‘City Entrepreneur’: How JQ Sirls Turned Challenges into a Groundbreaking Storytelling Platform
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In this episode of “City Entrepreneur,” JQ Sirls, founder of Storytailor, shares his remarkable story of resilience and innovation. Storytailor is an AI-powered platform that enables parents and teachers to create personalized stories for (and with) children in under a minute. Using AI trained on JQ’s writing and art framework, Storytailor incorporates users’ inputs, ensuring that the stories reflect their unique preferences and experiences.
Sirls opens up about the personal hurdles he overcame and the valuable lessons he’s learned while building the company. His story illustrates how adversity can be transformed into innovation, creating something transformative.
JQ has received project funding from Digital Sandbox KC, participated in the Anjal Z Techstars Founder Catalyst and was also accepted into Pipeline Entrepreneurs’ 2024 Fellowship.
Read more about JQ and Storytailor here.
Watch the full episode of “City Entrepreneur” to see how this Kansas City-based startup is making storytelling more personal, engaging and memorable for children everywhere.
