Tag: WeWork

Wesley Hamilton, WeWork Creator Awards

Can KC founders replicate success with WeWork Creator Awards?

By Tommy Felts / June 4, 2018

After two area founders snagged sizable cash prizes in past contests, a global coworking giant is re-igniting the WeWork Creator Awards competition to recognize entrepreneurs’ work. WeWork plans to dish out at least $238,000 and up to $634,000 in awards to the Eastern United States’ region, which includes Kansas City in this year’s contest parameters. WeWork…

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Kansas City Coworking Alliance

Kansas City Coworking Alliance named world’s best at international Coworky’s

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2018

Scoring the title of the world’s best coworking alliance is a big win for Kansas City, Melissa Saubers said. “This is just another way that we can put Kansas City on the map to show that we are the most entrepreneurial city in America,” said Saubers, president of the Kansas City Coworking Alliance. “It’s verification…

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Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview

Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview: The Minimalists offer surprising connections to startups

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. If you’re new to either podcasts or this occasional column, click here for background information. We preview specific podcasts to reveal their topics, formats and lessons from listening. Podcasts are heard weekly by nearly 50 million listeners age 12 and older, according to…

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Level Office, Kessler Building

Level Office puts coworking space on tap in former law building (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / February 2, 2018

Windows from the community coworking space in Level Office’s seven-floor Kessler Building offer an up-close view of the Jackson County Courthouse, Sprint Center and downtown Kansas City. That proximity to the 16th Circuit Court, the court of appeals and the Jackson County Detention Center makes Chicago-based Level Office a magnet for men and women in…

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Wesley Hamilton, WeWork Creator Awards

Wesley Hamilton earns international WeWork award, surprise $18K prize

By Tommy Felts / January 20, 2018

When he arrived in New York City this week to accept one of four WeWork Community Giver awards, Wesley Hamilton was shaking with pain, he said. “My body was hurting so bad, I knew something great was going to happen,” said Hamilton, a Kansas City adaptive athlete and founder of the nonprofit Disabled But Not…

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