Aaron Sloup
&aaron
Public identity
Values & Ethics
The & Company's stated public benefit purpose, written into its Certificate of Incorporation, is "to move the world toward joy."
Digital Self
twitter.com/aaronsloup
Fitness & Exercise
Regular exercise
Skills & Expertise
Micro-location technology for fan experience, Entrepreneurship and company building, Mobile payment integration
Spirituality & Philosophy
Aaron's intellectual touchstones for the "joy" thesis include the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the World Happiness Report, and Martin Seligman's positive psychology work.
Relationships
Aaron's working definition of "joy" is resilient, long-term well-being rooted in deep, meaningful relationships — explicitly not short-term dopamine spikes from social media, gambling, or other quick hits.
Community & Groups
KC Hub, KC Hub, Silicon Prairie community support, Kansas City app development community, Kansas City entrepreneurship community
Food & Drink Preferences
Al Antico Viania, L'inferno, Joe's KC BBQ, The Carolina, Croque madame, Bay Boy hot pastrami, Black coffee, Espresso, Iced latte, Cold brew, Sushi, Hamburger, Spanish, American, Thai, Pizza, Asian, Beer, Californian, Seafood, Mexican, Oyster bars, Mediterranean, Italian, American, French, Oyster Bar, French, Trying different cuisines, Coffee, Mediterranean food, Italian food, Trying different cuisines, Thai, Sushi, Boulevard Single-Wide IPA, Tallgrass Halcyon, Kansas City craft beer
Career & Job
Urban Professional, Cerner, Co-founder and CEO, Gameday, Co-founder, Lantern, Co-founder, The & Company, Co-founder, KC Hub, Building identity layer for the internet, Co-founder, Diem, Gameday mobile app, Co-founder, Lantern Software, Mobile concessions platform for Sporting KC, Sports technology and fan experience, Launching platform at SXSW, Technology sector, Pilot testing with Kansas City Chiefs, Professional role, WaterEquity
Music
Wale, Lord Huron, Jukebox the Ghost, The Wombats, St Lucia, Music, Concert radar, The 1975, The Wombats, British indie, Jukebox the Ghost, Lord Huron, St Lucia, Wale
Books & Reading
Originals — Adam Grant
Film & TV
Your Friends & Neighbors, House of Cards
Sports (watching)
I like Sporting KC and the KC Current, Sports (watching), Sports fan, Sporting events, KC Current, Sporting KC, Sporting KC and KC Current
Activities & Hobbies
Going to the movies, Museums
Sports (playing)
Bowling, Golf, Golf, Youth athletics
Outdoors & Nature
Parks, Dog park, Outdoors, Dog parks, Outdoors & Nature, Mountain recreation
Creative Hobbies
Art
Social Activities
Performing arts events, Dining out, Live performances, Nightlife, Eating out, Topgolf, Foosball, Live music and theater, Live music shows
Arts & Culture
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera
Places Visited
My idea of a big adventure is a long drive through the American West — mountain and national-park country by car, with the journey itself as the destination., I keep returning to the same stretch of Florida's Gulf Coast (Inlet Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Panama City Beach) nearly every year for a summer getaway., Frequent travel within the U.S., International travel, Austin, France, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, United States, West Sedona, Laguna Beach, New York, France, Paris, France, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sedona, Switzerland, Iseltwald, Santa Barbara, Èze, United Kingdom, London, Steamboat Springs, San Francisco, 5 countries, Sedona, Arizona, East Zion Resort, Le Château des Alpilles, Long drive through American West mountain and national-park country, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Panama City Beach, Florida, Inlet Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Panama City Beach, Bern/Berne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Chateau Sedona - Luxury Red Rock Stay, The Madrona, New York, New York, San Francisco, California, London, Denver, Colorado, Amsterdam, Paris, Central Business District, Austin, Texas, Anne Frank House, Palácio de Versalhes, Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, American West road trips, European cultural cities, Blackfox Photography, Monte-Carlo, Centrum, Walton County, Lawrence, Panama City Beach, Midwest-Arizona travel corridor, Beall&co, Scottsdale
Local Favorites
Crossroads Cantina, Casual Animal Brewing, Earls Premier, Shawnee Mission Park, Cedar Niles Park, Kill Creek Park, Smashburger, Starbucks Coffee Company, Steuben's Uptown, BEZEL Bar, Chick-fil-A, Rivera's Tacos Food Truck, Bear Necessities Coffee Bar, Mildred's Food + Drink, Lulu's Thai Noodle Shop, Rice House, Bay Boy Specialty Sandwiches, Tall Trellis Brew Co., Café Corazón, Starbucks, 715 Restaurant, The Hearth Room, Bristol Seafood Grill, Outta the Blue Cafe, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Mid-America West Softball Fields, Chipotle Mexican Grill, City Market Coffee Roasters, Donut Hole, Anjin, Bayou Bill's Crab House, The Citizen, Amavida Coffee Roasters, Fonville Press, Le Procope, TRIUNE, Big Grove - Prairie Village, Up-Down KC, Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken - Prairie Village, Intelligentsia Coffee Shoal Creek Coffeebar, Gramercy Park, Verbena Restaurant, Computer History Museum, Piper Lofts at Crossroads Apartments, Tall Trellis Brew Co., The Truman, Verbena, Prairie Village, Bayou Bill's Crab House, Verbena, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Hokulia Shave Ice, Beer Kitchen, Blvd Tavern, Computer History Museum, Overland Park, Kansas City, Shawnee