Tag: Gerald Smith

KC-built AI command center helps businesses gain superpowers without losing their tech stack

By Tommy Felts / September 9, 2025

First envisioned as an AI-powered agent built to streamline operations at Kansas City-based Plexpod’s coworking spaces, Intuidy has evolved into its own operating system; one that is transforming the way companies operate, co-founder Grayson Smith said. Vantage — Intuidy’s flagship platform launched in early 2024 with the help of Smith’s brother, Gentry — is a…

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WeWork closing Corrigan Station, once a core hub for Kansas City’s startup community

By Tommy Felts / March 22, 2024

Coworking giant WeWork on Thursday confirmed the planned closure of its Corrigan Station location in Kansas City — a space once closely intertwined with the local startup scene and its flourishing culture of innovation. “As part of WeWork’s strategic restructuring efforts, we have made the difficult decision to end our operations at Corrigan Station,” a…

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Plexpod Westport closing Feb. 29; offices to remain but under new management, branding

By Tommy Felts / February 22, 2024

The spacious classrooms-turned-offices retrofitted for large startup teams at a site once billed as the world’s largest coworking space never regained their pre-pandemic demand, said Gerald Smith, confirming the sudden closing of a Plexpod location that for years epitomized Kansas City innovation culture. “We so wanted Plexpod Westport to be the center of the universe…

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Global Entrepreneurship Week returns with dozens of events planned in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / November 8, 2023

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Missouri Business Alert, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and The Kansas City Beacon. Click here to read the original story. Kansas City’s annual multi-day educational and networking event for entrepreneurs begins Monday. Global Entrepreneurship Week…

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Book the office where Walt met Mickey? Plexpod helping make Disney dream a reality

By Tommy Felts / December 19, 2020

Kansas City is getting its first glimpse inside the reimagined space where Walt Disney first encountered the inspiration for Mickey Mouse. Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. — in partnership with DigiSTORY KC and Plexpod — unveiled GouldEvans-designed renderings of its 10,000-square-foot Laugh-O-gram Studios rehab project Thursday night. “We will begin working on some facade improvements hopefully…

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