Cooking With (Entrepreneur) Chef Alli
The Correll Files podcast
Growing up on a farm in Mayetta Kansas, north of Topeka, Alli Winter did not want a life of farming, nor did she dream of becoming a well known entrepreneur, Chef Alli, but that's what happened. See her Fab Food Lab cooking videos at From ChefAllis.com: “I wanted to help more families and get more people cooking. I love to organize and deliver cooking campaigns that help families conquer dinner time. I long to share the wisdom of my experiences, cooking advice, and insider tips that will guide you to regularly prepare delicious meals for you and your family. I want you to know that it’s...
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Abby Emert - MOMpreneur Entrepreneur
The Correll Files podcast
Abby Emert, as a young mother of two, was a member of the spring 2019 Entrepreneurial Mindset class and is one of a growing number of mom’s in our area and across the United States who have left full time jobs to be stay-at-home moms with the benefit of participating in independent commercial activities so that when the kids are napping or in school they can use their talents to solve problems for customers i.e. be a MOMpreneur.
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Jeane Hains-Natural by Necessity
The Correll Files podcast
Jeane Hains became the owner of Natural Food Center in Coffeyville in quite an unexpected way becoming “natural” by necessity after a childhood illness almost claimed her life before she could become an adult.
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Doug Misch-Can’t Stop Thinking Part 2
The Correll Files podcast
Coffeyville’s Doug Misch has been an entrepreneur and entrepreneurial thinker even early in his career when he worked in his family’s office equipment and supply business. Today, at 77 he can’t stop thinking--when he sees something, he starts thinking about how he might improve it—even five years after selling his business, Misch 4 x 4 Products. We call that entrepreneurial thinking, a way of looking at life’s problems as opportunities for solutions. Part 1- Prior to year 2000 including the brass paper brad that led to the contract to provide office fixtures and furniture for the...
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Doug Misch-Can’t Stop Thinking Part 1
The Correll Files podcast
Coffeyville’s Doug Misch has been an entrepreneur and entrepreneurial thinker even early in his career when he worked in his family’s office equipment and supply business. Today, at 77 he can’t stop thinking--when he sees something, he starts thinking about how he might improve it—even five years after selling his business, Misch 4 x 4 Products. We call that entrepreneurial thinking, a way of looking at life’s problems as opportunities for solutions. Part 1- Prior to year 2000 including the brass paper brad that led to the contract to provide office fixtures and furniture for the...
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Let's Have a Battery Free Christmas
The Correll Files podcast
When I was growing up, let's just say it was several years ago, battery operated toys were just coming into existence. In those days, batteries (technically, energy cells) were expensive enough that most electric toys were sold without them. Hence, the phrase we still sometimes hear today "Batteries not included.”
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Beth Shinkle – A Mindset of Persistence
The Correll Files podcast
Beth Shinkle has learned to be persistent in pursuing her life’s journey. After at least two major life-changing experiences, she’s had to become persistent and her participation in a recent Entrepreneurial Mindset class has helped her renew her focus on finding her path.
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Entrepreneurship Misunderstood
The Correll Files podcast
A remix of a radio segment called "Entrepreneurial Minute" in 2017, the principles still apply today. For many people, the term "entrepreneurship" implies business ownership or business "start-up". Certainly, that is true sometimes, but entrepreneurship can be interpreted as a way of thinking of new ways to solve problems for others, many times with limited resources. Successful entrepreneurship includes continuous innovation as successful entrepreneurs knowing they always have to be looking for the next greatest way to serve their customers or coworkers. Innovation sometimes means...
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Brian Hight - Entrepreneur by Design Part 2
The Correll Files podcast
Part 2 Brian Hight, co-owner and proprietor of Magnolia Scents by Design did not start out with aspirations to be “the world’s best smelling scent shop artisanally handcrafting natural candles and soaps,” but that’s what happened. And the business, at its current and original location, 106 N Penn, Independence Kansas, was started just before the “crash” of 2008. Yet, customers liked the offerings and Magnolia grew. Today Brian would say he’s an entrepreneur by design.
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Brian Hight-Entrepreneur by Design, Part 1
The Correll Files podcast
Brian Hight, co-owner and proprietor of Magnolia Scents by Design did not start out with aspirations to be “the world’s best smelling scent shop artisanally handcrafting natural candles and soaps,” but that’s what happened. And the business, at its current and original location, 106 N Penn, Independence Kansas, was started just before the “crash” of 2008. Yet, customers liked the offerings and Magnolia grew. Today Brian would say he’s an entrepreneur by design.
info_outlineAt an age most people would retire, Curtis Lavine recognized a need in the aviation industry and started Kansas Aviation with 4 employees at age 59 in 1992. In 2014, Kansas Aviation was named Kansas Exporter of the Year.
In a 2013 interview with Brian Hight, Magnolia Scents by Design--for the Entrepreneurial Mindset class--Curtis reveals some of the thought concepts and mindset that drive him to this day including "My next idea comes from recognizing a need."
Caricature by Steve McBride