November 5, 2024
Tom Bowser, Retired CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
October 22, 2024
Chris Sexton, Anxiety Specialist, UMKC School of Medicine
October 15, 2024
Anna Thomas-Rio, Junior League CEKC Conference
October 8, 2024
Jennifer Kraenzle, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Kansas
October 1, 2024
Wayne Simien, KU Basketball Alum and Team Chaplain
September 24, 2024
Roger Coldsnow, Always Bring a Cannon to a Gunfight
September 17, 2024
Mike Zeller and Andrew Carlson, Rock Island Bridge Project
September 10, 2024
Don Dunn, Veterans’ Ventures
August 20, 2024
Jan Kreamer and Kathy Nelson, Mr. K’s Gift to the Community and the Jackson County Vote
August 13, 2024
Mayor Quinton Lucas
August 6, 2024
Amy Castillo, CEO of Ability KC
July 30, 2024
Dick Flanigan, Digital Health KC
July 23, 2024
Melesa Johnson, Candidate for Jackson County Prosecutor
July 16, 2024
Paul Kempinski, CEO of Children’s Mercy Hospital
July 9, 2024
Natalie Julien, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
June 25, 2024
Shelli and Michael, Big Brothers Big Sisters KC
June 18, 2024
Tracey DeMeara, LGBT Chamber of Commerce
June 11, 2024
Steve Michael, Retired Brigadier General, U.S. Army
June 4, 2024
Zach Walker, City Manager, Independence, MO
May 21, 2024
Maria Meyers, KC SourceLink
May 14, 2024
Erik Dickinson, Urban Ranger Corps
May 7, 2024
Captain William Irwin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 30, 2024
Mayor Quinton Lucas
April 23, 2024
Soren Petro, WHB Sportscaster
April 16, 2024
Hold for BB/BS, Michael Lawrence
April 9, 2024
Julie Quirin, CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital
April 2, 2024
Dr. Roy Jensen, Vice Chancellor and Director of the KU Cancer Center
March 26, 2024
KCMO Police Chief Stacey Graves
March 19, 2024
Jeff Ellis, Medicaid and the Kansas Economy
March 12, 2024
Michael Baxley, Englewood Arts
February 27, 2024
James Dornbrook, KC Business Journal
Commercial Real Estate Non-Accrual Loans
February 20, 2024
Lance Claiborne: The Builders
February 13, 2024
Charlie Schorgl: The Markets and a look Forward for 2024
February 06, 2024
JJ Piccolo, Royals General Manager
The New Royals
February 06, 2024
JJ Piccolo, Royals General Manager
The New Royals
January 30, 2024
Anthony Lupino, UMKC Entrepreneurship Programs Director
January 23, 2024
Matthew Mellor, Plaza District Council
Building an Inclusive, Activated and Engaged Greater Plaza District
December 19, 2023
Carolyn Watley and David Frantze
KC Rising
December 12, 2023
Jay Cooper, General Manager T-Mobile Center
December 05, 2023
Mark Culliton, KC Uncornered
November 28, 2023
Chris Kuel, Director & Co-Founder Armada Corporate Intelligence
November 14, 2023
Mike Valentine, Netsmart CEO
November 07, 2023
Fred Logan, Former Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party
October 31, 2023
Dr. Andrew Bowne, President Johnson County Community College
October 24, 2023
Jason Kander, 39th Secretary of State of Missouri, American Hero
October 17, 2023
Haley Lewis, KSHB and ESPN Sports Reporter
October 10, 2023
Lumen Mulligan, Dean of the UMKC School of Law
October 03, 2023
Hunter Wolbach, Senior Vice President UBS Financial Services
The Market and the Economy
September 26, 2023
Jean Peters-Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor
September 19, 2023
Chick Keller, Former Executive & Professor
Climate Change: Big Changes Coming
September 12, 2023
Joe Reardon, President of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
August 29, 2023
Alex Burton, CEO Truman Library
August 22, 2023
Earl Phalen, Founder of Phalen Leadership Academies and CEO of KC Scholars
August 15, 2023
Douglas Girod, Kansas University Chancellor
August 08, 2023
Rick Walker, DeSoto KS Mayor
The Panasonic plant: the largest economic development initiative in the history of the Sunflower state
August 01, 2023
George Guastello, Union Station CEO
July 25, 2023
Kay Barnes, Former KCMO Mayor
July 18, 2023
Matt Naylor, CEO WWI Museum
July 11, 2023
Brian Platt, KCMO City Manager
May 16, 2023
Stacey Graves, KCMO Police Chief
Kansas City’s Pulic Safety Strategy
May 9, 2023
Josh Maxfield, Associate General Counsel, Garmin Industries
May 2, 2023
Julie Myers Wood, CEO Guidepost
Security in a world with AI
April 25, 2023
Vahe Gregorian, Sports Reporter Kansas City Star
An Update on KC Sports Journalism
April 18, 2023
Bob Kendrick, CEO of the Negro League Baseball Museum
History of the Negro Leagues and Museum Significance
April 4, 2023
Dred Scott, President of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
Improving Education and Kansas City’s Economic Growth
March 28, 2023
Rick Ginsberg, Dean of KU’s School of Education
The Role of Educators in Society
March 21, 2023
Greg Farmer, Editor of the kansas City Star
The Evolution of Legacy Media
March 14, 2023
Chip Osborn
Vietnam: A Combat Photographer’s View of the War
March 7, 2023
Steve Schram, CEO of Phoreus Biotech
Next Generation Vaccines and Therapeutics
February 28, 2023
Vivien Jennings, Founder and President of Rainy Day Books
Legacy of Literacy
February 21, 2023
Mike Frazier, CEO ReeceNichols
An Update on the Housing Market
February 14, 2023
Alvin Brooks, Founder Adhoc Group Against Crime
Crime, Civil Rights, and Public Service
February 7, 2023
Linda Lyon, VP RA Bloch Foundation
Richard & Annette Bloch Family Foundation
The Bloch Families and Kansas City
January 31, 2023
Blair Kerkhoff, Sports Writer
The Kansas City Star
KC Sports: Past, Present, and Future
January 24, 2023
Tom Bloch
H&R Block
The Bloch Families and Kansas City
January 17, 2023
Carol Marinovich, Former Mayor of KCK
The Renaissance of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas
December 13, 2022
J.J. Picollo, President of Baseball Operations
Kansas City Royals
2023 Royals Outlook
December 6, 2022
Jim Huntington
The Partnership and Genius of Lincoln and U.S. Grant
November 29, 2022
Bob Page, President and CEO
The University of Kansas Health System
Health Outlook
November 15, 2022
John Bluford, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute
LOVE, HOPE & JOY
Eliminating Healthcare Disparities
November 8, 2022
Travis Goff, Athletic Director
University of Kansas
Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Go KU!
November 1, 2022
Brandon Martin, Vice Chancellor Director of Athletics
UMKC Athletics, The Rise of the Roos
A New Era in Kansas City Athletics
October 25, 2022
The Honorable Carol Beier
former KS Supreme Court Justice
October 18, 2022
Jay Sexton, Director
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri
What Today’s Citizens Need to Know About the U.S. Civil War
October 11, 2022
Chris Mann
Candidate for Kansas Attorney General
2022 Election
October 4, 2022
Hunter Wolbach, SVP Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services
Economic Outlook
September 27, 2022
Eric Schmitt, Missouri AG
Candidate for US Senate
The Campaign
September 20, 2022
Jeff Row
Axiom Strategies
2022 Midterms
September 13, 2022
Josh Earnest
Former Obama Press Secretary
The Press Secretary Job and the 2022 Mid-term Elections
August 30, 2022
The Honorable Laura Kelly
Governor of Kansas
Forthcoming 2022 Election
August 23, 2022
Dr. Roy Jensen, Director
KU Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute’s highest designation
August 16, 2022
Jeff Chadiha, Senior Columnist
NFL Network
Chiefs 2022
August 9, 2022
The Honorable Sharice Davids, US Congresswoman
3rd District of Kansas
My record in Congress Serving the 3rd District of Kansas and the forthcoming election
August 2, 2022
Ashok Gupta, Sr. Energy Economist
Nat’l Resources Defense Council
New Clean Energy Developments
July 26, 2022
Kathy Nelson, CEO
Visit KC & KC Sports Commission
World Cup, NFL Draft, and the New KCI
July 19, 2022
Katheryn Shields-James Martin, City Councilwoman-Public Art Administrator
City of KCMO
The Art in the New KCI Airport
July 12, 2022
Chris Kuehl, Managing Director
Armada Corporate Intelligence
The Economy Ahead
June 28, 2022
Eliah Drinkwitz, Head Coach
University of Missouri
MU Football 2022
June 21, 2022
Tony Mattivi, Candidate for KS Atty. General
Mattivi for Kansas AG
Compare & Contrast the Candidates
June 14, 2022
Bill Dietrich, President and CEO
KC Downtown Council
The Status of Downtown
June 7, 2022
Gene Morgan, Athletic Director
Kansas State University
NIL Change of College Sports
May 24, 2022
Corey Mohn, President and Executive Director
Blue Valley School District
CAPS Network – Profession-based Education
May 17, 2022
Desireé Reed-Francois
University of Missour Athletic Director
Student-Athlete Focused, Championship Culture in Columbia
May 10, 2022
Vahe Gregorian
Columnist, Kansas City Star
April 26, 2022
Dan Moylan, Sr. Development Manager at Edgemoor
Justin Meyer, Deputy Aviation Director KCMO
The New KCI
April 12, 2022
Raymond Doswell, Ed.D.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
April 5, 2022
Steve Edwards, CEO/Chairman of Black and Veatch
Global Megatrends in Engineering and Construction
March 29, 2022
Fred Sherman, Johnson County Board of Elections
Fair Elections in Johnson County, KS
March 22, 2022
Dr. Jeff Burns, University of Kansas Medical Center
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
March 15, 2022
Robert Bell, Advisor, U.S. Government
Ukrainian Crisis
March 8, 2022
Doug Burns, Publisher & Editor, Carroll Times Herald (IA)
The Urban/Rural Divide-An Opportunity
March 1, 2022
Dr. Michael Weaver, CEO, Mission Vision Project
Attracting Minorites to Medicine
February 22, 2022
Christopher Leonard, Author
Easy Money (about the Federal Reserve Bank)
February 15, 2022
Darcy Howe, CEO, KC Rising
Growing KC Innovation Companies
February 8, 2022
Chris Long, CEO, Palmer Square Capital Management
Growing the next Cerner’s and Palmer Square’s
February 1, 2022
Kyle Palmer, Editor and Organization/Company: Shawnee Mission Post
The Shawnee Mission Post – Where It’s Been and Where It’s Going
January 25, 2022
Tom Hoening, Retired President of the KC Fed and Vice Chair of FDIC
Inflation and the Pandemics Impact on Our Economy
January 18, 2022
Jean Peters-Baker, Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County Courthouse
Law Enforcement Moving Forward
January 11, 2022
Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Exec. Director & Chief Scientific Officer, Stowers Institute
The COVID -19 Future
December 14, 2021
JJ. Picollo, General Manager, Kansas City Royals
Royals 2022
December 7, 2021
Chris Kuehl, Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence
2022 Economic Outlook
November 30, 2021
Mark Josey, CEO of the KC Pioneers
The Esports Explosion of Interest
November 16, 2021
Barry Nelson, SVP and Private Wealth Manager Certified
with The Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, The New York Institute of Finance/Blockchain
Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets – Part 2
November 9, 2021
Barry Nelson, SVP and Private Wealth Manager Certified
with The Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, The New York Institute of Finance/Blockchain
Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets – Part 1
November 2, 2021
Melissa Taylor Standridge, Associate Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
The Judicial Branch: Be An Informed Voter
October 26, 2021
Danan Hughes, Color Commentator Chiefs Radio Network
How the Chief’s Turn Our Season Around
October 19, 2021
Mike Czinege, Overland Park Mayoral Candidate
Overland Park, Kansas
October 12, 2021
Curt Skoog, Council President of Overland Park, Kansas
Curt Skoog for Mayor
October 5, 2021
Mike Frazier, President & CEO of Reece Nichols Estate
Rising Home Prices
September 28, 2021
Gene Taylor, Athletic Director of Kansas State University
The New Big 12
September 21, 2021
Dr. Anna Stubblefield, Superintendent of Kansas City, KS Public Schools
September 14, 2021
Raymond Doswell, Ed.D., Vice President of Curatorial Service
August 31, 2021
Chris Long, Palmer Square Capital Management LLC
Women’s Pro Soccer in KC
August 24, 2021
Mauli Agrawal, UMKC Chancellor
August 17, 2021
Dr. Mark Bedell & Kelly Wachel, Superintendent of KCMO School District
Blueprint 2030
August 10, 2021
Jeff Martin, VP of Customer Relations, Evergy
Cutting Evergy Carbon Emissions
August 3, 2021
Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Executive Director & Chief Scientific Officer
The Delta Variant
July 27, 2021
Jonathan Thomas, American Century, CEO
Economic Outlook
July 20, 2021
Phillip Journey, Judge & NRA Board Member, KS Division 1, District 18
Today’s NRA and Leadership
July 13, 2021
Jack Britton, Jon Hile, Lew Berey, & Keith Alm – Plaza Club Officers
The Plaza Club Past, Present and Future
June 29, 2021
Kasey Vena, General Manager of The Country Club Plaza
2021-2022 Outlook
June 22, 2021
Greg Dobbs, former ABC & PBS International Correspondent
Darkness in the Middle East
June 15, 2021
Tony Jones, President and CEO of the Kansas City Art Institute
Positioned for the Future
June 8, 2021
Carl Ghattas, Former FBI Ex. Asst. Dir.
Our National Cyber Security Threat
May 25, 2021
Dr. Roy Jensen, Director of KU Cancer Center
The KU Cancer Center in the 21st Century
May 18, 2021
Darron Edwards, Pastor of United Believers Community Church
Policing, Regaining Community Trust
May 11, 2021
Debbie Wilkerson, President & CEO of Greater KS Community Foundation
Making an Impact
May 4, 2021
Jeff Chadiha, Senior Writer and On Air Talent for NFL.com and NFL Network
Chief’s 2021
April 27, 2021
Vlatko Andonovski, Coach of US Women’s National Soccer Team
Coaching the #1 Team in the World
April 20, 2021
John Sherman, Owner of KC Royals
Getting Better
April 13, 2021
Daryl Forte, Sheriff of Jackson County
Regaining Trust
April 6, 2021
Jim Sterk, Athletic Director at MU
Covid-19’s Impact on Athletic Departments
March 30, 2021
Sam Brownback, Former Ambassador, Governor and US Senator
Racial Reconciliation
March 23, 2021
Robert Litan, Economist & Writer
Is there any way out of our polarization?
March 16, 2021
Ken Harding, Director of the National Weather Service, Central Division
Our Changing Weather
March 9, 2021
Bob Bell, Former Senior Defense Official
The EU & the Future Security of Europe
March 2, 2021
Rep. Steve Huebert, Chair of KS House Education Committee
Teaching Civics Again
February 23, 2021
Ashok Gupta, Senior Energy Economist, Climate & Clean Energy Program
Clean Energy Under Biden
February 16, 2021
Kevin Collison, Publisher of City Scene
Streetcar’s Impact on Midtown Kansas City
February 9, 2021
Mike Fannin, Publisher-Editor of KC Star
The Star’s Apology to Black Community
February 2, 2021
Tom Hoenig, Former Vice-Chair FDIC
The American Economy
January 26, 2021
Kurt Graham, Director of Truman Library
The Library Transformed 2021
January 19, 2021
Tom Coleman, Former US Congressman from KC
Charting a New Federal Course for Governance
January 12, 2021
Jeff Stingley/CBRE and Paul Fogel/Karbank
Apartments & Industrial Outlook for 2021
January 5, 2021
Hunter Wolbach & Charlie Schorgl, Financial Advisors
Moving Beyond 2020: What to Expect in the Market
December 15, 2020
J.J. Picollo, VP & Assistant GM of the KC Royals
The Young Arms
December 8, 2020
Danan Hughes, Chief’s Alum and Announcer
Playoff Outlook
December 1, 2020
Jeff Roe, Noted Republican Strategist, Axiom Strategies
2020 Election
November 17, 2020
Jeff Lanza, Former FBI Agent & Nationally Acclaimed Speaker
The World is a Dangerous Place, Domestic Terrorism
November 10, 2020
Paula Neth, President & CEO of the Family Conservancy
Early Childhood Education During COVID
November 3, 2020
Chris Kuehl, Armada Business Intelligence Briefing
The Post-Election Economy
October 27, 2020
Roger Marshall, Congressman & US Senate Candidate
Why Should We Vote for Marshall
October 20, 2020
Amanda Adkins, Candidate for US Congress KS 3rd
My Agenda in Congress
October 13, 2020
Adam Hamilton, Senior Pastor at Church of the Resurrection
Lessons Learned from 30 yrs Leading Resurrection
October 6, 2020
Dave Helling, Political Editorial Writer at KC Star
2020 Elections – The Final Sprint
September 29, 2020
Barbara Bollier, Candidate for US Senate in KS
How I will Make a Difference
September 22, 2020
Mike Theissen, Attorney & Connoisseur
Enjoying Wine
September 15, 2020
Nicole Galloway, MO Auditor & Candidate for Governor
My Vision for Missouri
September 1, 2020
Representative Sharice Davids, KS 3rd District
My 2020 Candidacy
August 25, 2020
David Bitner, Head of Americas Capital Markets Research at Cushman & Wakefield
Commercial Real Estate/C-19 Impact
August 18, 2020
Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City
Gun Violence & Police Reform
August 11, 2020
Neil Oxman, Noted Democrat Political Consultant
Election Perspectives
August 4, 2020
Dan Moylan, Sr. Development Manager at Edgemoor
Progress on the New KCI Terminal
July 28, 2020
Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of Health, Kansas
Getting Beyond COVID-19
July 21, 2020
Daryl Forte, Sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri
Police Reform
July 14, 2020
Jeff Montgomery, Kansas City Royals Broadcaster
The 2020 KC Royals
July 7, 2020
Bill Hancock, Exec. Director of the College Playoff System
COVID’s Impact on College Sports
June 23, 2020
Dr. Ed Ellerbeck, Chair of Population Health at the KU School of Medicine
Leveraging the Tools of Epidemiology to prepare for a potential next round of COVID
June 16, 2020
Mike Matheny, Kansas City Royals Manager
Team Update and Prospects for the 2020 Season
June 9, 2020
Gretchen Craft Rubin, NY Times Bestseller
How to be happier, healthier, and calmer in the time of COVID-19?
June 2, 2020
Stephanie Kelton, former Chief Economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee
The Deficit Myth
May 19, 2020
Denise St. Omer, VP of Grantmaking and Inclusion Initiatives
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
May 12, 2020
Danan Hughes, former Kansas City Chief & Sports Commentator
Games Without Fans???
May 5, 2020
Bob Litan, Economist & Writer
Economic Recovery Outlook
April 28, 2020
Dr. Andrew Cusser, Envision Physician Services
How Kansas City is responding to Covid-19
April 21, 2020
Joshua McElwee, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter
Life in Italy During the Pandemic
April 14, 2020
Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence Managing Director
The Great Viral Recession
April 7, 2020
Jeff Lanza, Former FBI Agent
The World Is a Dangerous Place 15.0
March 10, 2020
Dr. Roy Jensen, Director of KU Cancer Center
Coronavirus and The War on Cancer
March 3, 2020
Rick Smith, KCMO Chief of Police
Curbing Gun Violence
February 25, 2020
Tom Hoenig, Former Vice-Chair FDIC & KC Fed President
Global & US Economy
February 18, 2020
Hank Hermann, Retired CEO & Board Chair of Waddell & Reed
Perspective on the Economy
February 11, 2020
Jeff Roe, CEO Axiom Strategies
Politics 2020
February 4, 2020
Governor Laura Kelly
State of Kansas
January 28, 2020
Damon Daniel, President of Ad Hoc Against Crime
Curbing Metro Murder Rate
January 21, 2020
Tom Watson, Professional Golfer Extraordinaire
What Caused Me to Aspire to be a Professional Golfer
January 14, 2020
Tom Waggoner, SVP at HOK
History of Sports Architecture in KC
January 7, 2020
Danan Hughes, Chief’s Analyst & Commentator
The Playoffs and Beyond