Tag: David Hensley

David Hensley and Leib Dodell, Bar K

2021 Startups to Watch: Bar K cultivates companionship as KC’s premier ‘puppy pub’ destination

By Tommy Felts / January 13, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2021’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch — presented by sponsors Husch Blackwell and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Starting as a pop-up idea that combined cocktails and…

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10 Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2021

By Tommy Felts / January 13, 2021

In a world disrupted, entrepreneurs are leading the charge — remaking their communities in the image of innovation and meeting a rising demand for solutions to real-world problems.  The future newsmakers assembled as part of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2021 list are eager to reinvent. They’re simplifying over-complicated industries and blazing bold…

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David Hensley, Bar K Dog Bar

People’s Choice startup Bar K Dog Bar planning new locations across the Midwest (and beyond)

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2019

After less than a year serving Frisbees and drinks along Kansas City’s riverfront, Bar K Dog Bar has a treat for two other Midwest markets: plans to expand the premier pet experience space to St. Louis and Oklahoma City. “Our ultimate goal is to be in five markets in the next three years and 10…

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Davide Rossi, FitBark, pet innovators

Pet innovators unleash market built on experiences, evolving relationships with dogs (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2018

Meaningful relationships are no longer only between people, said Davide Rossi, discussing the rise of pet innovators and an emerging market built on experiences with four-legged family members. “They key thing is to recognize that the relationship between us and our pets has been changing,” said Rossi, co-founder of FitBark, a Kansas City-based pet tech…

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Puppies and pilsners: Bar K dog park eyes KC’s riverfront

By Tommy Felts / July 14, 2016

A proposed bar at Kansas City’s Berkley Riverfront park will enable the enjoyment of a cocktail and your canine. Founded by David Hensley and Leib Dodell, Bar K hopes to be part of a revitalization effort in the riverfront area with Port KC by converting unused green space into a bar, restaurant and dog park.…

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