Scott Havens

The NextGen Leaders program honors 25 rising stars in Kansas City business. A panel of six judges selected the honorees.

To be eligible, nominees must live and work in the Kansas City metro area. The program seeks to recognize the budding talent and to connect these emerging leaders while helping build their knowledge and skill sets.

Over the comparatively short working careers of this year’s 40 Under Forty, the nation has seen its share of threats: mass terrorism, financial calamity, wholesale destruction of personal wealth and entire business sectors. In each case, we’ve risen from the canvas to start swinging back. Without exception, we returned to previous heights and set new standards.

Much of that was inspired by leadership, at local, state and federal levels. In this era, however, America faces a threat unlike… Show more

Over the comparatively short working careers of this year’s 40 Under Forty, the nation has seen its share of threats: mass terrorism, financial calamity, wholesale destruction of personal wealth and entire business sectors. In each case, we’ve risen from the canvas to start swinging back. Without exception, we returned to previous heights and set new standards.

Much of that was inspired by leadership, at local, state and federal levels. In this era, however, America faces a threat unlike any it has seen since the Great Depression, perhaps worse than
any in its existence. For in this age, the threat is both to public health as well as financial status. We’re a country sorely short of leadership at all levels. Perhaps that’s why we put so much faith
in our 40 Under Forty past and current honorees, promising young executives who have shown an oversized capacity to lead. As the nation looks to the mighty challenge of rebuilding its economy, we’ll all be counting on the contributions and leadership of those who are best positioned to elevate their businesses, their colleagues, their civic organizations and their communities. Show less

The seeds of entrepreneurship in the Kansas City region have been planted early, as this years class of 20 in Their Twenties demonstrates. These young business owners and executives, hailing from sectors as varied as commercial realty, banking, non-profits, advertising, manufacturing—and even two of the citys professional sports franchises—have embraced the promise of entrepreneurship and are leveraging it for all its worth. Whether its at their own companies or applied on behalf of the… Show more

The seeds of entrepreneurship in the Kansas City region have been planted early, as this years class of 20 in Their Twenties demonstrates. These young business owners and executives, hailing from sectors as varied as commercial realty, banking, non-profits, advertising, manufacturing—and even two of the citys professional sports franchises—have embraced the promise of entrepreneurship and are leveraging it for all its worth. Whether its at their own companies or applied on behalf of the organizations that employ them, all have demonstrated that business leadership is in their DNA.

Website: http://www.ingrams.com/article/20-in-their-twenties-2/ Show less

Since 1976, Centurions Leadership Program has earned its reputation as an unequaled training ground for future Kansas City leaders. Today, the two-year program has more than 70 active Centurions who join more than 1,200 alumni. We are a close-knit group of women and men from diverse backgrounds, expanding our personal and professional networks within the group and throughout the community we serve. Website - http://www.centurions.org/Default.aspx.