Ready for good news? Jason Hall, CEO of Greater St. Louis, Inc. tells us “COVID has caused companies to rethink their global footprint for manufacturing and distribution, and that it is opening up tremendous opportunities for St. Louis”. 

If you haven’t heard about The Third Space and its impact on productivity don’t miss our 1st PNC C-Speak podcast of 2022 with Mark Stegeman, Managing Principal at POE.

Erin Joy, CEO of Black Dress circle addresses gender bias in our latest episode.  “In pitching for venture capital, even the questions they ask women are different than men,”   said Joy who emphasized women need to know that and deal with it in a powerful way.  Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion. 

How will we fill the anticipated need for 1500 entry level workers in the next 3 years? Hear how Daugherty Business Solutions CEO Ron Daugherty is addressing this challenge while advancing technology workforce diversity and access to opportunity.

Lesley Hoffarth joins PNC C-SPEAK to share the path leading to full partnership with the City of St. Louis.  This first of its kind partnership has been a role model for communities nationwide for the long term growth of Forest Park, impacting the community and local economy.  

“Customer service is not a department, it’s a philosophy.” says customer experience expert Shep Hyken. He discusses how to apply this philosophy to every aspect of business, with every employee, as well as how to improve customer experience, even when it’s online.

Kyle Chapman, President of Barry-Wehmiller, discusses their unique business strategies. With acquisitions on the mind of many business leaders, the company’s philosophy is very thought-provoking

Change is imminent for tracking and data mining.  Sean Cotton, President of Coegi tells us marketers  should prepare themselves by looking at the way they’re measuring their advertising in terms of lift, benchmarks and performance. With the big 3rd party players accounting for 80% of the tracking, business owners will have to take a different approach.

Meet Landon Hobson, CEO of Cosmos Corporation, Landon reflects on transitioning from a family owned business to a corporation and the impact that has had on business succession planning

Chris Young of Whitecross Ventures takes emerging trends one step further in the latest episode of PNC C-Speak. Healthcare, food science and space exploration are interconnecting in the most creative ways giving the start-up community opportunities for almost unimaginable innovation and growth.