Zaarly opens up a new type of marketplace where decisions are not based solely on price. Buyers can choose the person with the best qualifications for the job. In this way, buyers can make decisions based on where they want to put their money to work in their community.
entrepreneur, Kansas City, technology

Michael Gelphman is the founder of Kansas City IT Professionals (KCITP) and the voice of KCITP on Twitter, LinkedIn, kcitp.com, and Facebook. In July 2008, Gelphman was looking for a job and noticed there wasn't a Kansas City IT presence on LinkedIn, so he started one. A little more than three years later, there are over 6,200 members.
IT, Kansas City, KCITP

Like so many Americans, I grew up in a small town. It just happens to be a small town that was also home to a close-knit community of immigrants who came to this country to follow the ‘American Dream’. Debbie Ray, director of the Sugar Creek Slavic Festival, and Mike Loges of Peter May's House of Kielbasa joined the Go To Market Show to talk about the upcoming event - June 10th and 11th - which celebrates the Slavic roots of Sugar Creek.
event marketing, Kansas City, peter may's, slavic festival, sugar creek

Chris Ozimek, Marketing Director for Schlitterbahn, visited the Go to Market Show to talk about the continued expansion at the Kansas City park and the process of marketing an attraction that is still under development.
Kansas City, marketing

The Go To Market Show sat down with Emmanuel Cleaver II, a member of the U.S House of Representatives, representing Missouri's 5th District. The topic? His thoughts on the climate for business growth and how things are going in what we all know are challenging times.
business growth, Kansas City

Leroy Shatto shares the story of Shatto Dairy – a tale that with each chapter goes beyond his wildest dreams of what he hoped to accomplish. His business is thriving and making money. Along the way, something else just as important happened. The little dairy farm in Northwest Missouri went from a faceless source to a part of people’s lives.
entrepreneur, Kansas City

Like all visionaries, Stretch loves new challenges. He loves seeing the world and sharing the experience. He'll tell you that being an artist is a life-long endeavor. You have to be hungry for new information, and that the world is full of ideas.
Crossroads, entrepreneur, Kansas City, Stretch Sculpture

On the threshold of the Kansas City mayoral election, the Go To Market Show had the opportunity to interview the current mayor, Mark Funkhouser. The purpose of the interview was to talk about the Kansas City brand and get the mayor’s perspective on how the city is positioned in today’s competitive global economy.
Brand, Kansas City