Tag: COVID-19

Richard Garcia, Jamie Zoeller and Liz Zoeller, Big Mood Natural Wines

Farm-to-wineglass: Big Mood Natural Wines talks sustainable drinking — ‘Why stop at food?’

By Tommy Felts / November 2, 2020

It’s never the wrong time to drink wine, said Richard Garcia.  “We have a wine for every time of the day,” said Garcia, who owns and operates Big Mood Natural Wines with his friends, Jamie and Liz Zoeller. “Someone came in the other day asking about breakfast wines, and we absolutely have several on the…

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Stephane Pinhal, product specialist, Concentrating Pipette Select, InnovaPrep

From finding SARS in sewers to brewing better beer, InnovaPrep scales tech from KC cleanroom

By Tommy Felts / October 22, 2020

As COVID-19 began to spread, InnovaPrep could almost immediately see the reason why — and it’s a realization that has gained the startup some serious traction, explained David Alburty.  “All the puzzle pieces fit neatly in place for us. The high transmission rate without definitive contact was one of the biggest tells,” added Alburty, the Drexel,…

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TRIOLOGY, NOWsystems, Inc.

Liquid barrier (plus fresh breath): Lenexa startup tests all-natural mouth rinse as COVID-killing solution

By Tommy Felts / October 20, 2020

A couple’s curiosity in nutrition and health inspired TRI-OLOGY — a versatile liquid solution intended to combat oral diseases. Lab tests now are showing that same liquid solution to be capable of eradicating SAR-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, Janice King and Dale Winetroub said.  “We’re not doing rocket science; we’re taking whole plants and when they…

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Vegan chili dog at Dead Beet Eats

Dead Beet Eats: Life is hard enough — feed your soul with a big, beautiful chili dog

By Tommy Felts / October 19, 2020

COVID hasn’t handed Katherine Willis many lemons, she said, but the vegan chef behind Dead Beet Eats has been given plenty of tomatoes in 2020 — and an opportunity to turn salsa into ketchup. “It’s been a really hard year and I like to think that what we’re doing is really lighthearted and it’s really…

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Roy Scott, Healthy Hip Hop

Google’s $100K cash prize keeps Healthy Hip Hop dancing toward ‘Tik Tok for kids’ status

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2020

With a new cash infusion from the Google Black Founders Fund, Roy Scott said Healthy Hip Hop is ready to perfect the next generation of its youth entertainment and education tech, strengthen the company’s sales and marketing efforts and hire a C-suite level employee.  “We found our niche in the tech space, and it’s how…

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