Kansas City Marketing Legends

About Kansas City Marketing Legends

The marketing business is like an iceberg. What the public experiences in a :30 second spot on television or online is the tip of the iceberg. So too is the piece of positive publicity about a company or product that someone reads or the piece of persuasive content that lands in their computer or phone. All just the tip of the iceberg. What’s below the proverbial tip is what this podcast is all about. It’s about the people behind the ideas and the effort that it takes to conceive and produce them. And it’s about all the blood, sweat, and tears these folks gave and the fun and laughter they had while doing it. Most important, the stories we will tell all happened right here in Kansas City. Our idea is simple. Let’s reach out to all the people who made the Kansas City marketing community what it is today. What we are today is a city of creative powerhouses of all sizes doing work not just across the metro or region, but across the nation and the world. Welcome to the Kansas City Marketing Legends Podcast! Brought To You By — evolution Audio Post Production // Springboard Creative // KC Ad Club // PRSA of Kansas City

Publisher

Sam Meers and Mike Swenson

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2024

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Roshann Parris // Founder | Parris Communications

   Roshann Parris is, in the truest sense, a unicorn. She built Parris Communications from the ground up starting in 1988 and has spent 37+ years growing it into one of Kansas City's most respected PR firms. But running a thriving agency wasn't enough. Roshann also answered a different kind of call, serving pro bono as a White House advance and negotiations lead across multiple administrations, helping coordinate presidential travel to places like Vietnam, Bosnia, and South Africa. Not for a tit...

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Brad Moore // VP Marketing (retired) | Hallmark Center

   Brad Moore didn't plan to end up at Hallmark. It was a last-minute interview, a mystery recruiter, and a few fortunate twists of fate that put him there. But once he arrived, he helped steward one of the most quietly powerful brand platforms in the history of American marketing: the Hallmark Hall of Fame. For four decades, Brad was the standard bearer for a simple but radical idea. Emotion is a legitimate business strategy. From casting Deaf actors in Love Is Never Silent over network objecti...

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Cindy Maude // Founder/CEO, Callahan Creek

   Cindy Maude bought an agency with a million-dollar bank loan, moved it from Topeka to Lawrence, built it into a nationally respected shop, and then watched her biggest client, representing 44% of the revenue, walk out the door. That didn’t deter her. She went to work and rebuilt the agency. Over a 27-year run with Hill's Pet Nutrition and national work with Toyota, Sprint, and Build-A-Bear, Cindy turned Callahan Creek into proof that a focused, research-driven independent could go toe-to-toe ...

Who has been a guest on Kansas City Marketing Legends

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joe Greene
• Siobhan Lesley
• Al Eidson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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