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From NASA to OYO Fitness, with founder Paul Francis

Our guest today is Paul Francis. When Francis read about NASA’s problem with astronauts exercising in space, he contacted the agency about a technology he had developed using resistance instead of weights. He later licensed that SpiraFlex technology to Nautilus, and they used it to develop the Bowflex Revolution home gym. Francis came up with a way to miniaturize the components and launch OYO Fitness, which offers the DoubleFlex Portable…

Why Entrepreneurs Need to Raise Their Hands, with Hatch founder Zack Miller

Our guest today is Zack Miller—an entrepreneur, author, internet personality and mayor of “Hustle City.” Zack launched Hatch in Norfolk, Virginia, to provide a platform that helps the owners of both startup and established companies solve their problems. Through Hatch, Zack has also launched an online resource company called 1000 Four. Zack brings to his efforts at Hatch more than two decades of business experience in starting, investing, advising, mentoring and growing thousands…
Tasty Thai

“Marisa, Tell Your Story . . .”

And Marisa Wiruhayarn of Tasty Thai has learned to tell it well. Marisa Wiruhayarn’s story is one of perseverance, of learning how to believe in herself, of realizing just how capable she is. Her entrepreneurial journey began in the early 1980s when she left Thailand full of excitement for a fresh start in the United States. Then her husband died unexpectedly, leaving her to raise two children, with a limited…

Sharing the Pie with Online Retailers

Develop a strategy to stay competitive. The largest shopping center in the world exists online—just inches away from your customer’s fingertips. Despite that fact, the upside potential for brick-and-mortar shopping is bright as long as you keep in mind what you’re dealing with. Although online purchases account for a growing percentage of retail sales, “about 80 percent of consumers still want to browse and shop in-store,” according to a report…

A Streetcar Named Revival

One year on, some problems persist, but KC’s Streetcar has boosted business along the line. Lunch customers lined up for ribs, brisket and other barbecue specialties on a recent weekday at Plowboys Barbeque, a new landmark along the streetcar line in downtown Kansas City. Plowboys opened at Main Street and Petticoat Lane in January 2014 and moved into a larger space at 12th and Main in October of last year,…
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