With more than four million hours of one-on-one and small group instruction delivered on its Live Learning Platform, this edtech startup is redefining how students and professionals access personalized expertise. When Chuck Cohn founded Varsity Tutors in 2007, he began with $1,000 and a vision to revolutionize learning. Now the company connects students and professionals […]
The Swip mantra is “Build, Buy, or Both.” Swip helps companies build custom mobile apps and web apps, buy and implement off-the-shelf software solutions, or a combination of both, combining custom and off the-shelf solutions or integrations. At Swip Systems, our mission is to leverage advanced technology along with innovative and creative approaches to
Today, over 1 million veterans live in poverty, and among non-veterans, young adults aged 18-24 have the highest rates of poverty than any other age group. NPower is a premier tech training nonprofit on a mission to build pathways to prosperity for our students. At NPower, we are all about ACTION. We meet young adults
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Nvsted is an innovative online funding portal that provides a way for investors to help fund area startups. The Nvsted platform is unique; it is the only Regulation Crowdfunding marketplace specific to the St. Louis region and the first in the nation organized by an economic development agency , Nvsted was launched in
Tremendousness brings ideas to life using information design and visual storytelling. We help organizations explore and explain complex ideas, innovations, products, and processes—covering everything from digital strategy to transformation and change to thought leadership to marketing., Delivering just the facts is not enough—no matter how rational and compelling they may seem. You need to draw
This headline accompanied Washington Post nationally-syndicated columnist Neal Peirce’s column on St. Louis, following the completion of our BioBelt Strategy in 2000. Then in 2019, economists from the Brookings Institution noted that “To succeed in the global economy, cities must invest in what makes them unique.” My now 40+ year path as a private sector
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The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is dedicated to creating positive social change through groundbreaking research and education in social work, public health, and social policy. Its community of faculty, graduate students, staff, and alumni works throughout St. Louis, across the country and worldwide—using the best evidence to advance racial, health, and
SwipeSum is the first online marketplace for credit card processing. We help businesses of all sizes find the best payment processing solution for their unique business and negotiate lower rates on their behalf, totally free of charge. In 2012, Michael Seaman took a job at a major credit card processor. During his sales training, Seaman
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MoCannTrade is an association of business owners, healthcare providers, professionals, and patients working to implement a successful, safe, and compliant medical marijuana program in Missouri. MoCannTrade is the representative “Voice of Trade” for its members and the industry and works with stakeholders, state government, and the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop and
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Maritz uses its groundbreaking knowledge of behavioral science to increase customer loyalty, employee experience, and sales performance through a variety of services and software solutions encompassing research, incentives, rewards, incentive travel, meetings, and events. Jesse Wolfersberger, left, chief data officer at Maritz Motivation, accepts the Grand Motivation Masters award for a program that used AI-enabled
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Brandon spends his time traveling the world from the back of a BMW motorcycle and adventuring with his family. When he’s not adventuring, you will find him running a marketing agency that serves mid market manufacturing companies, working with high school kids exploring entrepreneurship, teaching marketing strategy courses at Washington University, or running workshops and
Nestlé Purina PetCare promotes responsible pet care, community involvement, and the positive bond between people and their pets. A premier global manufacturer of pet products, Nestlé Purina PetCare is part of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., a global leader in nutrition, health, and wellness. The Retail Innovation Center (RIC) is where Purina demonstrates our Pet category thought
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Shakespeare Festival St. Louis uses storytelling and live performance to bridge divides across the St. Louis region. Now entering its 20th season, Shakespeare Festival has quickly become one of the cultural gems of the bi-state region. Our summer Shakespeare productions play to thousands of residents and visitors every night, offering world-class artistry and an unmatched
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Purpose First Advisors works with entrepreneurs and the organizations that serve them to build profitable ventures that create generational wealth for founders and their families. Purpose First Advisors is particularly focused on helping women and entrepreneurs of color—those visionaries who are typically underrepresented and underestimated—build wildly successful businesses. Founder & CEO Christy Maxfield’s portfolio includes
RISE Collaborative is both a workspace for professional women to conduct business and a curated community for women focused on growing professionally and personally. With the flexibility of a coffee shop but the polish of a corner office, RISE is where women can thrive with like-minded professionals, focus on business, and make connections to support
Provider Pool is an online labor marketplace created specifically for the healthcare industry. The platform connects hospitals and other healthcare organizations to their ideal nursing professionals for short-term and longterm staffing needs. After working in the healthcare industry for nearly a decade, Janna Westbrook, Provider Pool’s founder, became completely immersed in the evolution of the
Deeply rooted in the St. Louis region, Polsinelli has a steadfast reputation in the legal and business communities for its sophisticated work, industry knowledge, civic leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit. An Am Law 100 firm with more than 875 attorneys in 21 offices, Polsinelli provides value to clients by combining legal counsel with astute business insight.
Randy got his start in the software business pretty much right out of school. An electrical engineer, Randy made the hop from engineering to software in the ’80s and then started his first software-consulting firm, Quilogy, in the early ’90s, re-settling his family in Saint Charles, where he and his wife had grown up. After
When his military pension wasn’t enough to support our family, my father went into life insurance. He realized no one was coordinating all of the separate aspects of families’ financial planning. The Glass Steagall Act was still in effect, and it kept all financial companies separate; insurance was separate from banks were separate from investment
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BBC is a brand strategy consultancy that harnesses dynamic human connections and the conscious desire for change to create forward momentum for brands, cities, and people. The STLMade Movement St. Louis is in the midst of a nascent renaissance that’s being fueled by the creativity and sheer tenacity of thinkers, doers, makers, and innovators who
The city of St. Louis has been begging for a professional basketball team ever since the loss of the former NBA St. Louis Hawks, now the Atlanta Hawks, in 1968. In 1973, the city acquired the Spirits of St. Louis, an ABANBA merger team. Their franchise was short-lived, shutting down in 1976. Who knew that
Missouri has not one, but many, outstanding research institutions— Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Missouri, Saint Louis University, and Stowers Institute for Medical Research among them. As the Executive Director of the Missouri Cures Education Foundation, I cultivate and maintain relationships with key policymakers, business leaders, researchers, and patient advocates in the
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What do you do when you’ve achieved your vision and then find out it’s not what you actually wanted? Gary Wood began his journey in construction in 1995, when the Wood family started a small, residential renovation business specializing in single family homes. Sixteen years later – fueled with a passion to grow and armed
Less Annoying CRM makes a simple, focused, and affordable customerrelationship-management software designed with small businesses and small teams in mind. Less Annoying CRM gives its users all the best of a CRM platform, while ensuring that the platform is—well, less annoying. When asked for an elevator pitch about Less Annoying CRM, partner Alex Haimann