...Vine Street Brewing; photo by BJ Sampson, Sensei Brands Vine Street Brewing — which focuses on brewing ales and lagers fermented in the spirit of jazz and hip-hop and was... Read more
...it.” Juaquan Herron and Rodney McDuffie, VenBoo Herron and his business partner Rodney McDuffie pitched to Digital Sandbox KC three times before they were awarded a $20,000 grant for VenBoo... Read more
OHUB.KC an investment in equity infrastructure, founder says; minority accelerator deadline Sept. 18
Kansas City’s startup community still has room to improve on racial equity and access issues, said Rodney Sampson, but the ecosystem should safeguard the progress it’s made now — before... Read more
...and off the field. The Vendors Assistant, Kansas City, Missouri (Juaquan Herron and Rodney McDuffie II) — Started by the founders of 2923 Comics, The Vendors Assistant is a tech... Read more
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Rodney Sampson is founder of Atlanta-based Opportunity Hub, as well as OHUB’s Kansas City minority accelerator, OHUB.KC, which... Read more
The moment is now for corporate partners to support entrepreneur initiatives like OHUB.KC, said Rodney Sampson, just a day before the KC.UP minority accelerator pushes ahead with a virtual demo... Read more
...between the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Dell Gines and Opportunity Hub founder Rodney Sampson — a foundational understanding of entrepreneurism is required to succeed, Hasty said. “At the... Read more
...Tank Diversity Tour, February’s casting call is open to would-be entrepreneurs of all kinds, noted Rodney Sampson, founder of Opportunity Hub, which established OHUB.KC with the EDC in 2019. Sampson... Read more
...between Atlanta-based Opportunity Hub and the EDC. Announced at a launch party in May, the accelerator aims to strengthen a more inclusive ecosystem, said Rodney Sampson, OHUB founder. Rodney Sampson,... Read more
Iron sharpens iron, said Rodney Sampson, announcing 12 finalists — seven from Kansas City — for $250,000 in investments and a coveted demo day stage at SXSW in March. Rodney... Read more
