Startups

Brody Dorland and Brock Stechman, DivvyHQ

Beyond language barriers: DivvyHQ partners with translation tech firm for greater global reach

By Tommy Felts / September 14, 2018

A newly announced partnership provides DivvyHQ an expanded toolset to open the doors to a global market — translating and delivering any type of marketing-related content across any device, channel or language, said Brock Stechman. “We’ve been working so hard over the past few years to really build this company from the ground up,” said…

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Brandon Priest, Social Apex

‘Millennial’ isn’t a curse word — it’s a critical marketing tool, says Social Apex Media

By Tommy Felts / September 13, 2018

Social Apex Media is designed to feed the creativity of hungry millennial entrepreneurs who don’t fit into the corporate culture of many other marketing agencies, said Brandon Priest. “We’re building Social Apex on the backs of entrepreneurs. That means instead of employees who feel like, ‘OK, I just got to work 9 to 5 every…

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ProfessionalChats

ProfessionalChats founders on high growth: Don’t reinvent the wheel, just make it better

By Tommy Felts / September 13, 2018

Entrepreneurship isn’t like Shark Tank, said the co-founders of rapidly expanding Kansas City startup ProfessionalChats. “I think people get confused in the Kansas City entrepreneurship community and they think they need to have an original idea that nobody’s ever done before and they need funding,” said Scott Hansen, co-founder, and CEO. Outside funding doesn’t necessarily…

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Own it! The good, the bad and the ugly every entrepreneur needs to know

Serial entrepreneur hopes to cultivate ‘real talk’ with startups at day-long Own It event

By Tommy Felts / September 13, 2018

Business often isn’t pretty, said serial entrepreneur Mike Wrenn. And it’s time to expose some of the hard truths he and his wife, Becky Cole — as well as other business heavyweights — have learned through their careers, he said. “Becky and I have built a successful business with national and international reach,” said Wrenn, chairman…

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Homeroom

Enjoy the college life experience? Homeroom invites you to KC’s new coliving concept

By Tommy Felts / September 12, 2018

Homeroom is a coliving experience that takes you back to your dorm room days, said Johnny Wolff. “I think everyone looks back with really fond memories of living with really good friends in college in a house. The coliving experience is about taking that shared roommate situation and kind of curating it at Homeroom,” said…

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