Serial entrepreneurs Courtney and Lance Windholz have a goal to buy or invest in at least one business every year, they said. Both are busy with their commitments to seven companies to date,... Read more
Staying young and hungry is everything, said the teenage entrepreneurs at TRNDSTTRS Media. With a team of ten 18- to 19-year-old go-getters, the tech-based firm focuses on providing affordab... Read more
Organizers of the Aug. 12 Play It Forward charity basketball game traded playful taunts as they approached the doors of the former Hickman Mills High School gymnasium. “They painted over you... Read more
Witnessing — and participating in — Kansas City’s renaissance has been amazing, said Luis Garcia, the longtime artist behind HechoKC. The Crossroads used to be a ghost town, said Garcia, who... Read more
Jason Harrington sees opportunity in places often overlooked – alleys, elevator shafts and the sides of brick buildings. For the artist better known as Rif Raf Giraffe, they’re vast ca... Read more
Deals like the acquisition of KC-based SoftVu by an Alabama private equity firm don’t happen overnight. And founder Tim Donnelly gives near-equal weight to the trials and triumphs that led t... Read more
Juaquan Herron has been to LA and back. The 32-year-old got tired of waiting. “I couch surfed, had a child who was not with me, but a supportive wife, and every day I was like, ‘What in the... Read more
A large butcher block table stands between the owners of Foxtrot Supply Co. and its customers. But the found-object centerpiece of their Crossroads store is meant as a meeting place, not a b... Read more
Pressure doesn’t equal present, said Ryan Stock. Modern lifestyles that emphasize always being on-the-go only contribute to stress and anxiety, the MindSport founder added. “No matter what i... Read more
Life is short, said Spencer Carlson — you have just one chance to knock out as much on your to-do list as possible. For the founder of TripSushi, a KC-based travel agency, that meant soaking... Read more