“You’ll know that you’re a trusted adviser when your clients come to you before they make a business decision,” says Tom Jensen, with Connell Insurance, one of Springfield Business …

“One big thing we tried to do was to make it more casual — into a fun family dining experience that everyone could enjoy,” says Cosmo Kwon, Co-Owner of Hinode in Nixa, Mo. The change worked. …

“We have a tag line - coffee with purpose,” says Eric Hadley, CEO and Founder of Got Your Six Coffee Company. “What we do is, we sell coffee, we pay the bills for the business, and at the end …

“You need to listen to the conversation in its entirety and give that person one hundred percent of your attention, and when you do, you’re having a sincere conversation,” says Bruce Nasby, …

“I think there’s nothing more important than networking, maintaining relationships, finding people that are smarter than you and just try to glean something from them,” says Nick Warnock, who's …

“I had tried, I had a couple ideas and I kept running into the same problem — and it was a reliable supplier,” says Tim Hendrix, co-owner of United States of Apparel. “Not finding a reliable …

“Always ask the right questions to uncover the need,” says Melissa Sorah, who works in sales at Youngblood Nissan. “Nine times out of ten people don’t like anyone in sales because the top …

“No matter what role you’re going to play in medical care, you’re going to have difficult situations and so, I try to help them to learn how to do that with integrity and respect and grace and …

Anderson Engineering became fully employee owned in 2000. “I’ve seen the change in our employees,” says Neil Brady, President and CEO of Anderson Engineering. “Before, our employees were …

Andrew Denney, President and CEO of Prosperity Financial Group says you need to have a clear goal and a clear vision when starting a business. “I think so much when people start their own business, …

“I’m a huge believer in Public ReIations. I’m also a huge believer in junkyard dog publicity. I unabashedly call myself a junkyard dog,” says Lisa Rau, Director of PR/Publicity for Silver …

“I think they have the big dream of the pie in the sky — of wanting to own their own business and work for themselves,” says Scott Tennison, Vice President of Guaranty Bank. “What they …

“I go to work every day because I go to work and I feel like it’s my family,” says Dianne Davis, owner of DL Media and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Most Influential Women for 2017. …

Larissa Warren, an associate with Husch Blackwell and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Trusted Advisers for 2017, says while in law school, she worked in the office of a long-time attorney. …

“I started with no working capital. My husband came back from Afghanistan and his job was gone, so he went back to Iraq for a year,” says Nanette Willis, owner of Sassy’s Goodies L.L.C. in …

“Torch your strategic plan,” says Crista Hogan, Executive Director of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association. “Don’t open a ton of time on a document you’re going to pit in a drawer, …

“We received our initial investment, which was a great start up investment. Any founder would have loved to have had that,” says Charity McGill, CEO and Co-founder of Deep Water Software. “At …

“It’s a definite plus when they walk in groomed, dressed without holes in their jeans and flip-flops,” says Jim Swafford, Owner and General Manager of Jimm’s Steakhouse & Pub. You never know …

Are you intimidated in certain situations? Tami North, Executive Director of the Rogersville Area Chamber of Commerce, and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Most Influential Women for 2017, …

Kevin Dunaway, a partner at Neale & Newman LLP, and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Trusted Advisers for 2017, says if you’re business, you need a team. Find a lawyer, CPA and an insurance …