
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386: Brad Elliott and the Equity Bank story
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36:00Equity Bank founder Brad Elliott talks about the birth and growth of the bank over the last two decades.By Wichita Business Journal
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385: Joel Lomurno's career in the business of hockey
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47:40Wichita Thunder GM Joel Lomurno joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the business of minor-league hockey in Wichita.By Wichita Business Journal
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Freddy's co-founder Scott Redler speaks with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff as part of Episode 384 of the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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383: Craig Compton, Center for Economic Development and Business Research
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27:23WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff is joined by Craig Compton, project manager and research economist for WSU's Center for Economic Development and Business Research. They talk about the effects of a Textron Aviation strike by machinists.By Wichita Business Journal
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Wichita school board president Stan Reeser joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the $450 million bond issue plan that will go before voters Feb. 25.By Wichita Business Journal
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381: An Old Town anchor gets a fresh look
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24:08Hotel at Old Town general manager Jennifer Finlay and marketing director Renee Price join WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about a multi-million dollar renovation to the 25-year-old hotel.By Wichita Business Journal
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Reporter Josh Witt and editor Kirk Seminoff talk about Witt's stories assessing all sides of Wichita's downtown parking plan and its recent pause. Where will it go from here?By Wichita Business Journal
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379: John Rolfe, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
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38:16Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Rolfe talks with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff about being on the job almost three full years and the Chamber's role in many happenings around the region.By Wichita Business Journal
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378: Advance Kansas' Juan Johnson, Jennifer Green-Miracle
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23:10Juan Johnson and Jennifer Green-Miracle of Advance Kansas joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff in Episode 378 of the BizTalk with the Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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377: Ryan Baty, Sedgwick County Commission
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40:16Sedgwick County Commission chair Ryan Baty joins Episode 377 to talk about a possible sales-tax plan that could lower property taxes, if approved by voters.By Wichita Business Journal
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City Council member Brandon Johnson gave the keynote address at the WBJ's Aug. 1 DEI Summit at the Kansas Leadership Center. This week's podcast is a recording of his remarks.By Wichita Business Journal
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Frank Shoffner of Credit Union of America and the new Wichita Public Schools Foundation talks about the foundation and its goals.By Wichita Business Journal
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374-Trent-Jones-First-Tee-Greater-Wichita
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27:47Trent Jones of First Tree Greater Wichita talks about the growth of the junior golf organization and the launch in late August of a $1.8 million indoor learning center.By Wichita Business Journal
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Attorney Blair Bohm of Hinkle Law Firm talks with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff about the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rule that affects many companies large and small.By Wichita Business Journal
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372: IAM president Lisa Whitley talks Boeing, Spirit
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32:11Lisa Whitley, the new District 70 IAMAW president, talks about the unknowns of the future Boeing-Spirit AeroSystems acquisition with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff in Episode 372.By Wichita Business Journal
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Analysis of the Boeing-Spirit reacquisition agreement from the WBJ's Josh Witt in this week's BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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Marc Knowles of Colliers, a commercial real estate firm, talks CRE in the Wichita area with WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff during Episode 370 of the BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal podcast.By Wichita Business Journal
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369: Ben Sauceda, Park City council/Kansas Aviation Museum
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47:42Ben Sauceda, executive director of the Kansas Aviation Museum and a Park City council member, talks about both jobs in Episode 369.By Wichita Business Journal
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Chief engineer for special missions Miranda Konowitz of Textron Aviation joins editor Kirk Seminoff in Episode 368. Konowitz is a Wichita Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree for 2024.By Wichita Business Journal
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City Council member and longtime Wichita businessman J.V. Johnston joins the BizTalk podcast to talk about joining the council and bringing a business lens to the bench.By Wichita Business Journal
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Rick Sems, newly named CEO of Wichita's Equity Bank, joined the podcast to talk about his career and the bank's direction after so many recent acquisitions.By Wichita Business Journal
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365: Cyberattacks and what businesses should know
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28:11Chris Schneider of Adams Brown Technology Specialists talks about recent cyberattacks to affect Wichita and how businesses should be prepared for such circumstances.By Wichita Business Journal
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Chief meteorologist Jay Prater of KAKE First Alert Weather joins the podcast to talk about severe weather forecasting, as well as his career and what goes into a good weathercast.By Wichita Business Journal
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Paul Gray of Paul Gray Homes and Graycon Building Group joins WBJ editor Kirk Seminoff to talk about the state of home building in the Wichita area.By Wichita Business Journal
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Editor Kirk Seminoff and managing editor Shelby Kellerman talk about the WBJ's new, redesigned look in Episode 362.By Wichita Business Journal
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