Profiles

Tyler Enders, Made in KC

KCultivator Q&A: Tyler Enders talks his biggest failure, the ‘Made In’ concept and Obama

By Tommy Felts / February 9, 2018

Seated amid vintage mosaic tile and striking black-and-white portraits by Kansas City photographer Cameron Gee, founder Tyler Enders seems at home within the walls of the Made in KC Cafe. He’s an art lover with a finance degree — not to mention one of the minds behind Made in KC, a retail showcase for local…

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Kimberly Gandy

Kimberly Gandy: Proof a startup can emerge stronger from its founder’s cancer diagnosis

By Tommy Felts / February 8, 2018

Cancer needn’t mean can’t, Kimberly Gandy said. When the Play-It Health founder and CEO was diagnosed with an aggressive, mid-stage cancer in May 2016, her startup found itself at a crossroads. Gandy had just joined the Kansas City-based Pipeline fellowship and her company was poised for growth through its web- and mobile-based health regimen tracking…

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Andrew Morgans, Marknology, Landlocked

Landlocked, Marknology startups ‘killing it on Amazon,’ KC founder says

By Tommy Felts / February 6, 2018

Landlocked is a brand many Kansas Citians recognize on sight, founder Andrew Morgans said. Marknology is the behind-the-scenes engine that sells it. While his dual companies — an apparel startup known for its popular hybrid pennant tee and a bootstrapped digital marketing firm specializing in Amazon sales — complement one another, the pairing is an…

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Joe and Toyia Mays, The Laya Center coworking spa

Ex-KC Chiefs player opens coworking spa space to boost creativity, holistic wellness (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / January 24, 2018

With long hours and potent job stresses, entrepreneurs often are more mindful of their business’s health than their own, said Joe Mays. The former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker teamed with his wife, Toyia, to open a coworking spa space within their holistic wellness venture, The Laya Center. Targeting individual and small-team innovators, the duo hopes…

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Mycroft AI

2018 Startups to Watch: Mycroft gives voice to corporate outsider tech

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2018

Editor’s note: Startland News selected the top Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2018’s companies. To view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch, click here. The in-house, top-tier technology at Mycroft speaks volumes about the competitiveness of the Kansas City company’s open-source…

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