Ingram's April 2024

CLASS of 2024

JORDAN BRUNK Where Jordan Brunk treads, growth follows. It was true at the social-radar company Infegy, where he was part of

an effort that tripled revenues, and it’s been even more evident since February 2020, when NorthPoint Logistics stood up WarehouseQuote, a logistics company where annualized revenues are up an impressive 25-fold, and where he’s coming off the best net-new-business quarter in that enterprise’s short history. Brunk, 37, is chief marketing officer there, leading all revenue operations efforts, including the company's sales and marketing practices. “My team focuses on customer acquisition, supply chain solution design and brand health,” he says. After moving from social-media monitoring into logistics, with the global forwarding company, he was tasked with co-founding WarehouseQuote, and developed the initial provider the big picture. Combine that up with a master’s in real estate from UMKC’s Bloch School of Management, and you have the tools to create that picture. That’s precisely what Brandon Buckley has done in 15 years with LANE4 Property Group, where he’s gone from assistant property manager to partner. Along the way, this 38-year-old has mastered commercial realty development, owner’s representation, retail tenant expansion, landlord representation, asset manage ment, property management, and con cept development. The results of that are changing the built face of Kansas City: He’s played a lead role in the development of approximately $150 million of completed, or projects under construction since 2012, including the

network and customer base across the platform. After earning his degree in communications and business from KU, Brunk moved to Kansas City to secure an executive MBA from UMKC’s Block School of Management. He’s leveraged that in various ways within the local supply-chain and technology space, and is committed to spreading the knowledge. “I have many lessons learned from developing multiple businesses in the past and it is always a joy to share my experiences with others, hoping to have them learn from any prior shortcomings,” Brunk says. He and Alisha have two daughters, Sophia and Olivia, and he’s supported various charities like Harvesters, Hillcrest Hope projects, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and more. Downtown Lee’s Summit Market Plaza, Red Bridge Shopping Center, Cedar Tree Shopping Center in Belton, Santa Fe Square and the Downtown Public Library in Olathe, to name but a few. He’s currently tacking development projects that included 4711 Belleview, a proposed $140 million, 12-story, 300-unit, Class-A multifamily project on the Country Club Plaza. His roster of completed brokerage transactions totals approximately $200 million. Out- side the office, he’s currently in his third year as a board member for Wonderscope Children’s Museum, where he serves as the chair for the Development Com mittee and helped steer its relocation to the new facilities in the Red Bridge Shopping Center.

BRANDON BUCKLEY In earning a degree in international political science from Columbia University, one must be able to discern

The Ingram’s Promise

As the leading business publication in Missouri and Kansas for 50 years, Ingram’s has served as the unmatched provider of insightful coverage of business trends, and as the No. 1 authority on business intelligence with our data-rich in dustry ranking lists in The Power Book, soon available on line. We’re proud to serve as a voice advocating business growth and expansion, attraction and reten tion, and job creation. In 2024, we’re continuing to expand our reach with innovative print products and expanded on-line resources and services to inform our readership with incisive reporting on key issues and trends shaping the business climate. We’ll continue to align leadership throughout both states and collaborate with leaders and local and state officials to pursue innovative economic-development solutions, and to provide unique print and online marketing platforms that serve the interests of advertisers, affiliated organizations, sponsors and partners and the great states of Kansas and Missouri. It’s been a challenging few years for citizens, companies and organizations. We believe 2024 will be a very big year for most organizations. With your support, we’ll continue to deliver on that mission—and on this promise. A Career With a Mission Ingram’s has opening in Editorial, Research, Digital, Accounting, Administration, Research, Sales and Marketing departments. There's no company in the region more engaged in regional business. We’re looking for a few committed pros to welcome as team members.

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