The Topeka Capital -Journal
It's Your Business
Playlist by The Topeka Capital -JournalHosted by Topeka Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough, It's Your Business aims to explore the business side of community growth through conversations with those in the Topeka area who are advocat…19 clip(s) in playlist
Ep. 18 - Topeka entrepreneur shares the story behind her family's popcorn business and talks about their growth to come
In this co-hosted episode, reporter India Yarborough and Katrin Bridges, of the Greater Topeka Partnership, sit down with Angie Anderson, co-owner of Cashmere Popcorn. She shares the story behind her family's business, explains why she didn't have entrepreneurship in mind when they got started, and…
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Ep. 17 - Think public libraries are antiquated resources in today's society? Think again.
This week on the show, Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough is joined by Meredith Snepp, business and careers librarian for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Snepp shares what exactly a business and careers librarian does, points listeners to a variety of resources offered by the l…
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Ep. 16 - How one Topeka entrepreneur found herself opening a non-traditional coffee shop
This week on the show, Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough and the Greater Topeka Partnership's Katrin Bridges sit down with Caitlyn Halsey, owner of Dialogue Coffee House in Topeka. Halsey shares what first got her interested in entrepreneurship and why she decided to start a business that p…
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Ep. 15 - How a mobile shower trailer is improving job prospects for homeless Topekans
On this week's show, Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough sits down with Kristin Stock, of Valeo Behavioral Health Care, and Mark DeGroff, with the Topeka Rescue Mission, to talk about a mobile shower trailer in Topeka that is helping the city's unhoused population. The shower trailer, which a…
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Ep. 14 - Entrepreneur Manny Herron shares lessons from his business journey
In this co-hosted episode of "It's Your Business," India Yarborough, of The Capital-Journal, and Katrin Bridges, of The Greater Topeka Partnership, sit down with Manny Herron, CEO of Infinite Properties Group in Topeka. Herron, who is involved in multiple local business ventures in the real-estate …
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Ep. 13 - "Topcityflavorista" talks small business, supporting local
This week on the show, Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough sits down with Alison Beebe, manager of the "Topcityflavorista Local Eats & Events!" Facebook group. Though she is a full-time psychiatric nurse, Beebe has spent many hours promoting small businesses in the Topeka area — and now she h…
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Ep. 12 - This startup founder has taken part in 7 Plug and Play programs. Here's what he's learned.
In this co-hosted episode of "It's Your Business," India Yarborough, of The Capital-Journal, and Katrin Bridges, of The Greater Topeka Partnership, talk with John Brown, founder of the startup StenCo. Brown tells of his entrepreneurship journey — which began in his basement — and shares what he has…
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Ep. 11 - How important is social media for today's small business?
Topeka Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough talks with Sheila Ellis-Glasper, founder and CEO of Manhattan-based SEG Media Collective. As an expert in social-media management and entrepreneurship, Ellis-Glasper talks about the power of connecting with customers through social media and why it's…
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Ep. 10 - Topeka architect talks entrepreneurship, building his firm
This week on the show, co-hosts India Yarborough, of The Capital-Journal, and Katrin Bridges, of the Greater Topeka Partnership, sit down with Bryan Falk, founder and CEO of Falk Architects. Falk talks about his journey to becoming a small-business owner, discusses obstacles he faced along the way …
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Ep. 9 - Topekans talk digital equity and how to achieve it
In this episode, Capital-Journal reporter India Yarborough sits down with Lazone Grays, CEO of local nonprofit IBSA Inc., and Scott Gowan, chief information officer for Topeka Public Schools, to discuss digital equity — what it is, what it means and what it might take to achieve it.
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