On this episode of Smart Companies KC, meet Jeff Shackelford, the Executive Director of Digital Sandbox KC. Kansas City’s Digital Sandbox, also known as a proof-of-concept center, launched in February 2013. It is a new, regional approach to identifying very early technologies, which, with the right assistance from industry experts and seasoned entrepreneurs, can be advanced toward commercial viability. Find out how Digital Sandbox is connecting innovation to industry and hear about the number…