Profiles

Pantry Goods brings wall-to-wall organic, European-style shopping to Midtown micro market

By Tommy Felts / November 18, 2021

The expansion of Pantry Goods from an online service into a Midtown micro market has brought with it a bushel of changes — all organic — for Marcelle Clements as she continues her mission to grow support for small businesses and sustainable living. “It was a great move,” said Clements, founder of Pantry Goods, recalling her…

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He wanted to post his pronouns on LinkedIn sooner, but first this startup founder had to come out to himself

By Tommy Felts / November 18, 2021

The word was simple — sprinkled into a potentially impactful email introduction last week with little fanfare — but for Lee Zuvanich, reading it felt like Christmas morning. His. “When I came out on LinkedIn this summer — with my pronouns and everything — it wasn’t really a choice,” said Zuvanich, a trans man who now…

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It’s a Wonderful Life: Holiday pop-ups offer KC business owners a second chance, Canary owner says

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2021

Sophistication is on the menu as Canary Bar and Bistro unveils its first holiday pop-up, Silver Bell Supper Club, a nostalgic cocktail and culinary experience set to pour hope for a pandemic-fatigued Kansas City and inspired by a classic Christmas film. “We’re going for a chic Christmas vibe. White warm lights, hanging 3D snowflakes, Christmas…

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Retaking the ‘entrepreneur’ label: ‘You need to have a good product, but ultimately it needs to be about more’

By Tommy Felts / November 15, 2021

In “The New Builders,” written by Times of Entrepreneurship founder Elizabeth MacBride and venture capitalist Seth Levine, the authors look at the landscape of entrepreneurship across America. In this excerpt — from Chapter 3: The Definition Of Success — the authors focus on Isaac Collins, a Kansas City entrepreneur who also faces and fights added obstacles…

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Some mysteries at historic 9th & State might never be solved — and bar owner Heather Hamilton is OK with it

By Tommy Felts / November 13, 2021

Feeling invincible is a thing of the past, Heather Hamilton said, revealing a diagnosis that stopped her in her tracks and poured a change of perspective for the West Bottoms bar owner.  “Knowing that I’m gene-positive for Huntington’s disease has made me even more motivated to make a difference,” Hamilton said, noting the disease has…

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