Regional Business Council's Karen Branding

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Karen Branding, president and CEO of the St. Louis Regional Business Council, a collective of leading executives representing many of the largest companies in the metro area. The discussion touches on Branding's background, the future of downtown St. Lou…

Take Root Hospitality's Tara Gallina

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Tara Gallina, co-owner of Take Root Hospitality, which counts Vicia, Winslow's Table, Bistro La Floraison, and Taqueria Morita in its portfolio of popular St. Louis restaurants. The discussion touches on the factors that make the local restaurant scene u…

TCARE's Dr. Rhonda Brown

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Dr. Rhonda Brown, vice president of clinical operations for the caregiver support platform TCARE. The discussion focuses on the impact of TCARE's work, the company's journey from Wisconsin to St. Louis, and how it has benefitted from relocating to the re…

Marson Foods' Jan Marson and Tyler Wallace

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Marson Foods president and co-owner Jan Marson and chief operating officer Tyler Wallace. The conversation touches on the opening of the company's new $35 million, 150,000-square-foot production facility in Hazelwood and its embrace of automation. Marson…

Nest founder Rebecca van Bergen

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Nest founder Rebecca van Bergen. Nest helps hundreds of thousands of makers, artisans, and creative entrepreneurs in well over 100 countries run craft-based businesses, while also advancing gender equity and women’s economic opportunities all over the gl…

MTM President and CEO Alaina Macia

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Alaina Macia, president and CEO of MTM. The discussion focuses on the ways in which MTM has experienced significant growth in recent years, including the company's embrace of mergers and acquisitions. Macia, who serves as chair of the Regional Business C…

Tamara Keefe of Clementine's Naughty and Nice Creamery

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Tamara Keefe of Clementine's Naughty & Nice Creamery. The discussion focuses on Clementine's growth over the past decade, including Keefe's investment in a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Baden and expansion plans for Kansas City. Keefe also…

Scott Morris, UMSL's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center Director

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Scott Morris, director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. In his role, Morris works with students and local entrepreneurs to help them execute ideas and grow their businesses. The conversation touches on …

Hello Citizen Founder and CEO John Stamm

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Hello Citizen founder and CEO John Stamm. The St. Louis-based startup harnesses artificial intelligence to help businesses, voters, government officials, and others stay on top of all of the topics and ideas being discussed in local and state government …

Ole Tyme Produce's President and CEO Joan Daleo

In this episode, host Mike Miller chats with Ole Tyme Produce's president and CEO Joan Daleo. For more than 50 years, Ole Tyme Produce has been a St. Louis mainstay in the food distribution business. But when the pandemic arrived and the restaurant industry froze, Ole Tyme Produce reached a pivot p…