Profiles

Entrepreneurs podcast

How entrepreneurs are using podcasts to become thought leaders, empower founders

By Tommy Felts / April 10, 2019

Audiences are moving from eyeballs to eardrums, said Addison Price, and entrepreneurs need to evolve their messaging to compete in a new arena of online engagement. “What’s going to happen when Instagram just isn’t Instagram anymore? What’s going to happen when your Facebook audience just migrates someplace else? Because it will happen,” said Price, podcast…

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Open Belly

Open Belly podcast puts voices of immigrant chefs on the menu

By Tommy Felts / April 10, 2019

Immigrant entrepreneurs have been quietly advancing Kansas City’s food scene for decades, said Danielle Lehman. “When I started hearing the stories of the chefs, I just felt like they were so compelling, and that food is really what connects us,” said Lehman, host of the “Open Belly” podcast and founder of marketing consultancy firm Boxer…

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Professional AF, Diana Kander

Professional AF: Diana Kander explores ‘a whole world of content that’s never been touched’

By Tommy Felts / April 10, 2019

Diana Kander is curious about the world faced by professional women, she said — how female do-ers and leaders uniquely experience life and career building. That curiosity forms a through line for her new podcast interview series, “Professional AF.” “Every episode is about something I want to fix and a lot of them are like…

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Katie Boody, LEANLAB Education

LEANLAB Education earns $200K grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for public schools research

By Tommy Felts / April 9, 2019

A $200,000 grant to LEANLAB Education from Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic arm will mark the Facebook founder’s first investment in the Kansas City education scene. “We are committed to growing partnerships throughout the country,” said Katie Boody, LEANLAB CEO. “And with the support of [The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative] we aspire to write the playbook for how…

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Jonathan Bender, Flatland, KCPT, photo courtesy of Brad Austin

KCultivator Q&A: Jonathan Bender boils down his talents to curate KC food scene

By Tommy Felts / April 5, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The KCultivator Series is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. He’s mastered the art of pairing the perfect cookie with the crispest…

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