Scott Lynn

27-year-old Scott Lynn is already a 10-year veteran of the online advertising business, and he began designing Websites even earlier, in his very early teens. His first company, Virtumundo, launched Treeloot.com, an Internet game that achieved fame in the late 90s. In 2004, Lynn founded Adknowledge to provide an alternative to Google and Yahoo for small businesses looking to reach consumers. “We provide a one-stop shop for advertisers to buy ads all over the Internet through a single advertisement.” Lynn has applied the rewards of his success to improving the lives children in under-developed nations. He began the Lynn Foundation, which funds schools, libraries and computer labs, as well as vaccinations for children in Vietnam and Cambodia. As he looks to the future, he feels confident that his current plan will continue to be profitable. “We are excited about growing our advertiser base and our publisher base,” he says. “We are sticking to the same strategy, trying to delivery more relevant ads to the right consumers to maximize revenues for Web site owners.” Did we mention Scott Lynn was 27 years of age?

Jim Lawrence

As an attorney in the Product Liability and Commercial Litigation Client Services Group at Bryan Cave, LLP, Jim Lawrence, 39, says it’s the mix of clients and conflicts that keeps things “interesting and lively.” Lawrence, a native of St. Joseph and a graduate of the University of Missouri, has been with Bryan Cave since 2001. He’s back in Kansas City after a time in New York, where he graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and later advised clients on intellectual property and antitrust litigation at a New York law firm. “In Kansas City, I am working with blue chip clients that have the same stature of those I was working with there,” he says. “At the same time, I have a great place to raise my kids, great friends and great barbecue. For me, there is no better place than here.”  Lawrence is an ambassador with Heart of America United Way, and a board member of the National MS Society and KC Can! Foundation. “I have followed my mom’s lead,” he says of his community service. “Even as a single mom, she always made time for charities. It was never a choice in my house, it was what you did, and it’s really rewarding.”

Peter Mallouk

There is no disputing Peter Mallouk’s motivation. He graduated from the University of Kansas with four majors: economics, business, political science and psychology. He returned to KU to earn a law degree and an MBA. As president of Creative Planning and several affiliate companies, he manages “an in depth team of experts” that offer wealth management services to high net worth individuals, business and charities. His team provides professional financial, estate, charitable and tax planning, as well as professional money management and mortgage services. Over the last five years, clients have enjoyed what he terms “holistic services” from his combined companies. “We have developed a relationship with our clients,” he says. “Of everything we look at in our business, we are most proud of how satisfied our clients are.” Mallouk, 37, takes the lead in philanthropic engagements as well. He and his wife Veronica founded the Kansas City Children’s Assistance Network (KC Can!) in 1998, a charity that promotes safety programs for local children. “We wanted an action-oriented, small organization that could get things done quickly. Our focus is the kids of Kansas City.”

Lynn Marasco

When Lynn Marasco, 39, began with the Cerner Corporation in 1997, she was the company’s second staff attorney. Today there are thirteen attorneys, evidence of Cerner’s growth. As she approaches her tenth year of service, Marasco says “Being part of such a high growth and dynamic company on the cutting edge of healthcare and technology has given me great opportunities to expand my business and legal skills.” As vice president and assistant general counsel, Marasco manages acquisitions, strategic relationships and new business. Her role at Cerner has allowed her to use her legal expertise to help children in need. On a volunteer basis, she coordinates all of the legal work for Cerner’s First Hand Foundation, which provides medical care to children with clinical, health-related needs who are otherwise unable to cover their expenses. “They either don’t have insurance or insurance won’t cover it,” she explains. “Every dollar goes directly to the health care needs of the children.” A native of Iowa and graduate of the University of Iowa Law School, Marasco has lived in Kansas City since 1993.