Community Over Competition: Why Harrisonville Businesses are Winning

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[SPEAKER_00]: God, we have 16 hours on the road, and we need to know what to do this building by the time we get back.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We know you don't have to answer us, but we're asking, would you tell us what to do?

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[SPEAKER_00]: We really don't know, Lexington on this where it's going to have a dirty soda bar.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We'll talk about it right now.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to be fine.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Hey, guys.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome back to a skin-based pot.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm your host, Lena.

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[SPEAKER_02]: License estition, and today I have Kristen.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Kristen Sandborn, License Estition.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Can you say a statistic?

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[SPEAKER_02]: I can't.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I need to drink water, but I'm not drinking in Jared's water.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Shelby, Shelby areas cause some topologists all.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And Kelly, Kelly Filer, owner of Ardison's corner on wall.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Today we're going to talk about the artisans on wall.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Good job.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Our corner on wall.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'll get it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So for people that haven't been to the square yet,

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[SPEAKER_02]: Which I don't know who has it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Tell us about the artisans.

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[SPEAKER_02]: What will they find when they walk through the door?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So artisans corner is a vendor rental space.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We house about just over a hundred vendors.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Small businesses in the store.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They bring in their merch.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They make their booth looks super cute.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And then yeah, we have great vendors.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And then we just drive traffic in and market their stuff and do the things that they can't do because we've got the brick and mortar so we do the things that they don't have time to do.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, that's super fun.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And Lena and I are there quite a bit.

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[SPEAKER_01]: You've got these.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, we walk in and bring those our names.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, I don't like tears.

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[SPEAKER_01]: There are so many unique gift items.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Let me tell you what.

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[SPEAKER_02]: There is so much of everything.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I get all my sourdough stuff there.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_01]: There's sourdough vendors here.

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[SPEAKER_01]: You're not getting my sourdough kit.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Did you get one?

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[SPEAKER_01]: No.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It's at the shop, so whoever gets back in the course.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I already have mine.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I have my own.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Anyway, but there's literally like everything there.

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[SPEAKER_02]: What inspired you to do the art of this corner?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, we weren't planning on doing it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Honestly, I had I was working at a school at the time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: My husband has a full-time job.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We are kind of, um, entrepreneurs by, you know, just comes naturally to us.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We've just always been in small business.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And we renovated the space, the beginning of the renovation of the square, you know, when buildings were starting to get sold, my brother had bought one and it's like, you guys should go buy a building and, all right, okay, you know, let's try it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so my husband enjoys, you know, hard things like that, you know, taking something that is most people would walk away from and it's like, yeah, I can do that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And he was bringing it to life and we weren't actually sure what we were going to do with it at the time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It was getting time like okay, we needed to decide and me the one of us had time to run up another business And so we actually were on our way to Wakeo for spring break to see you know all the things from Magnolia Listen to the book on the way and just kind of put a fleece out like okay, God we have 16 hours on the road and we need to know what to do this building by the time we get back

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[SPEAKER_00]: We know you don't have to answer us, but we're asking, would you tell us what to do?

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[SPEAKER_00]: We really don't know.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So the whole time, we were like, yes, no, sell it, lease it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That, that, that, all, you know, vendor rental space was on the list, but we didn't want to run it because we didn't have time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so we were on the way back from that 16-hour drive.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We were in Joplin, which if you know where that is from here, it's not very far away.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So we're almost home.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I get a call from my future daughter-in-law, who was working at Brick House at the time.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And someone had randomly come in and said, hey, does anybody know the filers?

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[SPEAKER_00]: I heard they're doing a vendor rental space possibly, and she's like, I'm going to be a filer.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so she gave her, she texted and said, hey, I just gave your number out to somebody.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, so you might be getting a call.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, okay, whatever.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So it took the call, and she called this, Cerney was Laura, Lori Cummins, and she said, hey, I heard you guys are maybe thinking about doing something with your building.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I run a vendor rental space in Shiny Kansas.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And my last day is tomorrow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I'm moving to Harrisonville.

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[SPEAKER_00]: like tomorrow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Are you interested in talking to me?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, yes, we are.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We'll be home tomorrow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We met with her that was in March.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And artisans was open that same year in July.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, if you months later, we didn't have a name.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We had nothing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so we were like, okay, this is what's supposed to happen.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And she just, um, she met with people.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She found vendors.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And we kind of did it like real estate.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, we would just, we would fill one section and then fill

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[SPEAKER_00]: not even thinking that we would go upstairs because we thought we didn't know that it would be so popular.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And she just kept saying, guys, if you build a day will come, I promise we're going to fill it and they just kept coming and then it went to the next level of start getting to be, um, picky.

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[SPEAKER_00]: with our vendors, you know, and just really raising the bar and just really bringing in top not to people, not just filling a space, but really being intentional about what do we need, what is the community need, what are shoppers telling us that we don't have, and so, I mean, if you've been there, as you can tell, you can tell, it's just, it's a really high quality vendor, and, you know, whether it's boutique clothing or we've got a kids corner, you know, artist, the ice cream, ice cream shot next door.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's just been really fun to

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[SPEAKER_00]: great waiting list which is a wonderful problem to have and so now we get to kind of pick and choose like this is we don't just fill something we want to make sure that every if you're in our shop we want you to win so we're not going to put a competing person like if you do this certain kind of woodwork we're not going to get somebody that does the exact same thing you know we're going to try to find somebody that is going to be different and that you would want to see in the shop so you could come well I just love the look of the shop

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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's like you're stepping back in time.

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[SPEAKER_01]: The building is just so beautiful.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And then all of the vendors, if you are a vendor that only has a few items to sell, it's really hard to be able to market that, you know, online or wherever else.

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[SPEAKER_01]: But a perfect place to set up a booth and then be able to appeal to so many people.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It seems like every time I look over there, there's just people coming in and out.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It's crazy.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I tell people, I say about one of every third person that comes in as new.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, wow.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I, you know, we'll ask when's last time you were here?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Is it your first time in?

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so many people are still just finding out about the square.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, I didn't even know this was here.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, my goodness.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So just shout out to all the renovation and restoration going on the square.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I feel like we're still just in the infancy stages.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, there's so much coming in this next year that full-E side is under renovation that new furniture stores coming in the next couple of months.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Bookstore, you know, models are doing stuff.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's just,

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[SPEAKER_00]: really exciting to see, like I feel like people will come now, but keep coming, keep coming, because the next year the next two years is going to be awesome, which is super exciting.

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[SPEAKER_01]: The biggest drawback is parking, but I don't know if the city is starting to work on some of that, but I know there's some ideas out there for parking, but you know there's side parking on the different sides or there's places to go.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think more it's about I'm signage and getting people to know where to park.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: because that whole library section, that's usually empty.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You just got to walk a minute and it's not.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's just getting used to realizing you have to walk just a little bit.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But there are places to do this.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I think the square is just starting.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, I think the next five, 10 years you're going to be a hub.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And I mean, it's already a hub, look at the different restaurants and when I leave that night, yes, so much so many people are on the square either at the district or the restaurants.

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[SPEAKER_01]: So I just think, all right, so much fun.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, Wednesday nights, is it Wednesday nights?

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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, it's what?

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[SPEAKER_01]: Dance.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, cuz honey dance.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, yes, yes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean our whole back a lot is full.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We have lots of moms.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We could stay up and later for dance moms We should because they come up, you know, yeah, drop out their kids and then we do something.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I'll have a coffee shop open because one time you get through that dance.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Right.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I heard girls at dance.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I did too.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay, they tried to dance.

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[SPEAKER_02]: was rough.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So we wanted to put this on here was running a small business is not boring.

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[SPEAKER_02]: What's one of the biggest challenges you have faced since opening?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh goodness.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, we did open in July of 2019, so you did the math on that one.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It just takes so much because you have to wear all the different hats, right?

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[SPEAKER_00]: So like you have to be able to do the bookkeeping and you have to be able to be creative and you have to be able to do marketing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so I feel like maybe the biggest challenge would be is just to build a business where

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[SPEAKER_00]: You put people where they're going to thrive and help you not have to do everything.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Don't look at it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, don't look at it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We have got that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We've got a great team.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that girls do the team.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not creative when we come in.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Everyone is so nice.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So nice.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's the goal.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Me, that's the number one priority.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We tell the girls like, if there's a line, it's not a big deal.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's about, you know, making sure everybody is seen.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And we look at it like.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And they need to be matters if you're looking for something specific, they get, oh yeah, come back here, follow me and I'm just like, okay Yes, first of, yeah, it's be a been an awesome team of people on the other side that was one of the most rewarding moments you have had as a business owner Even events.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know we're gonna talk about this is a problem when there's events on the square like third Thursdays or whatever And you just see the community coming together.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It like seriously makes me emotional like just seeing

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[SPEAKER_00]: women get together after work or they use the square as a meeting place because it's a central location and they come together and to just build friendships and relationships.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, to me, that's what it's all about.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We always tell the girls it's like it's not about the thing that we're selling, right?

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's about the person behind the thing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's the story, the way it makes you feel, and the way we make people feel, it's just it's so much bigger than just selling something.

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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, and I think with like the third Thursdays when they started putting themes.

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[SPEAKER_01]: The rope was so much fun.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Because my favorite one of my favorites, it gives the lace of opportunity to if we're going to dress up, dress up, go grab a group of other ladies and come on up.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And I now I see some husbands that are tagging along.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I know that the rope will be there before the dessert crawler is they love that one.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So I think that's my biggest joy, yes, you're just seeing people and it just like, where you're coming from?

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[SPEAKER_00]: It just blows my mind.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, oh, that's the goal, right?

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[SPEAKER_00]: But it's just seeing it actually come to fruition and seeing people show up time after time and people continue to come back like it's not just like their first time and then they don't come back.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like you start having your customers and the people that are there every third Thursday or, you know, every Saturday morning, they're there every few days.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They work on the square.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They come to see what's new because

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[SPEAKER_00]: And so you know their name and you just are building relationships.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's fun to see because I'm not from the Harrisonville area.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm from another hour south.

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[SPEAKER_01]: But Harrisonville has been so welcoming and I just I love the people.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And during the third Thursdays, you know, we don't do a lot of selling.

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[SPEAKER_01]: We're just kind of service-based ladies.

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[SPEAKER_01]: They'll come in.

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[SPEAKER_01]: We'll offer different specials and I'll just do like many consults and things like that.

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[SPEAKER_01]: But it's just, they're so friendly.

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[SPEAKER_01]: They want to know.

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[SPEAKER_01]: They're asking the questions and then we get those school teachers that are hilarious.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And they just crack me up and so, you know, even if you're just on the square, just drop in and say hi.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And I feel the same way about business owners.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I feel like everybody down there is, you know, like, you guys are so great about sitting people to us.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, we have so many people that we can tell that they've just been a true place.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Because they've just had their face show.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But, um, like, yeah, the girls over at the meds boss and us over here.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And we try to send people over to Nina's and headquarters.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And, you know, it's just everybody once.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We all get better if we're all winning, you know, community over competition, yeah, for sure.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I also add this question here of what do you think makes the Harris Middle Square such a special place for small businesses right now?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Because we are continually having more businesses come in.

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[SPEAKER_01]: When I think, you know, be part of the square, how if somebody is interested in coming and checking out the Harris Middle Square and some of the new buildings coming in, who is the best place for them to contact?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Um, I would say you could reach out for sure to love the square.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So, um, the website's love the square.org.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Um, email is love the personal square at Gmail, but you can reach out to us that way.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know Cheryl Bush is on the board and she's right there at the Crown Office and she is very knowledgeable about all the buildings and kind of what's coming up and who's got stuff that's going to be coming up for at least because that whole, again, that east side.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know that there's five store fronts.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know a couple of them are already

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[SPEAKER_00]: to come to put in a business.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Absolutely.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Awesome.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We have.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Is it this month?

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[SPEAKER_02]: April.

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[SPEAKER_02]: April.

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[SPEAKER_02]: April.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Is it April?

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[SPEAKER_01]: I know it's March.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It is March.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It's March.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So it's next month.

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[SPEAKER_01]: So it's next month.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It's the third, third, third day of April.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So, let's talk about that.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Because, is it last year or two years ago?

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[SPEAKER_01]: Like, how long have many times have we done the dessert?

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[SPEAKER_01]: I like it up, this would be a number four.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Four years, wow.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And every year, it is the biggest event.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And so, tell us a little bit about the dessert crawl.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So, the dessert crawl is the third Thursday of April.

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[SPEAKER_00]: which makes it April 16th, 155 to 8 p.m. the bars and restaurants will obviously stay open late after that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think it started.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think we had about six people that started it.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, that were open for, you know, go around and get a sweet treat and that first year was just insane.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We had no idea.

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[SPEAKER_01]: We're getting into our crazy.

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[SPEAKER_01]: We sold out within a couple of hours.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I know that people were coming to us and the bakers that were in the artisan and headquarters sold out like 30 minutes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, we had a cheese cake girl and she sold in 20 minutes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She was, I mean, there was a line.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So we've gotten bigger, right?

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[SPEAKER_00]: We have more stops.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they'll probably be about 12 this year, 12 to 15.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We're gonna do it like a coffee cart.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's gonna be set up someplace.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Lexington on this, we're gonna have a dirty soda bar.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So specialty bakers and treats and of course are normal people like big bining as she'll have a specialty thing that night the chill spot, which is our ice cream shop on the square They'll have some special thing that they're promoting and then we'll have different businesses like yourself will like sponsor or host

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[SPEAKER_00]: a baker, you know, and so there'll be a big variety, and that will all be posted online, and then there'll be maps.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So you show up, you get your map.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to have people outside this year with the maps to explain everything because it's getting so much bigger.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And then if you want to get registered for a big gift basket, which is going to be valued over $200, well,

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm donated by Coffitt Lynn and Tidal, give them a shout out.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You go to all the stops that you can, get stamped, turn that into the last stop, and then you might win a prize, big prize.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The goal is, I think, not to just go eat something fun that night, but to grab several things, you know, and take home, freeze them, whatever, and support as many of those small businesses as you can, because we'd love for them to sell out, yes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and it's just fun.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's geared towards a girl's night out,

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, we don't keep the guys away.

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[SPEAKER_00]: No, guys.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Come on.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, for sure.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And then like the restaurants like 1886 headquarters district, they'll all have like a dessert themed cocktail list for the night.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So you can do that too.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe say that for the end because they'll be open later.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, so and then of course, we'll be open for shopping, headquarters, building for shopping.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And it's just a fun time to get out, hang out, you know.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's it, super fun.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know, the weather, obviously.

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[SPEAKER_00]: April's a big honor.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You never know.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You never know, but bring an umbrella.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Bring an umbrella.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Or a winter coat, possibly.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: If it's going to happen, you never know.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We live in Missouri.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's right.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You never know what you're going to get.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But it is, it's really fun.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And as it has always been really good and if you haven't come to the Harrisonville Square any day, you know, just come and take a look at it and see how much is happening when I started on the I think I we had our shop before the the artisan corner had was even there where I was with the girls in the back of the brush and right and you know that there was just not much.

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[SPEAKER_01]: on the square, but it was just a very nostalgic place to be.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And so, and that's something about in the past, you mean, streets and squares, it's a beautiful quartet always.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's a pretty heart, but the brick roads and around is just so unique and we have lots of photographers that are always taking pictures up there, but it's just going to continue to get so much more fun.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Look ahead, what are your hopes for the future of your business?

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[SPEAKER_02]: And possibly the square.

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[SPEAKER_02]: What would you like to see on the square?

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm a big fan of War Retail.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But even if it's, you know, I love War Food.

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[SPEAKER_00]: War Food.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So when that's coming straight to open back up as a diner, I think a diner would be awesome.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Right?

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[SPEAKER_02]: I love Nina's.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I get her say, I guess week all week long.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes.

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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's like one day in there.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I go to heck, or not, heck, orders my go to bed.

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[SPEAKER_01]: She was a fried cheeseburger.

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[SPEAKER_01]: For real, that'd be fun, but she's quicker.

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[SPEAKER_01]: The district's open now, but at noon.

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[SPEAKER_01]: But we just forgot.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Forgetting, right, got to get a new rhythm.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, yeah.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think more food, more retail.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know that, like, love the square, there's like a formula for you need so much service.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We want the insurance agencies there, too.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's great.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's the traffic they're coming in.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that we could use a couple more retail shops.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that'd be super fun.

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[SPEAKER_00]: You think that maybe more restaurants, they're going to compete with each other.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But that's real, that's a case.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It becomes a hub and then,

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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, you can go here or here here and it's just more people and we have more apartments being built Yeah, people are going to live there, which means more people are going to eat there.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It's just Everybody wins.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I know there's a way to list for their apartments above us.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah, and they are so nice.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, the pet hoffs, you know, they're building.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That's the pro street grill.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, they're putting one of those over there.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yep.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's a pretty pretty building.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, it's gorgeous building.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Everybody that's done them has done such a great job.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's going to be a high-end living experience for us.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And what, and I've been into the Lexington.

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[SPEAKER_01]: You have been space.

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[SPEAKER_01]: And there are upstairs.

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[SPEAKER_01]: It's cool too.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I keep thinking, okay, what kind of a book can we bring in and have some type of event for the Med Spa?

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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think I've ever been in that education hub.

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[SPEAKER_01]: We are.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I know.

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[SPEAKER_01]: Think about it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We got ideas, guys.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I like it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: That's it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I think that's the theme of the square right now is watch the growth growing.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, agree.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Anyone have any other questions from Miss Kelly?

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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, she's here.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I think we're good.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We're okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We're excited.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Thanks for having me.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I think we got to open the floor for questions.

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[SPEAKER_01]: I think we just, we just have a lot of, we need a lot of science.

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[SPEAKER_01]: A lot of fun stuff going on.

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[SPEAKER_01]: If you have any questions, check in our show notes and you will be able to have the website and ways to get ahold of Kelly and

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[SPEAKER_01]: How to check out the the artists in check out love the square on Facebook and check out love the square and then also check out the dessert Cron we'll see if we can put a the flyer for the dessert crawl and then in the notes So put it on your calendar and if you are a baker Is a certified kitchen you know and a business already going and you want it maybe get involved.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think we've got a couple spots left So even if it's last minute, let it ever well put you in some place.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah

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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Lexington is going to try to have several inside her shop with the dirty sodas.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I'm so excited.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So that'd be fun.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm mommy over there.

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[SPEAKER_02]: She's going to bring up the limousine.

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[SPEAKER_02]: We're going to come back with a bucket.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm not a bucket.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I love it.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I've never had one.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I've heard of something.

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[SPEAKER_02]: So good.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I first thought it was like, no, no way.

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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm putting cream in my soda.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, it's so good.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

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[SPEAKER_02]: It is.

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[SPEAKER_02]: All right guys.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, thank y'all for hanging out with us today.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank y'all for hanging out with me and we'll see y'all next week.

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[SPEAKER_02]: Bye I don't know why I say see you next week