The Weekly Grind • Omaha's Only Young Professionals Radio Show

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After a few weeks away, Bryan Mohr and I return this morning at 10 on KOIL 1180 AM to talk all things big and small about Big Omaha 2011, happening next month at the creative and spacious KANEKO in Omaha’s historic Old Market district. Jeff Slobotski of Silicon Prairie News, the organizer of the third annual event, will give us a sneak preview of this very exciting conference that has grown year after year.

We will also get caught up on the latest news making headlines for Omaha’s young professionals, and probably tell a joke or two. Join us!

We’ll find out Saturday morning when Will Simons of the new (and highly talked-about) OMAHYPE website joins us in studio. He’ll offer the website’s background story, the design, and how you can get involved.

Sure to also be discussed is our Omaha.net story of the week, local headlines, and more. Tune in at 10 a.m. Saturday on KOIL 1180 AM.

We talked about food and school lunch programs Saturday morning, a passion project for the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition. Farming was also a topic of conversation for our Omaha.net story of the week, “Meet Your Farmer: Thistles & Clover Farm” by Christy Pooschke.

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Tune it at 10 a.m. tomorrow on KOIL 1180 AM when we visit with Chelsey Erpelding of the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition. Chelsey will visit with us about who the center serves, its history, mission, and how you can get involved.

Local farming is also on deck for Saturday morning, as well as the latest news and events impacting young professionals in Omaha.

Also! Want to discuss your event, program, or group on The Weekly Grind? Tell us! Send an email to theweeklygrind@gmail.com.

Saturday’s Guest-o-rama show is now ready for your downloading enjoyment. Listen here. >

First, we chatted with Andy Norman from Hear Nebraska (hearnebraska.org). He talked about how his website is trying change the way people think about Nebraska. Good stuff.

Then we talked with Omaha Beef players Cortney Grixby and Diaz Calbert. We were also joined by the Beef’s gameday operations manager, Travis Johnson. Overall they talked about the fun atmosphere of their games and how home games are the perfect event for anyone. It was a great and lively interview. Oh, their first home game is NEXT SATURDAY and season tickets are on sale now, so be sure to check out the Beef website for all the details.

Thanks again to all of our listeners. Maybe we’ll see you at Beef game in the near future .

Tomorrow for breakfast, wake up with the tasty sounds of The Weekly Grind. We have a packed show in-store for you with more guests than you can shake a stick at.

First, we’ll talking with Andy Norman from Hear Nebraska (hearnebraska.org), a non-profit website that’s dedicated to “cultivating the state’s vibrant, fertile music and arts community.”

Then for your your protein, we’ll be talking with the Omaha Beef. Their first home game is Saturday, March 12 and we’ll have a studio full of players, coaches and staff that will be the first to tell you how fun Beef games are.

We hope you tune in tomorrow at 10:00 am. You can find us on the AM dial at 1180 KOIL. Or you can stream us live, right here from the internets.

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It’s the last show before the YPC Summit (March 3), so tomorrow we’ll be interviewing one of the presenter’s, Thomas Wilkins, the director of the Omaha Symphony. We’ll not only be chatting about the symphony, but we’ll also touch on his presentation about servant leadership. Should be a very insightful show. So you should tune in.

Thomas Wilkins, Director, Omaha Symphony

In case you missed the live version, Saturday’s show is ready for your downloading enjoyment. Download it here >

We chatted with Dan Holke and Katrina Olsen, chairpeople of the YPC Summit. They chatted about the goings-on during the event and why this is a cool thing to have in Omaha. For the complete agenda, click here >

The YPC Summit is Thursday, March 3 at the Quest Center. It begins at 8:00 am and runs to 4:30. The registration deadline is THIS THURSDAY!!! So if you want to go, you better register ASAP. You can do it here >

Following the YPC discussion, Mike and Bryan discussed “Coaching” in the workplace, featuring the Omaha.net article, “What is a Coach?”

The YPC Summit is right around the corner. Last Saturday we talked with one of the featured speakers, Jason Seiden.
Tomorrow, we’ll continue featuring the event by talking to Summit chairpeople/organizers, Katrina Olsen and Dan Holke. So if you’re interested in how the YPC summit is going to work and what it’s all about, we suggest you tune in. Our two guests will certainly be able to answer any of your questions.

If you have questions for them, you can either dial in to 342-1180, or you can shoot us your question via twitter @weeklygrind.

And we’ll also be talking about some other sweet stuff. So be sure to tune into 1180 AM tomorrow at 10:00 am.

Phoning in from the Windy City Saturday morning was Jason Seiden, a consultant, entrepreneur, and award-winning author who will offer the opening presentation at the 2011 Young Professionals Summit, happening Thursday, March 3, at the Qwest Center.

Jason weighed in on the idea of failure in the workplace, and how today’s young professionals are finding their callings and their passions.

We also chatted about fast food toys and childhood obesity, inspired by our Omaha.net story of the week: “Toys or No Toys in Fast-Food Meals?” by Vicky DeCoster.

For our interview with Jason, a discussion on global warming, Mike’s run for office, and more, download the February 12 show.

And be sure to join us Thursday night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Lounge for the YP Summit Pre-Party. Mike, Bryan, and I will serve you drinks as part of the festivities. Copies of Jason’s books and Nerdy Thirty by yours truly will also be for sale tomorrow night. Arrive thirsty, my friends!