SafetyCulture taps chair of Tesla’s board of directors as KC-rooted scaleup eyes new growth phase

By Tommy Felts | March 27, 2023

Robyn Denholm brings a wealth of senior-level tech experience, leadership, and advocacy to SafetyCulture’s board of directors, the company said Monday, noting Denholm’s role as a leading voice calling for more diversity in the sector. SafetyCulture, a $2.2 billion Australian scaleup, houses its U.S. headquarters in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District, where it has been…

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Judge: KC, St. Louis Tesla shops can remain open (for now)

By Tommy Felts | January 4, 2017

As we said goodbye to 2016, Tesla — along with many other Americans — faced an uncertain future in the Show Me State. When the clock struck midnight, the auto maker’s license to sell cars in Missouri expired. This prompted the firm to close its three locations in Kansas City and St. Louis on Saturday — but not…

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Byrd: What we can learn from 5 corporate innovation blunders

By Tommy Felts | April 28, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Most corporations don’t want innovation, they just say they do. Corporate leaders talk about radical and disruptive ideas, but is that truly all that innovation is? In it’s purest form, innovation creates more effective processes, products and ideas that will in turn increase…

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