Community Good w/ JADE HARRELL

ETHINKSTL-058-National Black MBA Association of Metro St. Louis

In May of 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed to the Negro American Labor Council stating, "there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children." From then to now our nation’s economic divide continues to widen. In his Nobel Peace Prize address he asserted, “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.”. In this episode, we will learn more about the National MBA Association of Metro St. ...

Jade Harrell w/ the Africa World Documentary Film Festival

Jade Harrell with Dr. Niyi Coker, Founder and Festival Director of the Africa World Documentary Film Festival. For its eleventh season, the annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the E. Desmond Lee Professorship through UMSL’s African/African American Studies at the International Studies and Programs office at will take place at the Missouri History Museum. The international festival, which is committed to the promotion of knowledge, life and culture of the people of Afr...

ETHINKSTL - Yes! You are an Entrepreneur...Now Think Like One!!! (EP002) RELOADED

If you've been sitting on the fence, if you're second guessing or even feeling overwhelmed by the idea of entrepreneurship...today we're here to confirm, affirm and exclaim that YES you ARE an entrepreneur. Cheryl and Christy are joined by Keith Turner, TurnGroup Technologies L.L.C. and Seqwana Pryor, Prycor Technologies, LLC sharing insights from their seasoned successful careers as entrepreneurs.

ETHINKSTL - New Year, New Leap? It's Not Just About Quitting Your Job (EP004) RELOADED

Happy New Year! We want you to continue to encourage you in your businesses and the exciting new world of opportunities that exist ahead! So we are bringing you one of our best episodes of ETHINKSTL. This episode has so many tools, tips and strategies from these skilled and seasoned entrepreneurs that is certainly makes the top of the list of our best of show. Enjoy! Notes necessary ;-) Today we are speaking to the entrepreneurs who are also wage earners, salaried, employees...the folks on t...

ETHINKSTL-Immigrant Entrepreneurs in STL and International - (EP028) RELOADED

We live in a very diverse city with hard working people. Many of the folks in our region are hard working immigrants who are helping to make St. Louis a great city and region to LIVE, WORK and PLAY. The St. Louis Mosaic Project is a wonderful organization that helps to ease the transition for many of these individuals as they make St. Louis home. On this episode, Christy and Cheryl welcome Vin Ko, a friend and colleague from Mosaic and Cuong Dang, an energetic and ambitious entrepreneur who h...

ETHINKSTL-Ilerasoft and Heartwork Video...Health Tech Companies Who Honor Heritage and Lead from the Heart (EP041) RELOADED

If you live here in the St. Louis region, then you should know that our city has been recognized as one of the top start-up cities in the nation. I think that this recognition is not only for the vast resources we have to assist those in starting their new ventures, but also for the different types of ventures being started in the areas of information technology, cybersecurity, fashion, agriculture and life science—just to name a few. Today, we have invited two individuals starting tech focu...

HEALTHY LIVING EXPO 2018

Jade Harrell w/ Dr. Edgar Everett, Chiropractic Doctor, Proficient Chiropractic and the Distinctive Events Management Healthy Living Expo 2018. Tierra Fluker presents the 5th Annual Healthy Living Expo

Jade Harrell w/ TEDx - St. Louis Auditions and Application

Jade Harrell with Steve Sommers and Mich Hancock, founders of TEDxGatewayArch. If you've ever had dreams about speaking on the big stage!!! If you've ever wanted an opportunity to present your innovative idea...your idea that's worth spreading, you now have an opportunity. TEDxGatewayArch is accepting applications for the next TEDxGatewayArch event. Applications are due February 19th, 2018. AUDITIONS will be held on March 17, 2018. In this episode: - What the organizers are look for from ...

ETHINKSTL-Enterprising Independence for Persons with Differing Abilities-Paraquad (EP033) RELOADED

Today, we will be chatting with an organization that is already impactful in our region with a long-standing history of changing the conversation about disabilities in St. Louis. Paraquad is the organization that works with people with disabilities of all ages, empowering them to increase their independence through choice and opportunity. We have Paraquad’s CEO, Aimee Wehmeier who is only the 3rd Executive Director and CEO in the organization’s 47-year history, Beth Jantz, their grant writ...

ETHINKSTL-Immigrant Entrepreneurs! A World of Enterprising Opportunity (EP015) RELOADED

Today we are speaking with Betsy Cohen, Executive Director for the Regional Immigration & Innovation Initiative, the St. Louis Mosaic Project and Julia Li, Founder and Executive Director, Create Space Generator and Executive in her family’s business, JX Restaurants, which includes the famous LuLu Seafood restaurant. Betsy leads the St. Louis Mosaic Project, an outstanding organization focused on supporting foreign-born populations in our region. You will learn about this organization’s impac...

Jade Harrell with Sidney Keys, BOOKS AND BROS and EYE SEE ME

Jade Harrell w/ Rachel Winograd & UMSL's Response to Rampant Opioid Crisis

Jade Harrell with Rachel Winograd, Assistant Research Professor with UMSL, the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH). She leads an extensive effort called the Opioid Crisis Targeted Response. The opioid epidemic is hitting a lot of people and families in Missouri with no exception. Last year in Missouri we lost upwards of 900 people. It is the biggest public health emergency of our lifetime. Looking at the number of people who died of fatal overdose, 2016 was the biggest year in rece...

Jade Harrell w/ St. Louis ArtWorks: Elevating STL Teens with Art Apprenticeships

Jade Harrell with Kristen Goodman, Communications/Event Manager and Byron Rogers, Program Manager with St. Louis Artworks. STL ArtWorks collaborates with the community to provide meaningful work experience for teens in the St. Louis metro area through apprenticeships in the arts. St. Louis Artworks 5959 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112 P: 314-899-9734 / E: [email protected] www.stlartworks.org Twitter @StlArtWorks

ETHINKSTL-An Evening With...Champion Entrepreneurs - LIVE (EP040) RELOADED

CHAMPIONS ARE WHAT ENTREPRENEURS ARE MADE OF…#ethinkstl Our primary focus for doing a LIVE show is to bring BioSTL’s, “Evening With” series to you. In this series, Cheryl normally interviews entrepreneurs discussing their personal and professional stories of how they built or are building their ventures. They step outside of their comfort zones, and as we always state, this podcast is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. So, we are truly stepping outside of our zone by hosting this e...

ETHINKSTL-BOOTS TO BUSINESS - Service and Veteran Entrepreneurs (EP039) RELOADED

Most of us don’t realize that every branch of the U.S. military is represented in St. Louis. Or that the Veteran’s Business Resource Center (VBRC) is based here and served a region that includes Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. For active service members, veterans and military families, resources like the VBRC are important to their success while enlisted and when they transition back to civilian life. Needless to say, keeping talented military professionals in our region, esp...

ETHINKSTL-An Entrepreneur's Sweet Spot-Miss M's Candy Store (EP011) RELOADED

Sharon Echols found her sweet spot in entrepreneurship after working 25 years in the mortgage banking business. She and her husband responded to industry changes by reviving their fond childhood memories with a new venture. With the underlying goal of having something to fall back on, they opened up a neighborhood candy store for the community to rely on. With no prior retail or business experience, Lee and Sharon undertook the hardcore planning, drew from their corporate backgrounds and la...

Jade Harrell w/ Ron Gregory Tribute to legendary brother Dick Gregory

Jade Harrell with Ron Gregory in a tribute to his legendary brother Dick Gregory.

ETHINKSTL-057-Monsanto Develops and Delivers Value with Diversity, Technology and Innovation

Agriculture is a changing landscape—and Monsanto is leading the way with technologies that are digitizing the farm and thereby digitizing agriculture. Today Cheryl and Christy are speaking with Jim Swanson, the Chief Information Officer of Monsanto to learn more about how he is using technology and innovation to impact and grow their business. A scientist by training, Swanson joined Monsanto because it allowed him to continue to pursue opportunities at the intersection of science, technology,...

ETHINKSTL-056-Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council

If you classify yourself as a small business owner, an entrepreneur or someone with a side hustle looking to grow it into your full-time dream, you are in for a treat. We are joined by two fabulous women— Lynn Haynes, Director of MBE Services and Rhonda Carter Adams, the Executive Director for Central Illinois and Eastern MO — representing the Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council. In this episode of "Entrepreneurially Thinking", discover more about what the Mid-States MSDC organ...

Jade Harrell w/ Universal Design with Starkloff Disability Institute

Jade Harrell with Colleen Starkloff, Starkloff Disability Institute

Jade Harrell w/ Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation

Jade Harrell with Fox Perfmorming Arts Charitable Foundation

Jade Harrell w/ St. Louis International Film Festival: Cinema St. Louis

Jade Harrell with Cliff Froehlich, Executive Director

ETHINKSTL-055-Gateway Venture Mentoring Service-Helping Entrepreneurs Launch and Grow

For established, revenue positive companies, there is often nothing harder for founders than to make time to work on their business rather than in their business. Linda and Steve Hanlon know that challenge first-hand. And at first, they almost let the GVMS Flip Zone program pass them by. Thankfully, despite concerns about the time commitment, the Hanlon’s doubled down on their desire to grow LangeTech. That investment of time, money and energy is already paying off and they joined us along wi...

ETHINKSTL-054-The Incredible Jared Arms and Trio Talent

Today, we are bringing you a guest we had on several seasons ago—Jared Arms, Founder and CEO of Kylar.io. We recently ran into Jared out and about at one of our incubators and as he was beginning to tell us all about the wonderful things happening for him and his company. We said “STOP” don’t tell us anymore—We want you to update our listeners so they can share in the progress and good news! As a reminder when we first chatted with Jared on this show, we learned about his background and h...

ETHINKSTL-053-Open Source Agriculture

How close do you live to your local grocery store? Most of us don't know. As long as it's close to home, it's not a problem. But when you don't have a local grocery store, or you have one but it's too far away to get to without transportation, figuring out how you'll buy your groceries becomes a big problem. For the past decade, Americans have driven an average of 6 miles between home and their closest grocery store. For rural Americans, especially those in the South, the trip can be much lo...

ETHINKSTL-052-ITEN: Move Your IT Forward

Change is inevitable. And, as we’ve noted, on several occasions, St. Louis’ entrepreneurship ecosystem is in the midst of change – new leadership, new organizations and new funding challenges. So what does that mean for one of the oldest entrepreneur support organizations in the City? ITEN’s new Executive Director, Mary Louise (ML) Helbig and Entrepreneur in Residence Jane Vancil visit with Christy and Cheryl to share how they are targeting their resources for maximum impact and having fun a...

ETHINKSTL-050-Big Data, IOT and AI: Make way for StampedeCon

From the early days of high performance computing to the cutting edge of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things - a lot of things have changed. And much of that change is happening right here in St. Louis. Fueled by his own personal passion for technology and desire to bring together a learning community, Gary Stiehr created StampedeCon in 2012. Now, five years later, StampedeCon includes three conferences annually – the newest is StampedeCon AI on October 17, 2017. Each co...

ETHINKSTL-051-Launch Code and Coder Girl

The World Economic Forum at Davos is where leaders from around the world gathered to discuss the implications of a new industrial revolution—the 4th industrial revolution (after the revolutions brought about by steam power, electricity and electronics). The 4th Revolution uses digital technology to revolutionize almost every part of our life at an unprecedented pace, from self-driving cars to AI-enabled assistants. One of the biggest implications outlined in The Industry Gender Gap report t...

ETHINKSTL-049-Aspire Entrepreneurial Initiative

An estimated 60 percent of formerly incarcerated individuals remain unemployed one year after their release, raising the risk of recidivism and resulting in lost lifetime earnings. This cycle has major implications for American families as nearly half of all U.S. children have at least one parent with a criminal record. In 2015, SBA expanded its Microloan Program to small business owners currently on probation or parole. In 2016, The leaders of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), W...

Jade Harrell w/ TEN-The Empowerment Network for Men facing Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is not only an invader of the human body it is an infiltrator of the human spirit. Survivor, Mellve Shahid made a promise to God to support and serve other men battling prostate cancer when he was diagnosed ten years ago. He founded The Empowerment Network and has been changing lives and creating hope for hundreds of men ever since.

ETHINKSTL-048-PROMISE ZONE with ERICA HENDERSON

Did you know, St. Louis is home to the largest Promise Zone in the country? Covering most of North St. Louis City and North County the Promise Zone is a special Federal designation created during the Obama administration to draw investment to distressed and urban communities that have been neglected for generations. Since its inception, Promise Zone director Erica Henderson, has brought together 150 partners and thought leaders to coordinate activities in order to maximize impact and successf...

Jade Harrell w/ Diversity Awareness Partnership - For Such a Time as This...

Jade Harrell with Steve Parks, Director of Programs, Diversity Awareness Partnership. Steve is responsible for facilitating and leading diversity and inclusion discussions with youth and adults. He offers tools and strategies to open up communication. He shares the ways we can listen and express for influence. Steve distinguishes between dialogue and debate to encourage awareness, understanding and healing. The mission of Diversity Awareness Partnership is to be a catalyst to increase awaren...

ETHINKSTL-047-Get on the Bus! The StartupBus

Who knew that in addition to an elevator pitch you might one day find yourself making a pitch on The StartupBus!? Theresa Hines, St. Louis’ StartupBus conductor, describes it as a hack-a-thon on steroids…and wheels! She joined us in studio with Austin Murdock to tell us all about what happens on the Bus. This year, 100 participants were on 7 buses from 7 cities. They drove over 8,000 miles and visited 32 cities on their way to New Orleans. The St. Louis bus had 9 riders and two teams. Aust...

ETHINKSTL-046-Virta Health-Managing health with technology that helps

Healthcare today is changing! We have technologies that are helping patients and physicians effectively manage chronic illnesses that years ago would severely impact and shorten the lives of those with illnesses like diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. Today, we are speaking with Virta Health, a company that is using technology, a treatment plan that is geared specifically for each patient and a team approach that has been clinically demonstrated to reverse type 2 diabetes safely and s...

iHeart Jade Harrell w/ Community Trauma and Racial Equity

Today we focus our Alive and Well STL lens on Community Trauma and Racial Equity. Jade Harrell with Khatib Waheed, founder of the Racial Equity Learning Exchange. As a national presenter, facilitator and consultant, Khatib A.F. Waheed provides training services in support of judicial circuits, child welfare and juvenile justice jurisdictions and other organizations to improve services and outcomes for children and families of color. In recent years this work has been expanded nationally ...

ETHINKSTL-044-Ferguson 1000-Coding without 'Code-Switching'

On the heels of the National Urban League Conference in St. Louis and the third anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, we are reminded that the events in Ferguson on August 9, 2014 are not past tense, nor should they be. In the intervening years there have been a wide range of protests, activism, engagement and change movements – all trying to change the status quo. Ferguson 1000 is one way people have reacted locally to the need for economic equity for people of color in St. Louis. Likewise, ...

ETHINKSTL-045-39 North and Venture Cafe': Big Space to Build Agriculture and Innovation Community

Agriculture is an $88B industry for Missouri. In St. Louis alone, there are more than 1,000 plant scientists – it is arguably the epicenter of world-class professionals in this field. In this episode we spend time with Janet Wilding, Vice President of Major Projects at the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. Janet is leading the master planning of 39 North, the region’s newest and largest innovation community. On 600 acres at the western end of what some call the innovation corridor...

Jade Harrell w/ The Saint Louis Science Center Perfectly Positioned for a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, Saint Louis Science Center president and CEO. The Saint Louis Science Center is Perfectly Timed, Matched and Placed to Host a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 10am to 3pm, Monday, August 21 -Live Music by Johnny Chase -Food and drinks -Free bottled water from Coca-Cola -Attend a Live Sky: Eclipse show at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium -Free activities for all ages -Science Center educators will narrate what is happening during the eclipse The mission...

ETHINKSTL - Thinking Outside the Box with the Qube (EP035) RELOADED

Cheryl and Christy with Charlie Wallace, a serial entrepreneur, whose product helps basketball players improve their shot. It’s called the “Qube Basketball Trainer System”—a patent pending product and system that touts immediate results!! Their slogan, The Qube…re-shaping the way the world shoots a basketball, one player at a time. His unique invention is a breakthrough in teaching basketball players how to become great shooters! We’re going to find how how this is possible! Charlie Wallac...

Jade Harrell w/ FAITH CHURCH LOVE RIOT

Jade Harrell with Pastor Nicole Crank, co-founder and lead pastor of FaithChurch.com. FaithChurch.com is sparking a “Riot”! In light of what’s happening in the country today, St. Louis’ largest inter-racial church, FaithChurch.com is staging its own “LOVE RIOT” with thousands of St. Louisans to combat this ridiculous climate of racism and hate. Violence seems to get the bulk of today’s media attention, so we’re coming together to shed enough love and light to take back the airwaves. TUES...

iHeart Jade Harrell w/ When Helping Hurts...1st Responders and Vicarious Trauma

When Helping Hurts... Trauma effects you, me and our first responders. How do they cope to be Alive and Well? Jade Harrell with Sgt. Sally Panzer and April Casey who know first-hand what it's like to be on the front lines.

ETHINKSTL - Strategy | Focus | Resilience Lessons with Mind Safety Management Founder, Ralph Thompson (EP013) RELOADED

Christy and Cheryl with Ralph Thompson, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Mind Safety Management, LLC, a St. Louis information technology company headquartered in our CORTEX Innovation District. Ralph has been an entrepreneur since he was a young child, earning extra money where he saw opportunities in his community—from selling candy to shoveling snow! He hails from a long line of entrepreneurs in his family—he learned by example! Ralph has an interesting career path that led him to co-fo...

ETHINKSTL - Starting from Square One (Ep025) RELOADED

We’re all basically starting from the beginning-Square One. CET, the state’s oldest and largest Innovation Center celebrates nearly 20 years of entrepreneur training programs! CET has been working to find, support and grow entrepreneurial ventures and they’re succeeding with the Square One Boot Camp and Square One Ignite programs. Originally, CET focused on bioscience entrepreneurs. Many great startups including Nanopore Diagnostics, Immunophotonics, Kypha and MediBeacon participated in wh...

Jade Harrell w/ YWCA Metro STL to Literally Walk A Mile In Her Shoes

Jade Harrell with Adrian E. Bracy, CEO, YWCA of Metro St. Louis In this episode: - Learn more about the multiple services of the YWCA: >Economic Empowerment >Women's Resource Center >Racial Justice >Head Start >YW-Teens - Get to know the CEO...Jade gets personal with Adrian to discover her NFL experience, perseverence in male-dominated industries and what tools she implements to get through her most challenging situations. -Details of the "Walk A Mile" organization and this year's event ...

ETHINKSTL-043-DataDog and MediModo - Riding the Health IoT Wave

Accenture Consulting recently reported that the value of the Internet of Health Things will top $163 billion by 2020. Within the next five years the healthcare sector is projected to be #1 in the list of top 10 industries for Internet of Things app development. This kind of high-stakes, leading-edge industry development attracts brilliant young minds! Among those, Elizabeth Russell, co-founder and CEO of DataDog Health and Daniel Kapper, co-founder of MediModo, whose companies are riding this...

Craig Blac Community Cuts for Kids 2017 in its 17th Year w/ Jade Harrell

Jade Harrell with Craig Shields aka Craig Blac, Founder, The Craig Shields Foundation 17th Annual Community Cuts for Kids returns to STL August 12th and 13th COMMUNITY CUTS FOR KIDS MISSION: To build self confidence within inner city youth by providing vital resources, educational opportunities, and mentoring to develop future leaders.

iHeart Jade w/ WASHU's College Prep Program

Jade Harrell with Leah Merrifield, Associate Vice Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis and their stellar college prep program.

ETHINKSTL-042-The African and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of St. Louis

In this episode we are continuing our Ethnic Chambers of Commerce conversation. Cheryl and Christy are joined by Segun Babalola, President of the newly formed St. Louis African Chamber of Commerce and Gabriela Ramierez-Arellano, Business Counselor at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce St. Louis—a thriving institution that has served hispanics in our region since 1982. We learn more about these organizations, how they support new and existing business owners in our region, the types of programs...

iHeart Jade w/ Pastor McCoy Walks the Streets at Night to Stop the Violence

Jade Harrell with Pastor Kenneth McCoy, Founder and Director of NightLIFE, an outreach ministry that walks the streets of north St. Louis at night to interrupt violence in the community. Photo credit: Laurie Skrivan. [email protected]

When's was your last trip to the Magic House? It's even more magical now!!

Jade Harrell with Carrie Hutchcraft, Director Of Marketing and Development at The Magic House with all the new magic, reach, classics and opportunity of this family favorite learning playground.