Tag: Nickel & Suede

Matt Watson, Stackify

Inc. 5000 ranks Matt Watson’s Stackify among top fastest-growing companies in KC

By Tommy Felts / August 14, 2019

If founders don’t put themselves out there, they’ll never know how far they can grow, advised Matt Watson, shortly after Inc. Magazine ranked his tech startup — Stackify — one of the fastest growing companies in Kansas City. “I mean, we’re not boiling the ocean over here, but we’re just slowly growing a little every…

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Kilee and Soren Nickels, Nickel & Suede

Nickel & Suede couple create their hook with style, influence and fast-selling leather earrings

By Tommy Felts / December 11, 2018

Feeling is believing, said Kilee Nickels, the fashion inspiration behind Nickel & Suede. “You may not remember you’re wearing our earrings until someone compliments you,” she said of the light-weight, leather statement accessories that earned the business she co-founded a top spot on Inc. 5000’s 2018 fastest-growing companies list. Based in Liberty, the company boasted…

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Edison Amp at Made in KC Cafe, Kansas City Made 2018

Make KC Gift Again 2018: 10 homegrown shopping ideas for him, her or them

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2018

Startland News presents its annual gift guide of Kansas City-made products to celebrate dozens of KC makers and give readers curated shopping hints. Check out selections below for him, her or them — heck, these are suggestions anyone would love. (Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below. We know this is…

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Inc 5000

Inc. 5000 report: Kansas City retailers among metro’s fastest growing companies

By Tommy Felts / August 15, 2018

Shoppers are buying, spurring retail growth in Kansas City, according to details gleaned from the 2018 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list. Released Wednesday morning, the report showed a slight dip in performance for Kansas City overall compared to 2017. Three dozen Kansas City-area firms landed on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list, a drop from the…

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