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Digital health startup aims to save medical providers time while bringing down cost of AI tech

By Tommy Felts / February 11, 2025

CarePilot is on a mission to bring AI and automation to smaller medical clinics that don’t always have access to cutting-edge technology, shared founder and CEO Joseph Tutera. The Overland Park-based startup’s ambient AI technology — designed to help those smaller practices operate more efficiently — captures patient-provider interactions in real time, automating administrative tasks…

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Street art to stage: KC fashion designer styles iconic Jim Crow-era musical comedy without missing a beat

By Tommy Felts / February 11, 2025

Designing for theater gives Whitney Manney the opportunity to be as big and loud as she wants, the street bespoke creator said. A new musical production of “Hairspray” puts Manney’s bold aesthetic through a new lens — and alongside a timely story of acceptance, diversity, and the power of music. “There is no such thing…

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‘People pay for value’: How a young mom’s plan to hold passion tight drives her baby apparel side hustle

By Tommy Felts / February 11, 2025

Coming from a family of business owners, Riley Rhoads knew she wanted to pursue entrepreneurship: starting her own business — but with a goal to help others, the founder of Hold Tight Baby said. “When I hear people talk about, ‘Oh, I want to be an entrepreneur; I want to start and own my own…

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New in KC: Ops leader joins KCSourceLink to strengthen network’s collective impact for entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / February 10, 2025

A newly created director of operations role at KCSourceLink is expected to boost efforts to connect entrepreneurs and small businesses with hundreds of resources for growing and scaling their ventures in Kansas City, as well as across the state through MOSourceLink. Dena Thomas Aouassou, a veteran of nonprofit entrepreneurship support and workforce training, recently relocated…

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Cultura con carácter: How JEFES inks DINKC’s hometown team with drops of KC Latino hustle

By Tommy Felts / February 7, 2025

Laedan “DINKC” Galicia draws a fine line between his creative mediums: skin, pen, fabric, and paint — now from a artists hub in Kansas City’s Columbus Park neighborhood. From his signature tattoo style to his JEFES clothing line, DINKC’s bold perspective is leaving a mark on Kansas City culture (and the Super Bowl). “With JEFES, I…

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