Tag: Pipeline

Brett Krug and Dominique Davison, PlanIT Impact

New CEO deepening PlanIT Impact’s mission to help design a carbon-neutral built environment

By Tommy Felts / March 1, 2021

A startup veteran and architecture industry expert is now leading day-to-day operations for one of Kansas City’s Top Venture Capital-Backed firms, shaping the company’s expanded footprint under a new presidential administration as its founder shifts to a more focused role. Brett Krug, who began work today as CEO of the building analytics software platform PlanIT…

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Dr. Shelley Cooper, SureShow; Parker Graham, Finotta; Chris Jones, MatchRite Care; Lauren Lawrence, Stenovate; Nomi Smith, PMI Rate Pro; and Clarence Tan, Boddle

Meet the new class: KC’s top emerging founders power Pipeline’s latest high-profile fellowship

By Tommy Felts / February 12, 2021

Pipeline’s new class of fellows more accurately reflects the real diversity of the Midwest, said startup veteran Dusty Reynolds, introducing a virtual Pipeline audience to 13 entrepreneurs joining the group’s elite ranks. “This is an absolutely stacked class,” said Reynolds, co-founder of Omaha-based RaceNote, founder of HeavyNote, and Pipeline’s 2015 Innovator of the Year. “I…

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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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Dave Alburty, CEO of InnovaPrep

InnovaPrep CEO honored as an ‘inspiration’ among Pipeline fellows

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2020

COVID-19 couldn’t stop the steady flow of innovation through the Pipeline Entrepreneurs Fellowship.  The organization crowned a series of winners through its (virtual) Innovator Awards on Thursday — a testament to its commitment to entrepreneurs weathering unprecedented times, said David Alburty.  “Pipeline has been absolutely mission-critical in my evolution as a scaling CEO,” Alburty, CEO of…

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Donald Hawkins, KC Collective; STARTLAND's Innovation Exchange

Winning pitch: Leading KC fintech founder deposits trio of new bank partnerships 

By Tommy Felts / September 18, 2020

One of Kansas City’s prominent fintech and nonprofit leaders has secured partnerships with three of the regions leading banks.  Donald Hawkins, founder and CEO of Griffin Technologies and a co-leader in KC Collective, was awarded pilot projects with Emprise Bank, Fidelity Bank, and Intrust Bank, Thursday — part of the Wichita-based NXSTAGE Pilot Competition, hosted…

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