Tag: Alex Lindsey

Their brands survived legal bruises; here’s what still keeps these founders up at night

By Tommy Felts / November 24, 2025

A brand worth building is worth safeguarding, said Bo Nelson, joining a chorus of battle-tested entrepreneurs at GEWKC who encouraged emerging business owners to trademark their own peace of mind early by locking down intellectual property — like designs, names and unique processes — from the start. “If you do have something that you genuinely,…

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West Bottoms Whiskey

Destination whiskey: A newly bottled West Bottoms distillery sees KC barreling toward old fashioned fame

By Tommy Felts / February 12, 2021

Innovation is intoxicating, Michael Hopkins said, pouring the story behind a newly-distilled whiskey company that hopes to do its part to put Kansas City grains on the maker’s map.  “The more distilleries, the more Kansas City is going to get recognized for [its whiskey],” said Hopkins, one of three business partners behind West Bottoms Whiskey,…

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