Our Team
The Entrepreneurial Education team at the UMKC Innovation Center is small but mighty, made up of current and former entrepreneurs. We have decades of experience, both as small business owners and as trusted business consultants, with expertise in all phases of business from startup to succession.
Front Row (left to right): Julie Edge, SBDC Senior Business Consultant – Technology; Rickey Leathers, SBDC Senior Business Consultant – Growth; Jen Spilker, SBDC/APEX Program Coordinator
Back Row (left to right): Jeff Rosenblatt, APEX Senior Business Consultant; Joel Barrett, SBDC Senior Business Consultant – Startup; Mark Calhoun, SBDC Senior Business Consultant – Technology; Jason Cole, APEX Senior Business Consultant; Jill Hathaway, SBDC/APEX Regional Director