Tag: Disabled But Not Really Foundation

Wesley Hamilton, WeWork Creator Awards

Can KC founders replicate success with WeWork Creator Awards?

By Tommy Felts / June 4, 2018

After two area founders snagged sizable cash prizes in past contests, a global coworking giant is re-igniting the WeWork Creator Awards competition to recognize entrepreneurs’ work. WeWork plans to dish out at least $238,000 and up to $634,000 in awards to the Eastern United States’ region, which includes Kansas City in this year’s contest parameters. WeWork…

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MECA Challenge, gun violence

Students struck by KC gun violence search for solutions at MECA Challenge

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2018

Editor’s note: MECA Challenge and Startland News are both programs of the Kansas City Startup Foundation, though the content below was produced independently by Startland. For more information on the relationship, click here. Escaping the cycle of gun violence can seem impossible, said Lea Thompson, still wearing a cast on her hand after being shot…

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Wesley Hamilton, WeWork Creator Awards

Wesley Hamilton earns international WeWork award, surprise $18K prize

By Tommy Felts / January 20, 2018

When he arrived in New York City this week to accept one of four WeWork Community Giver awards, Wesley Hamilton was shaking with pain, he said. “My body was hurting so bad, I knew something great was going to happen,” said Hamilton, a Kansas City adaptive athlete and founder of the nonprofit Disabled But Not…

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