Tag: Sprint

So you think you’re CEO material? UMKC’s ‘CEO Academy’ puts that ambition to the test

By Tommy Felts / March 19, 2025

Aspiring executives with an eye on the C-suite need to be ready well before the opportunity arises, said Dan Hesse, leaning on his years of past experience as president and CEO of Sprint. It’s not about just being the boss, he emphasized. “Of all the roles, that of the CEO is so different than any…

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UMKC’s Student Entrepreneur of the Year sees business potential in KC’s diverse futbol ecosystem

By Tommy Felts / December 2, 2023

Lesly Romo couldn’t shake an idea bouncing around in her mind for the past few years: a venture she ultimately would call Golazo, a multi-faceted soccer facility that offers the world’s diverse forms of futbol all in one place. Recently named UMKC Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Romo first conceived the concept during her freshman…

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Sprint Corporate Accelerator Program

Sprint VP: Corporate engagement helps drive KC startup ecosystem, next-generations of innovation

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Bryan Fries is vice president of 5G marketing strategy and global services for Sprint. From job creation and economic growth to the increase in competition and innovation, Kansas City-area startups and entrepreneurs play a vital role within the ecosystem of our community.  And…

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Tina Peterson, Sprint Accelerator

KCultivator Q&A: Tina Peterson turned a career stop into a platform to accelerate dozens of startups

By Tommy Felts / September 19, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The KCultivator Series is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. Living in Kansas City couldn’t have been further from Tina Peterson’s mind…

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Sprint Corporate Accelerator Program

Sprint, DFA open applications for parallel programs within 2020 Corporate Accelerator

By Tommy Felts / September 19, 2019

When one of Kansas City’s most popular corporate accelerators returns in the spring, its cohort will be more meaningfully defined and tailored to its twin partner industries — 5G mobile technology and agtech/dairy food products, said Ari DeGrote. “We are looking at these two programs as being separate, but parallel — this will really help…

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