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Women hold key to overcoming innovation gap, talent shortage, says OneKC for Women

By Tommy Felts / October 30, 2018

OneKC for Women designed its November event for men, said Rania Anderson. “Winning at Work” is a chance for male business owners and entrepreneurs to improve results by changing the way they interact with women in the workplace, she added. “There is an opportunity for business leaders in Kansas City to get some ideas on…

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WISE Power generates plans for 9,000-square-foot entertainment lounge at Hy-Vee Arena

By Tommy Felts / October 23, 2018

Hy-Vee Arena is the perfect place for a WISE Power demo site, said Brittany Williams, but it also is an opportunity to bring innovative leisure to Kansas City. The startup’s new showroom doubles as an entertainment lounge providing food, drink and virtual reality. “We figured we needed demo space — like the Tesla space on…

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Pure Pitch Rally winner says local investment will push Fast Democracy toward focus on KC politics

By Tommy Felts / October 23, 2018

Offering voters a crystal clear look at the legislative process is winning support for Fast Democracy within the Kansas City startup ecosystem, said Jill Kline, the CEO behind the evolving bill tracking platform. “This was always the roadmap. We started out with some of these basic features, wanting to help the general public get their…

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KCultivator Q&A: Pennez’s Rebecca Dove on pushing past a world that says ‘No’

By Tommy Felts / October 22, 2018

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The KCultivator Series is sponsored by WeWork Corrigan Station, a modern twist on Kansas City office space. Pennez is working to combat childhood illiteracy by bringing its technology to after-school programming, said founder Rebecca Dove. The…

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Pet innovators unleash market built on experiences, evolving relationships with dogs (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2018

Meaningful relationships are no longer only between people, said Davide Rossi, discussing the rise of pet innovators and an emerging market built on experiences with four-legged family members. “They key thing is to recognize that the relationship between us and our pets has been changing,” said Rossi, co-founder of FitBark, a Kansas City-based pet tech…

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