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The Correll Files podcast
by Jim Correll
Jim Correll just may have figured out the biggest secret to business success, and it didn't require an advanced business degree to do it. Instead, it's been a matter of following his instincts, sponging up knowledge from thought leaders, making mistakes and pursuing passions in a wildly diverse 25-year career working in small business, manufacturing, entrepreneurial ventures and post-secondary education. What has he learned? When your mind is open to possibility rather than paralyzed by pessimism, amazing things can happen.Now, many of the lessons learned of the last 25-years are captured in "The Correll Files," a diverse collection of stories related to business, entrepreneurship, empathetic design, self-efficacy, maker space, Fab Lab and inspiration. Many of the stories are presented in the form of the "Entrepreneurial Minute", a radio program that aired on a regional station for a period a few years ago. The shorter, "Minute" programs are combined with interviews with many of the i
Episodes
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Cooking With (Entrepreneur) Chef Alli
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 www.fablabicc.org/FAB-Food-Lab From ChefAllis.com: "I wanted to...
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Abby Emert - MOMpreneur Entrepreneur
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...
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Jeane Hains-Natural by Necessity
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
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...
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Doug Misch-Can't Stop Thinking Part 1
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...
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Let's Have a Battery Free Christmas
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...
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Beth Shinkle – A Mindset of Persistence
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
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...
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Brian Hight - Entrepreneur by Design Part 2
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…
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Brian Hight-Entrepreneur by Design, Part 1
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,...
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Nancy Kishpaugh-Entrepreneur at the Library
Libraries are changing, working to stay relevant in a world much different than the one that existed when Andrew Carnegie financed so many libraries around the United States. Independence Public Library has been among the national leaders in this effort for years having won numerous awards for...
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Terry Trout-From Sawdust to Coffee Grounds
Growing up in Altamont, Kansas, Terry Trout liked to make things. In high school, his shop teacher, Mr. Holroyd, suggested that since he liked to make things, he might be interested in a wood technology program at Pittsburg State University (PSU.) So it was then that he was graduated from PSU in...
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Julie Eisele-Grown Up Youth Entrepreneur
Julie Eisele always knew she wanted to do her own thing; that is, have her own business, she just didn't know how that would come about. She and her sister had set up all kinds of stores along the sidewalk, one where they made crosses out of sticks, selling them to neighbors. That gave her an…
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How To Have An Awesome New Year
People who know me know that I don't use the word "awesome" very often. While so many others have made it a tired cliché, I use it very rarely to describe only exceptional situations. The other day, a message came up on my phone that said "The New Year is going to be awesome. Look at these movies...
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Go Ahead-Count Those Chickens Before They Hatch
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch." I've heard that one all my life. Here's what the Cambridge Dictionary has to say about this old adage; "you should not make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it has actually happened" This is a terrible message for…
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The Fallacy of the Market Study
I am reminded of a particular "Bonanza" episode every time one of our rural communities engages a consultant to do a market study, retail business recruitment, community branding or otherwise tell us what we can do and what retailers they can recruit to make our communities grow. The views and...
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Interview with Curtis Lavine
At 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...
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More Robots Coming and They're Getting Smarter
The robots keep coming and they are getting smarter by the day. For our purposes today, we'll use the term robots to represent the concepts of robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI). Robots hold a promise to make life better and safer for many people. Our systems of making products...
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Let's Play Ball After 12 Years of Study
Asking young people to study the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects in school without making anything is like asking them to study sports for 12 years before actually playing.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jim Correll just may have figured out the biggest secret to business success, and it didn't require an advanced business degree to do it. Instead, it's been a matter of following his instincts, sponging up knowledge from thought leaders, making mistakes and pursuing passions in a wildly diverse 25-year career working in small business, manufacturing, entrepreneurial ventures and post-secondary education. What has he learned? When your mind is open to possibility rather than paralyzed by pessimism, amazing things can happen.Now, many of the lessons learned of the last 25-years are captured in "The Correll Files," a diverse collection of stories related to business, entrepreneurship, empathetic design, self-efficacy, maker space, Fab Lab and inspiration. Many of the stories are presented in the form of the "Entrepreneurial Minute", a radio program that aired on a regional station for a period a few years ago. The shorter, "Minute" programs are combined with interviews with many of the i
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Jim Correll
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