Change Your Talent Game | 2025 TeamKC Training Camp Recap

The 2025 TeamKC Training Camp gathered nearly 400 all-star recruiters, HR leaders and community partners to build connections, share actionable insights and stay ahead of the latest talent trends. 

TeamKC leaders shared the 2025 game plan — with intention to make the network even stronger through collaboration, thought leadership and expertly-crafted tools that attract the best and brightest to the KC region. 

The 2025 TeamKC MVP, KC Current, was announced and Dani Welniak, VP of Communications, shared an exciting look at the momentum the team continues to build in women’s sports. 

Our speakers brought the energy! 

  • Jackie Nguyen, CEO of Cafe Cà Phê, shared her KC story and outstanding practices as an employer. 
  • Leaders from Leva, Garmin, SEPOW and Digital Health KC shared insights on the Tech + Human Connection panel. 
  • Our keynote speaker, Erin Hatzikostas, brought it home with a message on how employers can use authenticity as a strategy in the workplace. 

Check out all the photos from 2025 TeamKC Training Camp.

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5 Ways KC is the MVP of Sports Architecture

Kansas City’s is the unparalleled capital of the world for sports architecture, with some of the biggest names in the industry.

  1. Nearly half of sports architecture around the world originates in the KC region.
  2. KC firms were key to the design of 27 of the 30 NFL Stadiums.
  3. Nearly every Super Bowl stadium still in use by the NFL was designed, engineered or renovated by KC firms – including those used in 19 of the last 21 Super Bowls.
  4. Kansas City created the gold standard for Olympic stadiums.
  5. KC firms have been key to the design of 13 of the 16 FIFA World Cup 26™ stadiums, including 10 of 11 across the U.S., with capacity for more than 850,000 fans combined.

But KC’s design story is even bigger than sports. Check out 14 Reasons Kansas City is a Top Design City.