Below are the networking events for the week of February 4-10 in the Kansas City area. As always, if you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to markvanbaale@gmail.com. Thank you.
It is my hope that the information provided on this blog will help you to find a new job or make connections with people at the various networking events. Remember, there is also a Marketing/Social Media Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale on Twitter to get the latest updates.
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Monday, February 4
Christian Business Connections Network Meeting
Location:
Country Club Cafe
21911 West 66th St.
Shawnee, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Join us! It is an all-inclusive and non-denominational group and our focus is networking/friendship/outreach.
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Advanced Career Transition Workshop Webinar Series
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am CST
This 12-step workshop webinar series provides leading edge strategies, tools and support for those in career transition. A new topic is covered every week to help you focus your re-employment efforts. You can enter the series at any time to see and hear the complete program. The material is continually refreshed with the changing times, and provides new strategies and tools to help differentiate you.
Cost: $89 (includes the entire 12 workshops and a personal 10 page assessment)
Please register now as space is limited.
Learn about the Advanced Career Transition Webinar Series
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Job Search Confidence: Weekly Review of Best Practices for Job Seekers
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CST
Join ILostMyJob.com CEO James Beal Monday for a fast-paced job search brainstorming session and pep talk.
This new and innovative webcast will include quick, point-and-shoot descriptions of certain job search situations, followed by advice about useful and effective things job seekers can do.
- How to know what is important
- Following the right steps for each job application
- Ways to save time and eliminate mistakes
- How to stay motivated and confident
- Spending money and resources wisely
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TEDxCrossroads Weekly Meeting
Location:
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Free to attend.
TEDxCrossroads is a weekly, hour long TEDx salon hosted Mondays at AIA Kansas City – 1801 McGee. Our focus is conversation, the community exchange that happens after watching a TEDtalk. Our format is simple: watch one 20 min recorded talk, have a 40 minute conversation.
More Information about TEDxCrossroads on Facebook
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Monday Geek Night
Location:
Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen
1526 Walnut St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
What is Monday Geek Night? It is a weekly Monday night gathering of geeks who enjoy topics including, but not limited to, application and web development (code of all kinds), entrepreneurship, gaming, marketing, design, movies, the current state of all things tech, and usually beer and other cocktails. This Meetup is very much unstructured – feel free to come and geek out on just about ANYTHING. Laptops more than welcome.
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#JobHuntChat on Twitter
Time: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm CST
Job Hunt Chat is a community where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #JobHuntChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #JobHuntChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Tuesday, February 5
KC Chamber Small Business Networking Event
Location:
The Board Room at Union Station (next to Pierpont’s)
30 West Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:15 am – 10:00 am
Cost: Advance Members, Advance Non-members, and Guests: $18.00
Increase your business opportunities at this monthly small business networking event with more than 150 other KC professionals – from small to large businesses, government reps, and business resource providers. This month’s program topic is “How to utilize Chamber memberships.”
Breakfast and networking begins at 7:15 a.m., two-minute company presenters begin at 8 a.m., panel discussion begins at 8:45 a.m.
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OMNI Employment Job Seeker Roundtable Meeting
Location:
OMNI Employment Management Services
7201 W. 110th St. (Suite 225)
Overland Park, KS 66210
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Free to attend.
This is a very informal meeting and offers a great chance to network with other professionals and meet with Mike Tracy, Principal of OMNI Employment Management Services, LLC. This group is ideally geared to middle to upper management level candidates. Mike has been involved in the recruitment field for a number of years and has a multitude of helpful tips and suggestions to offer.
Please call us at 913.653.8078 or email Casey Jones to register.
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We’re Talkin’ Tuesday” Networking Group Meeting
Location:
Mainstreet Credit Union
6025 Lamar Ave.
Mission, KS
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Free to attend.
This week’s presenter: Becca Wagner, First National Bank
“We’re Talkin” Tuesday” is a fun, interactive networking experience and a great place to connect with other business owners and professionals.
This event is free and open to NEJC Chamber members, guests and those interested in the northeast or NEJC Chamber of Commerce.
Bring lots of business cards and meet business owners from the Johnson County and Kansas City metro area.
Contact Lauren Vaughan at lvaughan@nejcchamber.com or 913-262-2141 for more information.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Meetings
First Tuesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Edward Jones Office
5725 Nieman Rd., Suite D
Shawnee, KS
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North of Johnson Drive on the East side of the street. If using the North parking lot, park on the East side of the lot only. More parking available across the street to the West and to the North.
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free. Coffee and hot tea is provided.
Second Tuesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
More Information about the Group
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Non-traditional Jobs, Alternative Income Streams Webinar
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am CST
Join Jason Alba and Tim Tyrell-Smith (https://timsstrategy.com) about “other” ways to make a living.
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Re-THINK! The Brand Called You with Donna Fedor Webinar
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm CST
It’s crucial when you interview for a job to be able to distinguish yourself from every other candidate. Your part on the interview is to articulate why they should hire you. Who are they hiring? What is your character, track record, and reputation? What can they count on? Through a series of questions, they hope to get to know you. Bottom line, they hope you are the one.
When you’re unclear and have difficulty talking about yourself, it’s actually uncomfortable, and you’re less likely to share yourself with others. You have a brand whether you’re aware of it or not. The brand called YOU is one of the most important parts of the whole job search process.
You will learn:
- To polish the diamond. (That diamond is you!)
- How to change the way you think about YOU
- How to boost your self-confidence
- Your “ME” file including accomplishments, strengths value statements and elevator pitch
- What relationships are absolutely necessary to drive you forward toward the fulfillment of your ultimate life
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Missouri Feet-Up Network Meeting
Location:
Minsky’s Pizza
427 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Feet-Up Network is a group of business professionals who like to get together, kick their feet-up and have a drink together.
We usually have around 15-25 people at these meetings. Members say that it helps them build relationships. Come on out and have a drink, meet some new friends and forge some great partnerships.
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Wednesday, February 6
Power Chics Power Coffee Meeting
Location:
Gusto! Coffee Bistro
3390 Fascination St.
Lee’s Summit, MO
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Time: 8:00am – 9:00am
The Power Chics Power Coffee is a new venue for the person who prefers to meet in the morning. We will meet at 8 AM and get to know each other with introductions and a discussion topic.
Power Chics is a personal growth organization, developed by women and for women. Power Chics is dedicated to helping “chics” from all professional arenas grow and develop, both personally and professionally. Come see what we are about.
Please do register for this event so we have an idea of how many to expect.
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1 Million Cups Program for Entrepreneurs
Location:
Kauffman Labs
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program takes place every Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:00am in Kauffman Labs. So if you’re interested in being involved with the 1 Million Cups program sign up, show up, help someone startup by offering your thoughts, questions, and advice.
Kauffman Foundation goes national with 1 Million Cups pitch event
Watch Program Live starting at 8:50 am CST.
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How to Get More Job Interviews Weekly Webinar – Hosted by Martin Yate
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
Need more job interviews? Of course, but the old tactics don’t work anymore. You need job search tactics that will get you more interviews.
Learning how to get job interviews is crucial to your financial survival and to your long-term career success. Face facts: no interviews, no job offers.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Meeting
Wednesday Morning Meeting Info:
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
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Mastering Interviews and Informational Interviews Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST
Do you often feel under-prepared and overwhelmed by job interviews? In this powerful new webinar, you will learn exactly how to get ready for and excel during every type of interview.
- Learn how to set up and maximize informational and referral interviews so that you can gain knowledge and many more job leads.
- Best practices for handling phone and Skype interviews.
- Discover what to do before, during and after interviews to improve your chances of getting a call back.
- Learn how to respond to difficult interview questions and tricky salary negotiation situations.
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Kansas City Young Professionals Networking Happy Hour
Location:
Haus
3044 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm
We are a networking society for people both young and young-at-heart in Kansas City. Join us for our regular Happy Hours and other events where you can come and mingle with other professionals. All events are open to everyone including spouses and friends – the more the merrier.
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So You Think You Can Interview Workshop
Location:
Tomahawk Ridge Community Center
11902 Lowell Ave.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Prepare for your next job interview with confidence!! Participants will move through a series of short, one on one training stations covering topics such as writing a resume, interview appearance and non-verbal communication. This speed interview approach to the hiring process will give job seekers a unique opportunity to test out their skills and walk away from the event with a written critique of their performance with tips from local Human Resources Professionals.
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Crossroads Career Network Meeting on Positive Attitude During Your Job Search
Location:
Woods Chapel United Methodist
4725 Northeast Lakewood Way
Lee’s Summit, MO
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Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
No cost to attend.
We all know that unemployment and underemployment takes a toll on us – emotionally, spiritually, financially, and even physically. There are going to be times where you’re at the end of your rope. Let-downs. Frustrations. Anger. All tunnel – no light. All cloud – no silver lining.
This month we’re going to talk about these times and give you coping strategies. We’ll discuss techniques for purging the negative energy and replacing it with something more positive.
A positive, upbeat outlook and attitude will make your search much easier. I hope you join us as we get together and talk about some tough stuff, and how we can put it away and find the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Thursday, February 7
KC Roundtable Breakfast Meeting
Location:
First Watch
1022 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
This breakfast we have Eric Cole who is operates 34 Panera Bread Bakery-Cafes throughout Kansas and the Kansas City Metro area. He is also the owner and operator of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburger franchise locations throughout Central Missouri and the St. Louis Metro area.
We meet on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month at our favorite location at First Watch in Westport. In addition to our morning meetings, KC Roundtable provides other opportunities to network with young entrepreneurs such as events like Just For Starters & After Hour events. Prospective members are self-motivated, curious, and open to learning and teaching.
More Information about KC Roundtable
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Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting
Location this week:
Cedar Lake Village
15325 South Lone Elm Road
Olathe, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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KC Business Journal Career Transition Seminar
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Kent Barthol of the Kansas City Business Journal will show you how to use the Journal to find your next career opportunity! The workshop will focus on the following: looking beyond the headline of a story to identify opportunities; discovering networking events using the paper’s calendar section; utilizing advertisements in the paper as a source of information; and more. This program is presented on behalf of New Landings and the Johnson County Library.
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How to Turn Interviews into Offers with Martin Yate Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
You need interviews to get job offers. And then you need to out perform all of your competition at the interviews to win the job offer.
This ability to turn job interviews into job offers is the most important professional skill you can develop. However, you have less experience going to job interviews and successfully turning them into job offers, than anything else you do in life.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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The Resume Reboot Workshop
Location:
New Landings HQ
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
In the current job market, with unemployment hovering at around 9%, and the “broad unemployment rate” nearly 18%, it is absolutely essential that your resume make you irresistible to hiring managers. It needs to highlight the skills you can bring to any position, and minimize any liabilities that would keep you from getting an interview. You need a resume that really tells an employer what you bring to a position that separates you from the crowd. You need to communicate YOUR STORY.
If you are getting no response from your current resume, you owe it to your career and yourself to attend this free workshop.
In this two-hour workshop, Tammy Kabell will teach you step-by-step how to put together the components of a successful resume. She will help you identify your skills that can be transferred to multiple industries, as well as resume strategies to overcome obstacles in your search, such as long unemployement or advanced experience / age. Most importantly, Tammy will show you how to craft a resume that truly defines your strengths and achievements, and shows your next employer what you are capable of.
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Screenland Happy Hour & Volunteer Recruitment Event for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Location:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City
3908 Washington St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Free to attend.
Join us at the Screenland Armour Theater for free drinks, appetizers, the movie Role Models and to learn more about BBBS. If you are already a volunteer, bring some friends or coworkers that would make a great Big.
Interested in learning more about the program? Just swing by and we will get all of your questions answered. Stick around after the happy hour & info session to watch the movie Role Models, it’s sure to be a great time!
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Lawrence Young Professionals February Meeting
Location:
Red Lyon Tavern
944 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Free to attend.
Join us for our February meeting at the Red Lyon. We will be joined by representatives from Sporting KC.
Check out Lawrence Young Professionals Network on Facebook
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Bacchus Happy Hour with the the Young Professional Board of Legal Aid
Location:
The Dubliner
170 E. 14th St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Free to attend.
Join Bacchus board members and party supporters along with the Young Professional Board of Legal Aid for a happy hour mixer. Stop by to have a few drinks and network with other philanthropically minded young professionals. The official party goes from 6-8, after that there will be live entertainment for anyone that wants to stay out til the wee hours of the night.
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#OMCChat on Twitter
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST
Open Mic Career Chat is an unfiltered & upfront discussion about job search, interviewing, resume construction & bad interviewers. Great chat where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #OMCChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #OMCChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 6pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Friday, February 8
Social Media Club of Kansas City North February Meeting
Location:
Platte County Resource Center
11724 NW Plaza Circle
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Free to attend.
George O’Sullivan from Thoroughbred Ford will be this month’s speaker. His topic will be: How to employ Social Media for Small Business.
George will discuss the different social media strategies he has employed and how he uses social media for both Thoroughbred Ford and to further the Ford Brand. He will discuss both his successes and failures in pursuit of the Magic answer!
Registration and networking begins at 7:30am and the program begins at 8am sharp! Coffee will be provided. You do not have to live in the Northland to attend these meetings.
For more information contact us at: northlandsocialmediaclub@g
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#HFChat (#HireFriday Chat) on Twitter
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CST
#HireFriday is the only stream on twitter that focuses solely on job seekers strengths, knowledge and abilities. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #HFChat
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Sign up for Twitter if you are not already on Twitter.
2. Search for hashtag #HFChat when the chat starts at 11am CST.
3. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
4. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate!
More information on #HFChat and Hire Friday
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Kansas City Entrepreneur Workshop
Location:
University of Phoenix Kansas City Campus
1310 E. 104th St.
Kansas City, MO
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Free to attend.
Time: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Please join us as a guest at our Entrepreneur Workshop. Get tips on starting your own business, network with like-minded go-getters and gain new tools to help propel your next ideas forward.
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Venture Friday KC Startup Crawl (with Startup Village)
Location:
Going to seven different startups
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Time: 4:00 pm
Doors open at 4:00 p.m. Shuttles will depart four locations at 4:30 p.m. They will circle the route, stopping at each location on approximately half-hour intervals. The last shuttle will drop off at the last stop by 10:00 p.m. You can pick up the shuttle at any spot any time on the route.
Cost: Free to attend or $5-10 if you wish to donate.
Interested in the Kansas City tech and startup community? This is an opportunity to take a one-night tour of several new companies, meet the teams, see the workspaces, talk to the founders, and network among area entrepreneurs and supporters.
Kansas City’s first Startup Crawl will showcase seven startup community hotspots all in one night:
Red Nova Labs
Kansas City Startup Village
Kauffman Foundation
Think Big Partners
Office Port
BetaBlox
The goal of this event is to make the Kansas City startup arena even more accessible to local hopefuls and new arrivals. We’re opening the doors to the most ambitious young tech companies, accelerators and support system so that interested entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech folks, and the generally curious community of Kansas City can see how they are organized and operated. But more importantly, you can learn their stories. Understand how companies manage to grow from 3 to 50 people in a year and aspire to achieve the same feat.
Bring your friends, business cards and friendly curiosity. And plan to enjoy a drink or two!
Event highlights:
Leap2 (at Startup Village) will have a live prairie bluegrass jam on-hand.
Office Port will be hosting a lite version of their 3-years-running Whiskey Friday tradition.
Free Local Ruckus koozies for everyone that stops in at KCSV #swagmagic.
Kauffman is hosting Sketchbook Challenge, Startup Jeopardy and Mr. K trivia.
Kauffman Global Scholars will be in the house looking forward to meeting the startup community.
Red Nova Labs will be hosting additional startups that don’t have addresses on the route.
Meet Regan Carrizales – new community builder of Silicon Prairie News – at Red Nova Labs.
Registration has closed
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