Tag: Isaac Collins

Isaac Collins, Yogurtini; Photo courtesy of Amber Baudler and Jamsine Baudler at Stellar Image Studios

I’m black and a Plaza business owner — in that order; why a Main Street entrepreneur joined KC’s protests

By Tommy Felts / June 2, 2020

Isaac Collins is exhausted, but he can’t sleep. His wife and mother are both worried about the 31-year-old community entrepreneur whose business is just blocks away from the scene of late-night mayhem and unrest following peaceful protests on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. But it isn’t rioters and looters that have Collins on edge, he…

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Isaac Collins, Yogurtini

Pivoting back to a full-time franchise hustle: ‘Worst thing you can do is stop,’ Yogurtini owner says

By Tommy Felts / December 12, 2019

Running a franchise can require as much passion and perseverance as any other entrepreneurial endeavor — including those in the startup space, said Isaac Collins. Would-be business owners shouldn’t get caught up in the jargon of what is and isn’t “real” hustle when trying to craft a livelihood for themselves or their families, he said. A…

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Austin Wilcox and Wondabeka Ashenafi, SERV Nutrition

Major Kansas City grocery chains stock SERV Nutrition less than a year into business

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2019

Doing good is more than just a motto for SERV Nutrition — it’s the state of the startup’s operation seven months into business, Isaac Collins said as the company’s patented protein pods hit shelves at Price Chopper and Hen House stores across the metro.  “Online sales have been going well, but we saw a great…

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Isaac Collins, Austin Wilcox and Wondabeka Ashenafi, SERV Nutrition

‘Three guys of faith’ craft edible, dissolving protein pods with mission to SERV

By Tommy Felts / November 30, 2018

Infusing authenticity into a compound of faith and fearlessness helped a KC trio formulate the one-of-a-kind recipe for Kansas City startup SERV Nutrition. Now they’re positioning the soon-to-launch company to shake up the supplement space, said Austin Wilcox. “I was doing some laundry and threw a Tide Pod in after my workout, then ran upstairs to…

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