Tag: Woof’s Play & Stay

Pawsitive impacts: Social venture aims to break generational poverty through pet grooming

By Tommy Felts / December 29, 2022

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. In 2018, Ashley Stillings was living in Hope House, a homeless shelter in Lee’s…

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Andy Wiltz, Woof’s Play & Stay

Woof’s dog spa wagging into new markets with startup mindset, owner says

By Tommy Felts / December 17, 2018

It’s a classic startup tail: Disillusionment with corporate life sends a would-be founder fetching for fresh ideas and more innovative inspiration. Woof’s Play & Stay provided Andy Wiltz the opportunity to scratch that itch, the dog spa owner said. Purchasing the plateauing brand in 2015, Wiltz turned his original Merriam location into a model for…

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