Darla King's guest appearances

Darla King

cbuzz

Ignite Your Business® Podcast presented by GREENCREST

Inspiring Women with Betty Collins

Inspiring Women PodCast with Betty Collins

Catherine Lang-Cline

Randy Gerber

Lori Kaiser

Kaiser Consulting

Haley Boehning

Portfolio Creative

Lindsay Karas Stencel

Peter Edwards

Bill Troy

Michelle Brown

Andy George

Steve Weber

Michael V. Drake

Jen Grant

Bruce Caldwell

OwlTail

Inspiring Women, Episode 18:  Darla King, King Business Interiors Darla King joins “Inspiring Women” to talk about the journey of building her thriving office furniture business, lessons learned along the way, encouraging other women business owners, and giving back. The host of “Inspiring Women” is Betty Collins and this series is presented by Brady Ware […]The post Inspiring Women, Episode 18:  Darla King, King Business Interiors appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Inspiring Women, Episode 18: Darla King, King Business Interiors Darla King joins “Inspiring Women” to talk about the journey of building her thriving office furniture business, lessons learned along the way, encouraging other women business owners, and giving back. The host of “Inspiring Women” is Betty Collins and this series is presented by Brady Ware […] The post Inspiring Women, Episode 18: Darla King, King Business Interiors appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Inspiring Women, Episode 18:  Darla King, King Business Interiors

With a successful 10-year career with an established furniture company under her belt, Darla King left her position with an offer to partner in a new start up company. One year later, the partnership had yet to materialize and Darla knew a decision needed to be made. Seeing opportunity in her circumstance, Darla and her husband formed King Business Interiors in November 1998. I was fortunate to have Darla in studio to get her story about growing the business, as a family-owned business, and for our purposes, a woman-owned business.  In this episode we cover a lot ground, including:What Darla has learned from being a family-owned businessWhat the biggest challenges are as being a family-owned businessWhat the biggest challenges (and dare we say, advantages) are as a woman-owned businessThe importance of registering as a woman-owned businessWhy women need to help womenWhat challenges and mistakes she made along the wayWhy giving back is so important, and how King Business Interiors does it rightAnd King Business Interiors unique giving back program, Connecting The DotsThis is THE podcast that advances women toward economic, social and political achievement. Hosted by Betty Collins, CPA, and Director at Brady Ware and Company. Betty also serves as the Committee Chair for Empowering Women, and Director of the Brady Ware Women Initiative. Each episode is presented by Brady Ware and Company, committed to empowering women to go their distance in the workplace and at home.For more information, go to the Resources page at Brady Ware and Company.Remember to follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.  And forward our podcast along to other Inspiring Women in your life.

With a successful 10-year career with an established furniture company under her belt, Darla King left her position with an offer to partner in a new start up company. One year later, the partnership had yet to materialize and Darla knew a decision needed to be made. Seeing opportunity in her circumstance, Darla and her husband formed King Business Interiors in November 1998. I was fortunate to have Darla in studio to get her story about growing the business, as a family-owned business, and for our purposes, a woman-owned business.  In this episode we cover a lot ground, including: What Darla has learned from being a family-owned business What the biggest challenges are as being a family-owned business What the biggest challenges (and dare we say, advantages) are as a woman-owned business The importance of registering as a woman-owned business Why women need to help women What challenges and mistakes she made along the way Why giving back is so important, and how King Business Interiors does it right And King Business Interiors unique giving back program, Connecting The Dots This is THE podcast that advances women toward economic, social and political achievement. Hosted by Betty Collins, CPA, and Director at Brady Ware and Company. Betty also serves as the Committee Chair for Empowering Women, and Director of the Brady Ware Women Initiative. Each episode is presented by Brady Ware and Company, committed to empowering women to go their distance in the workplace and at home. For more information, go to the Resources page at Brady Ware and Company. Remember to follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.  And forward our podcast along to other Inspiring Women in your life.

Darla King – King Business Interiors

This week on cbuzz guest interviewer Mary Yost from Columbus CEO Magazine sits down with Darla King, owner and CEO of King Business Interiors to talk about the knowledge she has gained since launching her company in 1998. After two decades in the furniture business working in a variety of roles and patiently waiting for the right opportunity, Darla King decided it was time to put her own mark on the furniture world. “I finally had the opportunity to start my own business when I was 40 years old,” Darla remarked, “(because) I really wanted to be making the decisions.” Darla discusses the about what it was like being a female business owner in the 1990s—the challenges of being a working mother, scaling her business for growth, and finding a voice in a market that is typically male-dominated. But Darla will be the first to tell you the key to her success isn’t her tenacity and drive–it’s her employees. “I was never prepared for the HR, the human capital,” shares Darla, “(so I) asked them what they want. What they need,” and that simple, open conversation led to flex-time schedules and part-time opportunities which is the bedrock of her staff’s mantra “Don’t Miss a Ballgame.” “Because I missed a lot of ballgames when I worked for others and I felt like ‘Man if I’d have just been there’ so it’s from experience and from things I missed,” Darla recalls, “I didn’t want (that) to happen to somebody else.” While Darla makes sure her employees don’t miss a ballgame, she makes sure she steps up to the plate when it comes to business, philanthropy, and community. As a 2013 NAWBO Visionary Award winner, Corporate Caring Award Finalist, Small Businessperson of the Year recipient, Best in Class recipient, and Smart Leaders Award winner—to name a few—Darla doesn’t rest on her laurels. She keeps one eye on making sure her employees are happy and her other eye on the future. Not just for King Business Interiors, but for the city of Columbus. “When I look back to when I started…I don’t think I realized where we were and what we were doing as a city,” reminisces Darla, “ (but) Columbus has everything going on. It’s got energy, it’s got growth…we’re in a unique position.” Don’t miss Darla’s insights and advice this week on cbuzz! The post cbuzz: Darla King, King Business Interiors appeared first on Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

This week on cbuzz guest interviewer Mary Yost from <a href="http://www.columbusceo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbus CEO Magazine</a> sits down with Darla King, owner and CEO of <a href="http://www.kbiinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Business Interiors</a> to talk about the knowledge she has gained since launching her company in 1998. After two decades in the furniture business working in a variety of roles and patiently waiting for the right opportunity, Darla King decided it was time to put her own mark on the furniture world. “I finally had the opportunity to start my own business when I was 40 years old,” Darla remarked, “(because) I really wanted to be making the decisions.” Darla discusses the about what it was like being a female business owner in the 1990s—the challenges of being a working mother, scaling her business for growth, and finding a voice in a market that is typically male-dominated. But Darla will be the first to tell you the key to her success isn’t her tenacity and drive–it’s her employees. “I was never prepared for the HR, the human capital,” shares Darla, “(so I) asked them what they want. What they need,” and that simple, open conversation led to flex-time schedules and part-time opportunities which is the bedrock of her staff’s mantra “Don’t Miss a Ballgame.” “Because I missed a lot of ballgames when I worked for others and I felt like ‘Man if I’d have just been there’ so it’s from experience and from things I missed,” Darla recalls, “I didn’t want (that) to happen to somebody else.” While Darla makes sure her employees don’t miss a ballgame, she makes sure she steps up to the plate when it comes to business, philanthropy, and community. As a 2013 NAWBO Visionary Award winner, Corporate Caring Award Finalist, Small Businessperson of the Year recipient, Best in Class recipient, and Smart Leaders Award winner—to name a few—Darla doesn’t rest on her laurels. She keeps one eye on making sure her employees are happy and her other eye on the future. Not just for King Business Interiors, but for the city of Columbus. “When I look back to when I started…I don’t think I realized where we were and what we were doing as a city,” reminisces Darla, “ (but) Columbus has everything going on. It’s got energy, it’s got growth…we’re in a unique position.” Don’t miss Darla’s insights and advice this week on cbuzz! The post <a href="https://columbus.org/podcasts/cbuzz-episode-darla-king/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cbuzz: Darla King, King Business Interiors</a> appeared first on <a href="https://columbus.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbus Chamber of Commerce</a>.

cbuzz: Darla King, King Business Interiors