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Abigail Gallagher
January 30, 2020
Resources Abigail Gallagher Abigail is a designer and co-founder of the CMYKC podcast. Along with motion designer Steve Biegun they are uniting various design disciplines and sending those conversations to our earbuds. Have You Discovered Any Common Themes in Your Podcast Conversations so Far? “Kansas City” is perhaps an overly obvious answer to this question, but it’s the level of energy that creeps into the conversation when the topic is broached that gets me. The growth and comradeship amongst the local creative scene, finding oneself and true passions within the city limits, and a general excitement for what’s on the horizon for the individuals…
Steve Revare
November 30, 2015
Resources Steve Revare Steve is a digital marketer co-founding multiple ventures over the past 20 years. Now he’s directing his attention at the spirits industry with Tom’s Town Distillery Co. What’s the Story Behind Your Name? According to a BuzzFeed quiz I took last week, Steve is a Celtic name that roughly translates to, “Manly Creator of Intoxicating Fluids.” During the Iron Age, a Celt named Steve the Rye Thresher made a discovery… Wait, did you mean the story behind Tom’s Town Distilling Co.? The story of Prohibition in KC is a fascinating one, because it didn’t exist here. There wasn’t a…
Kelly Tomlinson
October 31, 2015
Resources Kelly Tomlinson Kelly helps builds community through Coffee & Design and designs experiences and products for VML. It should also be noted Kelly watches an inordinate amount of Netflix. Because like “she does so much” but also gets plenty of couch time. How Did Coffee & Design Get Started? Okay so Coffee & Design literally got started for purely selfish reasons. There were a ton of tech, startup, and developer events in Kansas City, but not really much in the way of design. So I wanted to create an event that I wanted to go to, and Rob felt the same. So we…
Chase McAnulty
September 30, 2015
Resources Chase McAnulty Chase is an apparel designer and owner of sportswear company Charlie Hustle. Those KC Heart shirts everyone is wearing?! Yeah, that’s them. How Did You Arrive at “Vintage Made Fresh” as Your Niche Aesthetic? It’s kind of a mix up between an ode to the classic moments in history and our generation’s take on it. There’s so much to be told about things that came before us and our goal is to bring those stories to life in a new way. Those sentiments leak into not only the design process, but the fit and feel of our shirts. This…
Shannon Scott
August 31, 2015
Resources Shannon Scott Shannon is Executive Director of Marketing Communications at Applebee’s International. The neighborhood grill is frequently recognized by fans and industry insiders for its approach to digital and social. Talking with Shannon you see why. The Purely User-Generated Content on Your Instagram Feed Makes a Ton of Sense to Me. How’d You Get There? When Instagram came on the scene, it seemed like the perfect place for us to showcase our restaurant experience and food. We dabbled at first and treated content for this space like any other piece of content we created and pushed out. As our guests started…
Savannah Northcraft
July 31, 2015
Resources Savannah Northcraft Savannah is owner and founder of Urban Provisions located in the East Bottoms. Her flair for one-of-a-kind locally sourced and American made goods has made this general store anything but general. You’re a Year Into the Store’s Opening. Anything You’ve Learned You Wish You Knew on Day One? At first, I let the intimidating details hold me back from enjoying the exhilarating ride of starting a creative business. Things have a way of coming together when they need to and I wish I would have trusted that. Over the last year I’ve had conversations with folks from all sides of…
Scott Browning
June 30, 2015
Resources Scott Browning Scott leads Hallmark’s Prototype Studio with a team responsible for product exploration, development, feasibility testing and short run commercialization of 2D and 3D products. He also runs the LEaP Lab allowing Hallmarkers to learn and experiment with the latest tools for rapid prototyping. What Would an Outsider Be Surprised to Learn About Hallmark’s Prototype Studio? The variety of capabilities we offer. For obvious reasons most people think of cards when they think about Hallmark. The Prototype Studio does have a robust card prototyping facility but a large portion of our work supports 3D product development. Our model shop supports Hallmark team’s with…
Tyler Beckett
May 31, 2015
Resources Tyler Beckett Tyler drinks tea, not coffee. He founded Hugo Tea Company to sell premium, drinkable, loose tea with the thought that more people would drink tea if it were done differently. Why Tea? Tea is objectively a badass beverage. The original energy drink in many ways. It’s better for you than virtually any other drink-of-habit (coffee, soda, Red Bull, etc). It’s vastly cheaper than all of the above. It’s less taxing on the environment too. Tea cultivation produces around 10x as many cups per acre than coffee, which means less land to clear and harvest. Tea cultivation also uses about 8x…
Jason Grill
April 30, 2015
Resources Jason Grill Jason runs JGrill Media consulting on media relations, public affairs and government relations. He is host of the Grill Nation Show on KMBZ Radio and writes for outlets like the Huffington Post. He is also co-founder of the ever-stylish Sock 101. To top it off, Jason is an attorney in Missouri and Kansas and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives with previous experience in both the White House and CNN. Jason’s hobbies include making short bios impossible. Your Hands Are in so Many Things. How Do You Balance Your Personal Media With Consulting Arrangements? JGrill Media started with the intent to focus…
Sam Unruh
April 30, 2015
Resources Sam Unruh Sam started Unruh Furniture to fuel his passion for hand-crafted custom furniture. Each piece is totally unique and completely your own. They’re made by hand and made to last. What Prompted You to Strike out on Your Own to Start Unruh Furniture? Dissatisfaction. I was working a job I didn’t care a great deal about. My wife and I were in our second year of marriage with our first child on the way, so I thought it was crazy to go out on my own, but my wife believed in me and encouraged me to do it. Looking back it…
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