Woman-led

Sisters flex startup strength with well-toned, high-performance Angel Competition Bikinis

By Tommy Felts / December 19, 2019

Bold women are a force to be reckoned with, declared Karah Jones, and they should never feel the need to hide who they are.  “Sometimes in this world it’s frowned upon for a female to be confident,” Jones, co-founder and CEO of Angel Competition Bikinis, said of her motivations for launching the Lenexa company —…

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Keto crust on the rise: Fattyhead bakes ingredients for expansion into new distribution deals

By Tommy Felts / December 14, 2019

Laura Manivong is feeding a hunger for keto diet-friendly pizza crusts that already stretches to freezer aisles across the metro — with stores and distributors salivating for more. “Out of the blue, I just called Sam Paris and Paris Brothers,”  Manivong, founder and CEO of Fattyhead Keto Crust, said of how a recent distribution deal…

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Boddle scores $25K AT&T Aspire audience award thanks to tough love on duo’s most difficult pitch

By Tommy Felts / December 9, 2019

Just because a pitch is tough doesn’t mean it won’t payoff, said Clarence Tan.  “Smiles will take you miles,” Tan, CEO and cofounder of Boddle Learning, said of his and co-founder Edna Martinson’s latest pitch at the AT&T Pitches and Purpose contest in San Francisco — the pair’s most difficult presentation to date, they said…

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Fund Me, KC: My Bear Jeff spreads comfort to child trauma survivors, bear to bear

By Tommy Felts / December 5, 2019

Startland News is continuing its “Fund Me, KC” series to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs — like Rachel Cohen with her My Bear Jeff campaign — to share their crowdfunding stories to gain a little help from their supporters. [divide] Who are you? Rachel Cohen, Chief Bear…

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Social Side Effect: Kilee Nickels says Instagram built Nickel & Suede (and the proof is in the postings) 

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2019

Editor’s note: Social Side Effect is an ongoing profile series that identifies the intersection between social influencing and entrepreneurship   [divide] When customers care, business is better and social media proves it, said Kilee Nickels.  “Having Instagram, having Facebook, having a blog, definitely got our business started and kept us going for so long,” added Nickels,…

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