Woman-led Stories
Coffee shop owned by KC Current veterans relocating to riverfront neighborhood near stadium
Pitchside Coffee’s new location will be just a goal kick away from CPKC Stadium, said co-owner and retired women’s soccer standout Kristen Hamilton, brewing plans to relocate the popular coffee shop to the heart of the Kansas City Current’s riverfront game days.
Million-dollar prize: Meet 10 KC companies vying for Startup World Cup, attention of global investors
KCSourceLink on Wednesday revealed the 10 companies advancing to the Startup World Cup’s Kansas City regional tournament, where selected entrepreneurs will compete for a shot at the global pitch event’s $1 million investment prize.
Innovative vintage looks, ‘anti-game day’ fits show out: Why this runway still fits after a decade in KC
Fashion trends change with the season, but eleven years after The Kritiq Fashion Show first dropped onto the streets of Kansas City its core purpose remains consistent, said Mark Launiu: creating a runway for people with bold ideas — and a support system along the journey.
LaunchKC graduates tap Kansas City energy, ‘electricity’ to power social venture growth
Escaping the clamor of Los Angeles for Kansas City has been refreshing, said Montre Moore, whose company AMP Beauty is among two drawn to the region for the fifth cohort of LaunchKC’s Social Venture Studio.
How Dolly Parton’s sparkle lit the way for this entrepreneur’s outlook on self, the business of beauty
Alley Gage won’t say sorry for crying so hard that she needed to take off her lashes this week after learning about the death of entertainer-turned-business mogul Dolly Parton — her favorite glamour girl and an American icon. Parton wouldn’t have apologized either, the owner of Alley Gage Beauty said, noting the star never let anyone dull her sparkle.