Insightful Conversations with Business Owners Big & Small Helping to Build American Industry
Building America showcases Americans who are willing to put everything on the line to help build America and American industry. We believe that small businesses are the drivers of everything American.
We highlight the successes of business owners, as well as how they fail forward, overcoming amazing and difficult trials and how they inspire others to start their own businesses in pursuit of the American Dream.
Did you know?
- Small businesses represent 99.7% of all employer firms?*
- Small businesses employ about half of all private-sector employees*
- Small businesses pay 43% of total U.S. private payroll*
- Small businesses have generated 65% of net new jobs over the past 17 years*
Do you want to hear inspiring stories of mid-western entrepreneurs who are helping America and Americans live the American Dream?
Listen to Building America on AM 560 The Answer, Sundays at 4:30 PM!
About David Bolanos
Meet the Host
David Bolanos is a Managing Director at Wealth Management Group and host of Building America. David is passionate about helping Build America by teaching entrepreneurial skills through storytelling to empower his fellow Americans to start and run successful businesses. He grew up looking up to those business owners in his family and his community and now not only interviews them for the show but helps them manage their entire financial life. David is focused on his growing family with his supportive and wonderful wife.
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Featured Guests
Meet Some of Our Featured Guests
We invite you to take a look at some of our recent guests. Check back soon for updates!
- Paul Krappman & Associates
- COR Strategies
- Direction Tour Marketing
- The Calabrese Restaurant Group (Zia’s Trattoria, Zia’s Lago Vista, The Beacon Tap and Café Touché)
- A.M Woodland Outdoor Design
Become A Builder
Learn How You Can Be Featured on Building America
Do you own or operate one of America’s burgeoning small businesses? Would you like to share your own personal story which may help other small businesses succeed? We would welcome the opportunity to sit down with you and chat. Whether you employ 2 people or 200 people, everybody starts somewhere. We look forward to hearing your story soon!
• David Bolanos
• Phone: (847) 907-9600, Ext. 212
• Email: david.bolanos@lpl.com
Our Partners
As part of our commitment to Building America, we feel it’s important to give back to the community and the individuals who allow us the freedoms to pursue our passions and business opportunities. We have partnered with Hire Heroes USA and hold events throughout the year in which you can engage with a charitable endeavor that we feel passionate about. Should you have additional interest in participating in one of these events, we ask that you contact us using the information on this page.
About Hire Heroes USA
Hire Heroes USA is a veteran service organization dedicated to empowering US military members, veterans, and their spouses as they seek civilian employment. Services include one-on-one coaching, professionally revised resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board, career fairs and more. Hire Heroes USA is funded exclusively through public donations and private grants, allowing services to be provided at no cost to clients. Hire Heroes USA has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and also holds the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency. For more information about our mission, services and how to get involved, please visit hireheroesusa.org and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.