Tag: Blade & Timber

Blade & Timber

Coming to Leawood: Blade & Timber hopes to stick another win with second axe throwing space

By Tommy Felts / March 20, 2018

Kansas City comes first, said Matt Baysinger. And that means providing cutting-edge experiences like Blade & Timber to folks across the metro. “As we were looking at expansion — and obviously we’re looking at cities outside of the metro and outside of Kansas — it made so much sense for us to say, ‘This is…

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Matt Baysinger and Ryan Henrich, Swell Spark

Axing the status quo: Swell Spark builds experiences from West Bottoms HQ

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2018

Human interaction is about more than texting and social media posts, said Matt Baysinger, co-founder and CEO of Swell Spark. “One of the best things in life is sharing a meal together, but sharing a meal together is only as good as the conversation you get to have over that meal,” Baysinger said. “If you…

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Photos: Innovation Exchange returns with Top KC Startups to Watch celebration

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2018

So … What’s your spirit animal? Eleven startup founders and leaders joined Startland News and the Kansas City Startup Foundation on stage Tuesday for a rebooted Innovation Exchange experience — complete with casual conversation, jazz and few unexpected queries. Saluting the Top Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2018, the rapid-fire, Q&A-style event showcased the…

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Ryan Henrich Matt Baysinger, Swell Spark

2018 Startups to Watch: Swell Spark breaks out with experience-based entertainment

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2018

Editor’s note: Startland News selected the top Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2018’s companies. To view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch, click here. It’s time to put down the phone and pick up an axe, said Swell Spark co-founder Ryan…

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Kansas City startups to watch in 2018

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2018

Within Kansas City’s startup community, one question remains as confounding as it is combustible. “What is a startup?” Purists say it’s a disruptive tech firm. Egalitarians maintain the term applies to any early-stage business. Others ask another question: Who cares? The answers — debated in spirited fashion in national media, on Kansas City discussion boards and…

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