The COVID pandemic has changed almost everything each of us do during our day. This is almost more true for brick and mortar small businesses; forced to close their doors by the stay-at-home orders. Trish Fitzsimmons at Yarn Social is making sure to keep the SOCIAL in her business. Her store is about fostering and [...]
Sometimes a plan starts one way and ends up in a different world! For Addison Bliss, Alex Merrell, Eric Rosell and Jarred Donalson that rings so very true with the founding of PH Coffee. Opened in 2019 in the Historic Northeast KC neighborhood of Pendleton Heights, PH Coffee strives to bring people together. It isn’t [...]
Amy Slattery spent 18 years as a registered architect working with leading design and construction firms in Kansas City. With groundbreaking high design and sustainability, her career was moving forward in these large offices and corporate settings. Sometimes, it just takes a moment of perspective shift for things to go in a completely new direction. [...]
Joshua Lewis was always the go-to for where to be on the weekends in Kansas City. The spurred the idea for UpDown Nightlife App. The increase is reliance on our cell phones for every part of life played into the huge launch 2016. UpDown faced the first huge obstacle seven months later when the [...]
How can a local, retail shoe store compete with national chains and online shopping? Kathy Gates, owner of The Running Well Store, has found a competitive edge by going beyond basic customer service and products. At her three locations, customers can receive a stride analysis, shoe fitting session, test run outside the store, strategies for [...]
