Amy Slattery, founder of Odimo, has been selected by Kansas City Business Journal as a 2018 NextGen Leader. Now in it’s sixth year, the NextGen Leaders program honors 25 rising stars in Kansas City business. As part of the announcement, honorees were asked to submit...
Amy Slattery AIA, founder of Odimo, was appointed in the Fall of 2017 by AIA President Thomas Vonier, FAIA, to serve as one of six Trustees for the National AIA Trust. In this five year appointment as Trustee, Amy works with independent consultants to evaluate,...
In March, we were inspired to spotlight our network of powerful and impactful women in honor of National Women’s History Month.From clients to collaborators, family to friends, the success of Odimo is due in large part to the women who work with and support our team....
Remember when it was just a field? On the First Friday of October in 2006, Kansas City broke ground on what would come be a world class, city-changing, life-altering project. Early in her career, Amy Slattery joined BNIM's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts...
This week we celebrated 20 years of CREW Kansas City. As a chapter of the national Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, this organization has been pivotal in widening my view of women in leadership and of women in business. I'm honored to have served and to...
What a week. While we’ve been busy here at Odimo with projects, collaborations, and continuing to build the practice, we missed the party in Orlando at the AIA National Conference on Architecture. From here, it looks like it’s been quite the Convention. Congrats to...
[vc_row margin_bottom="-200px"][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have built a strong relationship through design collaboration with our client Simple Science Juices and their branding consultant FLOC5, resulting in the freedom to propose new ideas and refine current ones...
In 2014 on a flight home after a long business trip, I plugged in to the HBR IdeaCast and listened to Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. I bought the book that night. It changed my perspective and focus, and although I didn’t know...
We started out in an incubator space in September, and quickly realized we needed more room to grow. In November we moved downstairs, and we're loving our new space. A handful of talented folks have joined the team this fall. With experience in mixed use developments,...
Recently while visiting UMKC, I intentionally parked in the Cherry Street parking structure, a previous project. As I walked through, checking on a few details, I heard French horns practicing. Light/air/music. Surreal. Beautiful. Memorable. And in a parking garage....
So I have a pretty amazing family... I promise all of my blogs will not be about the amazing women in my life… but, I’ve got to brag. My sister, Ellie Stillwell, was recently published for her research in Gender Disparities in Tech, and I think all industries could...
This is a story about the value of a network… and maybe about being part of a well-connected small city. It was simply awesome to be featured in this recent article by the Kansas City Business Journal – and particularly to be in the issue with the cover story on the...
First drawing set and permit in hand today. Really excited for this project, not just because it’s the first to be realized, but because it’s awesome. Simple Science Juices is a growing company with big ideas. Go be healthy and check out their flagship in Overland...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Hello I’m Odimo.. what do you want to build today? Let’s start with some thanks. Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA. She was a force of nature. A phenomenal designer, leader, and influence on our profession. What Would Sho-Ping Do?...
The recent KU INFEWS water symposium kicked off with an evening panel on Research at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water. The first speaker just happened to be my sister in law, Dr. Ashlynn Stillwell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] The January CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Kansas City was quite a timely topic for me this year. Advertised as ‘Women & Risk Taking’ the panel discussion focused on business ownership and start up. Moderated by...
ODIMO [ah - di - mo] verb. To Navigate - your advocate, your guide, your architect. That's what we do. As architects we support our client’s vision by helping them navigate the sometimes daunting process of design and construction. In a RIBA Journal article from...