jowler creek
A Platte City vineyard and winery just won big for its commitment to sustainability. Jowler Creek Vineyard and Winery was recently awarded a gold medal in Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ (BRIT) International Award of Excellence in Sustainable Winegrowing competition. Jowler Creek is also a Thinking Bigger 25 Under 25 award winner from the class of 2016. BRIT’s international recognition addresses three key factors of sustainability — environmental, economic and…
Digital Maelstrom
ENTREPRENEURS // Jeff Stice-Hall, Kristopher Stice-Hall, Michael Huston-Lowry LOCATION // Kansas City, Mo. FOUNDED // 2006 EMPLOYEES // 5 DigitalMaelstrom.net IT consultancy Digital Maelstrom advises clients on custom software, IT operations, IT security and strategy. Founded by Jeff Stice-Hall, the company grew slowly at first but was able to tackle more and bigger projects by bringing on co-owners Michael Huston-Lowery and Kristopher Stice-Hall. Now with five employees, the company’s 2018 revenue and profit…
Angela Hurt spent years working for large IT consulting firms that focused on the bottom line first. When she founded her own IT consulting firm, Veracity Consulting Inc., Hurt knew exactly where to concentrate her attention: her clients and employees. She knew that by hiring passionate and hard-working people and forming honest business relationships, her business would succeed. The bottom line would come naturally in a hot industry. Even the…