Cody Ritter, owner of Base Construction & Management LLC, says commercial design trends are mirroring popular concepts in home construction. “There’s a lot of open space offices, open air …

“I think it puts managers in a very complicated position,” says Ashley Fletcher, licensed clinical social worker. “It’s difficult to say you’re not allowed to share your views on those …

Annie Pope, CEO and Owner of The Chili Bowl By Cafe 21, closed her successful bakery to spend more time with her family. “It got to the point where it just kind of consumed everything. It was …

SueAnn Hollowell, CEO of Optikal says when a business reaches the break even point, it can sustain itself without additional investment. “I think one of the biggest reasons businesses fail - it’s …

“With 5G, that technology’s going to be revolutionary,” says Jenn Darden. Darden says faster download speeds, opportunities for medical advancements and virtual reality will change the …

Chris Bryant, Development and Productivity Coach with Murney Associates says the biggest challenge he faces in his role is himself. “Getting beyond myself is always a challenge to figure out how am …

Christina Ford, President and Founder of The Rebound Foundation, says she’s faced many difficulties in starting The Rebound Foundation. Securing donations and meeting clients’ individual needs …

Janice Goocher, co-owner of Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders, says it’s important to show your employees that they are valued team members. By evaluating their performance and letting them know about …

Justin Cardoza, CEO of Modbox, says they started building interest in their product before it hit the market. “We’ll send some of those prototypes to some of the professionals that I’ve been …

Thomas Douglas, president of JMark Business Solutions, says finding people with the right skillset who fit into their business culture is a challenge. “That’s what we focus on is finding those …

“There are no self-made people. There are people who have been successful because others have helped them achieve that result,” says Nathan Adams, CEO of Epic Strategies, LLC. Adams says his …

Tom Faulkner, director of Crosslines, says it’s critical for businesses to utilize services from local nonprofits to help impoverished workers. Faulkner says by partnering with a nonprofit to teach …

“I think we have to surround ourselves with people who have the same morals and values as us, but don’t necessarily think the same way,” says Vineese Knight with the Massengale Group Of Keller …

Jill Reynolds, private client advisor with Commerce Trust Company, says you can’t start planning for your retirement too early. “If you get started early, you should have very, very good results …

Danny Collins, founder of 37 North, says if you want to try your hand at being an entrepreneur, just do it. “The first year was just testing the waters,” Collins says. They tried everything from …

Brandi O’Reilly, executive director of Dynamic Strides, says since this is her first business venture, she leans on a lot of people for help with event planning and fundraising. “Our nonprofit …

“We have to be the example of not being negative,” says Chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Glenna Wallace, Chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Wallace says she likes to …

“I think social media has changed everything,” says Brandon Goodwin, co-founder and executive producer at Blend. Goodwin says he sees a trend of brands putting more of their personality into …

“We don’t like to be called senior citizens. We don’t even really like the idea of retirement,” says Greg Burris, with Give 5 and United Way of the Ozarks. He says baby boomers are more …

“It’s really hard to market yourself as a product,” says Michael Frizell, graphic novel author and director of Student Learning Services at Missouri State University. Frizell says he’s …