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Organized mess or inbox in distress? What your email says about the vibe at work (Holistic Hustle)

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2023

Kharissa Parker is a news producer, writer, certified health coach, and columnist for Startland News. For more of her self-care tips on how to keep your cup full, visit kparker.co. Editor’s note: This commentary on awareness of space — and how it reflects the vibe necessary to succeed at work — continues Parker’s series on…

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Ice Cream Bae returns to the Country Club Plaza with its own storefront, more flavors 

By Tommy Felts / January 7, 2023

Adison and Jackie Sichampanakhone have a soft spot for the Country Club Plaza, they shared. It’s where the journey with their soft-serve ice cream shop began. “We’re excited to be back. We had so many great customers down here before, so we’re happy to be able to serve them again,” said Adison, who co-founded Ice…

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City’s KC BizCare experiment proves itself as a model to replicate, says new small biz official 

By Tommy Felts / January 5, 2023

Editor’s note: KC BizCare is a financial supporter of Startland News. This story was produced through a paid partnership. Amanda Wheeler’s background in biology provides new insight and expertise within Kansas City’s growing small business culture, the KC BizCare official said — a community give-back hypothesis supported by Wheeler watching women in her family do…

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Grief happens on (and off) company time: Why a startup founded from loss is building holistic bereavement plans for corporate America

By Tommy Felts / January 3, 2023

When grieving employees return to work, managers and colleagues often aren’t equipped to properly support them, said Lisa Cooper. “While I was working in corporate America for quite some time, I had witnessed a lot of dysfunction surrounding grief,” said Cooper, co-founder of Workplace Healing alongside Mindy Corporon.  For example, I can remember specifically when someone…

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