Tag: Anita Newton

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CommunityAmerica teen-led innovation effort lauded for developing college cost calculator

By Tommy Felts / July 20, 2018

College degrees come with two price tags: the sticker price and the net price. A new free tool from the CommunityAmerica teen advisory board is being celebrated for helping students solve the complicated equation that separates the two — as well as determine which college options are financially realistic. “[With] some of the more elite schools,…

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Another slice in stock: Walmart picking up KC startup’s Made-in-the-USA Pizza Saver

By Tommy Felts / June 20, 2018

Mighty Good Solutions leaves no ideas to waste, said co-founder Ben Rendo. The Crossroads-based company’s Pizza Saver product — baked from a simple premise — is its latest offering to earn a deal with the world’s largest retailer. “We just try to focus on products that are going to make everyday life better,” Rendo said…

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CommunityAmerica credits youth as most innovative, building teen advisory board

By Tommy Felts / November 6, 2017

It’s the curious, passionate and inquisitive kid — not necessarily the valedictorian — who is the job creator of the future, Anita Newton said. And companies should do all they can to learn from such youth, she added. “What’s happening a lot in the world today is all this reverse mentoring,” said Newton, chief innovation…

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Former Adknowledge CMO Anita Newton launching CommunityAmerica innovation lab

By Tommy Felts / June 13, 2017

Anita Newton, the former chief marketing officer at Adknowledge, is helping launch an innovation lab with CommunityAmerica Credit Union. A lean startup evangelist and co-founder of Mighty Good Solutions, Newton began her new CommunityAmerica gig Monday as its chief innovation officer. With the new role, Newton said she’ll be creating an independent innovation lab that…

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Experts weigh in: Why do StartupNames Alwayz Loook Lyke Dis?

By Tommy Felts / January 17, 2017

At times, it seems like startups are waging war on the English language. From merged words to missing vowels to what appears to onomatopoeia, startup names can be as creative as they are baffling. “It’s almost as if everyone is rebelling against Webster’s dictionary,” said Anita Newton, vice president of marketing at AdParlor. So, what’s…

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