Living Up To The Rockstar Label

It’s All About Cultura

Carefully curated and crafted by Café Corazón [https://www.cafecorazonkc.com/], culture is never left to chance. It drives everything from hiring to creating the ideal environment for coffee. It’s easy to see why Café Corazón won the 2026 Mr. K Small Business of the Year award from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. We had an opportunity to sit down with CEO Dulcinea Herrera to talk culture, coffee, and what continues to drive her — in and out of the cafe!

Living Up To The Rockstar Label

Julie Cortés [https://www.juliecortes.com/] is widely recognized as a rockstar. So much so, that she adopted it as part of her brand and figured out how to live up to that label! She’s a business coach for creative freelancers, a speaker, copywriter, and founder of the Freelance Exchange of Kansas City [https://www.kcfreelanceexchange.com/]. We catch up with Julie to hear about her business and her advice for entrepreneurs, freelancers and solopreneurs.

This wall is only in your mind…

Reda Ibrahim wants to make sure you feel accepted as part of the community — and he has built an amazing community. In this interview, we have the most amazing conversation with Reda, the Founder and CEO of RK Contractors [https://www.rkcontractorskc.com/]. They’re a Top 10 Small Business this year, set up as an ESE: An Employment Social Enterprise, where they give that first employment opportunity to refugees and immigrants seeking asylum, among others. Research shows ESEs more than double job retention for their employees, with a social return on investment of $2.23 in benefits for every $1.00 invested. We dive deep into the wisdom this episode - and you don’t want to miss the conversation!

Architecture is a necessity, not a luxury

That’s how SLATTERY Design [https://slatterydesign.com/] partners Amy and Sean Slattery see inequality in the world of architecture. They join the Small Business Miracles Podcast this week to celebrate being named one of Kansas City’s Top 10 Small Businesses, and also talk about other terms that are core to who they are: stewardship and collaboration. Later, they turn the tables and ask about the future of social media. Listen in!

The First Family of Music

Come by any Meyer Music [https://www.meyermusic.com/] location and you are bound to meet a member of the Meyer family. The Meyer Music name is synonymous with childhood music education, and band & orchestra instruments in Kansas City for more than 60 years. Listen in as we talk to Mike Meyer, one of the family co-owners of Meyer Music, and Chairman and Founder of Band of Angels. Band of Angels [https://www.meyermusic.com/about/band-of-angels/] is a 501c3 Charity that collects music instruments and provides them to children in need for free so they can join band and orchestra programs. If you think music education and Kansas City, your first note was probably conducted by the Meyer family.