Today we’d like to introduce you to Janessa West.
Hi Janessa, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Our story began in St. Louis, Missouri, back in 2020 as a simple mobile notary service. Like many great businesses, our evolution has been driven entirely by listening to the needs of our customers. As we spent time helping clients with their most important documents, we consistently heard a demand for a wider range of services, particularly those involving complex federal and international paperwork.
The true ‘lightbulb moment’ came when we were assisting a client preparing to move overseas for a new job. Their requirements were extensive and time-sensitive: they needed standard documents notarized, ink fingerprints and an FBI Background Check, and then both state and federal-level Apostilles for those documents.
Watching them juggle all these separate processes—fingerprinting, background checks, and multiple layers of certification—was exhausting. We realized we had a unique opportunity to step in and handle everything for them. We became their simple, one-stop solution, allowing them to focus on packing and preparing for their big move instead of stressing over paperwork.
This experience crystalized our philosophy: to provide convenience and access by making complex document processing simple.
This year, 2025, marked our exciting expansion to Kansas City, Missouri. This move was a no-brainer for us; by establishing a presence on both sides of the state, we can more effectively offer our full suite of in-person services—including Ink Fingerprinting, Mobile Notary, Apostille Services, document translation, ink fingerprinting and FBI Background Checks—to clients across Missouri and the surrounding areas.
We’re proud to have grown from a single notary service to a large state-wide team capable of comprehensive document processing, entirely focused on taking the complexity off our client’s hands.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
A business journey is rarely a completely smooth road, and ours has certainly involved navigating challenges that ultimately made us stronger. For ‘Fingerprinting Kansas City,’ two main struggles stand out: customer education and building market awareness.
On the education front, many of our clients start their journey believing they have to visit three or four different offices—a notary, a fingerprinting facility, the state or federal office for an Apostille, and another office for document translation.
The largest hurdle is simply communicating that we offer a streamlined, simple, one-stop solution for all those needs. Convincing people that a single call to us can eliminate days of stress, travel, and complexity requires a dedicated effort to educate them about the benefits of a consolidated service.
The second struggle is directly related to the first: market awareness. Because our suite of services (Ink Fingerprinting, FBI Background Checks, Apostilles, and Mobile Notary) is so specialized and comprehensive, many people simply don’t know that a service like ours exists in the Kansas City area.
Our growth has depended on being innovative with our outreach, ensuring that those clients who desperately need these interwoven services—whether for international adoption, a new job abroad, or licensing requirements—know that we are here to take the entire burden off their shoulders.
Overcoming these challenges has been instrumental in refining our message and our operations. It’s pushed us to be clearer, more accessible, and even more focused on the client experience, transforming what were struggles into the core strengths of our business.
We’ve been impressed with Fingerprinting Kansas City, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
At its core, Fingerprinting Kansas City is the region’s premier one-stop solution for critical document and compliance services. We specialize in making highly complex federal and international paperwork requirements simple, efficient, and stress-free for our clients.
What We Do and Specialize In:
While we offer a complete range of services, our deepest specialty and what we are known for is our unmatched expertise in the full lifecycle of FBI Background Checks and Apostille services. This includes:
1. Ink Fingerprinting: Providing precise, compliant ink fingerprinting on required FD-258 cards.
2. FBI Background Check Submission: Guiding clients through the secure process to obtain the official FBI report.
3. State and Federal Apostille Services: Handling all steps necessary to certify that document for international use, which often requires both state-level and complex, federal-level Apostille certification.
What Sets Us Apart:
Completeness and Convenience
What truly differentiates us in the Kansas City area is the completeness of our service combined with unrivaled convenience. Before us, a client needing an FBI Background Check apostilled had to schedule an appointment for fingerprints, submit the request themselves, then travel to multiple offices or mail their documents back and forth for certification. We eliminate all those steps.
We offer a simple solution: we handle the fingerprinting, the mobile notary work, the secure handling of the documents, and the full processing of both state and federal Apostilles. We save our clients days of travel, time, and tremendous stress by being their single point of contact.
What We Are Most Proud Of:
Brand-wise, we are most proud of the two foundational elements we deliver: Trust and Simplicity. Clients come to us during high-stakes moments in their lives—international moves, job licensing, adoptions—and they need to know the paperwork is handled perfectly.
We provide that trust through expert, reliable service. And we provide simplicity by taking the entire burden off their shoulders. Our ultimate goal is for our readers to know that when their important documents require compliance, certification, or translation, Fingerprinting Kansas City is the expert they can trust to handle it efficiently and correctly, every time.
Before we go, is there anything else you can share with us?
Absolutely. While we are experts in ink fingerprints and complex federal document certification, we want readers to know that we don’t just process paperwork—we help people achieve life-changing goals. Every fingerprint card, notarized document, and Apostille we handle represents a client moving overseas for a dream job, completing an international adoption, securing vital licensing, or finalizing a crucial business transaction. We truly see ourselves as partners in these major milestones.
We want to leave your readers with this final takeaway:
If you are an HR professional, an Immigration Attorney, or a private citizen anywhere in the Kansas City area dealing with documents for global, federal, or state compliance—particularly those requiring an FBI Background Check or an Apostille—remember our name, Fingerprinting Kansas City. We are here to take the stress and complexity completely off your plate, allowing you to focus on the exciting opportunities that necessitated the paperwork in the first place. Think of us as your reliable, expert shortcut.
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