Who's Who In St. Lou Show

As St. Louis continues to gain recognition as an affordable place to launch a business, the startup scene is growing at a solid rate with people from all over the United States, and even the world coming to St. Louis for a variety of reasons to pursue their dreams. Who better to talk with regarding this topic than Ginger Imster, who is the Executive Director of Arch Grants which provides 20 startups $50,000 in non-equity funds, along with many other resources, to either bring their business to St. Louis or keep their business in St. Louis to help these businesses grow. The discussion kicks off talking about Ginger's time growing up in Columbia Missouri then moving to St. Louis and spending just over 12 years working in a variety of positions at City Academy. City Academy is an independent private school in North St. Louis founded by Don Danforth III & Duncan Marshall that is fully accredited with the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) to help well prepared minority stu

Brent Cowin joins me to talk about childhood sports, working on his Grandfathers farm and of course his companies new app called JooJoo which is currently available for iOS devices. I really enjoyed talking with Brent about some of his childhood memories and learning more about him including which sport he enjoyed playing the most while growing up and which position in that sport he prefers. We also discussed some of his early entrepreneur ventures which included selling books door to door that he found under his bed. There is much more that we discussed including how JooJoo came to be and why you would want to install this free application on your iPhone or iPad to help your friends and families know what places and things are that you recommend. Connect with Brent Cowin & download the JooJoo app after the show here: Email - brent@joojoo.com Web - www.JooJoo.com Twitter - @HeyJooJoo Download JooJoo on iTunes     Books that Brent recommends reading that have helped his personal growt

In the world of video games, you are likely familiar with companies that make & publish games such as Electronic Arts (EA Games), Rockstar Games, Infinity Ward and Treyarch (who make the Call of Duty games). But in St. Louis there are actually a number of video game developers who make some pretty fun games that nearly anyone can just pick up, play and enjoy. On this episode, I am talking with a trio of developers from a local STL company called Happy Badgers. Have a listen as I talk with Ben Triola, Dana Huth and Joey Paniello of Happy Badgers about  a variety of topics including walking down memory lane to find out what was it about video games that attracted them to gaming in the first place, and why they decided to create their own games including their first console game which will be available on the Playstation 4 called Smuggle Craft. A very fun discussion that I am sure you will enjoy!   To keep up with the crew at Happy Badgers, you can do so the following ways: Twitter - @HappyBa

Have you ever really wondered what firefighters think when arriving on the scene to battle a house fire, or is what we see on TV shows that focus on firefighters really what it is like? My guest for this episode, Gregg Favre joins me to discuss these topics and much more including the following examples: What is it like traveling so much for work? Why did Gregg become a fireman? How do firefighters even begin to separate what happens on the job from their personal lives? What runs through his mind when he hears the alarm go off at the station? A 16 year member of the St. Louis Fire Department, Gregg Favre is currently a Captain and Command Staff Officer with the St Louis Fire Department, works with the Joint Terrorism Task Force division of the FBI and much more. I know it is easy for me to say that this is a fantastic episode, but I think you will get a much better appreciation for the men & women who risk their lives everyday protecting our neighborhoods after listening to Gregg Favre share his storie

I am pleased to be joined by Dylan Hassinger who is running to be the Democratic candidate for Missouri State Senate from District 5 in downtown St. Louis on August 2, 2016. While I think that what Dylan is hoping to do as a representative in his district, here at the Who's Who in St. Lou Show, I only ask that you make sure to vote in the upcoming primary and also during any election that is held in your area. The right to vote in the United States is not something to take for granted, but sadly too many people choose to not vote in elections. Dylan Hassinger shares what led him to the St. Louis area along with got him into technology, activism and why he decided to run in the upcoming election. We also discuss topics such as what the area should do in the event we were to go after another professional sports team and much more.     To connect with Dylan Hassinger, you can do so the following ways: Web - Dylan4Senate.com Twitter - @dylanized Facebook - Facebook.com/dylanhassinger     Gue

In a first for the Who's Who in St. Lou Show, I have to release an episode as two episodes. My guest Julian Barnes and I had such a great & long discussion that I could not see cutting anything from it, so here we are with Part 2 of 2. On Part 1, we discussed a website & startup that Julian Barnes created called College Crap which is currently being rebranded. Here on Part 2, we discuss another passion of his called Breaking The Get Fit Myth which aims to help people maximize their fitness & diet efforts. Julian Barnes has a lot of great things going for him and I feel he is someone that you will be pleased to learn more about so make sure to listen to both parts of this wonderful & informative discussion. To listen to the first of these two episodes, make sure to visit WhoSTL.com/32 to have a listen to that portion.   To connect with Julian Barnes, you can do so the following ways: Twitter - @JulesMcVern Instagram - @JulesMcVern Facebook - Facebook.com/julian.barnes.5    

In a first for the Who's Who in St. Lou Show, I have to release an episode as two episodes. My guest Julian Barnes and I had such a great & long discussion that I could not see cutting anything from it, so here we are with Part 1 of 2. On this particular episode, Julian and I discuss what led him to St. Louis and going to school at Lindenwood University while playing Lacrosse. If you are like me and do not really know a whole lot about the sport of Lacrosse, Julian shares a bit about the background of the sport and a very memorable moment playing the game. We then dive in to talking about his first website and entrepreneurial venture called College Crap that has one heck of an interesting story full of ups and downs that Julian goes into great detail about. College Crap is currently going through a full makeover and rebranding as Julian and his team prepares to relaunch the service. If you, or someone you know, is currently running a startup company or is looking to start a company, Julian has a lot of gr

I am sure that I am not alone in thinking back to the time where we grew up with a consistent set of names and faces who brought us the news day in and day out. My guest for this episode is one such person. Don Marsh has, since 1959, been covering the news in a variety of forms while winning numerous awards, such as 12 Regional Emmy Awards, and spent nearly 23 combined years on St. Louis television starting at KTVI when it was the St. Louis ABC affiliate and then moving over to KDNL channel 30 when it became the areas ABC affiliate in August of 1995. Currently you can find Don Marsh on St. Louis Public Radio at 90.7 on your FM dial. Don is also an author and has written, or co-written a number of books including the following two: Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist How to be Rude Politely   We discuss what led Don to get into covering the news, some of the stories that he has covered that stick out to him the most along with what it was like to be in Baltimore, Maryland during the time th

We all know someone that can create some of the tastiest masterpieces on the grill. Our guest on this episode, Scott Thomas of the website GrillinFools.com, can help you increase the results of your grilling efforts so that you can get the most from your grill. At the very least, you can get some great recipe and gift ideas by getting to know Scott and his Grillin Fools website. I hope that you enjoy this discussion with one of the most influential online grilling experts who just so happens to live right here in the St. Louis area, which also happens to be home to some of the best BBQ in the United States.   To connect with Scott Thomas and Grillin Fools, you are welcome to do so the following ways: Web - GrillinFools.com Twitter - @GrillinFool Instagram - @GrillinFools     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - Too many to list, but just start with Forest Park and the options it provides Favorite restaurant - Peacemaker Lobster & Crab, The Libertine, Bar Les Freres

We have all seen those amazing pieces of 3D chalk art online which sometimes take up the entire width of a closed off street and look so realistic. Here in St. Louis, my guest for this episode Chelsea Ritter-Soronen, leads a group of people that do artwork like this for a variety of reasons ranging from charity fundraising to regular advertising all the way to helping to simply help bring awareness to social causes. Chalk Riot is not only focused on creating pieces in St. Louis but now works around the world. We discuss a number of topics such as why Chelsea created the company, where is the location furthest away from St. Louis that a piece has been created, how long a typical piece will last once finished and much more.     To connect with Chelsea Ritter-Soronen and learn more about Chalk Riot and how you can get involved, you can do so via: Web - ChalkRiotArt.com Twitter - @chalkriot Instagram - @chalkriot     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - Art Hill in

My guest on this episode, Mary Wissinger, is a woman of numerous creative talents. Have a listen as Mary explains what led her to St. Louis along with what keeps her and her husband Steve staying in the St. Louis area. We also dive in to what it is like to be a children's book author, how Mary got a position in the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus and even why she enjoys doing improv. To see the Kickstarter for the "My First Science Textbook" series she wrote, and to order a set of your own, you can do so here.   To connect with Mary Wissinger and keep up with the things she is doing around St. Louis, make sure to do so at: MaryWissinger.com ChinUpHeartOpen.com     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - Tower Grove Park Favorite restaurant - Civil Life Brewery Favorite thing about St. Louis - Very friendly city with a lot of supportive people willing to help What would you like to see St. Louis change? - Fix the potholes, roads and sidewalks     Listener survey

One of the great things about being a podcaster is getting to talk to other podcasters that create a number of different types of shows. On this episode of the Who's Who in St. Lou Show, I am pleased to bring you this discussion with Shane Presley who hosts the Rock Paper Podcast which focuses on interviews with musicians, comedians and other people Shane wants to talk with. Of course we discuss how the Rock Paper Podcast was created along with Shane's experience of growing up in the St. Louis area and what it is about his youth that made him such a fan of live music and I just had to ask if he is related Elvis Presley. Have a listen and make sure to check out the Rock Paper Podcast which is celebrating its two year anniversary at the Broadway Oyster Bar on Friday, June 24 from 10 - 2:30pm. View the event on Facebook via this link.   Connect with Shane Presley and the Rock Paper Podcast Show via: Web - RockPaperPodcast.com Facebook - Facebook.com/RockPaperPodcast Twitter - @RockPaperPodcas    

My guest on this episode of the Who's Who in St. Lou Show is local startup entrepreneur and software developer Noah Rosenberg. Noah is one of the founders behind an app called Pikazo that I believe every artist and photographer should have on their Android or iPhone device. The Pikazo app allows you to take an image, select a style to pair with it then it "paints" a new resulting image within minutes to create some amazing image results. If you visit the Pikazo Salon group on Facebook here, you will see the power of this application. During this episode we discussed not only Pikazo, but also touched on his time growing up in Fairfield, Iowa and discussed a little of his time in marketing during his early years out of school. You can download the Pikazo application on your favorite platform via the links below (be on the lookout for version 2 to release soon): Pikazo on Google Play Store for Android Pikazo on the Apple App Store   Connect with Noah Rosenberg on Twitter at @nrose.     Guest Fav

Want a great cup of coffee and help provide clean drinking water to developing nations? My guest for this episode of the Who's Who in St. Lou show, St. Louis area native Rachael Burchett, has two companies that work hand in hand to make this idea a reality. Rachael's first company is Solea Water, which she started while still in high school at Lafayette. Solea Water is a non profit company which raises funds from a variety of methods and then donates 100% to helping provide clean water in Latin America. The second company in which Rachael Burchett is deeply involved in is called Silo Coffee + Goods. Silo Coffee was created out of a love for coffee and another way to help the areas the grow coffee beans provide income for the farmers and then also 10% of each sale counts as a donation to Solea Water! It is like the circle of life, only in this case the circle of water! So stop by TechArtista to visit the Silo Coffee + Goods cart to get a great cup of coffee and help provide the clean drinking water that we, fa

Michael Green joins me to discuss what it has been like for him living in the St. Louis area after moving here from Dublin, Ohio. We also dive into discuss how the popular People Behind the Science podcast, which he produces and is hosted by Dr. Marie McNeely of Washington University, came to be created. Also discussed was his company Unfold Productions which produces that show and a number of others including People Behind the Innovation hosted by my guest from Episode 3, Travis Sheridan.  Michael also shares what he thinks of the current state of podcasting and what he would like to see as podcasting continues to grow as a medium. As always we dive into the guest faves segment and learn more about some of Michaels favorite things about St. Louis. Make sure to check out the People Behind the Science podcast if you are at all into science and connect with him online.   Michael Green on Twitter - @AMikeGreen People Behind the Science on the web - www.pbts.io People Behind the Science on Twitter - @p

Wesley Hoffman from the Treehouse Networkshop stops by to share his love of networking people, music and St. Louis. A native of Vandalia, Illinois, Wes talks about some of the projects he has been involved in recently such as the Strangehouse Workshop conference, his time at TechArtista here in the Central West End, to getting back to being involved in a band again. You can also hear Wes on his own podcast called the "Treehouse Lifestyle Podcast" and on one he co-hosts with his friend Corey Smale called "StrangeHouse Podcast".   Make sure to connect with Wes the following ways: Instagram - @TreehouseNetwrk Twitter - @TreehouseNetwrk Email - TreehouseSTLouis@gmail.com     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - City Museum, Sk8 Liborius Favorite restaurant - Blueberry Hill, Crow's Nest, 4 Hands Brewery, Byrd & Barrel, Katie's Pizza and Pasta, Porano Pasta, Mission Taco, Good Fortune Favorite thing about St. Louis - The energy in St. Louis and our St. Louis Cardin

Maxine Clark joins the Who's Who in St. Lou Show to talk about a number of interesting topics. We talk about what led her to St. Louis years ago, what was it about the area the kept her here when she could have moved anywhere because of her job in retail. Then of course we discus how the wonderful Build-A-Bear Workshop came to be along with how the Build-A-Bear name was chosen. Maxine also goes on to talk about how the company was able to continue growing without being hit nearly as hard during the 2008 recession as many other companies were. Then there is also the wonderful Clark Fox Family Foundation that she started with her husband over 10 years ago that takes up most of her time these days when she is not working with other local entrepreneurs to help them on their paths to be successful. Also, if you are the parent of young children, make sure to visit Blueprint4SummerSTL to get them involved in summer camps in the St. Louis area. Maxine Clark shares quite a few great pieces of advice for people looking

William Frazier of Lumogram joins the show to talk about startups, entrepreneurship, acappella, beatboxing and much more about his time growing up in the Webster Groves area. The opening and closing music you hear on this episode features William beatboxing along with his acappella group called One Too Many A Cappella. Visit their YouTube channel to see them perform this tune.   Some of the other things that William is involved in and ways to connect can be found here: A Cappella Connection Website - WilliamFrazier.is  (subscribe to his newsletter called The Imperfectionist) Twitter - @WilliamFrazr Instagram - @WilliamFrazr   You can also read what William has to say on his Medium page including the post we referenced on this episode.     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - The Grove neighborhood and Rise Coffee House Favorite restaurant - Blues City Deli, Brennan's in the Central West End, Atomic Cowboy Favorite thing about St. Louis - People are more like

On this episode of the Who's Who in St. Lou Show, I bring you a St. Louis native musician Jeff Nations of local Indie Rock band Various Hands. Jeff talks about his time growing up in the St. Louis area and shares some thoughts of being able to spend time in the summer down at the Lake of the Ozarks and other outdoor activities. Of course being a musician, Jeff shares what led him to become a musician, how Various Hands came to be along with what his first and favorite concert was and what it is like being a substitute teacher when he is not playing music. If you enjoyed the clips you heard during the beginning and ending of this episode, they are of the track "Lipstick" which you can hear in its entirety at Soundcloud here or of course on Spotify and iTunes. But like every good artist, make sure to support them by buying a CD or individual songs.   To connect with Jeff Nations and Various Music, you can do so at: Jeff Nations on Twitter - @JeffNations Various Hands website - VariousHandsMusic.com Variou

Founder and CEO of BlankPage Marketing & Consulting joins the show to talk about a multitude of topics ranging from social media, marketing and autism. Hear Danni talk about her favorite social media platforms for personal and business use along with learning about why autism is important to her. We also make sure to touch on what she enjoys most and what she would like to change about the St. Louis area. All this and more on the Who's Who in St. Lou Show!   Connect with Danni Eickenhorst and BlankPage Marketing & Consulting the following ways: Twitter - @STLDanni Twitter - @BlankPageSTL Instagram - @BlankPageSTL     Guest Faves of St. Louis Favorite St. Louis attraction - Bellfontaine Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery Favorite restaurant - Balduccis Favorite thing about St. Louis - Lot of fantastic things to do in the area that are accessible to everyone What would you like to see St. Louis change? - Put everyone closer together, and mix the various cultures togethe