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Na’im Al-Amin, SWAGG INC; Torey Crawford, MOS; Brandon Calloway, GIFT KC; Brenan Latimer, Future of Us; and Avrell Stokes, BeGreat Together

Give Black aims for $500K in Juneteenth donations; organizers say public urgency to support Black businesses dropping

Black-led and Black-serving organizations are expected to get a boost this week in the runup to Juneteenth as the Give Black campaign returns in its third year. Organized byKansas City GIFT (Generating Income For Tomorrow) and BeGreat Together, the campaign runs June 13-18 with a goal to raise $500,000. New this year: Give Black also…

Vicky Kulikov, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Community Builders to Watch: Vicky Kulikov embraces ‘Tikkun Olam’ in journey to supporting KC’s small business owners

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees, selected from more than 100 initial nominees. Click here to view the full list of Community Builders to Watch — presented by Engenious Design. Vicky…

Emerson Hodes, The Loop KC

Community Builders to Watch: Emerson Hodes envisions KC as the next hotspot, loops in metro’s young professionals

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees, selected from more than 100 initial nominees. Click here to view the full list of Community Builders to Watch — presented by Engenious Design. Emerson…

Tammy Buckner, WeCode KC

Community Builders to Watch: Tammy Buckner codes new career path for teens, a ‘Scouts’ for technology

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees, selected from more than 100 initial nominees. Click here to view the full list of Community Builders to Watch — presented by Engenious Design. Tammy…

Chris Rehkamp, Technology Ventures Studio

Community Builders to Watch: Chris Rehkamp builds pipeline for early-stage tech entrepreneurs from within KC

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees, selected from more than 100 initial nominees. Click here to view the full list of Community Builders to Watch — presented by Engenious Design. Chris…

Megan Adams, Firebrand Collective

Community Builders to Watch: Megan Adams creates connection ‘beyond the business card’ with female-focused coworking

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City changemakers from five local organizations through its second annual Community Builders to Watch series. The following highlights one of the 2022 honorees, selected from more than 100 initial nominees. Click here to view the full list of Community Builders to Watch — presented by Engenious Design. Megan…

Kharissa Forte, Holistic Hustle, Grace & Grind

Urgent culture: Let your brain breathe by setting, enforcing work boundaries (Holistic Hustle)

Kharissa Forte is a writer, certified health coach, and columnist for Startland News. Read her “Holistic Hustle” columns for Startland News here. For more of her self-care tips on how to keep your cup full, visit graceandgrind.co. Truth be told, urgent culture isn’t anything new, but it’s a problem that seems to be impacting more…

Angus Kennard, Inauro, Luke Anear, SafetyCulture, and Craig Kesby, Inauro

SafetyCulture invests $2.1M in IoT startup Inauro, growing tech portfolio focused on frontline safety

A $2.1 million investment by SafetyCulture into a data and IoT software startup is part of an ongoing, focused effort to boost emerging technologies that enhance frontline processes, the global workplace operations company said Monday. “We’re constantly pushing to find new ways to innovate and automate processes so tasks can be done to higher standards,…

Dusty Birge, Snappy Workflow

Snappy Workflow closes $1M round with electric backing from Nebraska investors

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. KEARNEY,…

C2FO primes for global expansion with C-suite adds; new CFO joins from post-IPO SelectQuote

Editor’s note: C2FO is a financial partner of Startland News. Two new C-suite appointments to C2FO’s leadership team come as the Kansas City-based startup swells to record funding activity and projects new phases for its global expansion and growth. Ragui Selwanes, a veteran tech executive, joins C2FO as chief product and technology officer, a newly…