Opinion Stories

Letter to KCMO City Council from the entrepreneur, small biz community (via Eze Redwood)

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Kansas City, Missouri, city council members March 11 by serial entrepreneur Eze Redwood, advocating for $11 million in funding for entrepreneur support from KCMO in its 2022-2023 budget. The city council is set to vote on the budget by March 24. The opinions expressed in this commentary…

Kharissa Forte, Holistic Hustle, Grace & Grind

We all need help, honey: Nearly 3/4 of entrepreneurs are haunted by depression (Holistic Hustle)

Kharissa Forte is a writer, certified health coach, and columnist for Startland News. For more of her self-care tips on how to keep your cup full, visit graceandgrind.co. You did it. After all the nights dreaming about how amazing it could be and overcoming the endless stream of what-ifs that stopped you from moving forward…

Bo Fishback, Airtasker

KC workers aren’t leaving — they just want more control over their jobs; Why that isn’t such a weird flex

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Bo Fishback, CEO of Airtasker USA, a local services marketplace that connects people who need work done with those who are ready to work, previously founded Kansas City-based Zaarly. The startup was acquired by Airtasker in 2021. Corporate America’s “Great Resignation” is largely…

Kharissa Forte, Holistic Hustle, Grace & Grind

Faking it ’til you make it might be why you have imposter syndrome (Holistic Hustle)

Kharissa Forte is a writer, certified health coach, and columnist for Startland News. For more of her self-care tips on how to keep your cup full, visit graceandgrind.co. I’m not one to get caught up in the hoop-lah of celebrity crushes, but if there’s anyone who I #WCW it’s my Pisces twin Rihanna. (I mean,…

Keith Bradley, Made in KC

The future is local: How masks helped neighbors look each other in the eyes again

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Keith Bradley is co-owner of Made in KC, a brick-and-mortar and online retailer of locally made goods with neighborhood, marketplace and cafe locations downtown, on the Country Club Plaza, in Lee’s Summit, Lenexa, and across the metro. As we wind down our second…