Business Beat Podcast
NEW UPLOADS EVERY FRIDAY
Lincoln Business Beat is a communication resource for the business community.
Every week, Travis and Mark share important and timely information, news, tax and policy changes that will affect Lincoln’s business community.
Every Friday, the newest Lincoln Business Beat is uploaded to Spotify, Apple Podcast and KLIN.com for the latest information on news and subjects important to Lincoln business. Click the “Subscribe” button and be automatically notified when the newest podcast is available.
Lincoln Business Beat is a weekly discussion about the issues, problems, opportunities and solutions facing independent business owners. Stay ahead of the business world with the Lincoln Business Beat
MEET THE HOSTS:
Travis Filing
Travis grew up in Cleveland Ohio and has lived all over this nation, but in 1998, he chose to call Lincoln his home. Leaving a career in aviation, he moved here and began working in broadcasting at 92.9 The Eagle from 1998 to 2000. That year he shifted to KLIN and was there until 2008. In 2002 he helped his wife Shannon start Transformation Marketing and left broadcasting to join her full time at the firm. Since then, Travis and Shannon have built a real estate company as well as two other small businesses which they both operate today. In 2024, Travis took over as LIBA’s President, CEO with a background in business, politics, and community service.
His entrepreneurial spirit is a testament to his commitment to the local business community. Travis also features experience in the political area, serving as the village chairman and mayor of Panama, NE. Travis’s roles as a public servant and business owner, along with his personal ties to eastern Nebraska, illustrate his deep investment to Lincoln and the business community.
Mark Vail
A native Minnesotan and a member of a family farm operation, Mark’s broadcaster career began as an ag broadcaster in 1974. He served radio and television markets in Rochester, MN, Wichita, KS and Topeka, KS. In 1991 he oversaw the construction of a new FM Radio station in St. Joseph, MO which was the catalyst for moving into corporate management and eventually overseeing 23-stations in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
In addition, he was the co-creator of a 126-station agricultural radio network program, AgriTalk which has aired for over 25-years. He’s been recognized by several organizations including the Kansas Association of Broadcasters where he served as Chairman in 2008 and was inducted into the Kansas Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2013 and by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting where he served as president in 1989 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2017.