Small Business Miracles Podcast

Building Progress with Eileen Weir

Eileen Weir is the Development Executive with Centric [https://centric.build/] (you may have seen a crane or two assembling a building near you). And she’s no stranger to building throughout her career — from her time in public relations with the Kansas City Chiefs to helping Independence, Missouri adopt a new strategic plan, vision, and build the Independence Uptown Market, she’s helped build quite a few amazing things.

Cultural Strategy with Cultura Consultants KC

Led by CEO and founder Marielena Marroquin, Cultura Consultants KC [https://www.culturakc.com] is deeply connected to community-rooted work. Not only that — Marielena is also a TEDx speaker, she’s most likely to be your biggest hype girl, and is the founder of the KC Latina Book Club, where she creates spaces for resistance and radical joy. On this week’s episode, you’ll feel the energy of the important work she’s doing to bring change to the world. https://www.culturakc.com [https://www.culturakc.com] | https://www.instagram.com/conculturakc/ [https://www.instagram.com/conculturakc/]

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!