About the speaker
Shanita is an award-winning chef and restaurateur with a knack for southern and modern-style cooking. Since winning Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen in 2014, Shanita has launched a series of dinners and classes in the KC-area. She is a founding board member of the National Minority Chef’s Summit.
Local partners
We are a creative engineering firm specializing in electronic medical device design. Our team includes Electrical, Embedded Software, Mechanical and Test Engineers, Industrial, Interaction and Graphic Designers, as well as others; together creating medical devices and advanced technology products.
With a focus on quality and customer service, the team at AlphaGraphics KC takes a personal interest in the success of each customer. No project is too difficult or complex to get you what you need, exactly when you need it. From marketing materials for the Fortune 500 to the basic needs of one of the areas many entrepreneurs, AlphaGraphics KC uses the latest technology and equipment to create custom products. Because of this success, the team was honored to be named one of the 2016 “25 Under 25” businesses in Kansas City.
Crema is a product agency that partners with funded startups and existing brands to create technology solutions and new digital ventures. Our iterative approach and small creative teams collaborate with our clients to validate their ideas and launch them to market.
Gorgeously designed rooms and suites help define the Crossroads experience. But more, this is where historic and modern meet. Where people from all over and around the corner come together. The energy, creativity and passion that define the city and neighborhood can call this place home. Crossroads, just like Kansas City, is at its core about community and connection. At every turn, we tapped local artists, designers and purveyors to share their talent and creativity with us in places public and private.
We create excellent, artisan-level roasts from the best coffees available while taking care of our coffee farmers in a way that goes above and beyond the status quo. We are head over heels for discovering new coffees, artfully coaxing out the best characteristics of the bean for you to enjoy. Messenger Coffee is beyond fair trade sourced and manually roasted in Kansas City.