About Splurge! Magazine

Backstory

When you’re planning a day of shopping or a night out, in search of this season’s skinny jeans or an opera schedule, craving profiles of local celebrities or photos of celebrities in the making, Splurge! Magazine is your guide to all the fashion, flavors, experiences, people, and places that make Wichita unique.

A high-quality, glossy publication, Splurge! Magazine is the premier fashion and lifestyle publication in the Wichita area.

Pick up a copy at a retailer or advertiser near you by checking out our list of where to find it, or browse our back issues to find digital back issues. Visit us on Facebook for the latest on this month’s Splurge! Night, which are Splurge!-sponsored events promoting our community and supporting local causes.

Whether you live, work or play here, Splurge! is your passport to making the most of life in our fair city.

Jody Klein, Owner/Publisher, Inspired Koncepts

Jody Klein never took Yearbook 101 or journalism classes in school. Her formal training was as an RN. When she left the nursing profession to raise her family, her plan was to be a stay-at-home mom for the foreseeable future. But then she saw an opportunity to become an investor and more in a publication she loved, promoting a community she believed in.

That's how she discovered a passion and a talent she didn't know she had as publisher of Splurge! Magazine. Klein spearheads the fashion pages of Splurge!, as well as being a part of the editorial and sales teams. She was instrumental in creating Splurge! Nights regular, Splurge!-sponsored events to benefit a worthy cause or person in the community like the event in conjunction with the Wichita Open which hosted over 300 people. Klein loves the people she meets, being involved in the community, helping businesses succeed, and making a difference.

Since my association with Splurge!, Klein said, I have always had the determination to make it the premier lifestyle and fashion magazine of Wichita and the vision of expanding into other markets.

Wendell Funk, President, Inspired Koncepts

For 17 years Wendell Funk has been a leader in the Wichita business community, specializing in sales and marketing, advertising, new product development, strategic planning, recruitment, and organizational development. Before joining Inspired Koncepts he served as Vice President for Advertising at the Wichita Eagle where he was a member of the executive team. He brings those communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to Inspired Koncepts to build strategic partnerships and drive growth. In a challenging publishing environment Funk has found strength in uniting various media outlets under one targeted media company.

In his spare time Funk enjoys playing golf, vocal performance, coaching, being actively involved with his church, and spending time with his family.

In the spring of 2008, six founders formed Inspired Koncepts with the vision of engaging Wichita readers in a positive interaction with their community. The founders, Dr. Terry and Jody Klein, Dr. Dennis and Ann Ross, and Dr. Tom and Kim Klein, started with a single publication, Splurge! Magazine. In January of 2009 Wendell Funk, formerly Vice President of Advertising for the Wichita Eagle, joined Inspired Koncepts as president. The Wichita Hi-Lighter and Spotlight on Wichita were added to the company's portfolio, offering advertisers the convenience of working with a single, targeted media company to reach over 100,000 readers almost one third of the city's population. Wendell unites with the original founders in their belief in the strength of holding multiple media outlets under one umbrella, and has helped to expand on that mission by adding event marketing and, now with the launch of SplurgeMag online content

While different in editorial content, all the outlets highlight positive information in the community:

• Splurge! Magazine: A monthly, glossy, high-quality publication covering the lifestyles, fashion, entertainment and arts of Wichita and the surrounding area

• Wichita Hi-Lighter: A bi-monthly, direct mail publication that reaches middle to upper income households in Sedgwick County by zip code. High-Lighter is a business storyteller publication that allows businesses to tell their story in a high quality advertorial format

• Spotlight on Wichita: A yearly tabletop book that serves as a local guide for Wichita and the surrounding area. The book is placed in hotels throughout the Wichita area and many other high-profile locations.

• SplurgeMag: A monthly online publication that features key content from Splurge! Magazine, as well as an expanded, searchable, Local Faces gallery and web-exclusive content

• Event Marketing: Splurge! Nights are organized in partnership with local charities, and give businesses an opportunity for high-profile sponsorships while supporting the community
  

Writers and photographers submit samples to: Wendell Funk at wendell[at]inspiredkoncepts.com.