Insight on Business

The Business of Etiquette with Tero International

Our guest knows about business and business etiquette. Deb Rinner is the Chief Learning Officer at Tero International and co-author of the book Your Invisible Tool Box. Here we talk about the importance of knowing business etiquette and how that may differ from social etiquette. And, because everything that Tero International teaches is based on research you can count on the tips inside.  Finally, she puts me to the test with an etiquette quiz.  

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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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. 

Out to Lunch with John Norris

My lunch guest is a long-time friend who I first met back in 1982. John Norris has an amazing story of public service and a deep love for the world of sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy. We talk about all of that plus, family, the Obama White House, campaigns and his work with the State Public Policy Group. You're just a click away from listening in as we go Out to Lunch at Trostel's Dish and talk business and politics and more. 

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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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. 

Quick Bites with John Norris

Each week I get to take a thought leader Out to Lunch but, before we dig into our long-form interview we ask each guest three questions.
We call this Quick Bites and today those three questions are asked of John Norris a long-time friend and partner with the State Public Policy Group. John is passionate about rural economics, sustainable energy, agriculture and more. Tomorrow we'll load up Out to Lunch at Trostel's Dish but today you get "Quick Bites"! And yes, had to really hunt for this photo! 

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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 2 May 2019

Rate cut? What rate cut? And with that news the markets slid today. We'll have that story and several more  plus for the Interview an amazing story about...names. Just ahead:

• The world is changing...quickly. How do we know? Meatless burgers;
• So, what are Costco employees really checking when you get ready to leave?
• Another list of retail closings;
• Young home buyers, priced out of large cities are moving to smaller towns;
• What happened and why on Wall Street.

Plus for The Interview it's Kyle Hopkins from Tero International who is in to talk about the fascinating story of names. Kyle, who has lived in many different cultures, talks to us about the importance of names, the importance of learning how to pronounce names, what they say about the person and some tips on remembering names. Kyle Hopkins and names.

Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 30 April 2019

It is the final day of April 2019 and we've got several very interesting business news stories on tap. Let's dig in...and feel free to click through:

• Farmers getting out of farming at an alarming rate;
• Markets end mixed;
• What if they are just "pretending";
• Meat prices on the way up;
• Facebook and a facelift;
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Plus today for The Interview it's the Iowa Division Director for the Small Business Administration, Jayne Armstrong. We'll be talking about National Small Business Week, the SBA disaster recovery and lift up some great Iowa small businesses.

Thanks for coming by!

Out to Lunch with Ro Crosbie of Tero International

Each week we go Out to Lunch with a business thought leader and talk business and you get to listen in on our conversation. BUT...before we order lunch we do Quick Bites...three questions we ask each of our lunch guests: Favorite and most impactful book, movie and if you were NOT doing what you are doing now...what would you love to do? Quick Bites with Ro Crosbie from Tero International as we go Out to Lunch at the Range Grill + Golf.

It's quite the story how Ro came to the United States for a job, meets her husband to be and forms a company that consisted of her....just her. That company Tero International now does work in many countries teaching time-tested and fact-based skills to individuals and corporations that want to achieve, lead and succeed. Listen in as we talk about the early days to what is on tap for the future. Out to Lunch with Ro Crosbie is now 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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 25 April 2019

Thank you for coming by again today...we've got plenty to unpack on this edition of the Business News Hour starting out with:

• Vacation Plans? Many Americans are skipping it this year;
• 3M played a major role in what happened to the Dow;
• GM is (sort of) adding 400 jobs;
• The "Store of the Future" lasted six months;
• Amazon reported earnings today after the bell;
• So too did Starbucks;
• The big next job isn't "plastics" but in another hot job market;
• What happened and why on Wall Street.

Then we get to go Out to Lunch with Ro Crosbie the founder, President and CEO of Tero International. But, before we order lunch we've got to do Quick Bites, three questions we ask each of our Out to Lunch guests. 

We wrap up the day talking business over lunch with Ro and you get to listen in. We're at the Range Grill + Golf for some great business stories, a peek at the future of Tero International and a couple of laughs. Click through and go Out to Lunch with us. 

Thanks for coming by. 

Jason Feifer 2.0 - Why Business Needs to Think Like an Entrepreneur

On a recent trip to New York to speak to the New York Press Association fellow speaker Jason Feifer the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine agreed to sit down and do a return visit to the Business News Hour. (We met in Des Moines early this spring so this really is a 2.0 moment) His entire mantra is that business, any business, needs to think like an entrepreneur. What does that mean? I asked...strap in this moves along really...fast! Good times and thanks again Jason.  

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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 15 April 2019

Yep, we know...it's Tax Day in America and yes, we've got a story about that. Also in the business news headlines:

• Stocks stall on big bank numbers;
• Shopping Malls are emptying at a frantic pace;
• Boeing? Still grounded;
• Soybean exports to China? In the tank;
• Tax Day and the real impact of the tax cuts;
• What happened on Wall Street and why.

Those stories plus we'll introduce you to Victoria Schneps-Yunis who oversees a vast empire of newspapers, magazines, websites and now two  podcasts from her home base in Brooklyn. It's a great story that keeps creating. I know you will enjoy getting to know more about Schneps Media and its matriarch Victoria. 

Because it's Monday Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer.com is with me to highlight various networking and business education events happening in the DSMUSA Metro. Go...and here is that link. 

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 4 April 2019

We're in New York for the New York Press Association Spring Convention...but, we're still workin'.  Today:

• Wall Street stutters as we wait for a U.S./China trade deal;
• The Bezos divorce is done..who got..what...we'll tell;
• The median price of a U.S. home hit a record today;
• Tesla stock tanked;
• Motel 6 settled a lawsuit and at it's core was immigration;
• Target employees to get a raise;
• What happened and why on Wall Street.

Those stories and our guest for The Interview is Paul Allen. Paul was one of the original founders of Ancestry.com and now is the founder of something called SOAR.com. We'll be talking about strengths...did you know there are 34 of them? How knowing what your strengths are or better yet the strengths of your fellow workers or employees can give you a leg up in business. Strap in it's a great conversation. 

Thanks for listening!