Empowering the Community through Collaboration

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[SPEAKER_04]: and everyone has now just witnessed John and Super Power, which is being everybody's, like the best hype woman for the girl in her or the high girl.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I have my tail look this big.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome back to Be Life Changers, where we celebrate purpose, passion, and the people right here in our community who are stepping up and making a difference every single day.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And today, this one feels extra special to me because I'm surrounded by a table of powerful women who are very special to me and good friends of mine.

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[SPEAKER_00]: These right here, we're leaders, dreamers, and doers, women who didn't wait for the seat at the table, they built their own table and invited others to sit down.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm joined by three incredible powerhouses, John and from Sunflower Bank, Katie from DLM Commercial, and Chelsea from Addy, and of course we can't forget bare necessities coffee shop because we all need some coffee.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's essential, it's essential, yes it is, very much so.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So we're talking about their stories,

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[SPEAKER_00]: their struggles, their wins, and how we can continue lifting other women up through our upcoming give to gain event.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Ladies, I'm so honored to have you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for coming today and being with us and joining me in this very beautiful spot J.T.

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[SPEAKER_06]: This is amazing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I love coming in here.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They take good care of me every time as you guys know because you're friends of mine We stay super busy because we're always doing something like planning some crazy women event on top of everything You have to do right But that's why I love JT visuals.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We're gonna be able to walk out and you're gonna see we're gonna have all kinds of clips for our women's event and so if you are someone who has thought about doing a podcast or

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so make sure that you comment below, let me know.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Awesome.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Awesome.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So let's go and start up this conversation of these ladies.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You see, I don't know if y'all are ready for this.

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[SPEAKER_00]: one fun ride and that's why I had you all here because you know we are trouble you put us in a room it's gonna be trouble in the making but that's okay so tell me I'm gonna start with this kind of your story because that's what be life changes is all about we talk about people's real story

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[SPEAKER_00]: and the real purpose in your life and how you guys make real change.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And each one of you have made a huge change in the community.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so Johnny and I'm gonna start with you, tell us just a little bit about you, who you are and how you got into where you work now.

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[SPEAKER_06]: My name is John and Kevin A and I started in banking about 30 years ago I started off though my career as pre-med Yeah, yeah, man.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Oh, okay, I hated chemistry

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[SPEAKER_06]: And then I thought, I'd be a teacher and so if you look at my college transcript of all kinds of early education classes, then I had a child who didn't want 20 of them.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so then I went into banking because that's so much easier, I guess.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But anyway, I started off as in management and coaching and developing people.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So I became a passion in mind to develop and coach people and then really was able to when I went to a smaller bank get more involved in the community.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so when I started doing, I like to say weird events, but more community events and bringing people together, that's where

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[SPEAKER_06]: I mean, there's a bank on every corner.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so when I was looking at how to build my brand and how to build where I'm different, getting involved in the community was the way to do it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so we started off, I did the first women shopping event in the community.

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[SPEAKER_06]: 25 years ago before it was a thing, and then just built from there.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So, and then this event was a weird midnight, I was like, you know, should do something for a Wednesday, three months.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And then Matt Kady, the next day, I said, hey, should we do an event?

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[SPEAKER_06]: She's like, let's do it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so this start third year, and it's just, it's really grown.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But, you know, I think when you're doing the connecting and the community, it brings the extra later, my career.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so when I'm looking, I'm always looking for ways to connect and get because it just changes up every day and you meet wonderful people everywhere you go.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And I'm only a little extravert.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so...

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so I, yeah, my husband says extra is what he likes to say, but you know, every day meeting women in the community and knowing in small business owners as a whole, knowing when you can make that connection and watch them grow and you can be part of that, it just is an amazing part of what I get to do.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's awesome.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I, you have been such a blessing in my life.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know we met the first year that you did it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so we were in a networking group, that's saying networking group together.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so I was, I was just blown away and I'm so excited to be able to be a part of it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So us, and then we become really good friends.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so that's how it works.

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[SPEAKER_06]: It does.

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[SPEAKER_06]: You know, you, you, you, you love to be around the people and you do become friends

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[SPEAKER_06]: It's not a job, it's definitely not, and I've met wonderful people and start off just the two of us and then it's grown and we have a great committee, but it's not really just the ones on the committee.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Now we have a community that just goes, what can I do?

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[SPEAKER_06]: And every day I'm getting an email call or something.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So it's just the collaboration of, you know, everybody is wonderful.

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[SPEAKER_00]: awesome.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Awesome.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Well Katie tell us a little bit about you and your story and tell us about your family and then how you got into where you're at now.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, thank you for having us.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm always spending out with you.

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[SPEAKER_02]: What's up?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Party people.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I have to get it out.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And I'm the extra.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I'm okay.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I think we are a room of extras.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm just the pain in everyone's ears.

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[SPEAKER_02]: that's me.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Kate, I'm Katie Romos.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I own a commercial real estate company in Oberlin Park.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We do full service, brokerage, property management and some development.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I last year bought my first building with a group of 24 women and that is actually where we're having our event this year in that building so that's going to be really exciting.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It's super exciting.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So hopefully we can talk more about

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[SPEAKER_06]: when you're bringing in women's history, a building that's owned by women that they donated for us to have this 900 square foot thing, plus the history of that building to bring all that together.

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[SPEAKER_06]: It's not something we're going to be able to do again or have that uniqueness about it, so it's really cool this year.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, there's a lot of really unique things playing into that, totally.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And everyone has now just witnessed John and Superpower, which is being everybody's, like the best hype woman for.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And now, the people in her or the hype girl.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I have my tail woke this week.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, she woke my tail.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, she told me I need to get my together, so yeah, that's why we love her first of all, but she said it nicely, right?

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[SPEAKER_02]: I did it in a very nice way.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I wish she won't be kind today, but truly what she said.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, that's fine.

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[SPEAKER_02]: about the, like, I'm, we literally met and she told me this idea and I was like, first day we met.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I'm, I'm vibing on this.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Uh, I can get by.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, and then we just ran with it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And now we've got this huge thing that we're doing, which is really fun.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So, um, you said to tell you some other stuff about you.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I know who you are.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm Katie.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm, I'm extroverted, but I think

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[SPEAKER_02]: Right?

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[SPEAKER_02]: People are like, oh, we're going to say any one's going to come out of her mouth.

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[SPEAKER_02]: But that's like what makes life fun and exciting, you know?

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[SPEAKER_02]: So I love that.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I have a wonderful husband, Trevor, who just is the the coolest nicest guy, this side of God's screener.

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[SPEAKER_02]: He's so awesome.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And we have right now our couple.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, sorry that.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We have a couple of really beautiful boys and I'm just really grateful for that the life that we have built together and that he and I give Trev Kudos to stuff like this because when you start in a career like out the gate is wanting to be an entrepreneur and you're building something from absolutely nothing.

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[SPEAKER_02]: you have to have people in your corner and he supported me and was like, just go after it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And I mean, the first three to five years in my career, I made like nothing, right?

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[SPEAKER_02]: About barely anything to the table and he was like, no, keep going.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Don't quit.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Like just we're

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[SPEAKER_02]: just keep going and he was my my biggest height man and supporter and so I'm always like whenever I have opportunities like this or just to get to talk to people I'm like you know I would not be here if it wasn't for drive like my eccentric personality can only get me so far you know like I need somebody holding down the fort behind me and so I'm just really grateful for that

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[SPEAKER_00]: But it's so important to have that support around you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And when you can get it, it helps excel.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I think that's what so great, being women's history month and hearing each other's stories.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And then being able to come around each other and even support each other the more.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's what has brought us to.

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[SPEAKER_00]: us doing a women's day event.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so I want to make sure that I tell everyone that you definitely want to come to the give to gain events.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It is going to be a not just women.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We had quite a few men last time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: It was great.

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[SPEAKER_06]: My husband will be there.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Right.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Um, and, you know, that's doing this.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I've had so many times when I'm going out to get raffles or promote in the event.

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[SPEAKER_06]: They're like, oh, so it's just for women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And some of the biggest supporters of this event are men.

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[SPEAKER_07]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Right.

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[SPEAKER_06]: A lot of the people that are donating, a lot of people that are going to be there on their time are men.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So this is just about.

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[SPEAKER_06]: not the community and that's includes a lot of men that elevate in support women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So I'm so glad that you, you know, Pat, I love you too.

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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, obviously, but for our kids, for our parents.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Pat's like, what do I need to do?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So without it, all support where we can, which is so great.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So I think, you know, that's another thing that definitely in this event is it is about women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But we couldn't be doing what we're doing.

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[SPEAKER_06]: if men didn't believe that we could do it because I think that's the thing with women I've learned in my career.

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[SPEAKER_06]: A lot of times we can't just say we can do it, we have to prove we can do it where men can say oh I can do that and they trust them to do it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I've learned that in my career.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And you know, I can bounce it off my husband and he's like, you know, that's not fair.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But yes, you, you go the extra mile and you do show it, and that's why you're more successful.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Because you're long term, more successful.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But you know, I do think that,

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[SPEAKER_06]: when you have men that are supporting us and are excited about this event, that's the weren't neither.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Right.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, definitely.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's why I said that because it is, you know, if it wasn't for the men, you know, helping and supporting and encouraging us, you know, to keep going and so definitely we've definitely been there.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And we're looking for volunteers, so any single men out there, you know, that's a great place to meet some women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I mean, we can help you that idea.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: You can help us.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm like an app.

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[SPEAKER_06]: A bartender, caring, heavy at items.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Good this.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I was like, you had a line in the opening that I thought was so beautiful.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'd never thought of it this way, but you said instead of just asking for a seated the table, we just went out and built our own table.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Which to me is like, that's so profound.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Just build your own flip and table.

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[SPEAKER_02]: You know what I mean?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, but here's the thing is that I in like so bad with those like the the screwed thingies the screw guns.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So I did build my own table, but um, my husband also had to help me like put it together.

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[SPEAKER_02]: You know what I mean.

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[SPEAKER_05]: So it's like we do.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, we do.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, so I need that support.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think.

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[SPEAKER_00]: to be a strong woman.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's one thing we have to realize is we're not in competition with man.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, no.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We get our own table, you know, and we don't have to prove we're strong either.

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[SPEAKER_06]: That's a very fortunate that especially with us being extroverts and I'm think all three of us can say,

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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm fortunate that my husband's okay, let me, he's like, you know, when we go to events and stuff, because I just follow you around.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I just follow in your your life.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And it takes a very special person that's willing to give up that.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so, you know, I'm very fortunate that he, you know, he'll just carry the clipboard and go, whatever you would need, John Ann.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So, yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: All right, well Chelsea, let's put you in the mix to us a little bit about you and tell me how, um, you know, a little bit about you, your family, and of course, um, a year you were a business woman atty, but then tell us also about, um, how and the world you got mixed up with a coffee shop that, uh, is completely the fault of my husband who also is.

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[SPEAKER_04]: a wonderful support and absolute light for me.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Okay, so I'm Chelsea O'Donnell.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I lead the Go to Market Strategies for an AI advertising product called Addy and then I'm also the co-owner of Baroness Estity's Coffee Bar in Overland Park.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I live a life of carefully curated chaos.

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[SPEAKER_04]: That's what I'm going to share.

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[SPEAKER_04]: You did it.

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[SPEAKER_04]: There you go.

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[SPEAKER_04]: So between my husband and I, we have four kids to 90 pound dogs, I, who obviously, I've spent 20 years in marking technology.

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[SPEAKER_04]: He also is a worship leader at a local church, so that's kind of his part-time thing, and then together we own the coffee shop.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so women in her spare time, she is the biggest advocate for every women non-profit.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And they've even, she's created her own nonprofit and and making space for women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so she's really so it's not just what she does professionally, but what she gives to the community and the nonprofit for women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: She's one of the most amazing people.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Hi, girls back in the house.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, there you go.

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[SPEAKER_06]: No, that's fine.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I just think that's really important though, you know, like spending 20 years in marketing technology, it's your end tech here in data science, your in innovation, definitely in kind of like the entrepreneur startup world and in most of those places, they're fairly male dominated and I had the

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[SPEAKER_04]: And the accidental privilege of starting my career working for a women-owned ad agency, the woman who owned it, she started it actually when her son was just born and she wanted to keep working with her clients and also raise her family and she was, she built her own table.

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[SPEAKER_04]: and then created space for everybody else to learn how to build their own tables.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And I realized the further I got in my career that that was such an anomaly for most people.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And you know, even being where I'm at and having raised families, I've had been able to structure my own maternity leaves.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I have been able to juggle and balance in a very flexible way how I work and how I also show it for my family.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And that shouldn't be a privilege, that should be a norm, that should be, that like, every woman deserves that and until every woman has that, we have a lot of work to do.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And so that's, that's kind of where my passion for lifting up women comes from and to, like, regardless of industry, regardless of whether you are a state homomor or working professional, it doesn't matter.

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[SPEAKER_04]: You know, we just, I think we have a lot of work to do in continuing to create a structure where women can thrive and where we, as a community benefit from the best of what women bring to the table instead of putting hurdles in the way.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I love that, love that, that is so powerful and you know, the whole just of us, you know, trying to bring awareness to that, you know, bringing women together so they feel seen, you

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[SPEAKER_00]: you know and remembered and I you know even though that's my tagline and a lot of what I do but that's where my passion came in to helping create this wonderful event that you guys have done because that is so important for a woman to but that's just really what kind of what we want to be is just seeing you know heard and then remember us or you know that we do make an impact and that's actually the thing I love about this event is

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[SPEAKER_04]: It's an event for women by women to celebrate women, but it's not just, hey, we're women, yay.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Well, it's not just shopping.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Exactly.

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[SPEAKER_04]: It's focusing on the economic impact that women drive.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I mean, we make 85% of household purchase decisions.

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[SPEAKER_04]: like we should like our economic power is incredible.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And so celebrating that and then celebrating what women own businesses drive in terms of the economy when 40% of businesses are women owned.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Like that's the there's a lot of.

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[SPEAKER_04]: you know, heft and story behind that that isn't just a day to celebrate.

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[SPEAKER_04]: It's actually like a data highlight and help women feel empowered and understand like a really embraced the impact that they can have.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And that's what this event, what I love about this year because we have the space.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have done what we're doing this year is just so unique because you know, if you tend to go

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[SPEAKER_06]: you know, the stereotypical what they think we're about, which we do enjoy though.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yes, yes, yes, yes, but we really try to be very comprehensive so that especially when the national campaign came out to be given the game, we're like, okay, let's take that theme and how do we take it to the next level?

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[SPEAKER_06]: So we're going to have a non-profit area that is going to have strategically placed women that have the

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[SPEAKER_06]: that have made these non-profits that are serving the community and their impact.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And our goal is to get a hundred volunteers.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So we're like, we're going to help these different organizations.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have a communications and networking area where we have social network clubs, business network clubs and say, how do we continue this momentum after this event?

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[SPEAKER_06]: How does this continue?

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[SPEAKER_06]: This connection, this communication?

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have a literary area.

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[SPEAKER_06]: That's just because I like to read.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I'll do.

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[SPEAKER_04]: That's all book girls.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_04]: If anyone is looking for a book club, John Ann is your girl for it.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And we have, you know, we call it a local independent bookstore.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And they took it to the next level and we have eight local authors that are women authors.

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[SPEAKER_06]: They're going to be there.

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[SPEAKER_06]: You know, the talent that's in this community is just amazing.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So, and then we have a health and beauty area, and we're going to have someone talking about the issues that people don't like to talk about for women, and we don't have a lot of research, menopause, pre-menopause, and all that stuff, so we're going to have someone there to talk about it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So, it's not just shopping, the connection, and then one of the neatest things, we get a young entrepreneur.

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[SPEAKER_06]: She is a senior in high school.

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[SPEAKER_06]: She's owned her business since 12.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Oh, wow.

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[SPEAKER_06]: She, I went to networking event.

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[SPEAKER_06]: She had more presence than half these business people there.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And she's going to be there with her business.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And we're going to highlight and elevate starting young.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And they're going to see the power of women.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And that to me is just amazing.

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[SPEAKER_02]: When we started the event originally like we were it all was kind of birth from this idea to create a blueprint that was unique instead of part from normal just shopping events and so that was like we came at it from a very intentional place of

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[SPEAKER_02]: women supporting other women in interactive doing stuff that's interactive not just have boy banks with flyers yeah that's not happening I could set up a laptop and I could show y'all how to spread sheet all day long and that would be super fun to me but there would be a snooze fest to other people

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[SPEAKER_02]: So, instead of doing something like that, that's where we said, okay, someone like a bank, someone that's like a commercial broker, you bring somebody in, you bring a woman owned business in and you can sponsor them, highlight them, this, the tape for all the supplies to do an activity, where they can normal away with it, that they normally can't afford to do a trade show.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so like Sunfire Bank we host every year we've hosted in this year We're hosting someone that's gonna make individual painted signs You're gonna get to come for free because we're paying for it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: That could you know I'm very fortunate that and we all are I don't own my own company But I work for a couple of minutes like John and whatever you want

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[SPEAKER_06]: support, you know, we'll support the women, we'll support the community and I'm very fortunate to that.

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[SPEAKER_06]: That will say more about me and my brand, some flowers brand than if I would hand you a bunch of brochures.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So that's where we went on that and that was Katie's idea.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And we've had interactive in this year, we have 17.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Interactive people come in.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so you're gonna make earrings, you're gonna make a floral bouquet, you're gonna make a sign, you're gonna learn to mix some drinks, we got dirty soda, we got head shots, head shots, yes we have a head shot, like a community, a vision for a board, but it's gonna be a community vision for which is super cool and an affirmation to our relationships and changes is doing

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[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, he was really nice.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so what drink, so you guys bring in.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So just so we know.

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[SPEAKER_04]: So probably our signature old fashions.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Ooh.

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[SPEAKER_04]: That's kind of one of the more popular ones.

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[SPEAKER_04]: And then we haven't announced our spring lineup yet.

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[SPEAKER_04]: So that'll be great.

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[SPEAKER_04]: We usually actually have a lot of secret.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Usually this event gets our spring cocktails before we actually release them in the shop.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Awesome.

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[SPEAKER_06]: They were amazing.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Not that I tested every single one last time, but they were really good.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And and I want to stress it's free to get in my absolutely free to get in because we that's how important you are you're going to We able to do all these activities for free.

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[SPEAKER_00]: There's no charge at any of the interactive booth.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So, of course, we have a shopping section where we shop till you drop, but yes, yeah, we have the clothes.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have jewelry.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have a tracker.

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[SPEAKER_06]: hat bar with patches.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have permanent jewelry.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have body scraps.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have cookies.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We have yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So they're going to be a lot of stuff.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I will say though when people do arrive like the biggest thing like it doesn't cost anything and you can come for whatever but we are selling raffle tickets and all of those proceeds will go to Kindcraft.

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[SPEAKER_02]: That's why I tell you.

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[SPEAKER_02]: My girl Johnny and over here is just slanging the raffle prizes and like we're going to have some

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[SPEAKER_06]: There is not one place I don't go, that I'm like, hey, you know you'd make a unique grapple.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We met some artists that here and you know I took them up so we're going to have some art there to grapple, yeah, so we're going to have some nice ones.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Can we tell the other one that you told us today?

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm gonna share that.

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[SPEAKER_02]: This is the best, we're supposed to be the most creative.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I've never seen this anywhere ever, and I 100% could see a lot of people being like, you know what?

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm just gonna throw my rifle into a roll off dumpster.

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[SPEAKER_05]: We're getting, like, how are we getting that we're getting and some going I'm I'm going to I'm thinking it's not whole purge raffle.

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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean, we're in the year where you should purge get rid of stuff.

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[SPEAKER_05]: And so I'm like, hey, I can totally go with that.

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[SPEAKER_05]: So she's like, is that dumb?

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[SPEAKER_05]: Is that a good.

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[SPEAKER_05]: I'm that's a perfect donation.

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[SPEAKER_05]: So also.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's like these.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Frilly little, you know, oh, go go a date night or this or that and they're just going to be We just need to put a picture like a phone to us.

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[SPEAKER_00]: What is a roll off dumpster?

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so where they put in your driveway a dumpster and so you can, you know, whether you're doing a remodel or, you know, and so You know, it was she came up to me sit at a our book, you know, with a book club just so you know, professional tabming and I'll tell you where it's at

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[SPEAKER_06]: Um, but so she's like, how about if I donate that, I'm like, oh, God, I could totally go with that and she thought it was hilarious.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I was so excited.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I think it's amazing.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm going to be totally, I think that's going to get closer.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to take it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm going to actually be happy how to make that a neat tagline, and I'm going to totally go with it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Definitely.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, you know,

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[SPEAKER_00]: It is spring cleanings, and I'll be right in time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'll be spring cleaning.

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[SPEAKER_06]: I gotta humidifier donated today.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So check out guys I've got to come.

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[SPEAKER_04]: This is women's representation at its best.

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[SPEAKER_04]: This is like when you have, you have us at a table.

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[SPEAKER_04]: What do we actually need?

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, these are things that, well, you know, and we'll do more definitely publicity for our different donors and stuff for each company.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So I don't want name the names only because I'd have to, I want to list everybody, but definitely.

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[SPEAKER_06]: The, the, the, the humedifier is one of the very, very few 100% heating and cooling women owned.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Wow.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So you'll get to see her.

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[SPEAKER_06]: We're featuring her.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So we're pretty excited about that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But I do want to ask a little bit.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So our audience knows a little bit about the nonprofit that we did pull from a hat this time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Because we had so many that we did it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We had so many.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We had so many.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We're just cool because we still have some that are going to be there.

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[SPEAKER_00]: reference that it just we can get some people working and helping and doing things like that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But tell us just a little bit more about kind craft so that everybody, I mean, kind craft is an amazing nonprofit.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't really know we always seen the sign.

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[SPEAKER_06]: It's one of my favorite volunteer activities and nonprofits that I work with.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And it was a few, if I think five years ago, local former teacher came up with this idea, right around COVID time and said, hey, I want to teach kids about kindness because there was so much going on in the world and everything.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And she hosts, and as soon as she posted, it gets sold out.

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[SPEAKER_06]: But they first teach the kids about another nonprofit, some people that aren't as lucky as them.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So you're thinking, they do these in Johnson County and they have all these families.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Like for March, they're going to make Easter baskets for foster kids.

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[SPEAKER_06]: In December, they do teen baskets with different themes for the love fund for teens to adopt teens.

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[SPEAKER_06]: In November, they always make the tide blankets and like they donated to so many nonprofits.

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[SPEAKER_06]: One of my nonprofits all from mom's got a bunch of baskets that go to moms and kids and to homeless shelters and everything.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And so these are activities that you'll see dads, moms, and little kids all together joining and what impresses me the most when I go and volunteer at these events, not one child says, why want to keep my blanket?

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[SPEAKER_06]: Or can I have this basket?

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[SPEAKER_06]: Because they first learn.

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[SPEAKER_06]: about the nonprofit and they learn and they really get really consumed about helping somebody else and in this day and age I think that's the fact that we can spread that message and support her and what she does because it's all I mean it's all through donations to pay for all the supplies and everything else so I can go on and on about it but it did something very needed in our community very much so I love it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I mean, because I think it's important to take our children and teach them from a young age, and that's what a creative way to do that.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And even if you can't go to the events, my grandson who lives in Lawrence, so he can't go to the events because of the school nights, but we have done a diaper drive and she gives a whole packet to teach the kids how to ask for donations, how to run a drive.

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[SPEAKER_06]: He's done a lemonade stand where they collected matchbox cars that they donate.

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[SPEAKER_06]: He's also every year.

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[SPEAKER_06]: He goes, how many teens are we getting this year?

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[SPEAKER_06]: And he gets to pick out the sports theme, the art theme, and donate it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So it really extends, even past, or monthly events, which is really neat.

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[SPEAKER_06]: And now they have some young grade school kids that are now in high school and are ambassadors.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So they're extending it to teach them how to be ambassadors of a nonprofit.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Giving and caring people, which I think is phenomenal definitely.

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[SPEAKER_06]: You have to teach them to give And that's just what it's all about and talking about coming give lots of raffles or go to Kindcraft.com and you can do it on nation.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So yeah, definitely.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, so that's what you heard in Rafflin and getting to win from prizes and all at the same time giving back, which I think is so important and talk about giving I want to know more about this pod

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[SPEAKER_00]: Um, uh, you're building the cloud project.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't like free brain free, but yes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, I'm trying.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, we need another hour and a half.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So about all in focus.

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[SPEAKER_02]: No, okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So I'm going to give you some of the highlights.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm part of a group here in Kansas City called Wired, women in real estate development.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And it was started by two powerhouse female brokers, Audrey Navarro and Cheryl Vickers about 10 years ago.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And, uh, there.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Cheryl has this phrase that if you look at commercial real estate historically, it's pretty pale male and stale.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So it's pretty much a bunch of old white guys that own commercial real estate and sell commercial real estate.

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[SPEAKER_02]: You got an old part down.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I got the I'm gonna roll pale.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And, uh, I can't remember it, and, uh, I can't remember it, and, uh, I can't remember it, and, uh, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't remember it, I can't

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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a really great path to, like, to financial security and wealth and, you know, up until, I think, what was it?

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[SPEAKER_02]: 1970, you might know this banker lady, 19, it wasn't until, like, the 1970s that women could get for sports.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, for sports.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It was like 1978 or 79, that was, like, the first year that a woman could get alone.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Which is so crazy without a male course.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, and so we're like we're kind of playing a little bit of catch-up So anyways, so Audrey and Charles 30 years ago, I mean, I did start in the industry 30 years ago and 30 years ago If a female was on it, they would have to yeah, they would have to have their husband or something Sign off.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, because I don't know why I've you know

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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, I have my thoughts on why, but I didn't make the role.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: But now we did break them.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We just break them.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Stop distracting me girls, so we do that.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So that being said is the wired was created to help more women have a viable path to owning commercial real estate.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So last year in July we closed on the pod project and 6330 Lamar, it's the fourth project that wired has done collectively.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We're just like a, we're a club, like we're just a bunch of women that are professionals, whether most of us are in the CRA industry and the commercial real estate adjacent.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And we basically pull all of our resources.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We pull our knowledge.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We pull like, you know, what we all specialize in.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And then we go out and we find, you know, value add opportunities.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And this was a, just it was really,

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[SPEAKER_02]: great opportunity.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And on top of that, it's on what a lot of people in Kansas City remember as the Woodell and Reed campus.

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[SPEAKER_02]: But before that, when it was built in 1969, it was built by TWA, the airline.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And this was the dormitories for any

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[SPEAKER_02]: hostess that got hired by TWA no matter where they were in the country that got flown to overland park Kansas and they trained they lived there and they trained there for six to eight weeks and then they got sent out to wherever they were going.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So it's so cool history, women out and it goes with their whole thing.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And so, and then these women in the 70s, they were the ones that were like the power house is that they're the ones that advocated that they were no longer called the hostesses.

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[SPEAKER_02]: They became stewardesses.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Like the TWA women really, really rallied.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And there's just a lot of like really neat history.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And so we felt like there was a lot of story-driven development opportunity there.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And so we jumped on it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We, um,

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[SPEAKER_06]: And they donated 100, I mean, nine hundred square feet a space, 9,000, 9,000, sorry, 9,000, that's really big, but they donated it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: They're not charging us at all to be there, which they could be leasing it out now.

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[SPEAKER_06]: It's a rare to go, but they're holding so that we could do it.

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[SPEAKER_06]: So I think that given supporting that is amazing.

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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, thank you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We appreciate that, thank you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Cause I know, you know, being in that industry, you know, venues can get expensive, places can get expensive, you know, you could have made some money.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But so thank you for allowing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's based to be open for us to all celebrating.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And all of this is an alignment for who we are.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's all about collaborating and elevating individuals, you know, and specifically sometimes women need

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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, and it's probably because in 1979, we still couldn't even get a alone to buy a house or whatever.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So we're paying a little bit of ketchup and a credit card, and so we're just here to say, okay, what more can we do to support each other and help each other out?

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[SPEAKER_02]: So thank you for asking.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We're really excited to showcase the building.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We've put a ton of work into it since we bought it in July and it's going to be beautiful by the time of our event.

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[SPEAKER_04]: I have to ask, like, what's the year from now?

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[SPEAKER_04]: What is the dream that you see happening for the building?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, that I think that's a great question.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So we have probably like 20% of the building is least now and we're almost done with construction.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So we're not even completely done with all of the remodel.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It had set vacant for like five or six years and then it hadn't been touched since the 90s.

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[SPEAKER_02]: love the 90s though, rock-on, and I think the last time that Woodell and Reed were in there, it was like pre-pandemic, and because when we walked the building the first time, there were literally white boards that had

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[SPEAKER_02]: information still on them.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It was almost like they just up and left.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Like a time capsule.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it was a, it was really interesting.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So walking around it that way.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And a year from now, I hope that A are zen garden is done.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, we're going to have this important and it's so cool.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You all are going to love it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, you've seen it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I saw a sneak peek and it is so cool.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You have to come out that day alone just to see a sneak peek.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It was going to be fine.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And in a dream world, like a year from now, we're 70% full or more.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Because our stabilization is right around, like I think 72% occupied.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Which is actually, it's a pretty good rate for us.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So.

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[SPEAKER_02]: we're seeing a good turnaround in the office market on a leasing side and I could geek out on that all day but I won't or us to death but things look really good for the market so we're excited about that lesson.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Congratulations.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's what collaboration is all about you know and that's what this group right here is about and we're missing

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[SPEAKER_00]: a couple people in the board that couldn't come today but you know all of us collaborating in that is you won't be late changes is all about as collaborating because I mean we're stronger together most definitely stronger together and so we definitely invite you to come

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[SPEAKER_00]: project and she give the address and we will also list it below.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Make sure you invite and invite and come.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We definitely want all of you there.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like we said men, women come enjoy celebrate women that is what women's history is all about and thank you ladies.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: This conversation is exactly why I started my podcast because when women share their stories

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[SPEAKER_00]: courage rises and suddenly someone listens and things.

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[SPEAKER_00]: If she can do it, maybe I can too.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I know all of you in this room feel that way.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We think if we can do it, we know you can do it too.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's what being a life changer looks like.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So if today inspired you, tag a woman you admire, share this episode and come join us at Give to Game, because we, women, gather, then magic happens.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Remember, you don't have to wait for permission to lead to build or to shine.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Your story matters, your voice matters, and this world need you to carry on.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Until next time, go out and be a life changer.