Tag: Plexpod

Adam Carney, Crossroads Training

Fitness center opens in former Plexpod River Market, sharing building with Coworking KC

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. A pair of fitness trainers who struck out on their own after working at commercial gyms have opened a…

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The Patron Saint of Firebrand, Firebrand Collective

New look, renewed outlook: Women-powered Firebrand Collective bringing coworking back to West Bottoms

By Tommy Felts / September 24, 2021

A revamped Firebrand Collective is relaunching Oct. 1 in the West Bottoms after two months of extensive upgrades and renovations at the woman-focused coworking location, its owner announced Thursday. The hiatus allowed time to transform Firebrand from a coworking “space” to a coworking “community,” emphasized Megan Adams, founder and head of community at Firebrand Collective.…

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Susana Bruhn, GUILDit

Advocate envisions Plexpod ‘art village’ rebuilding KC culture at the intersection of art, business

By Tommy Felts / August 6, 2021

An arts advocate in Kansas City hopes to partner with one of the metro’s leading community coworking spaces to create a haven for nearly 1,300 art entrepreneurs. GUILDit announced Thursday plans to develop an art village within Plexpod Westport Commons — featuring coworking, studios, a theater, and gallery — with a goal to rebuild art…

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Kirsten and Raul Reyes, Beyond Borders Collective

They met in Ecuador, relocated to KC; now one couple is wrapping the culture gap with native blankets 

By Tommy Felts / July 10, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story — a spotlight on a member of the Plexpod community — is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. A Kansas City company’s mission to connect U.S. consumers to native blankets ethically produced by artisans in Ecuador is…

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Jason Sudeikis and Billy Brimblecom at Thundergong, November 2020

Decades before Thundergong, KC stars crafted comedy at what’s now a neighborhood coworking space

By Tommy Felts / May 27, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. Nostalgia for the 1990s hit Billy Brimblecom hard when he recalled his days as a young comedian, performing alongside colleagues and friends — including the now-internationally famous actor Jason Sudeikis…

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