Business LNK

Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
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Business LNK is Lincoln's new platform for impactful conversations about the people and places that make our city truly unique, hosted by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

  1. FEB 24

    Kenneth Strickland with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly

    Kenneth Strickland, Director of Air Service Development for Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, joins Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce in the AOI Podcast Studio. Kenneth and Jason talk about Kenneth's role in helping cities, such as Lincoln, attract new air service to their communities, why Kenneth felt that Lincoln was a destination that could bring new airlines and new flights to the Lincoln Airport and what comes next for not only the new routes coming to Lincoln, but how LNK can expand their air service into the future and why it's important to the community at-large and the business community.

    28 min

  2. JAN 29

    Josh Jones with The Career Academy

    Josh Jones, Principal/Director of The Career Academy, joins Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce in the AOI Podcast Studio for the first BusinessLNK podcast of 2026. Josh and Jason talk about the continued growth and success of The Career Academy (TCA), which partners with Lincoln Public Schools and Southeast Community College to offer career and technical education course offerings, how they look at success established at TCA and how local businesses can get involved to help transform how students in Lincoln prepare for college and their future careers. TCA recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2025.

    20 min

  3. JAN 15

    David Kamran with Southeast Community College

    David Kamran, Administrative Director of Industry and Workforce Partnerships, Southeast Community College, joins Luke Peltz, Vice President for the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development in the AOI Podcast Studio on this edition of BusinessLNK. David and Luke talk about David's role with Southeast Community College (SCC), how higher education connects with employers and the workforce, what programs offered at SCC help bolster local workforce efforts and the best ways for businesses to get involved with not only the Lincoln campus, but also the Milford and Beatrice SCC campuses. To get in contact with David, his email is dkamran@southeast.edu.

    15 min

  4. JAN 9

    Jenna Vitosh with Chloey Wealth and Arrive Business Center

    Jenna Vitosh, CEO and Founder of Chloey Wealth and Founder of Arrive Business Center, joins Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce in the AOI Podcast Studio. Jenna and Jason talk about how Jenna came to her journey as an entrepreneur, how Arrive Business Center helps women take important steps throughout their business careers and why their south Lincoln location continues to grow. Jenna and Jason also discuss 402 Days, an upcoming event held April 2-5, 2026 that focuses on celebrating women-owned small businesses--for more details, visit arrivebusinesscenter.org.

    19 min

  5. JAN 7

    Penny Johnston and Nicole Sorba with AOI

    Penny Johnston, Director of Marketing at AOI and Nicole Sorba, Market Sales Director at AOI, join Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce in the AOI Podcast Studio to talk about the history of AOI, how they have adapted to the needs of businesses and their office space over the past 40 years of operation and their respective career journeys that have led them to AOI. AOI celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2025 and continues to provide solutions for the built environment through construction, furniture and prefabricated interior construction projects.

    18 min

  6. JAN 6

    Steve Maly with Maly Marketing

    Steve Maly, CEO & Founder of Maly Marketing, stops by the AOI Podcast Studio to talk with Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Steve and Jason talk about the journey Steve has had as a business owner and why he started Maly Marketing, what projects they are working on in the Lincoln area and how they hope to grow in the year ahead. Maly Marketing and the Lincoln Chamber, along with Visit Lincoln, were able to start the Taste 27th project in Fall 2025, highlighting the different restaurants in the North 27th Street corridor of Lincoln, which features food and dining experiences from all over the world.

    17 min

  7. 12/05/2025

    Cassie Smidt with STATUS HAYMARKET

    Cassie Smidt, Owner of STATUS HAYMARKET, joins Becca Fowler, Investor Relations Specialist at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, in the AOI Podcast Studio to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur and small business owner. STATUS HAYMARKET specializes in sustainable high-quality, luxury bags, accessories and more, located in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket District. Cassie and Becca talk about how and why she started STATUS HAYMARKET in August 2024, her lifelong love and interest in fashion and why her boutique isn't your average boutique.

    24 min

  8. 12/03/2025

    Yappin' with YPs -- Brian Olson from Leadership Resources

    On the second edition of the Lincoln Young Professional Group's "Yappin' with YPs", Mia Wilken, event and program director with Lincoln YPG and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, welcomes Brian Olson into the AOI Podcast Studio. Olson, Advisor and Coach with Leadership Resources, talks about business growth and the services Leadership Resources provides, his background and centrally, the unveiling of the Lincoln Young Professionals Group Strategic Plan. Mia and Brian discuss the process of getting the Strategic Plan together, a three-year blueprint for growth and sustainability for Lincoln YPG. For more details on Lincoln Young Professionals Group, head to lincolnypg.com.

    17 min
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Business LNK is Lincoln's new platform for impactful conversations about the people and places that make our city truly unique, hosted by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

Information

  • Creator
    Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
  • Show Website
    Business LNK