Congratulations to our 2010 Cornerstone Award Winners and Finalists! These exciting and dynamic contributors to the city’s economic growth were honored at the annual Cornerstone Awards luncheon, held on September 30. 2010, at the Downtown Marriott Muehlebach Hotel.
2010 Cornerstone Award Winners
Residential
Commonwealth Hyde Park-Phase I
Business Expansion & Retention
Kansas City Sausage Company
Pubic Projects
Metropolitan Community College Health Science Institute
Small Business
Barbershop 67
Redevelopment
Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Headquarters (Historic Renovation of the Sewall Paint & Varnish-Building)
Entertainment
The Well Bar, Grill & Rooftop
Special Recognition
J.E. Dunn Construction Corporate Headquarters & East Village Garage
Smith Electric Vehicles
2010 James C. Denneny Spirit Award Winner
Lee Derrough
Complete List of Finalists
Residential
Commonwealth Hyde Park-Phase I
Fountains Condominium & Bank Street Garage
Habitat for Humanity Scattered Site Urban Renewal Plan
Riverstone
Business Expansion & Retention
A2MG/Sellers & Marquis
Kansas City Sausage Company
Kansas City Structural Steel
Mars Petcare
Praxair, Inc.
Public Projects
Herman & Dorothy Johnson Residence Hall at UMKC
Metropolitan Community College Health Science Institute
Kansas City Zoo, Renovation of 1909 Tropics Building
Riverfront West Heritage Trail Enhancements
Small Business
Alexander Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Barbershop 67
DaVinci Reprographics
Inland Truck Parts Drive-In Service Center
Vanguard Packaging
Redevelopment
2000 Baltimore Liquid Carbonic Building
Pershing Building
Service Management Group (SMG) Headquarters
Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Headquarters (Historic Renovation of the Sewall Paint & Varnish-Building)
DERMADoctor
Entertainment
Grinders Pizza
The Well Bar, Grill & Rooftop
Special Recognition
J.E. Dunn Construction Corporate Headquarters & East Village Garage
Smith Electric Vehicles
2010 James C. Denneny Spirit Award Winner
Lee Derrough
Keynote Speaker Jeremy Gutsche, MBA, CFA
Jeremy Gutsche is an innovation expert, host of Trend Hunter TV, “one of North America’s most requested keynote speakers”, and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world’s largest network for trend spotting and innovation. He has written several thousand articles and overseen the publication of 30,000+ trends for an audience of 7,000,000+ monthly views. He has been described as “a new breed of trend spotter” by The Guardian, “an eagle eye” by Global TV, an “Oracle” by the Globe and Mail and “on the forefront of cool” by MTV.
At age 28, he was one of Capital One’s youngest Business Directors and innovation leads. With a relentless focus on innovation, he led his team to grow a $1 billion portfolio of market leading products. Prior to Capital One, Jeremy advised top-level strategy to Fortune 50 and government clients as a Management Consultant at the Monitor Group.
Jeremy studied innovation at Stanford, holds an MBA from Queen’s University, is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and graduated as a Chancellor Scholar from The University of Calgary.
Speaking Engagements – From audiences of 4,000 people to the homes of billionaires, Jeremy has inspired innovation around the world. With a contagious enthusiasm, he teaches about viral trends and a cutting edge approach to methodical innovation. With a background in management consulting and web 2.0, Jeremy brings a rare perspective on how to unleash innovation within a business context.
- Innovation: Unlocking Cool
- Strategy: Exploiting Chaos
- Leadership: Culture of Innovation
- Trends: Clusters of Inspiration
- Creativity: Trend Hunting
- Marketing: Infectious Messaging
Media Appearances - Routinely sourced by the media, Jeremy’s broad appeal ranges from the Economist and the Financial Times to Entertainment Tonight and MTV. Jeremy often appears on television, including appearances on FOX News (3x), Entertainment Tonight (2x), CBC News (3x), MTV, CityTV, and Trend Hunter TV.
Visit the Cornerstone Award Extras on Jeremy’s website for useful links and resources.
