Giles Oldroyd, president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, discusses why St. Louis is the center of global agriculture and how the center offers various services to help small to mid-size ag tech business grow.

Presented by Purina. 

Ron Ostrowski, CEO of Rawlings Sporting Goods, touts the company's growth, the Rawlings Experience at Westport and their focus on diamond sports, softball and baseball. 

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Steve Smith, co-founder and executive chairman of Lawrence Group, says we need 'unique spaces' to change region's image. He also discusses why he believes we need to rally together to move the area forward or risk losing younger generations to other cities.

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Josh Allen, founder and co-owner of Companion Baking, lives by grandfather's words to 'shut up and listen to customers.' He also discusses why he stays in St. Louis, including the talented workforce and supportive restaurateurs. 

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SSM health chief Dr. Alexander Garza recalls his Iraq deployment and the world after Saddam Hussein's fall and discusses the part of his unconventional military career spent not as a physician, but assisting in the rebuilding of a nation.

Dr. Alexander Garza, SSM Health chief community health officer, discusses St. Louis' social struggles, vaccines and how to better work together, as well as the key lessons the pandemic left on transparency and misinformation. 

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Suzanne Sierra, executive director of the St. Louis Mosaic Project, explains why it's important to help immigrants make professional and social connections, and put down roots in St. Louis.

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Tim Luchini, CEO of Intramotev, discusses how his company is the only one in the world converting conventional freight cars to battery-powered, self-propelled railcars.

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Min Jung Kim, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, talks about growing attendance and how the region can continue to be an "incredible" place.

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After the NFL, ‘club kid’ is back in St. Louis to lead Boys and Girls Clubs. Brandon Williams, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, talks about developing the next generation of leaders.

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