Growing Businesses & Investments

SAT 7.19.25  |  8:30A – 3P

Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

4801 Rockhill Rd

Kansas City, MO 64110

Schedule*

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8:30A-9:30A

Breakfast Networking

9:30A – 10:30A

Invest Today. Market Trends, stocks, bonds, easy tools

Lorin Crenshaw
3x CFO & Former Wall Street Equity and Debt Investor

 

Earnest Harris, CRPC, Creative Planning
Private Wealth Manager

 

Carlose Estes – Storehouse Planning LLC
Registered Representative

Startup Preparation: INNOVATION & Product & Market Fit

Kevin McGinnis – Keystone Community Corporation
President & CEO

Landon McKinnis – Private Grooming, LLC/Go Nutz
Founder

Toby Rush – Ideem
CEO

Teams & Systems. Getting the right people and operations to win

John Brown – G.E.H.A.
Chief Operating Officer

LaKeesha Scott – Great People Resources
Sr. Human Resources Consultant

Tausha Hammet – WM / LC’s BBQ
Sr. Human Resources Manager

Retail Success Strategies

Dan Smith – Porter House
Co-founder

LaTonya AnNoor – Walmart
Sr. Manager Community Relations

Tyler Enders – Made in KC
Co-founder

10:30A – 11:30A

Legacy: Insurance & Estate Planning

Latasha Randle, MBA – Hack Your Life
Master Life Coach, Owner

Donna Watson, Esq. – The Legacy Experience, LLC
Founder

Roy Copeland – State Farm
President of Copeland Insurance Agency, Inc 

Real Estate Dev: Res. & Commercial Invest.

Matt Fulson – Fulson Housing Group
President

Terrell Jolly – Integrity Capital Management
Founder

Bob Long – Economic Development Corporation of KCMO
Senior Development Services Specialist

Donald Maxwell – Donald E. Maxwell, LLC
Owner

Manufacturing Today & Product Development

Jeffrey J. Davis – Honeywell
FM&T, Quality

Joshua Lewis – Kim Seltzer Inc.
Founder

Chris Evans – T-Shirt King, Inc.
President

Branding: & Marketing Psychology. Make them stop & act.

Schylar Roberts – Blue Symphony, LLC
Marketing Communications Manager

Pascal Kinsey – START Coffee Co.
Founder

Kemet Coleman – Vine Street Brewing
Founder/Director of Marketing & Experiences

11:30A – 12:45P

Feature Lunch Panel: The World Cup 2026-Be a gamechanger

Separate Lunch Ticket Required: $15. Advance Ticket ONLY

12:45P – 1:00P

Networking  |  1:1  |  Exhibitors

1:00P – 2:00P

Real Estate Money: Develop/Arch./Construct.

Stephanie Connor – Turner Construction
Community Director

Leonard Graham – Taliferro & Browne, Inc.
President

Fahteema Parrish – Parrish & Sons Construction Co. 
President

SCALE: Partnerships & Deals to WiN

Angel McGee – Pro Athlete
People & Community Engagement Lead

Jeff Porter – KC Current 
Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

Bob Kendrick – Nergo Leagues Baseball Museum
President

Create a WINNING Restaurant

Dulcinea Herrera – Cafe Corazon
CEO

Issac Lee Collins – Fifth & Emery Frozen Yogurt and Chocolate
Founder & CEO

Dr. Kiva Gates – Gates and Sons
Director of Training

AI and Efficiency Tools: The Hacks

Amber Bonnet – Blue Symphony LLC
Project & AI Tools Manager

Scott Holsman – Next Level Performers
President

2:00P – 3:00P

Advanced Investing: Options, Private Equity, Crypto

Chris Dunlap – Nu Wall St.
Co-Founder

Start-Ups: Raising capital and ops development

Zik Nwangana – FiredUp Studios
Founder & CEO

Chris Jones – MatchRite Care
Founder & CEO

Jannae Gammage – Cyphr
Founder & CEO

Taxes & Deals: Profit from Tax Laws & Smart Contracts

Rickey Leathers – SBDC
Sr. Business Consultant

Marquita Miller Joshua, EA – Five Star Tax & Business Solutions
Business & Tax Strategist & Accounting Firm Owner

Herb Hardwick – Hardwick Law Firm
Owner

Digital Marketing & SEO. By the Numbers

Sherry Lumpkins – Blue Symphony
Principal

Samantha Fulson – Blue Symphony
Marketing Communications Manager

*Schedule subject to changes without notice.

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