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ALPHABETICAL

40 Under Forty

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Accounting and Consulting Firms Ad Agencies and Marketing Firms

T H E P OWE R B O O K N 2 0 2 3 E D I T I O N BY SUBJECT

Airlines Serving KCI Airports (MO-KS) Architectural Firms

I Influential Chapter Table of Contents

IV Financial Services Chapter Table of Contents

Banks (Ranked by Assets) Banks (Ranked by Branches) Best Companies to Work For Chambers of Commerce

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Top Area Banks (Ranked by Assets) 60 Top Area Banks (Ranked by Branches) 62 Top Area Mortgage Lenders 64 Top Area SBA Lenders 65 Top Area Credit Unions 66 Top Area Venture Capital Firms 66 Top Area Wealth Management Firms 67 Independent Insurance Agencies 68 V Education & Healthcare Chapter Table of Contents 71 Top Private Colleges & Univ. (Undergrad) 72 Top Private Colleges & Univ. (Grad) 73 Top Public Colleges & Univ. (Undergrad) 74 Top Public Colleges & Univ. (Graduate) 75 Top Area MBA Programs (MO-KS) 76 Community Colleges (MO-KS) 78 Technical Schools and Colleges 79 Top Area Public School Districts 80 Top Area Private High Schools 81 Top Area Nursing Programs 82 Top Area Health Insurance Providers 82 Hospitals & Medical Centers (Admis) 83

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Commercial Realtors (Gross Sales) Community Colleges (MO-KS) Convention and Meeting Facilities

Best Companies to Work For Women Executives-Kansas City

Credit Unions

II Community Chapter Table of Contents

Economic Development Agencies

Digital Marketing Firms

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Elected Officials (Area Cities)

Foundations and Charitable Trusts Top Area Non-Profit Organizations

Elected Officials (Federal, State, County) Engineering Firms (Revenues) Foundations and Charitable Trusts

Airports (MO-KS) Airlines Serving KCI

General Contractors

Elected Officials (Area Cities) 36 Elected Officials (Federal, State, County) 37

Health Insurance Providers

Home Builders

Hospitals and Med Centers (Admissions)

Hotel Meeting Space

III Business Services Chapter Table of Contents

Top Area Hotels

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Independent Insurance Agencies

Accounting and Consulting Firms

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Top Area Law Firms

Largest Area Employers

Ad Agencies and Marketing Firms Top Area Digital Marketing Firms

Law Firms

Logistics Companies MBA Programs (MO-KS) Minority-Owned Businesses

Largest Area Employers Top Area Public Companies Top Area Private Companies Top Area Logistics Companies Economic Development Agencies Top Area Chambers of Commerce 51 Top Area Women-Owned Businesses 52 Top Area Minority-Owned Businesses 54 Convention and Meeting Facilities 56 Top Area Hotel Meeting Space 56 Top Area Hotels 57

Mortgage Lenders

Non-Profit Organizations

Nursing Programs

VI Construction & Real Estate Chapter Table of Contents Top Area General Contractors

Private Colleges & Universities (Graduate) 73 Private Colleges & Universities (Undergraduate) 72 Private Companies 48 Private High Schools 81 Public Colleges & Universities (Graduate) 74 Public Colleges & Universities (Undergraduate) 75 Public Companies 47 Public School Districts 80 Residential Real Estate Firms 92 SBA Lenders 65 Technical Schools and Colleges 79 Utility Companies 94 Venture Capital Firms 66 Wealth Management Firms 67 Women Executives-Kansas City 28 Women-Owned Businesses 52

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Top Area Architectural Firms 88 Top Area Engineering Firms (Revenues) 89 Top Area Commercial Realtors (Sales) 90 Top Area Residential Real-Estate Firms 92 Top Area Home Builders 93 Top Area Utility Companies 94

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The first step to a business relationship is solid information. Here it is.

Successful business isn’t just about having the best product at the best price, or superior services. Long before you get to the point of sale, some strategic thinking is in order regarding the end user: Who’s my buyer? Who needs the service I provide? The next step to success invariably starts with access. And that means identifying the right companies to target, understanding their business models and their business needs and—this is key—knowing the right person to receive your marketing message. The information you need to discern each of those goals is very neatly packaged in Ingram’s annual Power Book, with our Book of Leads & Lists, which you hold in your hand. We like to think of this publication, among all the others we produce each year, as The Sales Bible. Each page, each business sector, covers chapter and verse the leading enterprises in a thriv ing regional market comprising more than 75,000 businesses in the Kansas City region alone, serving the needs of 2.2 million consumers. Most of these lists are ranking sets derived from specific metrics— annual revenues, enrollments, employment levels and the like; in a few instances where metrics aren’t available, we offer rosters of key companies working in given sectors. What’s the value of business intelligence? Depends on how you apply it. But the organizational fundamentals that economist Vilfredo Pareto codified into the principle that bears his name tell us that 80 percent of almost any group’s measurables are controlled by 20 percent of the pop- ulation base being measured. There’s a reason why the biggest organiza- tions listed herein are potential success factors for your own interests. They make the market in their respective business sectors. This information in much greater abundance, depth and breadth is available through Ingram’s . We can deliver data digitally without the con straints of a printed page’s dimensions. That will mean even more access, even more potential connections, and, we hope, even more success for your own organization. Ingram’s researchers are in the process of expanding our ranking lists, industry directories and contact records throughout both states of Missouri and Kansas. We’re confident that you and your colleagues will benefit by accessing this first-hand updated and compiled data. Consider this the starting point for expanding your client and prospect strategic list. Then go out there and start shaking hands.

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Best Companies to Work For

INFLUENTIAL

Women Executives-Kansas City (WeKC)

DID YOU KNOW? • Ingram’s set the standard for health-care recognition programs with its first class of Top Doctors in 1998. • That health-care focus expanded in 2004 with Heroes in Healthcare, which searches out exceptional individuals in the medical communi ty and celebrates their contributions to the region’s quality of life. • Taking a lead role in promoting women in executive roles, Ingram’s Women Executives–Kansas City, or WeKC, program, dates back more than 22 years • The region’s most influential executives are profiled each year with the Ingram’s 250; in 2022, we celebrated our seventh installment of this popular feature. • In April 2023, Ingram’s 40 Under Forty will celebrate its 25th class of honorees. That will bring to an even 1,000 the ranks of this im- pressive alumni group since the first class was announced in 1998.

Ingram’s Industry Lists Online

Ingram’s Competitions and Recognition Awards  40 Under Forty  Best Companies to Work For  Women Executives-Kansas City (WeKC) ingrams . com includes access to accurate rankings of companies and organizations, plus contact information for executives and marketing/communications pros.

 Corporate Report 100  Power Breakfast Series  Best of Business Kansas City  Top Doctors  Heroes in Healthcare

 Icons of Education  Family Businesses  50 Missourians/Kansans You Should Know  Family-Owned Businesses  Corporate Champions/Local Heroes  The Ingram’s 100: Private Companies  Ingram’s 250  20 in Their Twenties  Executive of the Year & C-Suite Awards

 Philanthropist of the Year  Ingram’s Community Cares

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Kansas City’s Business Leadership: A Combination of Influence and Power

The Ingram’s 250 is an annual compilation of the most pow erful, effective and talented executives in the 22-county region, spanning the distance from Topeka to Sedalia. Each year, Ingram’s sets this prestigious field by starting with our editors’ best as- sessments of the financial throw-weight each executive has in his or her professional arsenal. But how to apply objectivity to an otherwise subjective process? First, start with scale: Executives from the largest organizations clearly wield more commercial influence than those at small businesses and startups. But corporate reve nues, C-suite salaries or employee payroll totals alone don’t really define what it takes to make this select field. We assess the broader influence that these leaders have on regional commerce, on public policy, on civic initiatives and on phil anthropic ventures. Large employers in the region, almost by definition, could be

included. But we also consider profitability, which is why some large-company execs one might think of as natural choices might not show up here, especially given the business conditions of 2020 and 2021, which inflicted heavy tolls on certain business sectors, including hospitality and travel. Influence, of course, is not merely a function of the executive office. Y0u can see it being wielded down the ranks of organiza tions in different ways. And that shows up in other recognition programs like 40 Under Forty , spotlighting the achievements of rising talent; Women-Executives Kansas City , showcasing the leadership skills of executives who refuse to let glass ceilings limit their contributions to business and commerce; and even the Best Companies to Work For and the Corporate Report 100, which shows that influence can be leveraged on an organiza tional scale for employers who dare to set new standards for performance.

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Rob Adams PARTNER SHOOK, HARDY & BACON

Raghu Adiga PRESIDENT AND CEO LIBERTY HOSPITAL

Mauli Agrawal CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

Damon Anderson CEO TALLGRASS FREIGHT

Don Armacost CHAIRMAN PETERSON MANUFACTURING

Matt All PRESIDENT/CEO, BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS

Adam Aron PRESIDENT/CEO AMC ENTERTAINMENT

Jeff Auslander PRESIDENT/CEO DYNAMIC LOGISTIX

Mario Azar ENERGY & PROCESS PRESIDENT BLACK & VEATCH

Jim Bartimus FOUNDER, BARTIMUS, FRICKLETON, ROBERTSON & RADER

David Ball CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO BALL’S FOOD STORES

Kevin Barth CHAIRMAN/CEO, KC REGION COMMERCE BANK

Marion Battaglia PRESIDENT SOAVE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Brad Batz PRESIDENT/CEO FIKE CORPORATION

Kim Beatty CHANCELLOR, METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Smitty Belcher CEO/OWNER P1 GROUP

Mark Benz KC MARKET CEO PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES

Brad Bergman CEO/CHAIRMAN MIDWEST TRUST CO.

William Berkley PRESIDENT/CEO TENSION CORP.

Marty Bicknell PRESIDENT/CEO MARINER HOLDINGS

Brent Blake OWNER/CEO ACENDAS

Ken Block MANAGING PRINCIPAL BLOCK REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Mike Boehm MAYOR LENEXA, KANSAS

Tony Bowen CFO H&R BLOCK

Andrew Bowne CHANCELLOR, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

David Brain CEO ENFINITE CAPITAL

Mark Brandmeyer PRINCIPAL BRANDMEYER ENTERPRISES

Rob Bratcher KANSAS CITY PRESIDENT COMMERCE BANK

Pamela Breuckmann CEO FERRELL CAPITAL

Robin Broder Gibson CHAIRMAN/CMO HENDERSON ENGINEERS

Rob Broomfield KANSAS CITY MARKET CEO UNITEDHEALTHCARE

Mike Brown CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO EURONET WORLDWIDE

Kevin Bryant EVP/COO EVERGY

Owen Buckley FOUNDER LANE4 PROPERTY GROUP

Mike Bukaty CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO BUKATY COMPANIES

Andy Callahan PRESIDENT/CEO HOSTESS

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David Campbell PRESIDENT/CEO EVERGY

Scott Campbell CEO, KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEMS- ST. FRANCIS

Faruk Capan CEO EVERSANA INTOUCH

Mitzi Cardenas CAO UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Tim Chadwick PRESIDENT/CEO MMC CORP.

Ramin Cherafat CEO MCCOWNGORDON CONSTRUCTION

Bill Clarkson, Jr. CEO CLARKSON CONSTRUCTION

Jeff Cloud PRESIDENT/CEO IBT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS

Peter Clune CEO LOCKTON COMPANIES

Scott Colangelo MANAGING PARTNER, PRIME CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISERS

Abe Cole COO FORVIS

Dave Colo PRESIDENT/CEO MGP INGREDIENTS

Matt Condon CEO BARDAVON HEALTH INNOVATIONS

Jon Cook GLOBAL CEO VMLY&R

Jon Copaken PRINCIPAL COPAKEN BROOKS

John Cosentino VICE PRESIDENT COSENTINO FOOD STORES

Fred Coulson FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER FIVE ELMS CAPITAL

Tim Cowden PRESIDENT/CEO KC AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Kevin Crutchfield PRESIDENT/CEO COMPASS MINERALS

Dave Cummings FOUNDER TRADEBOT SYSTEMS

Wiley Curran PARTNER CPC MANAGEMENT

Dennis Curtin REGIONAL OWNER RE/MAX MID-STATES & DIXIE REGION

Tim Danker PRESIDENT/CEO SELECTQUOTE INSURANCE SERVICES

Brian DeFrain PRESIDENT D&L TRANSPORT

John Dicus PRESIDENT/CEO CAPITOL FEDERAL

Mark Dohnalek PRESIDENT/CEO PIVOT INTERNATIONAL

Mark Donovan PRESIDENT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Case Dorman PRESIDENT FIORELLA’S JACK STACK BARBECUE

Dan Duffy CEO UNITED REAL ESTATE GROUP

Peggy Dunn MAYOR LEAWOOD, KANSAS

Terry Dunn CHAIRMAN KC COMMON GOOD

Tim Dunn CHAIRMAN JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION CO.

Rachel Dwiggins MANAGING PARTNER FORVIS

Steve Edwards CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO BLACK & VEATCH

Warren Erdman EXEC. VP, ADMIN. & CORPORATE AFFAIRS KC SOUTHERN

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As a globally recognized leader in process and safety solutions, Fike has been protecting life and critical assets around the world since 1945. Generations of Fike employees have called Kansas City home over these 77 years and we are proud to be a part of the continued growth of our city and region. CONGRATULATIONS, BRAD On behalf of our thousands of skilled engineers and manufacturers, sales and corporate employees, we congratulate Brad Batz for being recognized as one of Ingram’s 250 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Kansas City.

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Melinda Estes PRESIDENT/CEO SAINT LUKE’S HEALTH SYSTEM

David Feinberg CHAIRMAN ORACLE CERNER

Bill Ferguson PRESIDENT/CEO CENTRAL BANK OF THE MIDWEST

Jim Ferrell PRESIDENT/CEO FERRELLGAS

Spencer Fields KC OFFICE LEADER WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Wesley Fields MANAGING PARTNER BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER

Dave Flickinger PRESIDENT KIEWIT POWER CONSTRUCTORS

Mike Frazier PRESIDENT/CEO REECENICHOLS REAL ESTATE

Cameron Garrison MANAGING PARTNER LATHROP GPM

Bill Gautreaux PARTNER MLP HOLDINGS/KC ROYALS

Brent Giles PRESIDENT/CEO BANK OF BLUE VALLEY

Lisa Ginter CEO COMMUNITYAMERICA CREDIT UNION

Douglas Girod CHANCELLOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Greg Graves LEAD DIRECTOR UMB FINANCIAL

Don Greenwell PRESIDENT THE BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION

Nathaniel Hagedorn PRESIDENT/CEO NORTHPOINT DEVELOPMENT CO.

Marc Hahn PRESIDENT/CEO KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY

Donald Hall, Jr. EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN HALLMARK

Adam Hamilton FOUNDER/PASTOR CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION

Brad Hampton CEO HELZBERG DIAMONDS

Dave Harrison PRESIDENT VANTRUST REAL ESTATE

Bob Hayworth MARKET PRESIDENT HUMANA

Mike Heitmann PRESIDENT/CEO GARNEY CONSTRUCTION

Jason Hendricks PRESIDENT/CEO PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING GROUP INC.

Brad Hewlett DEALER PRINCIPAL BOB ALLEN FORD

Michael Hoehn CEO AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS, INC.

Karen Hogan VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Paul Holewinski PRESIDENT/CEO ACADEMY BANK

Stan Holm PRESIDENT/CEO OLATHE HEALTH

Carlos Holwell CLAYCOMO PLANT MANAGER FORD MOTOR CO.

Jason Hooper PRESIDENT/CEO KVC HEALTH SYSTEMS

Sam Huenergardt CEO, ADVENTHEALTH MID-AMERICA REGION

Clark Hunt CHAIRMAN/CEO KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Marco Ilardi MANAGING PARTNER V2 VENTURES

Chris Isaacson EVP/COO CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS

Bob Jacaway PRESIDENT/CEO MAX MOTORS DEALERSHIPS

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Joe Jeffries PRESIDENT/CEO WESTLAKE ACE HARDWARE

Roy Jensen DIRECTOR KU CANCER CENTER

Bill Johnson GENERAL MANAGER, KANSAS CITY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

Jani Johnson CEO SAINT LUKE’S HOSPITAL

Russell Johnson PRESIDENT/CEO LMH HEALTH

Jeff Jones PRESIDENT/CEO H&R BLOCK

Richard Jones FOUNDER, FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE

Mark Jorgenson BOARD MEMBER, RETIRED BANKING EXECUTIVE

Gov. Laura Kelly GOVERNOR KANSAS

Jonathan Kemper CHAIRMAN EMERITUS COMMERCE BANK

Mariner Kemper CHAIRMAN/CEO UMB FINANCIAL CORP.

Sandy Kemper CEO C2FO

Paul Kempinski PRESIDENT/CEO CHILDREN’S MERCY

Robert Kenagy PRESIDENT/CEO STORMONT VAIL HEALTH

Scott Kincaid PRESIDENT KINCAID GROUP HOLDINGS

Jim Klausman OWNER GREATLIFE GOLF

Mark Kleeman PRESIDENT SAFE HAVEN SECURITY SERVICES

Greg Klein PRESIDENT INLAND TRUCK PARTS

Tim Klein CEO NATIONAL BEEF PACKING

Ann Konecny CEO FOLEY EQUIPMENT

John Kornitzer PRESIDENT KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Ray Kowalik CHAIRMAN/CEO BURNS & MCDONNELL

Kevin Kramer MARKET PRESIDENT BOK FINANCIAL

Lisa Krigsten KC MANAGING PARTNER DENTONS

Bill Krueger PRESIDENT, TRADE AND PROCESSING THE ANDERSONS

Craig Kuckelman MANAGING PARTNER DELOITTE TAX LLP

Michael Kulp PRESIDENT/CEO KBP BRANDS

Brad Lager CHAIRMAN/CEO HERZOG ENTERPRISES

Gordon Lansford PRESIDENT/CEO JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION CO.

Mark Larrabee MARKET PRESIDENT ARVEST BANK

Jeff Laurendeau REGIONAL MANAGER AMAZON

Sandra Lawrence INDEPENDENT/ CORPORATE DIRECTOR

Carlos Ledezma OWNER, CABLE DAHMER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Brian Leitner MANAGING DIRECTOR MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS

Jim Lewis PRESIDENT/CEO SECURITY BANK OF KANSAS CITY

Matt Linski KC MARKET PRESIDENT BANK OF AMERICA

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Patrick Mahomes QB/INVESTOR KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Ron Lockton EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN LOCKTON

Chris Long CHAIRMAN/CEO, PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Greg Maday CEO SPECCHEM

Mike Maddox PRESIDENT/CEO CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES

Paul Malir PRESIDENT/COO TRANSYSTEMS

Peter Mallouk CEO CREATIVE PLANNING

Matt Malott PRESIDENT/CEO MULTIVAC U.S.

Mark Mathes EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN VANGUARD PACKAGING

John McCarthy FOUNDER MCCARTHY AUTO GROUP

Ken McClain PARTNER, HUMPHREY, FARRINGTON & MCCLAIN

Ashley McClellan PRESIDENT/CEO RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

Marc McEver MANAGING PRINCIPAL OLATHE FORD

Mike Merriman PRESIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDING CORP.

Laura McConnell Perin CEO LABCONCO

Madeleine McDonough CHAIR SHOOK, HARDY & BACON

John Meara INVESTOR

Trey Meyer PRESIDENT MIDWAY FORD TRUCK CENTER

Bruce Miller MANAGING PRINCIPAL POPULOUS

Jonathan Mize PRESIDENT/CEO BLISH-MIZE CO.

Dayton Moore PRESIDENT KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Todd Muenstermann PRESIDENT DURVET

Allison Murdock MANAGING PARTNER STINSON LLP

Bill Miller CHAIRMAN/CEO WELLSKY

Tim Murphy EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN MURPHY-HOFFMAN CO.

Kathy Nelson PRESIDENT/CEO, KC SPORTS COMMISSION & FOUNDATION

Rex Newcomer CEO D.H. PACE CO.

Jesper Nordengaard PRESIDENT HILL’S PET NUTRITION

Tyler Nottberg CHAIRMAN/CEO U.S. ENGINEERING

Tom O’Grady PRESIDENT HNTB CORPORATION

John Olander COO BURNS & MCDONNELL

Patrick Ottensmeyer PRESIDENT/CEO KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Gayle Packer PRESIDENT/CEO TERRACON

Bob Page PRESIDENT/CEO, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM

Roshann Parris FOUNDER/CEO PARRIS COMMUNICATIONS

Lenora Payne CEO/FOUNDER TGS

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Mike Norsworthy PRESIDENT, KELLAN RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT

Clifton Pemble PRESIDENT/CEO GARMIN

Stephen Penn MANAGING PARTNER KPMG

Mike Perry CEO HALLMARK CARDS

Tammy Peterman KC PRESIDENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM

Tim Petty KC MARKET PRESIDENT US BANK

Jeanette Hernandez- Prenger CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO, ECCO SELECT

Rosana Privitera Biondo PRESIDENT MARK ONE ELECTRIC

Julie Quirin COO SAINT LUKE’S HEALTH SYSTEM

Mike Rainen PRESIDENT RAINEN COMPANIES

Joe Reardon PRESIDENT/CEO, GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Mike Poore CEO MOSAIC LIFE CARE

Randy Reed OWNER REED AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Clayton Reid CEO MMGY GLOBAL

Steve Reintjes PRESIDENT/CEO NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL

Charles Renner PARTNER HUSCH BLACKWELL

Ora Reynolds PRESIDENT/CEO HUNT MIDWEST

Michael Riggs CEO JACK COOPER TRANSPORT CO.

Greg Righter PRESIDENT/CEO BERKELEYS & CO. CONTRACTORS

Jim Rine PRESIDENT/CEO UMB BANK

Kimberly Rock KC MANAGING PARTNER EY

Dennis Rodenbaugh PRESIDENT/CEO DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA

Frank Ross PARTNER AND PRACTICE CHAIR POLSINELLI

Fred Ross CEO CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE

Chris Rosson CEO, UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

Andy Sareyan PRESIDENT/CEO ANDREWS MCMEEL UNIVERSAL

Philip Sarnecki CEO/MANAGING PARTNER RPS FINANCIAL GROUP

Paul Schultz CEO UTXL

Neal Sharma PRESIDENT DENTSUDTC

John Sherman PRINCIPAL OWNER KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Charlie Shields PRESIDENT/CEO UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Gregory Silvers PRESIDENT/CEO EPR PROPERTIES

Chase Simmons CHAIRMAN/CEO POLSINELLI

Jeff Simon OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER HUSCH BLACKWELL

Brad Skinner PRESIDENT MILBANK MANUFACTURING

David Smith PRESIDENT/CEO, ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS

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Brian Sloan CEO WACHTER

Pete Smith CHAIRMAN, MCDOWELL RICE SMITH & BUCHANAN

Jeff Spencer SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT HOLMES MURPHY

Tom Spencer SENIOR VP-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SE2

Brad Sprong U.S. TAX PRACTICE LEADER KPMG

David Squyres PLANT MANAGER GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER

Anne St. Peter CO-FOUNDER GLOBAL PRAIRIE

Robert Steer CEO SEABOARD CORP.

Philip Straub EVP/MANAGING DIRECTOR-AVIATION GARMIN

Erin Stucky PRESIDENT/CEO BLUE KC

Patrick Stueve PARTNER STUEVE SIEGEL HANSON

Greg Swetnam OFFICE BROKERAGE DIRECTOR KESSINGER/HUNTER

Jonathan Thomas PRESIDENT/CEO AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS

Polly Thomas PRESIDENT CBIZ EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Gregg Thompson COMMAND DEPUTY FORT LEAVENWORTH

Paul Thompson CHAIRMAN/CEO COUNTRY CLUB BANK

David Toland KANSAS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE/ LT. GOV.

Tucker Trotter CEO DIMENSIONAL INNOVATIONS

Brian Unruh PRESIDENT/CEO NBKC BANK

Mike Valentine CEO NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES

Nicole Van Denabeele KC PRESIDENT BANK MIDWEST

Randy Vance PRESIDENT/COO SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION

Julie Vander Weele MANAGING PARTNER SPENCER FANE

Tom Wagers PRESIDENT/CEO NORTH AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK

Bridgette Williams EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEAVY CON STRUCTORS ASSOCIATION OF KC

Chad Williams CHAIRMAN/CEO QTS

Debbie Wilkerson PRESIDENT/CEO, GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Rick Weller CFO EURONET WORLDWIDE

Pat Whalen CHAIRMAN/MANAGING PARTNER SPENCER FANE

Marc Warrington HEAD OF FIELD SALES SUN LIFE

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Jim Williams CIO CREATIVE PLANNING

Simon Witdouck SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TVH AMERICAS

Doug Wolff CEO SECURITY BENEFIT CORP.

Eric Wollerman PRESIDENT HONEYWELL FM&T

Keith Zimmerman CEO HCA MIDWEST HEALTH

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For decades, Ingram’s editors have studied what it takes to be a great leader, and we’ve been able to profile many extraordinary leaders in business and civic affairs, and share their collective wisdom with our readers. We can think of no more important initiative than to serve as stewards of Ingram's 40 Under Forty program, and to dedicate efforts each year to research as many as one thousand of the region’s most accomplished young leaders and to introduce 40 of the most impressive honorees to our readers. Like the 23 classes of 40 Under Forty who came before them, this year’s honorees are primed to do great things for regional business, and our quality of life. Please join us in saluting them. We're particularly proud to celebrate the 25th Year of Ingram's 40 Under Forty program in 2023 . Nominate the best candidates.

JESSICA CHANOS The Barstow School

SARAH CISPER 1898 & Co.

L AUREN BASCUE ECCO Select

LEANNE BRE IBY Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

JORDAN BURNS Ferrellgas

TORI BUTLER The University of Kansas Health System

AMANDA CL INE United Real Estate Group

RICH CRAY Lockton

SHELLY DEAN Associated Wholesale Grocers

STEVEN DI EDERICH Moneta

KRYSTLE DUNN Swiss Re

CHAD ESSL INGER Northwestern Mutual

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NICKI FL ANAGAN Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

BETH HADEN Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

JOHN HASSLER Newmark Zimmer

JOSH HERRON Southwind

ADAM KRAUSE Krause & Kinsman Law Firm

CAROL KRSTUL IC Blue KC

BEN L INDNER Alynix

MEGHAN LEWIS Sandberg Phoenix

DANE MART IN Graves Garrett

PHI L MASON UMB Bank

ZACH L ANG McCownGordon Construction

BRANDON L AUGHRIDGE North Terrace

MAURICE MOSS Kansas City Board of Public Utilities

MARK NUSS Simmons Bank

ASHLEY McCLELL AN HCA Midwest Health

KELL I ME I L INK Husch Blackwell

NE I L MI LLER Kutak Rock

MARK MOBERLY Sunflower Development Group

STEPHANI E SIDERS Country Club Bank

ERIN NYBO HOK

JOE OL IARO Wagner Logistics

FEL ISHA PARKER McCarthy Auto Group

MOLLY SCHAAR Freightquote

JOAN SHERIDAN Franke Schultz & Mullen

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JUDD TREEMAN Stinson

MICHAEL WATSON Kessinger Hunter

CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON Polsinelli

DONNY TENNYSON JE Dunn Construction

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BLUE KC Tasked with providing health-care insurance for 1 million souls in this region, Blue KC boasts an environment focused on wellness and support for the whole person, with special attention on behavioral, physical and emotional health, and financial well-being. That starts with a highly competitive total rewards package, with employees eli gible for incentive plans that align their performance and achievement of company goals. From Day One, employees are eligible for health, dental and vision insurance. There is also coverage for life and acci dental death and dismemberment, and both health savings and flexible spending accounts. Other risk-management tools include voluntary group accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and prepaid legal coverage. To all of that, add coverage for short- and long-termdisability, CHILDREN’S MERCY KANSAS CITY At Children’s Mercy Kansas City, the stated vision is “to create a world of well-being for all children.” That doesn’t happen without creating a workplace of well-being for those tending their young charges. for more than 8,000 employees across 20 care sites in Missouri and Kansas, the Lean workplace culture is built upon five True North pillars: quality and safety, people, patient and family experience, delivery, and stewardship. And within the people pillar, the health system focuses on a culture that engages employees to be and perform their best. The Tuition Assistance Program, for examle, doles out more than $2.2 million a year, providing up to $5,250 per calendar year CREATIVE PLANNING If you haven’t been following the story of Creative Planning over the past 15 years, you’ve missed an opportunity to watch a large company’s culture being constructed from the ground up. CEO Peter Mallouk, who bought a boutique wealth-management firm in 2006, has turned it into a national powerhouse with nearly $135 billion in assets directly under management and more than $110 million through its acquisition of Lockton Retirement Services last year. Mallouk meets personally with every finalist for a job opening there, and that’s a lot of meetings: Creative Planning now boasts more than 1,200 employees nationwide. A team based approach to comprehensive wealth management pays off when employees earn company-paid trips for organizational success. The cam pus that opened in Overland Park in 2018 includes social spaces and ame CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE At every step from inception to its recent listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Custom Truck One Source has been defined by one enduring trait: Family. It had to be: 10 of the 12 Ross family siblings founded the company in a three-bay shop on Manchester Avenue 25 years ago. Since then, this manufacturer and supplier of vehicles used for infrastructure construction and repair has grown into a work force of nearly 2,000 employees in 37 locations across the U.S. and Canada. You can quite literally say the Ross family DNA is in Custom Truck. “Family and Custom Truck One Source have been inseparable since the beginning,” says CEO Fred Ross. “One of the reasons for our success is making sure that our culture remains intact as we rapidly

plus adoption benefits. Six weeks of paid paternal leave, 18 days of paid time off right out of the gate for new employees, and tuition reim bursement also provide support for that whole-person care package. To support employees’ philanthropy, there’s a paid day off each year to volunteer for a deserving cause. The 401(k) retirement plan includes both a pre-tax deferral option and a Roth deferral option. Blue KC matches 50 percent of the first 10 percent contributed to the 401(k) by the employee, and also makes discretionary contributions based on company performance. There’s free on-site parking, always a consideration for a Downtown business, and to help with the physical well-being, employees have use of the free 24/7 on-site fitness center. Access to personal trainers is provided, and employees can opt for walking workstations. There’s even on-site massage available. for an employee’s education expenses. Not surprisingly with a health-care provider, medical coverage picks up 100 percent of the cost of preventative care, and there are medical discounts for employees’ children, whether they are carried on the plan or not. Even retired employees and spouses are covered. Wellness and fitness centers areon-site, and staffmembers canaccessmore than 30,000 local and national services and products at discounted prices. A robust Employee Assistance Program provides 24/7 confidential counseling, financial guidance, legal support, and work-life solutions. Those saving for retirement can tap into the hospital-funded plan and a tax-deferred annuity plan with a 3 percent company match after 90 days of employment. nities to encourage gathering, including an on-site café and patios, where you can find beanbag tournaments or employee baby showers in progress. On the financial side, a highly competitive compensation structure took on new overtones last year when Mallouk began opening up ownership shares with equity opportunities for a portion of the staff. There’s also the company’s 401(k) retirement plan with its company match on a portion of each employee’s contributions. Staff well-being is addressed with a comprehensive suite of insurance tools, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. And there’s no shortage of staff outings, from Royals games to the American Royal barbecue, to build cohesive ness. The icing on all that is the ability to work for a firm that shares the wealth, an important consideration for younger members of the workforce who want their work to have meaning beyond the paycheck. grow.” Never has that undertaking been as important as over the past year, following a $1.475-billion merger with Nesco Holdings. Since then, and with the 25 percent bump in the employee head count, Ross and the teamhave put in programs to help the growing corporate fam ily achieve individual and organizational goals. To help develop talent, Custom Truck University offers tuition reimbursement toward any type of degree, certification, or training that prepares or advances an employee’s skills for any job at the company. In-house, CTU has thou sands of on-demand courses and learning tracks for both professional and personal development. Employees find competitive health-care coverage with plans that include dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage.

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JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION CO. From the inception of this awards program in 2008, the gold stan dard of employment has been JE Dunn Construction, the largest con tractor to call Kansas City home. It’s a civic champion as much as it is a national construction-services powerhouse, and it has long set stan dards for workplace design that inspire other companies, regardless of sector. Two years after that first recognition, JE Dunn introduced its employee stock-ownership plan, putting nearly a century of family ownership into the hands of those who helped build that success. It all starts, said marketing director Traci Clatterbuck, with a vision for the future based on growth, development, and opportunities for all employee-owners. The corporate strategy is honed through rigorous business and marketing planning each year, she says, with focused per LMH HEALTH For LMH Health, one of the biggest employers in Lawrence, successful workplace design includes an intense focus on education. Competitive pay is just a starting point, and in this case, it’s grounded in the annual review of multiple markets to keep current. But for health care, in particular, education holds a special significance. With LMH, sources of instruction are both in-house and external. From the inside, managers, directors, and senior leaders experience monthly leadership training to help create an environment of support, equity, and accountability and to ingrain LMH Health’s cultural beliefs, says Colleen Browne, chief peopleofficer. Those self-explanatorypillars arePatient First, Own It/Solve It, Better Together, Innovate!, Listen/Speak Up,

formance and development discussions. “In addition, managers par ticipate in a yearlong course that teaches them the skills to serve in an individual contributor role, move into a management role and devel op into strong leaders,” she said, a tactic that dovetails with efforts to identify top talent that will carry that growth forward. There’s tuition reimbursement related to technical operations and leadership., plus a robust catalog of instruction created by in-house learning profession als to give every employee the right content via the right vehicle at the right time in the flow of project work. Employees can choose between two consumer-driven medical plans with prescription drug coverage and two dental plans, supplemented by a vision plan with an annual exam and choice of eyewear and safety glasses, plus company-paid annual wellness screening and wellness coaching. and In Joy. “Additionally, all staff are encouraged to attend monthly wellness seminars, ID&E collaborative classes, and numerous other professional-development offerings,” she says. From outside sources, she says, “our commitment to employee career growth and professional development is seen in our numerous support and education programs.” That’s built on partnerships with local technical and training colleges, through which employees can become certified in fields like phlebotomy or sterile processing, or earn certification as a medical assistant or nursing aide—at no cost to those staffers. It all adds up to a sense of cohesiveness among the system’s 1,951 employees, who serve roughly 8,000 patients admitted each year, and multiples of that in out-patient visits.

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CROSSFIRST BANK In banking terms, it’s still a pup: CrossFirst Bank was founded in 2007, and already, it’s the third-largest bank headquartered in Kansas, with $5.6 billion in assets. A good business plan helps, but the Leawood-based bank got where it is by hand-crafting a culture “built on trust, respect and an underlying commitment to our employees,” says Meggin Nilssen, chief of staff. To a staff now 368 strong, that culture gave a unified purpose: Extraordinary service, grounded in the values of character, competence, commitment, and connection. CrossFirst picks up 60 percent of employee health-care premium costs, with high-deductible and PPO plans that can hold an individual emp- loyee’s bi-monthly health, vision, and dental costs to as little as $119. GBA COMPANIES Bury the egos. Do what needs to be done. Support each other. George Butler launched his company in 1969 by grounding its prospects for success in the simplest of terms. Hard to knock the results: From that opening-day staffing level of 10 people, GBA Companies now employs more than 400, witness to its success in branching out in related design disciplines, adding new markets across the nation, and making strategic acquisitions. Headquartered in Lenexa, it has regional offices in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas and Washington state. Employees are able to choose from medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverages, along with company-paid short-term disability insurance. BASYS PROCESSING It’s not just an Aretha Franklin hit: R-E-S-P-E-C-T was at the core of workplace design from Day One at BASYS Processing. “BASYS was founded in 2002 guided by the principle of treating everyone with respect,” says marketing director Patrick Redd. “We’ve grown a lot since then, but we’re still a small business at heart; our culture and continued growth exemplify that.” That’s in large part because Brad Oddo, founder and CEO, “sees company culture as our No. 1 job,” Redd says. “With a great culture, he believes we can accomplish anything we set our minds to.” Indeed: BASYS grew more than year over year in 2021, making it one of the 20 largest card-not present payment processors in the country. This year is shaping up even better. In 2020, the firm more than tripled its workplace ALPHAPOINTE It’s hard enough to establish a high-functioning workplace under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying it when the majority of your workforce is visually impaired, even blind. So it says something about commitment to a strong corporate culture that Alphapointe, with that workforce challenge, is thriving: Revenues have tripled over the past 15 years; they’ve doubled over the past decade. Clearly, Reinhold Mabry and his leadership team are doing something right. They set the tone for the entire organization by always focusing on the core mission of empowering people with vision loss, says Mike Vietti, marketing director. A primary operational question is always ‘How many jobs for blind people will this create and how many blind people can we serve through our rehabilitation programs?’” The answer is quite a lot.

Health savings, flexible spending, and FSA Dependent Care accounts are available, and in addition to short- and long-term disability insurance, full-timers can enroll for life and AD&D coverage that maxes out at $500,000 in protection (with voluntary insurance layered over that). Maternity leave runs to a maximum of six weeks, and the retirement savings plans in-clude a 401(k) with a robust 5 percent company match and a stock-purchase plan that provides a 15 percent discount on share prices. The bank also values strengthening relationships not just with its clients but between employees and organizations about which they are passionate. “We encourage our employees to volunteer their time and talent by serving on boards and supporting the communities where they live and work,” Nilssen said. The firm also provides a 401(k) retirement plan with both a company match and a discretionary profit-share contribution and potential performance bonuses. Vacation and sick leave, plus parental leave, bereavement leave and an employee wellness program, along with EAP, all address work-life balance. Flexible-work arrangements are available, and employee professional growth includes professional development support and tuition assistance, and the firm reimburses fees for employees to obtain and hold various technical and professional memberships. Jeans Day? Sure, on Fridays, but in this casual work environment, says marketing director Mackenzi Baum, “we wear them other days, too!” The culture at GBA, she says, is “one of the many reasons people want to work and stay at GBA.” footprint with a 54,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art headquarters, complete with a self-serve barista area with locally sourced coffee, gym, covered deck, treadmill desks, and more. Competitive pay is a baseline, upon which BASYS adds a 401(k) program with company match, flexible working arrangements, and a PTO policy that encompasses vacation and holidays, as well as maternity and parental leave, as one might expect from a family-owned business with an emphasis on work-life balance. Healthy-lifestyle discounts and they cover over 75 percent of individual employee insurance cost, and there are monthly food trucks or catered lunches, holiday celebrations, an annual employee-recognition party, and a preference for filling managerial positions from within—one reason for industry leading retention not just with employees but clients and partners. Employees churn out tens of millions of products annually, making Alphapointe one of the largest employers of the blind, as well as one of the largest providers of low-vision rehabilitation services in the U.S. The unemployment rate among the blind is typically above 70 percent and the reality, Vietti says, “is that people who are blind can do most things their sighted peers can do—they just do things differently.” Alphapointe offers positions that require different skill sets, finding the right fit for people of all levels of visual impairment as well as people with no vision loss. That means a robust training program to raise skill levels and complementary training in areas that can truly make a differ ence in people’s lives—in adaptive technology, in orientation/mobility (how to use a cane, how to use public transportation), in Braille instruc tion, and in activities of daily living, such as cooking and cleaning.

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