Tag: Adrienne Haynes

MADE Urban Apparel

MADE’s Heartbreak Kids splits design silence on tension with Charlie Hustle

By Tommy Felts / February 20, 2018

Streetwear is about making a statement, Vu Radley said, and the Heartbreak Kids collection says more than words alone could express. “It’s an attitude. Pushing out statements without censoring yourself,” said Radley, co-founder and creative director for MADE Urban Apparel. “We say it how it is in our designs.” For the Heartbreak Kids capsule, which…

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1 Million Cups celebrating black startups with all black founders, experts in February

By Tommy Felts / February 1, 2018

A lineup of all black presenters and experts at February’s 1 Million Cups events aims for exposure and awareness about Kansas City’s thriving community of black entrepreneurs, said Adrienne Haynes. “Many of these companies are not necessarily tech-based. They might not be at Plexpod or WeWork. Many of them have their own facilities — maybe…

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Video: Healthy workplace culture begins with intention, communication

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2017

Editor’s note: This content was sponsored by Mid-Continent Public Library but independently produced by Startland News. Creating a healthy workplace culture must be done early and with intention, said Adrienne Haynes and Dwayne Lewis. To help startups develop a strategic human resource plan, Haynes, managing partner of SEED Law, and Dwayne Lewis, president of Lewis…

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Startup attorney Adrienne Haynes dishes four HR insights for startups

By Tommy Felts / October 23, 2017

Editor’s note: This content was sponsored by Mid-Continent Public Library but independently produced by Startland News. Amid the chaos of building a business, one’s sanity and personal life aren’t the only things that can fall by the wayside. Having a strategy and process for human resource management frequently becomes an afterthought as founders add more…

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Spanish-language business law class targets KC resource gap

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2017

¡Llamando a todos los emprendedores! Language isn’t a barrier to entrepreneurial spirit, Adrienne Haynes said, and it shouldn’t prevent Kansas Citians from finding business success just because they don’t understand the nuances of startup lingo or legal processes. “Whether you’re a black- or brown-owned company, whether you’re woman-owned, whether Spanish is your primary language, or…

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