Case Study: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City’s flagship entertainment venue has one goal: uniting performers with patrons. The vision of VP Operations and CFO, Budd Jeffress is clear – if a task does not meet this one goal, it is outsourced. This operating model means a facility that would usually be staffed by upward of 150+ has just 30 full time employees. Not a single member of the team is a systems engineer, technician or even a CTO.

Case Study: Lakemary Center

Lakemary Center was founded to fulfill a mission: “To provide choices and opportunities for persons with special needs to maximize the freedom and control they can bring to their lives”. The dedicated team at Lakemary works tirelessly to provide children and adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live life to its fullest. Lakemary puts this mission at the forefront of their operation and has been able to touch almost 800 lives annually.

Case Study: Sauder Custom Fabrications

Sauder Custom Fabrication has been providing custom design and fabrication of steel since opening the doors of their factory in 1925. Over the years, many competitors have tried to break in to manufacturing niche, but by holding dependability of suppliers at the forefront of their operating model, Sauder Custom Fabrication has remained at the forefront of the State of Kansas’ manufacturing industry.

Case Study: Pella Products of Kansas City