Kansas Hemp

This week Richard Mabion hosts a program all about the economic potential of industrial hemp in Kansas and beyond.   He’ll be joined by our friend Zack Pistora, State Lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club to inform you about the latest in legal hemp in the sunshine state.  With an eye towards entrepreneurship, we’ll also have Murray D Anderson, Sr, Founder of Taylor Made Visions and grassroots organizer, Chris Morrow in the studio.  Join us for a lively conversation!

Murray D. Anderson Sr.

Mr Anderson is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of the “Taylor Made Visions
LLC.,” which is a venture capital formation consulting firm solely dedicated to establishing a sustainable Seed
and Venture Capital Impact Investment Entity endowed with not less than $1.2 Billion to fund the
“Under-served Business Enterprise Ecosystem,” through startup micro businesses, small businesses with less than
25 employees, as well as high growth technology enterprises that in fact enable struggling intelligent
men and women of all nations to build wealth and create jobs through entrepreneurship and self-
employment, whereas optimization of the double bottom line strategic start up business opportunities in
our Kansas City Kansas disadvantaged ethnic markets reaches its optimum financial potential
throughout the FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT 10 member communities at large.

In 2015 Murray D Anderson Sr. founded TMV-Visionary Impact Theatre Bistro Common Grounds
Roasterie an upscale restaurant and entertainment venue located at 1017 N 6th Street in Kansas City
Kansas where art imitates life, while featuring live Kansas City’s finest gifted R&B-POP-SALSA-FUNK and
GOSPEL ARTISTS along with ballroom dancing, as well as nationally known vocalists, musicians,
entertainers, economic activists, politicians, entrepreneurs and comedians.

Prior to establishing The Gatekeepers firm MDA worked for 3 decades in under-served
communities. During this 30 year period, he representing numerous minority startup companies
and entrepreneurs with talent, passion and many failed great ideas due to the lack of capital.
Before founding Taylor Made Visions LLC., MDA performed several professional
services, including: banking and venture capital formation consultation, strategic planning, economic development
consulting, technical assistance for grant proposals and project management enterprises.

Chris Morrow

Mr Morrow is an advocate for a majority of Kansans, with Kansas.
After nearly seven (7) years in elected city government service and twenty-five (25) plus years of
excelling in the competitive recruiting & staffing industry, Chris is launching headlong into his next career
adventure, government relations, grassroots advocacy, and lobbying in the non-profit sector.
He has previously worked for Fortune 500 companies, publicly traded companies, small and medium-
sized businesses, and was a small business owner himself.  For the past six (6) years he has assisted small and
medium-sized businesses with contract direct hire placement services. (headhunting)
In addition, he spent nearly seven (7) years as a dedicated public servant, serving most recently as
Mayor of Gardner, KS. and previously as a city council member for 2 years.
SPECIALTIES INCLUDE, but are not limited to: Business and Resource Development | Sales & Marketing |
Online Marketing | Business Listing Optimization | Contract negotiation | Economic development |
Recruiting | Consensus building | Policy governance | Intergovernmental cooperation |

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