Tag: Kyle Ginavan

Brooke Mullen, Sapahn

Pipeline pitch winner sells practical business moves (and leather) with socially conscious ethos

By Tommy Felts / January 29, 2021

Brooke Mullen’s ability to pivot with silky smooth ease helped the Lincoln entrepreneur build a bridge to surging revenue in 2020, as well as win best pitch Thursday during a showcase of Pipeline’s latest fellowship class. “With a lot of our business being direct-to-consumer and actual live events, we had to completely change as all…

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Meet the half-dozen, seasoned KC founders joining Pipeline’s latest fellowship class

By Tommy Felts / January 24, 2020

Nearly half of the new class of Pipeline fellows hail from Kansas City startups, revealed the high-profile entrepreneur network Thursday at the Pipeline Innovators Daytime Showcase. Among those Kansas City founders taking the stage during the announcement: Dominique Davison, PlanIT Impact; Kyle Ginavan, OneHQ; Bo Lais, Lula; Luke Lim, Tile Five LCC; A.J. Mellott, Ronawk…

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Komal Choong, ZOHR, and Jennifer Rosenblatt, MusicSpoke

Under-the-radar innovators exchange challenges, answer ‘Why KC?’ (photo gallery)

By Tommy Felts / October 3, 2017

It all comes back to time and money, Jennifer Rosenblatt said. “With a startup, things always take longer, and they always cost a lot more,” said Rosenblatt, co-founder of MusicSpoke. “Where we are now is not where I wanted to be.” Though selected as one of Startland News’ 2017 under-the-radar Kansas City startups, as well…

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2017 Under the Radar: OneHQ ensures better decision making

By Tommy Felts / August 29, 2017

Editor’s note: Startland News picked 10 early-stage firms to spotlight for its annual Under the Radar startups list. The following is one of 2017’s companies. To view the full list, click here. Retain, recruit and grow your clientele. That’s the mission OneHQ’s tech aims to accomplish for a client base that’s growing around the nation.…

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Amid success, the Kansas City Startup Village is shrinking

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2016

It’s Nov. 13, 2012, and Kansas City’s Spring Valley neighborhood is in a frenzy. TV vans line the streets near 4454 State Line Road, the first house to receive Google’s ultra fast Internet service in the Kansas City, Kan. neighborhood. Reporters jockey for access to a handful of entrepreneurs and techies that moved to area…

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