INGRAM'S • May 2014• Volume 40, No. 5
The Fire Within
Fred Merrill’s long road to the successful rollout of Prairiefire was marked with challenges almost from Day One.
by Dennis Boone
Rock and Brews
L.A., Cabo, Maui, Overland Park . . . Founding members of the rock band Kiss and a strong partner group roll out the sixth Rock and Brews franchise location.
by Joe Sweeney
‘How Do I . . . ‘
Ingram’s turns to experts in the executive suites for advice you can use with this special feature on strategies for getting things done.
Ben Legg, Adknowledge
Joe Bisogno, Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta
Melissa Wood, Burns & McDonnell
Angie McElhaney, Marks Nelson Vohland Campbell Radetic
Casey Coffman, Coffman Group
Michelle Wimes, Ogeltree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Best Companies To Work For
Who are the best employers in the Kansas City region for 2014. Meet KC’s best companies and learn what makes them a special place to work.
Adding It All Up
Accounting firms move quickly to keep apace of changes in clients, and in-house.
Lawful Unions
For various reasons, area law firms, like firms across the nation, find value in joining forces.
Ingram’s Archive Series: The History of Law Firms
The history of area law firms, in some ways, parallels the history of the Kansas City region itself: The postwar years that saw this region fan out and prosper have seen the same pattern at large firms that have come to dominate the market.
Wealth Management Industry Outlook Report
The 2014 Wealth Management Industry Outlook brought together area executives who focused on changes facing both investor and investment firm. Bottom line: It’s not your father’s investment advisory world any more.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
If your sales presentation focuses on your product or company, you lose. Focus instead on your customer.
Of Counsel
It’s sad when a company goes bankrupt, but even sadder if that company owes money to you and yours. What are your options?
Wealth Management
As business-owning Baby Boomers step beyond the retirement threshold of age 65, some powerful forces are at work.
PERSPECTIVES
Editor's Note
A Wing and a Prayer
Between the Lines
The urge to thrash the reputation of someone like Phyllis Schlafly might be dialed down if people knew what she really stood for.
