Posts Tagged ‘Donald Carter’
Ex-detective, startup champion Donald Carter discusses mayoral run, priorities
Community builder and former detective at the Kansas City Police Department Donald Carter has announced his candidacy for mayor for Kansas City, Mo. In March, he made national headlines (and a Startland News headline) via a random act of kindness. Carter helped raise over $15,000 for Shajuana Mays, a young woman he met behind the…
Read MoreKCultivator Q&A: Ex-detective Donald Carter talks duck brains, Kendrick Lamar, MLK Jr.
Editor’s note: KCultivators is a new, lighthearted profile series we’re kicking off to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. If you have suggestions on people or have feedback, let us know what you think! [divide] For Donald Carter, kindness is serious business. After a decade-long detective career with the Kansas City…
Read MoreRandom act of kindness fueled by KC’s startup community goes viral
Openness, willingness, humility, diligence and kindness. These are the words that Donald Carter would use to describe Kansas City’s startup community, which he said had a profound impact on his life perspective. “(These values) are prevalent among all the people from the startup community I’ve met, which made a deep impression on me,” Carter said.…
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