joey williams after action network
A local real estate company is working with a group that helps to bring military veterans together. CTK Real Estate, a Kansas City-based commercial real estate development company, worked with After Action Network to create the first physical location for the nonprofit. “It has been gratifying to work with Joey as he takes After Action Network to the next level with a physical location,” said Chris Kamberis, founder of CTK Real…
porch light plans
COMPANY // Porch Light Plans ENTREPRENEUR // Katie Hoke, Jared Hoke, Roy Ley WHAT THEY DO // Porch Light Plans offers sustainable, customizable house plans that bridge the gap between hiring an architect and using a builder’s home plan. INSPIRATION // “I’ve always felt like design should be for everyone,” Katie Hoke said. The three architects, who also run the firm Hoke Ley Architecture & Design in Lawrence, had a…
Ampersand Design Co
Carrie Kiefer and Morgan Georgie met as graphic design students at the University of Kansas. Today, they run Ampersand Design Co., which creates designs that appear on products ranging from textiles to stationery to home décor to fashion for companies such as Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Target and Chatbooks. Ampersand also has its own line of products sold online and in shops across the world, including the company’s first…
evelyn molina youth entrepreneurs
Kansas City has a stated goal of becoming the most entrepreneurial city in the nation. At the same time, business owner baby boomers are reaching retirement age and need to hand off their companies to a new generation of leaders. Generation Z, currently in high school and college, is starting to enter the workforce. Programs throughout the metro are ensuring that the pipeline of future business owners and entrepreneurial thinkers…