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 of companies and jobs created since its inception a little over three short years ago. Jeff Shackelford was recently listed as one of the Top 50 leaders and visionaries helping to shape Kansas City.

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