For Immediate Release
Release No. 102
The CEO Governor: Applying Decades of Business Success to Kansas Decoding Politics
Episode 102 · 33 min · January 9, 2026 · Hosted by Ronnie Spellman
DALLAS, TX — January 9, 2026 — In this episode of Business Decoded, host Ronnie Spellman interviews Philip Sarnecki, a multifaceted entrepreneur from Kansas. Sarnecki shares his journey from starting an insurance business at age 19 while in college to building a diverse business empire. He also discusses his significant career shift: selling his primary financial firms to run for Governor of Kansas, driven by a desire to apply his CEO-level business acumen to improve the state's economy.
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Business Decoded is a weekly interview podcast hosted by Ronnie Spellman and recorded in Dallas, Texas. Since May 2024 the show has published more than 130 episodes with founders, CEOs and operators — including the former CEO of Blockbuster and 7-Eleven, the CEO of the Dallas News Corporation, and the President of the Dallas Business Journal. Episodes are available on every major podcast platform.
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