S2E9 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents

Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life.

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He turned pizza into a platform!

Court built the KC Pizza Pass to help Kansas City's independent restaurants get discovered, and it grew into something bigger. Today we're sitting down with him to talk creators, community, and why "spray and pray" marketing is dead.

Grab your own KC Pizza Pass at kcpizzapass.com — use code KCFORME for $5 off.

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Be Life Changers shares real stories from real people making a real difference in business, family, and our communities. Align your purpose with the plan, and keep being the change you want in this world.

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It's Be Life Changers, because we believe everyday people can be the life changers in their family, business, and community.

S2E8 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents

Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life.

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Imagine sitting at your favorite neighborhood tavern on a casual Sunday afternoon, joking about buying it, and suddenly walking out with the keys. This is the raw, unfiltered story of how Danny and his wife acquired Mae’s Tavern in Kansas City on a whim—and the exact moment a realization about their family legacy left them breaking down in tears at a cocktail table in front of a packed room of customers. Discover what it really takes to transition from a home-based business to a physical brick-and-mortar space while building an authentic community from the ground up.

→ Visit Mae's Tavern: 1511 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111

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Be Life Changers shares real stories from real people making a real difference in business, family, and our communities. Align your purpose with the plan, and keep being the change you want in this world.

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Follow Our Guest, Denny Perdue: https://www.instagram.com/denny.perdue

Mae's Tavern: https://www.instagram.com/maestavern

1511 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111

https://maestavern.com

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Become A Sponsor!

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Produced by JT VSUALS

#BeLifeChangers #ShopLocal #KansasCityEntrepreneur #CommunityOverCompetition #SmallBusiness #FamilyBusiness #restaurant #kansascity

It's Be Life Changers, because we believe everyday people can be the life changers in their family, business, and community.

S2E7 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents

Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life.

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Taylor Jezik fell out of a third-story window at 14 and spent her first year of high school in a wheelchair. Today she runs Charlie Hayes, TJ Events, and Aria Anneliese, and co-owns Hometown Olathe Family Farm. She sits down with host Kathy Coates Newman to talk motherhood, raising entrepreneurial kids, choosing collaboration over competition, and why supporting local isn't just good business, it's how you build a legacy.

→ Visit Hometown Olathe Family Farm: 1100 South Woodland Street, Olathe, KS

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 The Fall That Changed Her Life

00:13 Meet Taylor Jezik: Mom, Florist, Serial Entrepreneur

03:46 Her First Business (Started While Pregnant) + How They Met

08:17 Community Over Competition & Mentoring New Coordinators

09:34 Inside Hometown Olathe Family Farm

16:36 Raising Entrepreneurial Kids (The Lawn-Mowing Lesson)

20:14 Pivoting, Rebranding & Shifting Gears for Family

23:38 Bringing the Kids Into Content & Why Authenticity Wins

24:59 What's Changing in the Event World

28:55 Rapid Fire Round

34:37 The One Thing Nobody Knew About Her

35:45 Where to Find Taylor & the Farm

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Be Life Changers shares real stories from real people making a real difference in business, family, and our communities. Align your purpose with the plan, and keep being the change you want in this world.

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If this episode inspired you, like, share, and subscribe so you never miss a story.

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Follow The Host on Instagram:

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Follow Our Guest, Taylor Jezik: https://instagram.com/tay.brooke.21

Hometown Olathe Family Farm: https://instagram.com/hometown.olathe.family.farm

1100 South Woodland Street, Olathe, KS

Charlie Hayes: https://www.instagram.com/smudge.witch

TJ Events: https://www.instagram.com/eventplanning.taylorjezik

Aria Anneliese (wedding flowers): https://www.instagram.com/ahriaannelise

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Become A Sponsor!

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#BeLifeChangers #ShopLocal #KansasCityEntrepreneur #OlatheKS #MomEntrepreneur #CommunityOverCompetition #SmallBusiness #FamilyBusiness

It's Be Life Changers, because we believe everyday people can be the life changers in their family, business, and community.