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Former C2FO manager creates AI data analyst to usher in a new way of making business decisions

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2023

Tyler Amundsen is set on building a future where every professional uses artificial intelligence to make better decisions, faster, he said. “With humans, AI and computers working together, we can achieve truly mind-blowing things, and we’re just at the beginning of it. … We’re at a point in the world where AI can tell whether…

KC, Wichita, Topeka startups earn share of $100K as K-State accelerator spreads prize money across region

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2023

MANHATTAN — A demo day with $100,000 on the line culminated in a Kansas City startup leaving the stage with the event’s second-highest winnings. Poshed on the Go earned $23,500 in funding Thursday from the Kansas State University Accelerator program, coming in just behind the grand-prize winner, PillReady, Wichita, with $36,000. The Shawnee-based company is…

Fresh start: Selfie studio goes mobile, reimagining its FOMO factory as a custom experience

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2023

Fresh Factory KC is evolving, founder India Wells-Carter shared, embracing change as she re-evaluates where and how her camera-ready venture can help shine the brightest light on Kansas City. After a year and a half in its brick-and-mortar location at the Zona Rosa shopping center, Fresh Factory KC has uprooted and gone mobile, bringing the…

They’re not trying to die(t); how this mother-daughter influencer duo teaches spice of life after weight loss surgery

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2023

A support system after weight loss surgery is essential, shared Kiley Williams-Bowls and Linda Donaldson. After both underwent bariatric surgery, the Kansas City mother-daughter duo behind BariGirls have set out to help others who’ve experienced the procedure maintain healthy habits. “We discovered that there are hundreds of thousands of people that have had weight loss…

Menswear in motion: Designer brings ‘specific’ eye, new runway show to KC fashion scene

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2023

A self-taught Kansas City fashion designer will bring his signature menswear line to a runway tailored just for men later this month, he shared, hosting an event that he characterized as a celebration of menswear. Mid-West Men’s Fashion Week (MWMFW) is set for March 24-26 at Audi Shawnee Mission in Merriam, according to Christian Shuster,…