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 …

Danielle Kincaid, attorney with Ozarks Elder Law, says she learned in her first externship to trust her gut feelings. She says second guessing and looking back is never good for your client. …

“I don’t care what position you’re in, you need to have someone else who’s been there and done that… to bounce things off of, talk about your mistakes,” says Paul Long, Vice President …

Jill Reynolds, Private Client Advisor with Commerce Trust Company, says it’s gratifying to see progress in employees she’s mentoring. Reynolds thinks all employees should be mentored because they …

Angela Frantz with Ultimate Software, says you have to own your mistakes if you want to keep customers’ trust when things go wrong. Frantz says if you let customers know you’re trying to correct …

Wayne Dipper, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner at KPM Technology says IT professionals often work long hours but you still have to make time for your family. Dipper coaches his son’s little …

Judy Hadsall, President and CEO of Multipli Credit Union, says she started in banking as a teller, but knew she wanted to get into commercial lending. She says her former boss, Rex Johnson, was …

“I want to be here on the open side with the client and educating and answering questions and giving them the experience I envisioned with this location,” says Kim Gardner, owner of Breathe Salt …

Will Carter, Marketing Officer for Central Trust Company, says he didn’t realize how important it is to listen until he started working with groups of people. “You can’t move the process forward …

“When you finally find that balance, you definitely don’t want to go back the other direction,” says Will Carter, Marketing Officer for Central Trust Company. Carter says he learned that taking …

“I’ve realized that working with other people is once of the most crucial things that you can possibly do, and that you can’t do everything yourself and take it all on yourself,” says Will …

“Having people that you trust to watch the store, especially when you’re not there, is invaluable,” says Scott Opfer, President of Opfer Communications. Opfer says he has faith that his …

“I think it’s really important when you’re starting a business to create good quality relationships. You want to find someone who has experienced starting a business,” says Debra Horn, Senior …

“When I first started in insurance, I was trying to mimic the way others were doing it,” says Leah Callahan with Insurance Group of the Ozarks. Callahan says once she embraced who she was, she …

Mickey Moore, CEO of Tomo Drug Testing, says there are times as a business owner when you must wear every hat. Moore also says, if you surround yourself with great people, who are better than you at …

“I’m a ‘read-a-holic.’ I believe every leader is a reader, but not every reader is a leader, and I think leaders should be reading,” says Mark Holmes President and owner of Consultant Board …

“I think it’s really a revelation to see your employees as having, maybe not a direct ownership stake, but certainly psychologically, an ownership stake in the business and the success of the …

“You’ll know that you’re a trusted adviser when your clients come to you before they make a business decision,” says Tom Jensen, with Connell Insurance, one of Springfield Business …

Kevin Dunaway, a partner at Neale & Newman LLP, and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Trusted Advisers for 2017, says if you’re business, you need a team. Find a lawyer, CPA and an insurance …

“It’s never too late to become who you might have been,” says Craig Jamison, owner of a Shelter Insurance Agency and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Trusted Advisers for 2017. Jamison …