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By Nikki Overfelt Chifalu | August 29, 2026
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'We were talking to the wrong people'
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.
By Nikki Overfelt Chifalu | August 29, 2026
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