Tag: Firebrand Collective

Ashley Rudd and Xavier Campbell, Brown Sugar Collective

Brown Sugar Collective promises sisterhood of support, collaboration for women of color

By Tommy Felts / July 23, 2020

When it comes to entrepreneurial support in Kansas City, women of color often are left out of conversations that could help them grow their businesses, said Ashley Rudd. “They don’t necessarily feel like their voice is heard,” Rudd, founder of the personal shopping startup She’s Thrifted, said of her experience within the metro’s entrepreneurial community and…

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Gerald Smith, Plexpod

Created for collisions, coworking spaces adapt to a socially distant return to flexible offices

By Tommy Felts / June 18, 2020

Typically focused on in-person collaboration and interaction, coworking spaces are adapting to the realities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — and seeing some unexpected opportunities, said Gerald Smith. “Corporate inquiries just went through the roof because suddenly they’re now looking to de-densify their corporate headquarters,” said Smith, founder of Plexpod, a progressive coworking community with four…

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Eems, KC Coworking Day 2018

Photos: KC Coworking Day sings virtues of big ideas in startup spaces

By Tommy Felts / August 11, 2018

KC Coworking Day is a celebration of people whose vision exceeds their circumstances, said Bob Martin. “If you’re an entrepreneur, and you have a vision, I hope your vision is so big that you’re uncomfortable sharing it with everybody — that there’s only a handful of people to whom you’re going to say, ‘This is…

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Aug. 9 KC Coworking Day celebrates the future of work — happening now in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / August 4, 2018

Editor’s note: The following content about KC Coworking Day is sponsored by the KC Coworking Alliance but independently produced by Startland News. After setting a world record in 2017 for the most people coworking in the same place, KC Coworking Day is set to return Aug. 9 with a party meant to spark even greater…

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