Profiles

David Hensley, Bar K Dog Bar

People’s Choice startup Bar K Dog Bar planning new locations across the Midwest (and beyond)

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2019

After less than a year serving Frisbees and drinks along Kansas City’s riverfront, Bar K Dog Bar has a treat for two other Midwest markets: plans to expand the premier pet experience space to St. Louis and Oklahoma City. “Our ultimate goal is to be in five markets in the next three years and 10…

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Glen Dakan, Liquify Group, Prestio

US veterans-turned-founders find natural transition, freedom in life as entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / July 4, 2019

Military service offers parallels to entrepreneurships — whether engaged in battle or a boardroom, said Andrew Belt.  “One of the things that has always helped me in operating my business is my ability to analyze the environment and be vigilant,” said Belt, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and serial entrepreneur behind Lenexa-based property services firm…

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Startup synergy: Native Hemp Co opening retail store in former downtown MADE flagship store

By Tommy Felts / July 3, 2019

A grand adventure awaits Kansas City-baked Native Hemp Co., as the cannabis company reaches new heights and sets up shop with its first retail location.  “I have a family all across the world now and it’s been so much fun,” Rich Dunfield, founder of Native Hemp Co., said of the company’s trajectory and success ahead…

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iShare Medical working with VA, Medicare, Medicaid to improve patient outcomes, reduce cost of care

By Tommy Felts / July 3, 2019

Medical errors shouldn’t be among the leading causes of death in a country as developed as the United States, said Linda Van Horn, especially when failure to communicate critical information across platforms is to blame. “It’s unacceptable to make mistakes, just because the information is not readily available to the provider, the doctor or the…

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Kelly Sievers, Women’s Capital Connection

Q&A: Startup life isn’t all risk-taking and sexy, big-name investors, Kelly Sievers says

By Tommy Felts / July 2, 2019

Investing doesn’t just hinge a dollar amount, said Kelly Sievers. “It’s also about finding the right kind of funding for your business,” the Women’s Capital Connection managing director told 26 small business owners at a recent Kansas City SCORE mentoring event.  Sievers, an entrepreneurial advisor for the Women’s Business Center, has owned, operated and sold…

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