Three speakers will be part of the spring series of the Dean A. and Carol Nachtigall Lecture Series on Entrepreneurship.
Vincent Martin
Pastor/Business Owner
Wichita, Kan.
January 27, 2025
Vincent (fs’07) and Tiesha Martin own Legacy Performance Club in Wichita, Kan. That facility also features Elite Athletic Training, a sports performance gym. Martin is also a real estate investor, allowing him to pursue and focus on multiple investing ventures. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Martin has goals to pursue more motivational speaking, building on his platform with aspirations to take his message globally. Martin hopes to bring insight and add value to the people he encounters. He deeply values his faith in God and being a father to his kids, Kyliee, Zy’ion, Za’khia, and Azariah. During his free time, Martin enjoys traveling to watch his kids compete, coaching his daughter’s track team, working out, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Neil Bontrager
Principal Owner
Sperra Studios
Wichita, Kan.
February 10, 2025
Neil Bontrager is a seasoned producer with experience in film, television, sports broadcast, music, theater, and live events. Neil leads the Sperra Studios team to create media for the entertainment, educational, commercial, and non-profit markets. He also heads Kansas Grip, a media equipment supply house specializing in film equipment rental. Neil loves working on set in the studio as well as on location. Neil is a 1989 Tabor College graduate in Hillsboro, KS with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He has also done postgraduate work in theology and leadership at Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. Neil’s first career was in student ministry. He was a part of the pastoral staff and led the student ministry at First Mennonite Brethren Church in Wichita, KS for 12 years. During his tenure, the student ministry experienced unprecedented development and growth. Neil is married to Kim and they have two children: Hallie is a ski instructor/river guide in Utah and Jonny is a senior at John Brown University studying mechanical engineering. Neil and Kim attend Reliance Church in Wichita, Kansas. Neil loves great art, inspiring music, travel, history, fast cars, artistic cooking, and creating purposeful environments and experiences.
Landon Huslig
Founder
Wichita Life
Wichita, Kan.
March 27, 2025
Landon and Candace Huslig founded Wichita Life in 2017 to highlight what they love about their city. Wichita Life started as just a simple Instagram account, but year by year, it has grown into other social media platforms, blogs, podcasts, talk shows, email newsletters, job boards, and much more.
Wichita Life has accumulated over 100,000 followers across social media and tens of thousands of email newsletter subscribers. It has become one of the go-to sources for news and events in the Wichita area.
What started as a simple passion project has grown into a full digital media platform and a real business. The email newsletter puts a spin on the legacy news business, strips it of staleness, and breathes new life into what is otherwise a dying industry of local news.