Posts Tagged ‘Michael Wilson’
True State redefines cannabis for daily life: There’s more to ‘hemp’ than CBD, says Michael Wilson
Opportunities are high — but True State customers won’t be, joked Michael Wilson, announcing the launch of a new hemp-based brand and the one-time luxury watchmaker’s return to the world of consumer goods. “We’re trying to get to the point where people look at the word ‘hemp’ and they stop thinking about marijuana and realize that…
Read MoreInterest grows for at-home ultraviolet sterilization, urban farming amid prolonged pandemic
Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] If the team at Year-Round Garden had been told two months…
Read More2020 Startups to Watch: United American Hemp aims for ‘perpetual harvest’ with Midwestern nice
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. [divide] United American Hemp is cultivating one of the region’s largest genetics operations just outside Louisburg, but the emerging startup’s…
Read More10 Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020
Their hustle is fierce — their stories, strategies and strengths uncommon. The future newsmakers rounding out Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020 list are hungry to disrupt. They’re eager to drive and inspire innovation in industries under-explored or altogether forgotten. [pullquote] Celebrating the Startups to Watch in 2020 A Jan. 30 celebration…
Read MoreHemp startup founders cultivate Year Round partnership in light of growing interest
A casual supply run produced more than equipment for United American Hemp; the team behind the Olathe startup walked away co-owners of another new venture. “We hit it off and invested both time and money in [the] business. … Since then [its] exploded in revenue,” Michael Wilson, director of research and development at United American…
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