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ETHINKSTL 145: Jeremy Goss | LinkMarket [Season 12, Episode 01] Joining us today is Dr. Jeremy Goss, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Link Market. Jeremy is an advocate for low-income communities on issues related to food justice, hunger and health. Upon graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, Jeremy took notice to the fact that healthy food options were not available to certain communities in the St. Louis Region. Jeremy's frustration turned into a life changing idea for many St. Louis residents. In this episode: Jeremy discusses the challenges he faced upon his arrival here in St. Louis and how he began to tackle poverty and inequality in the region and how he turned the art of science and healing to a reality for a city that so badly needed it. Jeremy talks about how he reached out to his peers in the medical community to help research how he could best fill the void in the food deserts of of St. Louis and the next steps he took to make his idea take form. Jeremy discusses his very own experience with racism within his own team and the challenges he faced as an out-ofstate entrepreneur. Jeremy talks about the training program set up specifically centered around the community each Link Market serves. Learn More: Email: Jeremy@linkmarket.org Company Website: http://linkmarket.org/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelinkmarket

ETHINKSTL 145: Jeremy Goss | LinkMarket [Season 12, Episode 1] Joining us today is Dr. Jeremy Goss, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Link Market. Jeremy is an advocate for low-income communities on issues related to food justice, hunger and health. Upon graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, Jeremy took notice to the fact that healthy food options were not available to certain communities in the St. Louis Region. Jeremy's frustration turned into a life changing idea for many St. Louis residents. In this episode: Jeremy discusses the challenges he faced upon his arrival here in St. Louis and how he began to tackle poverty and inequality in the region and how he turned the art of science and healing to a reality for a city that so badly needed it. Jeremy talks about how he reached out to his peers in the medical community to help research how he could best fill the void in the food deserts of of St. Louis and the next steps he took to make his idea take form. Jeremy discusses his very own experience with racism within his own team and the challenges he faced as an out-ofstate entrepreneur. Jeremy talks about the training program set up specifically centered around the community each Link Market serves. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook:

ETHINKSTL 145: Jeremy Goss | LinkMarket [Season 12, Episode 01] Joining us today is Dr. Jeremy Goss, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Link Market. Jeremy is an advocate for low-income communities on issues related to food justice, hunger and health. Upon graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, Jeremy took notice to the fact that healthy food options were not available to certain communities in the St. Louis Region. Jeremy's frustration turned into a life changing idea for many St. Louis residents. In this episode: Jeremy discusses the challenges he faced upon his arrival here in St. Louis and how he began to tackle poverty and inequality in the region and how he turned the art of science and healing to a reality for a city that so badly needed it. Jeremy talks about how he reached out to his peers in the medical community to help research how he could best fill the void in the food deserts of of St. Louis and the next steps he took to make his idea take form. Jeremy discusses his very own experience with racism within his own team and the challenges he faced as an out-ofstate entrepreneur. Jeremy talks about the training program set up specifically centered around the community each Link Market serves. Learn More: Email: Jeremy@linkmarket.org Company Website: http://linkmarket.org/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelinkmarket

ETHINKSTL 144: Shannon Thompson | Indie Eatery [Season 11, Episode 11] Joining us today is Shannon Thompson, Proprietor of Indie Eatery and Indie 4 Catering. Shannon devoted 12 years of her life to the United States Air Force. Upon returning , she spent a short time in the corporate world. It didn't take long for Shannon to realize that the corporate world just didn't fill her passion within; It was then that she and her husband started Indie 4 Catering and the rest is history. In this episode: Shannon discusses how Indie 4 Catering maintains sustainability not only in the business aspect but also on the menu side of the business with items such as 'compost nachos' and health based all natural juice drinks. Shannon talks about how being laid off from her full-time job thrust her into entrepreneurship by incident and the process of transitioning into the business with her husband by her side. Shannon discusses the difficulties she and her husband faced in trying to find a new form of employment once exiting the Air Force and how she has to teach herself to ask others for help and how through mentoring, she was able to learn how to be 'coachable'. Shannon tells us about where she sees herself and Indie 4 catering in the future through partnerships, collaborations and franchising. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook:

ETHINKSTL 144: Shannon Thompson | Indie Eatery [Season 11, Episode 11] Joining us today is Shannon Thompson, Proprietor of Indie Eatery and Indie 4 Catering. Shannon devoted 12 years of her life to the United States Air Force. Upon returning , she spent a short time in the corporate world. It didn't take long for Shannon to realize that the corporate world just didn't fill her passion within; It was then that she and her husband started Indie 4 Catering and the rest is history. In this episode: Shannon discusses how Indie 4 Catering maintains sustainability not only in the business aspect but also on the menu side of the business with items such as 'compost nachos' and health based all natural juice drinks. Shannon talks about how being laid off from her full-time job thrust her into entrepreneurship by incident and the process of transitioning into the business with her husband by her side. Shannon discusses the difficulties she and her husband faced in trying to find a new form of employment once exiting the Air Force and how she has to teach herself to ask others for help and how through mentoring, she was able to learn how to be 'coachable'. Shannon tells us about where she sees herself and Indie 4 catering in the future through partnerships, collaborations and franchising. Learn More: Email: eatsbyindie@gmail.com Company Website: http://www.eatsbyindie.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eatsbyindie

ETHINKSTL 144: Shannon Thompson | Indie Eatery [Season 11, Episode 11] Joining us today is Shannon Thompson, Proprietor of Indie Eatery and Indie 4 Catering. Shannon devoted 12 years of her life to the United States Air Force. Upon returning , she spent a short time in the corporate world. It didn't take long for Shannon to realize that the corporate world just didn't fill her passion within; It was then that she and her husband started Indie 4 Catering and the rest is history. In this episode: Shannon discusses how Indie 4 Catering maintains sustainability not only in the business aspect but also on the menu side of the business with items such as 'compost nachos' and health based all natural juice drinks. Shannon talks about how being laid off from her full-time job thrust her into entrepreneurship by incident and the process of transitioning into the business with her husband by her side. Shannon discusses the difficulties she and her husband faced in trying to find a new form of employment once exiting the Air Force and how she has to teach herself to ask others for help and how through mentoring, she was able to learn how to be 'coachable'. Shannon tells us about where she sees herself and Indie 4 catering in the future through partnerships, collaborations and franchising. Learn More: Email: eatsbyindie@gmail.com Company Website: http://www.eatsbyindie.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eatsbyindie

ETHINKSTL 143: Alexces Bartley | MO SourceLink [Season 11, Episode 10] Joining us today is Alexces Bartley, Director and Network Builder of Missouri SourceLink. At her core, Alex is a connector with a deep passion for helping communities and individuals grow through access to entrepreneurial opportunities. Prior to her work with Missouri SourceLink, Alex served as Outreach Programs Manager at Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Entrepreneurship. In this episode: Alexces talks about how she fills her role as a Network Builder and the idea of the concept that entrepreneurship is a team sport wherever you go and how social networks are extremely valuable to the growth of a business. Alexces talks about the importance of unlocking the talent that Missouri holds within it many territories and accepting that what is good for Missouri is good for its towns and what is good for our towns is good for Missouri. Alexces explains how Missouri SourceLink connects rural communities who may not have the ability to connect otherwise, with the tools the need to get their business to the next step. Alexces gives a detailed summary of the resources available to small business owners and start ups through Missouri SourceLink such as a hotline number, referrals, a personal action plan and a Resource Navigator that gives you access to 500 business resource organizations with the click of just one button. Learn More: Email: bartleya@mosourcelink.com Company Website: https://www.mosourcelink.com/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoSourceLink/ Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosourcelink

ETHINKSTL 143: Alexces Bartley | MO SourceLink [Season 11, Episode 10] Joining us today is Alexces Bartley, Director and Network Builder of Missouri SourceLink. At her core, Alex is a connector with a deep passion for helping communities and individuals grow through access to entrepreneurial opportunities. Prior to her work with Missouri SourceLink, Alex served as Outreach Programs Manager at Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Entrepreneurship. In this episode: Alexces talks about how she fills her role as a Network Builder and the idea of the concept that entrepreneurship is a team sport wherever you go and how social networks are extremely valuable to the growth of a business. Alexces talks about the importance of unlocking the talent that Missouri holds within it many territories and accepting that what is good for Missouri is good for its towns and what is good for our towns is good for Missouri. Alexces explains how Missouri SourceLink connects rural communities who may not have the ability to connect otherwise, with the tools the need to get their business to the next step. Alexces gives a detailed summary of the resources available to small business owners and start ups through Missouri SourceLink such as a hotline number, referrals, a personal action plan and a Resource Navigator that gives you access to 500 business resource organizations with the click of just one button. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook: Company Twitter:

ETHINKSTL 143: Alexces Bartley | MO SourceLink [Season 11, Episode 10] Joining us today is Alexces Bartley, Director and Network Builder of Missouri SourceLink. At her core, Alex is a connector with a deep passion for helping communities and individuals grow through access to entrepreneurial opportunities. Prior to her work with Missouri SourceLink, Alex served as Outreach Programs Manager at Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Entrepreneurship. In this episode: Alexces talks about how she fills her role as a Network Builder and the idea of the concept that entrepreneurship is a team sport wherever you go and how social networks are extremely valuable to the growth of a business. Alexces talks about the importance of unlocking the talent that Missouri holds within it many territories and accepting that what is good for Missouri is good for its towns and what is good for our towns is good for Missouri. Alexces explains how Missouri SourceLink connects rural communities who may not have the ability to connect otherwise, with the tools the need to get their business to the next step. Alexces gives a detailed summary of the resources available to small business owners and start ups through Missouri SourceLink such as a hotline number, referrals, a personal action plan and a Resource Navigator that gives you access to 500 business resource organizations with the click of just one button. Learn More: Email: bartleya@mosourcelink.com Company Website: https://www.mosourcelink.com/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoSourceLink/ Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosourcelink

ETHINKSTL 142: Collective STL | Healing Mind, Body and Spirit in North St. Louis [Season 11, Episode 09] Joining us today are Terry and Ericka Harris and Alonzo Nelson, Jr., Co Founders of Collective STL. This team of amazing yogi's create a healthy and safe experience catered to African Americans by offering compassionate wisdom that helps heal the mind, body and spirit through techniques of yoga mindfulness and culturally relevant self-strategies. In this episode: Ericka and Terry talk about how their love for yoga transformed into the thought of bringing African American communities together through the Collective STL environment by creating a space that helps heal the mind, body and spirit. The trio talks about the need and importance of accessibility not just for some but for ALL in terms of financial and economics. Before the Collective STL, North St. Louis had no yoga studios. Alonzo discusses the platforms used to bring awareness to the African American communities about the healing qualities of yoga and the results that can be achieved thru a healthy mindset. Ericka explains how the team goes above and beyond to make the space a welcoming one through creating a family environment, various classes and a donation based model so that even low income families can participate. Learn more: Company Website: www.thecollectivestl.org Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecollective

ETHINKSTL 142: Collective STL | Healing Mind, Body and Spirit in North St. Louis [Season 11, Episode 09] Joining us today are Terry and Ericka Harris and Alonzo Nelson, Jr., Co Founders of Collective STL. This team of amazing yogi's create a healthy and safe experience catered to African Americans by offering compassionate wisdom that helps heal the mind, body and spirit through techniques of yoga mindfulness and culturally relevant self-strategies. In this episode: Ericka and Terry talk about how their love for yoga transformed into the thought of bringing African American communities together through the Collective STL environment by creating a space that helps heal the mind, body and spirit. The trio talks about the need and importance of accessibility not just for some but for ALL in terms of financial and economics. Before the Collective STL, North St. Louis had no yoga studios. Alonzo discusses the platforms used to bring awareness to the African American communities about the healing qualities of yoga and the results that can be achieved thru a healthy mindset. Ericka explains how the team goes above and beyond to make the space a welcoming one through creating a family environment, various classes and a donation based model so that even low income families can participate. Learn more: Company Website: www.thecollectivestl.org Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecollective

ETHINKSTL 142: Collective STL | Healing Mind, Body and Spirit in North St. Louis [Season 11, Episode 09] Joining us today are Terry and Ericka Harris and Alonzo Nelson, Jr., Co Founders of Collective STL. This team of amazing yogi's create a healthy and safe experience catered to African Americans by offering compassionate wisdom that helps heal the mind, body and spirit through techniques of yoga mindfulness and culturally relevant self-strategies. In this episode: Ericka and Terry talk about how their love for yoga transformed into the thought of bringing African American communities together through the Collective STL environment by creating a space that helps heal the mind, body and spirit. The trio talks about the need and importance of accessibility not just for some but for ALL in terms of financial and economics. Before the Collective STL, North St. Louis had no yoga studios. Alonzo discusses the platforms used to bring awareness to the African American communities about the healing qualities of yoga and the results that can be achieved thru a healthy mindset. Ericka explains how the team goes above and beyond to make the space a welcoming one through creating a family environment, various classes and a donation based model so that even low income families can participate. Learn more: Company Website: Company Facebook:

ETHINKSTL 141: Rachel D'Souza Siebert | Gladiator Consulting [Season 11, Episode 08] Joining us today is Rachel D'Souza Siebert, Founder and Principal of Gladiator Consulting. Rachel is at her best when she's starting, fixing or leading. In 2015, Gladiator Consulting came to life offering Core Values and Guiding Principles to our communities. In this episode: Rachel talks about how a need to have her voice heard and having a way to fulfill her interest in social justice led her to the nonprofit sector. Rachel discusses the importance of breaking down the barrier of being a mom and an entrepreneur and how she makes that work. Rachel talks about the power dynamic that exists in philanthropy between the people that fund and the people who need the funds and how Gladiator Consulting seeks to obtain their goals. Rachel explains abundance in the non-profit world and forging a new path for future organizations. Learn more: Email: Company Website:

ETHINKSTL 141: Rachel D'Souza Siebert | Gladiator Consulting [Season 11, Episode 08] Joining us today is Rachel D'Souza Siebert, Founder and Principal of Gladiator Consulting. Rachel is at her best when she's starting, fixing or leading. In 2015, Gladiator Consulting came to life offering Core Values and Guiding Principles to our communities. In this episode: Rachel talks about how a need to have her voice heard and having a way to fulfill her interest in social justice led her to the nonprofit sector. Rachel discusses the importance of breaking down the barrier of being a mom and an entrepreneur and how she makes that work. Rachel talks about the power dynamic that exists in philanthropy between the people that fund and the people who need the funds and how Gladiator Consulting seeks to obtain their goals. Rachel explains abundance in the non-profit world and forging a new path for future organizations. Learn more: Email: Rachel@gladiatorrds.com Company Website: www.gladiatorrds.com

ETHINKSTL 141: Rachel D'Souza Siebert | Gladiator Consulting [Season 11, Episode 08] Joining us today is Rachel D'Souza Siebert, Founder and Principal of Gladiator Consulting. Rachel is at her best when she's starting, fixing or leading. In 2015, Gladiator Consulting came to life offering Core Values and Guiding Principles to our communities. In this episode: Rachel talks about how a need to have her voice heard and having a way to fulfill her interest in social justice led her to the nonprofit sector. Rachel discusses the importance of breaking down the barrier of being a mom and an entrepreneur and how she makes that work. Rachel talks about the power dynamic that exists in philanthropy between the people that fund and the people who need the funds and how Gladiator Consulting seeks to obtain their goals. Rachel explains abundance in the non-profit world and forging a new path for future organizations. Learn more: Email: Rachel@gladiatorrds.com Company Website: www.gladiatorrds.com

ETHINKSTL 140: Jessica Hitchcock | Following Her Entrepreneurial Heart for Art [Season 11, Episode 07] Joining us today is Jessica Hitchcock , owner of Jessica Hitchcock, LLC. Jessica paints from her home in St. Louis, Missouri and it's her bold colors that give her a signature look. She only recently quit her day job in Finance and Human Resources to devote her efforts full-time to her art business. Following a recent trip to Mexico to work with an expert to discuss a business plan, she is off to a great start and getting her name out there. In this episode : Jessica tells us where and how her artistic story started in 2015 and how her mom's entrepreneurship story may have had a little influence on her becoming an entrepreneur. Jessica explains how she went from being an artist as a hobby to having her paintings on display at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. She tells us how it all happened very naturally for her. Jessica tells us how the transition of working full time in the Finance and Human Resource field into a full time artist happened and how other full time artists sparked a flame in her to make the jump from corporate to the world of entrepreneurship. Jessica talks about Instagram and how the Instagram platform has made a tremendous contribution to the growth of her business model not only locally but internationally. Jessica also talks about the power of social media in general. Learn More : Email: info@jessicahitchcock.org Website: http://www.jessicahitchcock.org Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jessicahitchcockart

ETHINKSTL 140: Jessica Hitchcock | Following Her Entrepreneurial Heart for Art [Season 11, Episode 07] Joining us today is Jessica Hitchcock , owner of Jessica Hitchcock, LLC. Jessica paints from her home in St. Louis, Missouri and it's her bold colors that give her a signature look. She only recently quit her day job in Finance and Human Resources to devote her efforts full-time to her art business. Following a recent trip to Mexico to work with an expert to discuss a business plan, she is off to a great start and getting her name out there. In this episode : Jessica tells us where and how her artistic story started in 2015 and how her mom’s entrepreneurship story may have had a little influence on her becoming an entrepreneur. Jessica explains how she went from being an artist as a hobby to having her paintings on display at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. She tells us how it all happened very naturally for her. Jessica tells us how the transition of working full time in the Finance and Human Resource field into a full time artist happened and how other full time artists sparked a flame in her to make the jump from corporate to the world of entrepreneurship. Jessica talks about Instagram and how the Instagram platform has made a tremendous contribution to the growth of her business model not only locally but internationally. Jessica also talks about the power of social media in general. Learn More : Email: info@jessicahitchcock.org Website: http://www.jessicahitchcock.org Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jessicahitchcockart

ETHINKSTL 140: Jessica Hitchcock | Following Her Entrepreneurial Heart for Art [Season 11, Episode 07] Joining us today is Jessica Hitchcock , owner of Jessica Hitchcock, LLC. Jessica paints from her home in St. Louis, Missouri and it's her bold colors that give her a signature look. She only recently quit her day job in Finance and Human Resources to devote her efforts full-time to her art business. Following a recent trip to Mexico to work with an expert to discuss a business plan, she is off to a great start and getting her name out there. In this episode : Jessica tells us where and how her artistic story started in 2015 and how her mom’s entrepreneurship story may have had a little influence on her becoming an entrepreneur. Jessica explains how she went from being an artist as a hobby to having her paintings on display at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. She tells us how it all happened very naturally for her. Jessica tells us how the transition of working full time in the Finance and Human Resource field into a full time artist happened and how other full time artists sparked a flame in her to make the jump from corporate to the world of entrepreneurship. Jessica talks about Instagram and how the Instagram platform has made a tremendous contribution to the growth of her business model not only locally but internationally. Jessica also talks about the power of social media in general. Learn More : Email: Website: Company Facebook:

ETHINKSTL 139: Nick Dunne | Marketing M.A.D.E. Man [Season 11, Episode 06] Joining us today is Nick Dunne, Communications Director For MADE, Third Degree Glass Factory and The Delmar Maker District. A 2011 graduate of Webster University with a B.A. degree in Public Relations, Nick brings a culmination of marketing experience to all three businesses while using his background as a professional communicator to elevate the community of artists, makers and other entrepreneurs in the St. Louis area. In this episode: Nick talks about how a collaborative idea turned into an evolution of a multifaceted studio for creating, making and selling; all the while building a social network. Nicks explains where the name M.A.D.E came from and its meaning;M-Makers, A-Artists, D-Designers, E-Entrepreneurs and he tells us how the MADE concept works. Nick talks about the lack of resources for children to learn, make and create and how MADE and The Magic House have collaborated to make a space for children to learn, grow and express themselves through art and design. Nick discusses the future of the maker district and his hopes of development which will help cultivate a community including the joining of a credit union and the possibility of a food truck park . Learn More: Email: promo@stlglass.com Website: http://delmarmakerdistrict.org Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delmarmakerdistrict Nick Dunne Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nickdunne_stl

ETHINKSTL 139: Nick Dunne | Marketing M.A.D.E. Man [Season 11, Episode 06] Joining us today is Nick Dunne, Communications Director For MADE, Third Degree Glass Factory and The Delmar Maker District. A 2011 graduate of Webster University with a B.A. degree in Public Relations, Nick brings a culmination of marketing experience to all three businesses while using his background as a professional communicator to elevate the community of artists, makers and other entrepreneurs in the St. Louis area. In this episode: Nick talks about how a collaborative idea turned into an evolution of a multifaceted studio for creating, making and selling; all the while building a social network. Nicks explains where the name M.A.D.E came from and its meaning;M-Makers, A-Artists, D-Designers, E-Entrepreneurs and he tells us how the MADE concept works. Nick talks about the lack of resources for children to learn, make and create and how MADE and The Magic House have collaborated to make a space for children to learn, grow and express themselves through art and design. Nick discusses the future of the maker district and his hopes of development which will help cultivate a community including the joining of a credit union and the possibility of a food truck park . Learn More: Email: Website: Company Facebook: Nick Dunne Twitter:

ETHINKSTL 139: Nick Dunne | Marketing M.A.D.E. Man [Season 11, Episode 06] Joining us today is Nick Dunne, Communications Director For MADE, Third Degree Glass Factory and The Delmar Maker District. A 2011 graduate of Webster University with a B.A. degree in Public Relations, Nick brings a culmination of marketing experience to all three businesses while using his background as a professional communicator to elevate the community of artists, makers and other entrepreneurs in the St. Louis area. In this episode: Nick talks about how a collaborative idea turned into an evolution of a multifaceted studio for creating, making and selling; all the while building a social network. Nicks explains where the name M.A.D.E came from and its meaning;M-Makers, A-Artists, D-Designers, E-Entrepreneurs and he tells us how the MADE concept works. Nick talks about the lack of resources for children to learn, make and create and how MADE and The Magic House have collaborated to make a space for children to learn, grow and express themselves through art and design. Nick discusses the future of the maker district and his hopes of development which will help cultivate a community including the joining of a credit union and the possibility of a food truck park . Learn More: Email: promo@stlglass.com Website: http://delmarmakerdistrict.org Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delmarmakerdistrict Nick Dunne Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nickdunne_stl

ETHINKSTL 138: De Nichols | De-Signing Creative Cultures of Impact [Season 11, Episode 05] Joining us today is De Nichols, Principal of Design and Social Practice at Civic Creatives. As a cultural producer, De organizes artists to develop digital media and visual artworks that extend the impact of her design practice. In this episode: De speaks about the current challenges she faces and how she and her team at Civic Creatives rise to those challenges in an effort to bring awareness to these issues. De tells us about her projects such as designing the St. Louis Metro Market, The Artistic STL Collective; which mobilizes artists and creators across the region, the Unites Stories Summit and how she likes to create a vulnerable and brave space for people to express themselves in a safe environment. De describes how she came to the decision to be involved in Social Entrepreneurship. De speaks about how being an artist molded the social side and how her studies solidified the entrepreneurship side. De fills us in on how she manages to separate herself from a personal vantage point of a person from the person that fuels the business. De discusses what it was like to be the visioning artist of The Mirror Casket; currently on display at the Smithsonian. The Mirror Casket is a sculpture and performance piece created as protest art during the 2014 Ferguson uprising. Learn More: Email: deandrea@civiccreatives.com Website: https://www.denichols.com Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/civiccreatives Company Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/civiccreatives

ETHINKSTL 138: De Nichols | De-Signing Creative Cultures of Impact [Season 11, Episode 05] Joining us today is De Nichols, Principal of Design and Social Practice at Civic Creatives. As a cultural producer, De organizes artists to develop digital media and visual artworks that extend the impact of her design practice. In this episode: De speaks about the current challenges she faces and how she and her team at Civic Creatives rise to those challenges in an effort to bring awareness to these issues. De tells us about her projects such as designing the St. Louis Metro Market, The Artistic STL Collective; which mobilizes artists and creators across the region, the Unites Stories Summit and how she likes to create a vulnerable and brave space for people to express themselves in a safe environment. De describes how she came to the decision to be involved in Social Entrepreneurship. De speaks about how being an artist molded the social side and how her studies solidified the entrepreneurship side. De fills us in on how she manages to separate herself from a personal vantage point of a person from the person that fuels the business. De discusses what it was like to be the visioning artist of The Mirror Casket; currently on display at the Smithsonian. The Mirror Casket is a sculpture and performance piece created as protest art during the 2014 Ferguson uprising. Learn More: Email: Website: Company Facebook: Company Twitter:

ETHINKSTL 138: De Nichols | De-Signing Creative Cultures of Impact [Season 11, Episode 05] Joining us today is De Nichols, Principal of Design and Social Practice at Civic Creatives. As a cultural producer, De organizes artists to develop digital media and visual artworks that extend the impact of her design practice. In this episode: De speaks about the current challenges she faces and how she and her team at Civic Creatives rise to those challenges in an effort to bring awareness to these issues. De tells us about her projects such as designing the St. Louis Metro Market, The Artistic STL Collective; which mobilizes artists and creators across the region, the Unites Stories Summit and how she likes to create a vulnerable and brave space for people to express themselves in a safe environment. De describes how she came to the decision to be involved in Social Entrepreneurship. De speaks about how being an artist molded the social side and how her studies solidified the entrepreneurship side. De fills us in on how she manages to separate herself from a personal vantage point of a person from the person that fuels the business. De discusses what it was like to be the visioning artist of The Mirror Casket; currently on display at the Smithsonian. The Mirror Casket is a sculpture and performance piece created as protest art during the 2014 Ferguson uprising. Learn More: Email: deandrea@civiccreatives.com Website: https://www.denichols.com Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/civiccreatives Company Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/civiccreatives

ETHINKSTL 137: Claire Flowers | Durable, Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for Professional Women [Season 11, Episode 04] Joining us today is Claire Flowers, Founder and Designer of Claire Flowers, LLC. Claire has a passion for making things better. While working in sales and constantly traveling for her work, Claire found herself rapidly going through pairs of heels. In a effort to make women's lives easier, Claire decided to make a change. In December of 2014, Claire quit her full-time technology career to make this idea a reality by forming Claire Flowers, LLC. In this episode: Claire tells us how Claire Flowers, LLC evolved from a self-servicing idea to a much larger production of a full-line of women's shoes. Claire talks about the many different phases of getting her idea from her mind, to a CAD file, to a designer, to manufacturing, then finally to promotion. Claire tells us the 5 things that set Claire Flowers shoes apart from the competition. Claire discusses company growth and where she sees Claire Flowers, LLC in the future. Claire talks SEO and brand accountability. Learn More: Email: Claire@claireflowers.com Website: www.claireflowers.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/claireflowersshoes

ETHINKSTL 137: Claire Flowers | Durable, Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for Professional Women [Season 11, Episode 04] Joining us today is Claire Flowers, Founder and Designer of Claire Flowers, LLC. Claire has a passion for making things better. While working in sales and constantly traveling for her work, Claire found herself rapidly going through pairs of heels. In a effort to make women's lives easier, Claire decided to make a change. In December of 2014, Claire quit her full-time technology career to make this idea a reality by forming Claire Flowers, LLC. In this episode: Claire tells us how Claire Flowers, LLC evolved from a self-servicing idea to a much larger production of a full-line of women's shoes. Claire talks about the many different phases of getting her idea from her mind, to a CAD file, to a designer, to manufacturing, then finally to promotion. Claire tells us the 5 things that set Claire Flowers shoes apart from the competition. Claire discusses company growth and where she sees Claire Flowers, LLC in the future. Claire talks SEO and brand accountability. Learn More: Email: Website: Company Facebook:

ETHINKSTL 137: Claire Flowers | Durable, Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for Professional Women [Season 11, Episode 04] Joining us today is Claire Flowers, Founder and Designer of Claire Flowers, LLC. Claire has a passion for making things better. While working in sales and constantly traveling for her work, Claire found herself rapidly going through pairs of heels. In a effort to make women's lives easier, Claire decided to make a change. In December of 2014, Claire quit her full-time technology career to make this idea a reality by forming Claire Flowers, LLC. In this episode: Claire tells us how Claire Flowers, LLC evolved from a self-servicing idea to a much larger production of a full-line of women's shoes. Claire talks about the many different phases of getting her idea from her mind, to a CAD file, to a designer, to manufacturing, then finally to promotion. Claire tells us the 5 things that set Claire Flowers shoes apart from the competition. Claire discusses company growth and where she sees Claire Flowers, LLC in the future. Claire talks SEO and brand accountability. Learn More: Email: Claire@claireflowers.com Website: www.claireflowers.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/claireflowersshoes

ETHINKSTL 136: Amy Slaughter | Aims Moon Paperie [Season 11, Episode 03] Joining us today is Amy Slaughter, Owner of Aims Moon Paperie. Founded in 2016, Aims Moon Paperie is a stationery company dedicated to providing women with tools for self-reflection and organization. Amy always wanted to create and to become an entrepreneur. A writer for many years, Amy found journaling was a way to de-clutter her thoughts. Compelled by her passion for writing, she started her own business. Aims Moon Paperie is a chic, handcrafted-gifts brand that allows you to write your thoughts in style. In this episode: Amy describes her inner entrepreneur and how it took form. She discusses the various outlets she discovered and the experiences she encountered in her first year. Amy discusses her design process and her quality control initiatives for offering the BEST product to her clients. Amy talks about becoming an entrepreneur and how it helped her learn more about herself and gave her a reasons to believe in herself. Amy discusses her dreams and goals and where she sees her company in the future and how she plans to obtain those goals. Amy tells us how she organically developed her business connections and how she maintains those connections. Amy also gives advice to future entrepreneurs on how they can best showcase their inner entrepreneur. Learn More: Email: aimsmoonpaperie@gmail.com Company Website: http://www.aimsmoonpaperie.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aimsmoonpaperie Company Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aimsmoonpaperie

ETHINKSTL 136: Amy Slaughter | Aims Moon Paperie [Season 11, Episode 03] Joining us today is Amy Slaughter, Owner of Aims Moon Paperie. Founded in 2016, Aims Moon Paperie is a stationery company dedicated to providing women with tools for self-reflection and organization. Amy always wanted to create and to become an entrepreneur. A writer for many years, Amy found journaling was a way to de-clutter her thoughts. Compelled by her passion for writing, she started her own business. Aims Moon Paperie is a chic, handcrafted-gifts brand that allows you to write your thoughts in style. In this episode: Amy describes her inner entrepreneur and how it took form. She discusses the various outlets she discovered and the experiences she encountered in her first year. Amy discusses her design process and her quality control initiatives for offering the BEST product to her clients. Amy talks about becoming an entrepreneur and how it helped her learn more about herself and gave her a reasons to believe in herself. Amy discusses her dreams and goals and where she sees her company in the future and how she plans to obtain those goals. Amy tells us how she organically developed her business connections and how she maintains those connections. Amy also gives advice to future entrepreneurs on how they can best showcase their inner entrepreneur. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook: Company Twitter:

ETHINKSTL 136: Amy Slaughter | Aims Moon Paperie [Season 11, Episode 03] Joining us today is Amy Slaughter, Owner of Aims Moon Paperie. Founded in 2016, Aims Moon Paperie is a stationery company dedicated to providing women with tools for self-reflection and organization. Amy always wanted to create and to become an entrepreneur. A writer for many years, Amy found journaling was a way to de-clutter her thoughts. Compelled by her passion for writing, she started her own business. Aims Moon Paperie is a chic, handcrafted-gifts brand that allows you to write your thoughts in style. In this episode: Amy describes her inner entrepreneur and how it took form. She discusses the various outlets she discovered and the experiences she encountered in her first year. Amy discusses her design process and her quality control initiatives for offering the BEST product to her clients. Amy talks about becoming an entrepreneur and how it helped her learn more about herself and gave her a reasons to believe in herself. Amy discusses her dreams and goals and where she sees her company in the future and how she plans to obtain those goals. Amy tells us how she organically developed her business connections and how she maintains those connections. Amy also gives advice to future entrepreneurs on how they can best showcase their inner entrepreneur. Learn More: Email: aimsmoonpaperie@gmail.com Company Website: http://www.aimsmoonpaperie.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aimsmoonpaperie Company Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aimsmoonpaperie

ETHINKSTL 135: Devon Moody Graham | #CEOMOM [Season 11, Episode 02] Joining us today is Devon Moody-Graham, CEO and Founder of CEO MOM. Devon is a Wife, Mother, CEO, Community Leader and Serial Entrepreneur. Devon is passionate about creating solutions to ease the journey of pulling off all of the above. Devon created CEO MOM as a platform to help mothers who are entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. CEO MOM provides 'empire building' assistance, kid-friendly meet ups and opportunities for women to connect with other women while improving their businesses and grow together. In this episode: Devon discusses how CEO MOM came about through her own experiences as a mom and entrepreneur and seeing other moms struggle to achieve CEO status. Devon explains the importance of motherly figures inspiring their children to do better and to reach for and obtain their goals by leading by example. Devon also talks about a new term called 'Momager' and how inspiration goes both ways. Devon describes in detail what CEO MOM events, such as meet-ups and seminars, entail and what to expect when attending a CEO MOM event. Devon explains how she uses delegation in order to accomplish her long list of daily tasks and business development. Learn more: Email: www.devon.moody@gmail.com Business Website: www.ceomomspeaks.com

ETHINKSTL 135: Devon Moody Graham | #CEOMOM [Season 11, Episode 02] Joining us today is Devon Moody-Graham, CEO and Founder of CEO MOM. Devon is a Wife, Mother, CEO, Community Leader and Serial Entrepreneur. Devon is passionate about creating solutions to ease the journey of pulling off all of the above. Devon created CEO MOM as a platform to help mothers who are entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. CEO MOM provides 'empire building' assistance, kid-friendly meet ups and opportunities for women to connect with other women while improving their businesses and grow together. In this episode: Devon discusses how CEO MOM came about through her own experiences as a mom and entrepreneur and seeing other moms struggle to achieve CEO status. Devon explains the importance of motherly figures inspiring their children to do better and to reach for and obtain their goals by leading by example. Devon also talks about a new term called 'Momager' and how inspiration goes both ways. Devon describes in detail what CEO MOM events, such as meet-ups and seminars, entail and what to expect when attending a CEO MOM event. Devon explains how she uses delegation in order to accomplish her long list of daily tasks and business development. Learn more: Email: Business Website:

ETHINKSTL 135: Devon Moody Graham | #CEOMOM [Season 11, Episode 02] Joining us today is Devon Moody-Graham, CEO and Founder of CEO MOM. Devon is a Wife, Mother, CEO, Community Leader and Serial Entrepreneur. Devon is passionate about creating solutions to ease the journey of pulling off all of the above. Devon created CEO MOM as a platform to help mothers who are entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. CEO MOM provides 'empire building' assistance, kid-friendly meet ups and opportunities for women to connect with other women while improving their businesses and grow together. In this episode: Devon discusses how CEO MOM came about through her own experiences as a mom and entrepreneur and seeing other moms struggle to achieve CEO status. Devon explains the importance of motherly figures inspiring their children to do better and to reach for and obtain their goals by leading by example. Devon also talks about a new term called 'Momager' and how inspiration goes both ways. Devon describes in detail what CEO MOM events, such as meet-ups and seminars, entail and what to expect when attending a CEO MOM event. Devon explains how she uses delegation in order to accomplish her long list of daily tasks and business development. Learn more: Email: www.devon.moody@gmail.com Business Website: www.ceomomspeaks.com

ETHINKSTL 134: Leslie Gill | Rung for Women [Season 11, Episode 01] Joining us today is Leslie Gill, Executive Director of Rung for Women. Having served in leadership capacities for several profit and non-profit organizations, Leslie has been deeply involved in a wide range of social welfare issues. Before joining Rung, Leslie served as the Chief Executive Officer of Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In this episode: Leslie discusses how Rung got its start as a high-end consignment shop for the benefit of The Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis and how through the years it evolved into its current state ASA program of holistic self sufficiency for women. Leslie tells us about the vision of Rung for Women and its goal to not only change the landscape of the St. Louis community, but to also help women remove barriers to success and help them to achieve higher financial goals. Leslie talks about how Ali Hogan, Founder of Rung for Women, took a pause in her efforts in order to make a successful pivot into a new organization with a broader scope. Leslie talks about the four pillars on which Rung for Women is built upon - Wealth Building, Family Stability, Well-Being and Career. Learn More: Email: leslie@rungforwomen.org Company Website: http://RungforWomen.org Company Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/RUNGSTL Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/rungstl

ETHINKSTL 134: Leslie Gill | Rung for Women [Season 11, Episode 01] Joining us today is Leslie Gill, Executive Director of Rung for Women. Having served in leadership capacities for several profit and non-profit organizations, Leslie has been deeply involved in a wide range of social welfare issues. Before joining Rung, Leslie served as the Chief Executive Officer of Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In this episode: Leslie discusses how Rung got its start as a high-end consignment shop for the benefit of The Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis and how through the years it evolved into its current state ASA program of holistic self sufficiency for women. Leslie tells us about the vision of Rung for Women and its goal to not only change the landscape of the St. Louis community, but to also help women remove barriers to success and help them to achieve higher financial goals. Leslie talks about how Ali Hogan, Founder of Rung for Women, took a pause in her efforts in order to make a successful pivot into a new organization with a broader scope. Leslie talks about the four pillars on which Rung for Women is built upon - Wealth Building, Family Stability, Well-Being and Career. Learn More: Email: Company Website: .org Company Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/RUNGSTL Company Twitter:

ETHINKSTL 134: Leslie Gill | Rung for Women [Season 11, Episode 01] Joining us today is Leslie Gill, Executive Director of Rung for Women. Having served in leadership capacities for several profit and non-profit organizations, Leslie has been deeply involved in a wide range of social welfare issues. Before joining Rung, Leslie served as the Chief Executive Officer of Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In this episode: Leslie discusses how Rung got its start as a high-end consignment shop for the benefit of The Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis and how through the years it evolved into its current state ASA program of holistic self sufficiency for women. Leslie tells us about the vision of Rung for Women and its goal to not only change the landscape of the St. Louis community, but to also help women remove barriers to success and help them to achieve higher financial goals. Leslie talks about how Ali Hogan, Founder of Rung for Women, took a pause in her efforts in order to make a successful pivot into a new organization with a broader scope. Leslie talks about the four pillars on which Rung for Women is built upon - Wealth Building, Family Stability, Well-Being and Career. Learn More: Email: leslie@rungforwomen.org Company Website: http://RungforWomen.org Company Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/RUNGSTL Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/rungstl

Joining us today are Rita Childers and Candi Haas, Co-owners of Core + Rind. Both are certified Culinary Nutrition experts and together have created Cashew Cheesy Sauce to make your journey to health not only easier, but tastier as well. In this episode: Rita and Candi talk about how similarities and struggles with their own health, motivated them to create and market a product that would not only benefit them, but others as well. Rita and Candi talk about the process of taking their product from something personal to a product of scale and the difficulties of 'letting go of the reigns' per say in order to grow to the next level. This 'cheesy duo' discuss how the Ignite program helped them move through the development phase of Consumer Product Goods. Candi talks about how opportunity turned into preparedness and how Cashew Cheesy Sauce ended up on Whole Foods shelf space. Candi tells us about the different events and ways they promote their product line and what the future has in store for Core + Rind. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook: Company Twitter:

Joining us today are Rita Childers and Candi Haas, Co-owners of Core + Rind. Both are certified Culinary Nutrition experts and together have created Cashew Cheesy Sauce to make your journey to health not only easier, but tastier as well. In this episode: Rita and Candi talk about how similarities and struggles with their own health, motivated them to create and market a product that would not only benefit them, but others as well. Rita and Candi talk about the process of taking their product from something personal to a product of scale and the difficulties of 'letting go of the reigns' per say in order to grow to the next level. This 'cheesy duo' discuss how the Ignite program helped them move through the development phase of Consumer Product Goods. Candi talks about how opportunity turned into preparedness and how Cashew Cheesy Sauce ended up on Whole Foods shelf space. Candi tells us about the different events and ways they promote their product line and what the future has in store for Core + Rind. Learn More: Email: hello@coreandrind.com Company Website: http://www.coreandrind.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coreandrind Company Twitter: http://twitter.com/corerind

Joining us today are Rita Childers and Candi Haas, Co-owners of Core + Rind. Both are certified Culinary Nutrition experts and together have created Cashew Cheesy Sauce to make your journey to health not only easier, but tastier as well. In this episode: Rita and Candi talk about how similarities and struggles with their own health, motivated them to create and market a product that would not only benefit them, but others as well. Rita and Candi talk about the process of taking their product from something personal to a product of scale and the difficulties of 'letting go of the reigns' per say in order to grow to the next level. This 'cheesy duo' discuss how the Ignite program helped them move through the development phase of Consumer Product Goods. Candi talks about how opportunity turned into preparedness and how Cashew Cheesy Sauce ended up on Whole Foods shelf space. Candi tells us about the different events and ways they promote their product line and what the future has in store for Core + Rind. Learn More: Email: hello@coreandrind.com Company Website: http://www.coreandrind.com Company Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coreandrind Company Twitter: http://twitter.com/corerind

Joining us today are Jacob Resch and Kevin McCulloch, Founders of FLOAT STL. FLOAT STL is St. Louis' first float center and was opened in February of 2015. FLOAT STL has facilitated over 42,000 floats and continues the mission to help create a better access to healing modality. In this episode: We learn what the craft of floating is and the experience of floating. -Jacob shares about his RN & Psyche background and the role it played to help build their float center experience. -Kevin gives light on how helping people with eating disorders and working at a treatment center led to meeting and working with Jacob. -Both talk about a weekend trip in 2012 to Chicago leading to conversations on opening a float center in St Louis. -Kevin describes what a float tank actually is, how it works, and the experience for an individual. He adds why they decided to focus only on the float craft instead of adding other services like massage for self-care. -Jacob describes their hiring and training of employees to maintain their float experience vision for Float STL guests. -Both Jacob and Kevin talked about the importance of partnership and financial backing for their unique business concept. Then they finish up about their own self-care besides just floating. Learn More: Email: Company Website: Company Facebook:

Joining us today are Jacob Resch and Kevin McCulloch, Founders of FLOAT STL. FLOAT STL is St. Louis' first float center and was opened in February of 2015. FLOAT STL has facilitated over 42,000 floats and continues the mission to help create a better access to healing modality. In this episode: We learn what the craft of floating is and the experience of floating. -Jacob shares about his RN & Psyche background and the role it played to help build their float center experience. -Kevin gives light on how helping people with eating disorders and working at a treatment center led to meeting and working with Jacob. -Both talk about a weekend trip in 2012 to Chicago leading to conversations on opening a float center in St Louis. -Kevin describes what a float tank actually is, how it works, and the experience for an individual. He adds why they decided to focus only on the float craft instead of adding other services like massage for self-care. -Jacob describes their hiring and training of employees to maintain their float experience vision for Float STL guests. -Both Jacob and Kevin talked about the importance of partnership and financial backing for their unique business concept. Then they finish up about their own self-care besides just floating. Learn More: Email: info@floatingstl.com Company Website: www.floatingstl.com Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floatstl

Joining us today are Jacob Resch and Kevin McCulloch, Founders of FLOAT STL. FLOAT STL is St. Louis' first float center and was opened in February of 2015. FLOAT STL has facilitated over 42,000 floats and continues the mission to help create a better access to healing modality. In this episode: We learn what the craft of floating is and the experience of floating. -Jacob shares about his RN & Psyche background and the role it played to help build their float center experience. -Kevin gives light on how helping people with eating disorders and working at a treatment center led to meeting and working with Jacob. -Both talk about a weekend trip in 2012 to Chicago leading to conversations on opening a float center in St Louis. -Kevin describes what a float tank actually is, how it works, and the experience for an individual. He adds why they decided to focus only on the float craft instead of adding other services like massage for self-care. -Jacob describes their hiring and training of employees to maintain their float experience vision for Float STL guests. -Both Jacob and Kevin talked about the importance of partnership and financial backing for their unique business concept. Then they finish up about their own self-care besides just floating. Learn More: Email: info@floatingstl.com Company Website: www.floatingstl.com Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floatstl

Joining us today are Kate Loar of Venture For America and Chisom Uche, Alumnus of Venture For America and current Senior Associate at SixThirty. Kate works with Venture For America Fellows, company partners, donors and support systems in St. Louis and Kansas City. Chisom serves on numerous boards, one of which empowers students to direct their own lives and learning. In this episode: Kate discusses her many roles with Venture For America Chisom tells us how he became a "fellow" with Venture for America and how he fills his role as an alumni of the program. Kate talks about the criteria Venture For America looks for in the "fellow" selection process and what strategies they use in choosing the perfect candidate. Kate tells us about a few benchmark milestones that Venture For America recently hit. Chisom discusses the diversity within Venture For America community. Chisom goes into detail just how exactly the "fellows" of Venture For America contribute to the start-up community. Learn More: Kate Email: kate@ventureforamerica.org Chisom Email: chisom.uche@gmail.com Venture For America Website: https://ventureforamerica.org

Joining us today are Kate Loar of Venture For America and Chisom Uche, Alumnus of Venture For America and current Senior Associate at SixThirty. Kate works with Venture For America Fellows, company partners, donors and support systems in St. Louis and Kansas City. Chisom serves on numerous boards, one of which empowers students to direct their own lives and learning. In this episode: Kate discusses her many roles with Venture For America Chisom tells us how he became a "fellow" with Venture for America and how he fills his role as an alumni of the program. Kate talks about the criteria Venture For America looks for in the "fellow" selection process and what strategies they use in choosing the perfect candidate. Kate tells us about a few benchmark milestones that Venture For America recently hit. Chisom discusses the diversity within Venture For America community. Chisom goes into detail just how exactly the "fellows" of Venture For America contribute to the start-up community. Learn More: Kate Email: kate@ventureforamerica.org Chisom Email: chisom.uche@gmail.com Venture For America Website: https://ventureforamerica.org

Joining us today are Kate Loar of Venture For America and Chisom Uche, Alumnus of Venture For America and current Senior Associate at SixThirty. Kate works with Venture For America Fellows, company partners, donors and support systems in St. Louis and Kansas City. Chisom serves on numerous boards, one of which empowers students to direct their own lives and learning. In this episode: Kate discusses her many roles with Venture For America Chisom tells us how he became a "fellow" with Venture for America and how he fills his role as an alumni of the program. Kate talks about the criteria Venture For America looks for in the "fellow" selection process and what strategies they use in choosing the perfect candidate. Kate tells us about a few benchmark milestones that Venture For America recently hit. Chisom discusses the diversity within Venture For America community. Chisom goes into detail just how exactly the "fellows" of Venture For America contribute to the start-up community. Learn More: Kate Email: Chisom Email: Venture For America Website:

Joining us today is Sloan Coleman, Business Development Director, AKA Monster Marketer, of Tiny Little Monster. Sloan, A lifelong entrepreneur with a background in art and graphic design, began her entrepreneurial career by co-founding a graphic and web design business at the age of 26. Through learning about marketing, networking and SEO while in the graphic design industry, Sloan stumbled into the screen printing industry, the seed was planted; Tiny Little Monster was born in her basement and the rest is history. In this Episode: Sloan talks about how her inner entrepreneur skills started when she was a child. Sloan tells us about how her start in the SEO/Website development business led her to an interest in the screen printing business. Sloan talks about how opportunity met preparedness with the name Tiny Little Monster and a preexisting SEO database. Sloan gives great feedback for staff and new growth practices. Sloan explains what makes Tiny Little Monster different from all the other screen printing shops in St. Louis and how she and her business partner troubleshoot ways to keep them on top of the business game. Learn More: Email: Website: Company Facebook: Company Twitter:

Joining us today is Sloan Coleman, Business Development Director, AKA Monster Marketer, of Tiny Little Monster. Sloan, A lifelong entrepreneur with a background in art and graphic design, began her entrepreneurial career by co-founding a graphic and web design business at the age of 26. Through learning about marketing, networking and SEO while in the graphic design industry, Sloan stumbled into the screen printing industry, the seed was planted; Tiny Little Monster was born in her basement and the rest is history. In this Episode: Sloan talks about how her inner entrepreneur skills started when she was a child. Sloan tells us about how her start in the SEO/Website development business led her to an interest in the screen printing business. Sloan talks about how opportunity met preparedness with the name Tiny Little Monster and a preexisting SEO database. Sloan gives great feedback for staff and new growth practices. Sloan explains what makes Tiny Little Monster different from all the other screen printing shops in St. Louis and how she and her business partner troubleshoot ways to keep them on top of the business game. Learn More: Email: tiny@tinylittlemonster.com Website: http://tinylittlemonster.com Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tinylittlemonstertees/ Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinymonstertees/

Jade Harrell and Jade-isms! Jade-ism: A word of the day used to describe an emotion……key being that there is no law, rule, or guideline in creating the word of the day! (never found in the dictionary) For those of you who know Jade Harrell, co-host of “The Model Health Show”, with Shawn Stevenson, author of “Sleep Smarter”…..know that the word of the day sets the pace for the weekly episodes on the number one podcast in health. In this episode, Jade shares how Jade-isms came about…… Jade shares how she never felt how she could offer others value….. And if you haven't tuned into “The Model Health Show”, you know that she is not only a part of the show…..she brings major insight to the lessons being shared, and through her transparency, she truly cares about others. Being the founder/CEO/and producer of RareGem Productions, you will find that this guest of the ‘Mindset Mountain Podcast' is exactly what co-host Eddie Aguilar calls…..A Soft Soul! A woman with desire, compassion, and a love for others…..this is an episode that will change your thinking about your worth! Feel free to follow Jade on Facebook! Time to listen in…… Subscribe: Mindsetmtn.com/itunes Mindsetmtn.com/stitcher Eddie Aguilar   The post Jade Harrell and Jade-isms! appeared first on .