Social Balances
Wearables founder offers a bear hug to KS innovation incentives; here’s why he hopes fellow startups are listening
Bear Clark is proud that he and his EAR Micro team are building the latest in ear computer technology — innovation drawing interest from the likes of Google and Meta, he said — right here in Kansas. But Clark’s pride in the Sunflower State doesn’t stop with geography.
Sports are KC’s biggest new export, leaders say; make them synonymous with city’s brand
Kansas City’s sports ties should be as obvious and celebrated as Nashville’s musical identity, said Neal Sharma, describing the region’s potential to redefine itself based on recent headline-grabbing wins.
KCultivator Q&A: Jessica Powell gets candid about ‘KC Nice’ (and how she’d spend $1M)
Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Let’s get real, Jessica Powell said with a wry smirk, explaining her vision for a Kansas City that works together — and stops cannibalizing its own. “I’m a startup junkie,” the community champion and founder of Social…
