STL Leaders Podcast

Michael Reid is one of the top DUI attorneys in the St. Louis Metro area. Listen as we talk to Michael about the Do's and Dont's when it comes to DUI's. 

Ben Newman is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional athletes in the NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, UFC and NCAA.

Ben serves as a Mental Conditioning Coach for the 18-time National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team and has worked with players from the last 3 Super Bowl Champion teams. He was recently selected by Influencive.com as one of the TOP 10 Motivators in Sports and Real Leaders Magazine selected him as one of their 2019 and 2020 TOP 50 Speakers in the World.

Landon Hobson grew up in North Carolina before eventually finding his way to St. Louis MO. Before making it to St. Louis Landon went to Seminary School as well as Columbia University in NYC. After years of working in NY he had an opportunity to move to St. Louis to help run his wifes family business. Now as CEO of Cosmos Corporation, Landon is using his background to strengthen the culture in their organization.

In 2015 Jimmy Sansone and his 2 brothers started a clothing brand named The Normal Brand. Since then his company has grown nationwide with much success. Jimmy and his 2 brothers continue to run The Normal Brand today and in 2020 helped raise 125K for the Barstool Fund with the help of Luke Combs. To learn more about them visit www.thenormalbrand.com

With a drive to give a voice to people with rare and orphan conditions, Donovan Quill challenges health care industry to live up to its patient-first potential. His drive to do this is personal. A rare genetic disorder runs in Quill’s family. He has had an intimate knowledge of navigating health care from all sides. That front-row seat of dealing with doctors, support groups, insurance, and pharmacy created in him a mission to align the health care industry’s innovators who, like him, are seeking to serve patients as people. Today, Quill lives out his mission through his leadership as CEO and cofounder of Optime Care, a nationally recognized pharmacy that creates a trusted path to improved lives for patients with rare and orphan disorders. He is the host of a Rare Voices, a syndicated podcast that has featured some of the leading thinkers from all parts of the health care industry. Quill’s vision is a world in which compassion and deep understanding of people with rare disorders is understood as the foundation for innovation and growth. To learn more about Donovan Quill, Optime Care, and the Rare Voices, go to www.optimecare.com/rare-voices.  

Leo H. MacDonald, Jr. is a Principal at Carmody MacDonald PC here in St. Louis. He concentrates his practice in taxation, estate planning and business law, typically serving closely held businesses, not-for-profits and wealthy individuals. Leo has won multiple awards for his practice with Best Lawyers in Amercia. Leo is also very involved in his community and has served on a variety of boards and associations over the years. 

Chad Opel is the Founder and Board Treasurer of Edwardsville Neighbors, he is also the Founder of Front Office Wealth Strategies. He is a life-long Edwardsville, IL resident. He graduated from EHS in 1998, where he was a part of the undefeated State Championship baseball team. He then joined the Cougar baseball team and graduated from SIUE in 2002. Chad is also had the privilege of playing for the Baltimore Orioles for years before retiring from baseball. He is passionate about helping families plan their financial futures as well as giving back to his community. Additionally, Chad serves on the SIUE Foundation board. Chad and his wife, Kathie, feel very lucky to be raising their daughters, Samantha (2014) and Ellie (2016), in the Edwardsville community.

Ron Ameln is a partner at SBM, publisher of St. Louis SBM Magazine (a how-to magazine for owners of small- and mid-sized businesses) and the host of the St. Louis Business Expo & Business Growth Conference (Missouri's largest business-to-business Expo and workshop). Over the past 10 years, SBM's event division has produced over 600 educational events for businesses, ranging from large trade shows to small board meetings.

Kelly Boehmer is one half of the leading team in the nation with Berkshire Hatheway. Out of 50,000 realtors in the nation, her and her team were ranked #1 in 2020. The Boehmer Team specialize in residential real estate, relocation and new construction in St. Louis & St. Charles County. Listen as we talk to Kelly about the market and some great tips for buying and selling a home. 

David Singer is the President / Owner for Warehouse of Fixtures in St. Louis MO. David is a passionate leader creating a company where employees feel valued, customers are delighted, while diverting thousands of tons of furniture from the land fill each year. He believes that great relationships with their vendors, staff, customers and community are the basis for their success.