Closing the Trust Gap Podcast
Episode #7 - Trustworthy Communities with Kiona Sinks

Kiona Sinks - Director of Community Engagement and Marketing at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kiona's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiona-sinks/
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum website: https://www.nlbm.com/

2:01 - Convening the Kansas City community
3:50 - How to actually build community
6:03 - Centered on purpose
7:25 - Coffee with Champions
8:30 - The impact of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
11:15 - Misconceptions about the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
14:20 - Setting the trend for building community
17:05 - Kindness is the key
20:00 - Continually trying with courage
24:15 - Connecting with Kiona

"Champion spirit in service to community."

The Closing the Trust Gap Podcast is proudly sponsored by TrustCentric

Closing the Trust Gap Podcast

Episode #5 - Connecting with Trust with Marc Shaffer

Marc Shaffer - Chief Financial Officer at Searcy Financial Services

Marc’s Email - marc@searcyfinancial.com

Marc’s LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcshaffer/

Searcy Financial Services website - https://searcyfinancial.com/

1:30 - Getting to know Marc

2:38 - Why Marc chose financial planning as his career

5:46 - What the effect has been from the personal philosophy of “connecting with trust” for Marc

7:27 - Why relational trust is so important to Marc

10:24 - How Marc creates new visions for clients’ lives through the tools and resources he provides

12:33 - Some of the most common misconceptions about financial planning

14:58 - Marc’s process for identifying and hiring the right people for his team

17:46 - For somebody who does not have a financial planner, what are important indicators for them to strongly consider meeting with Marc or one of his team members?

22:16 - What clients with other financial planners should be looking for in their financial planner and what they should be asking themselves to consider a potential change

22:25 - Important things for new leaders to focus on in their first three months of leadership

27:16 - Connecting with Marc

“The difference between who you are today and who you are in five years is the books you read and the people you meet.”

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Closing the Trust Gap Podcast

Episode #6 - More Than a Meal with Mitch Case

Mitch Case - Founder and CEO of More Than a Meal

Mitch’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellcase/

Mitch’s website: https://morethanamealco.com/

1:10 - Getting to know Mitch and his company, More Than a Meal

4:55 - Why it’s so important for Mitch to live out the vital building block of caring for others

9:58 - What More Than a Meal does and how it works

13:50 - How More Than a Meal has transformed the workplace culture

18:05 - One client that really stands out to Mitch

23:05 - Connecting with Mitch

“Everybody deserves to be treated as a human being and respected.”

The Closing the Trust Gap Podcast is proudly sponsored by TrustCentric