CEO Roundtable w. Fred Parry

Join the CEO Round Table discussion with Fred Parry every Saturday morning at 7am. The CEO Round Table is a weekly public affairs radio program that features conversations with the newsmakers associated with the events and headlines of the week. Every show will feature in-depth interviews and analysis from the movers and shakers in the Mid-Missouri communities.

CEO Roundtable w. Fred Parry is a business podcast hosted by Fred Parry, with 300 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  (LISTEN): Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy and "Come and See" rally member Nehemiah Oginni appear on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

  Aug 8, 202645 min

  Columbia voters this week narrowly approved Proposition One, a one percent sales/use tax that would be dedicated to public safety. Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon’s office says it passed 15,042 to 14,957, which is 85 votes. Police chief Jill Schlude has said that a new police headquarters is planned, with the voter-approved measure. Chief Schlude says CPD will locate in the former IBM building on Lemone Industrial. The current Columbia police station downtown is 93 years old. Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood says with passage of Proposition One, $38-million will be generated annually and that there would be 50 additional police officers and 40 additional firefighters over four years. Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable", telling listeners that city officials see a passionately divided community. Mr. Murphy says Columbia needs more police. Fred's show also featured Nehemiah Oginni, who is one of the organizers of the September 10 Christian rally on Mizzou's campus in Columbia. It's called "Come and See" and you're invited to attend:

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  (LISTEN): Boone Electric President appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

  Aug 2, 202644 min

  Columbia-based Boone Electric started in 1936 and was the first electric cooperative in Missouri. It was created during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and was part of the REA project. Boone Electric president Todd Culley joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." While Boone Electric's biggest service area is in Boone County, it also serves five other mid-Missouri counties: Audrain, Callaway, Howard, Monroe and Randolph. Mr. Culley says Boone Electric has about 30,000 voting members and about 36,000 meters. He says Mother Nature and talent retention are two big challenges Boone Electric and other electric cooperatives are facing. “The things that it takes to actually build and maintain an electrical system. Significantly higher increases than what we would see in a standard inflation number or consumer pricing index number," Mr. Culley tells host Fred Parry. Mr. Culley also discussed their upcoming annual meeting in September:

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  (LISTEN): Parks Amusements founder Nic Parks appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

  Jul 19, 202645 min

  Columbia businessman Nic Parks is known across town and in Boone County for numerous businesses he owns, including Level Up at Columbia Mall, Lakeside Ashland, the popular Slab City card store at Columbia Mall and Shiloh Bar and Grill downtown. Mr. Parks purchased Shiloh in 2021. He joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" and discussed his businesses and his decision to close the business incubator in downtown Columbia. Fred Parry describes Nic Parks as a "serial entrepreneur." Mr. Parks grew up in Florissant, which is a St. Louis suburb. He came to Columbia to attend school in 1997 and has been here ever since. He and Fred also discussed Lakeside Ashland and the drive-in theatre there:

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  (LISTEN): Hunsaker Vortex Smokers founder Mark Hunsaker appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEOI Roundtable"

  Jul 11, 202646 min

  The founder of Columbia-based Hunsaker Vortex Smokers, Mark Hunsaker, has created a company that's known nationally and internationally. His company, which is located on Columbia's Brown Station Road, is all about barbecue. Mr. Hunsaker joined host Fred Parry on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable", telling listeners that his customers are very serious competition smokers in BBQ. They take it seriously spend thousands of dollars at BBQ competitions. Mark grew up near Quincy Illinois and graduated from Western Illinois. He's the first in his family to graduate from college and arrived in Columbia after college to work for Silvey Insurance Company:

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  (LISTEN): Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

  Jul 6, 202645 min

  Columbia voters will head to the polls in August to cast ballots on Proposition 1, a proposed one percent sales/use tax that would be dedicated to public safety. Columbia officials say it’s needed to stabilize the city’s police and firefighter’s retirement fund. City manager De’Carlon Seewood has told 939 the Eagle that if voters approve Proposition 1, $38-million would be generated annually and that there would be 50 additional police officers and 40 additional firefighters over four years, along with two new fire stations with apparatus and a new police station. Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable". Mike tells listeners he believes voters will reject Proposition 1 and that the city should have waited until November to place it on the ballot:

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