Matt Abbott is out to change the face of Kansas City’s East Crossroads. An entrepreneur since childhood selling aluminum cans and newspapers to recycling companies in Quincy, Illinois. Matt, inspired by his father, worked hard saving his money and now buys distressed properties in Kansas City. His latest endeavor is the redevelopment of the Kansas City Costume Company at 2020 Grand Blvd. as a boutique hotel scheduled to open in…
Jeffrey Shaw is passionate about assisting small business and entrepreneurs. He speaks and coaches clients across the country, and is leading the charge in helping creative entrepreneurs succeed in business. Shaw specializes in helping creatives, freelancers, solopreneurs, and all those wanting to succeed in business as “the small guy” – the warrior. He refers to this trend, which predicts that 60% of the workforce will be individuals and freelancers by 2030, as…
Hosts Jason Lofton and Steve Kucharski, on this episode of the QTI Power Hour, sit and talk with Natasha and Dan Shirey, owners of Freedom Transportation. Discover how a former fashion buyer and daycare operator along with a former actor have grown a single-truck operation based in Olathe, Kansas into a small fleet of trucks. Freedom Transportation is on pace to generate $1.5 million by the end of 2016. The Shirey’s…