Anita Newton

Anita Newton currently serves as the Chief Innovation Officer of CommunityAmerica. Her mission is to create digital products and services that will deliver peace of mind for its members. The lab has received numerous awards and their work has been mentioned in USA Today, Forbes, KCBJ.

Newton has spent the last 20 years helping marketing organizations both large (P&G and Sprint) and small (Zave Networks (acquired by Google), myEdmatch and Adknowlege) grow. She currently advises a startup called Mighty Good Solutions, a consumer goods company that makes products that are currently sold in Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target and Amazon.

Newton helps support the community by serving as co-chair of STARTLAND (formally KC Startup Foundation), Board Committee Chair University of Kansas Liberal Arts and co-chair Rose Brooks 2019 Cabaret. Newton was the 2018 recipient of the Athena Award.

Newton has taught startup marketing through the Kauffman Foundation’s Founders School and FastTrac Venture program. She also created a FLL Robotics for 100 students at Briarwood Elementary. She has written articles for Forbes, Entrepreneur and Inc.com. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas and Harvard Business School.