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Gina Stuelke

Opening new doors: Gina Stuelke balances change, upholding company history

Gina Stuelke never intended to run, join or be anything other than a cheerleader for her family’s more-than-100-year-old business, Kenton Brothers Inc. It’s not that she was opposed to the business, which began as a lock-and-key business in the late 1800s — it just wasn’t a part of her overall life plan. “I was the first generation to go to college,” said Stuelke, “and I was ready to slay the…
menees family dentistry

Menees Family Dentistry: Third-generation owner brings fresh perspective to family-owned company

When patients call Menees Family Dentistry, they must be specific about which Dr. Menees they want to see. That’s been the case since 1968 when Robert Menees Jr. joined his father, Robert Menees Sr. in the practice Menees Sr. had founded in 1946. Today, Menees Jr. practices with his daughter, Dr. Laura Menees Moore. For Moore, keeping the family business going into the third generation is a labor of love…
torn label

Torn Label Brewing Co.: Concocting collaboration

Having the opportunity to combine three of his favorite things — beer, Kansas City and working with others — makes Rafi Chaudry’s job one of his dreams. As one of the founders of Torn Label Brewing Co. (his partners are Travis Moore, Carol Troutwine and Chad Troutwine), Chaudry works to not only to promote the brewery’s products, but also find partners the brewery can work with on developing others. “Craft…
nbkc bank

NBKC Bank takes ‘ask me anything’ approach with employees and customers

Brian Unruh, CEO of NBKC Bank, has a different leadership style than some other business owners, and he is perfectly OK with that. What sets his style apart? In a word: communication. Unruh communicates with everyone in the bank and his orbits. It starts with his leadership team and extends to employees and customers. His strategy is that transparency, telling the truth and letting everyone in on the information—good or…
phil giordano

Phil Giordano has grown his business despite some knotty situations

We all know that Mother Nature works in mysterious ways. Nobody knows that more than Felici “Phil” Giordano, owner of Grade-A Tree Care. Working full-time as a tree trimmer for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Giordano had picked up extra jobs and customers off and on for a few years, but a winter storm in the early 1980s catapulted his business into high gear. Before the storm, Giordano had…
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