From the Publisher

For those of you scratching your head and wondering why there is a January issue of TK Business Magazine—well, first of all, thank you for being such a loyal reader to pay attention to these details—and Yes! We took some of our own advice and recognized that we either grow or die; there is no status quo. As of 2020, we have made the transition from four issues each year to six.

People always ask us how we find enough content in Topeka for a business magazine, but finding content has never been a problem. And with all the expansion and growth that the capital city has had over the last couple years, we found ourselves constantly frustrated about having to pick and choose what stories to leave out of the magazine because we didn’t have space to tell them all in one of the four issues available.

We didn’t want to leave anyone out and, obviously, you wanted more too. With each new issue, readers and partners asked why they had to wait so long for the next one. As the feedback got louder and more frequent, we could not ignore the obvious fact that it was time to make the jump.

So, like the visual below, we created a plan that looked so easy and perfect. Just go from point A to point B and, voila, success.

However, it may surprise you to learn that it is not all unicorns and rainbows at the TK offices. The reality is that when you make a change, new challenges show up. And our perfect plan looked a little more like this:

To put out this January issue, our team has had to adjust travel schedules and work through holidays. Between putting out fires, picking up dropped balls and creating a new rhythm to our process, we repeatedly tell ourselves, “It’s the journey, not the destination. Embrace the journey.”

Thank you for your amazing support of TK and the local business community. It is because of you that we have the opportunity to go on this incredible journey as a small business and invite you along for the ride.

Best of luck in your journey through 2020.