Tag: Scott Hanson

PopBookings rallies as KC startup looks for its own key hires: ‘We’re back in a big, big way’

By Tommy Felts / May 9, 2024

After dialing back its event staffing platform’s operations during the pandemic, Kansas City-grown PopBookings is back online in the Midwest — ramping up hiring as it works toward a Series A funding round by year’s end. “Kansas City has a real nurturing feel to it. And this community is why I believe we’ll have our…

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Dimarco and Scott atop Stowe Mountain in Stowe, Vermont, Joy of the Journey

Can a KC tech duo travel the world without leaving a trace? Follow their journey on YouTube

By Tommy Felts / March 16, 2021

What started as a duo’s journey for purposeful adventure quickly turned into a mission to educate and advocate for sustainable travel, Dimarco Barea and Scott Hanson shared. “In 2020, Scott [Hanson] and I were both in this really interesting space where we were looking at how we wanted to contribute and dedicate our lives to…

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Erika Klotz and Scott Hansen, Recruit PopBookings

New Recruit self-service event staffing platform puts KC’s PopBookings in the big game

By Tommy Felts / February 18, 2019

While the Kansas City Chiefs might have narrowly missed their shot at the 2019 Super Bowl, the city was well represented as a source for event staffing at the game, revealed Erika Klotz, noting the power of Recruit, a new product from KC-based PopBookings. A client used the self-service platform to book 288 shifts for…

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In an oversubscribed round, PopBookings raises $1M

By Tommy Felts / July 6, 2017

Quickly expanding around the nation, the event staffing tech firm PopBookings recently raised a significant round that will push the technology into international markets. Led by CEO Erika Klotz and COO Scott Hanson, the Kansas City-based tech firm recently raised more than $1 million in an oversubscribed round that includes the Missouri Technology Corporation, iSelect…

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Rapid growth propelling grand ambitions for PopBookings

By Tommy Felts / April 5, 2016

Only weeks after releasing its latest product, event staffing tech firm PopBookings is hiring staff and looking for capital to accommodate for rapid growth. In the last six weeks the Kansas City-based startup has added thousands of users to its platform on which staffing agencies can hire and manage temporary labor for specific events. Now…

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