The full-on sights and sounds (perhaps even smells) of our company culture drew the attention of St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM). This month features the St. Louis area’s Winning Workplaces, a small group of companies who have created happiness within their workplace. Julia Ogilvie, editor at SBM, describes the section as more than “just…
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About Antennas Direct In the early 2000s a man with a vision for better television began fashioning antennas in his garage. And that passion for full quality, over-the-air television is the driving force behind Antennas Direct, Fortune 5000 Hall of Fame business in St. Louis Missouri. Marketing Challenge Several years into the business, the company…
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The Client’s Need In 2011, Mercy announced a major initiative to serve the St. Charles County, Lincoln County and Warren County communities in a more meaningful and comprehensive way. The journey would allow Mercy to expand not only their physical presence in these areas, but also to offer leadership, support and participation in activities that…
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About Krilogy Financial In 2009, a young advisor set out to establish a wealth management firm that was based on teamwork and led by the values of Dedicated, Abundant Leadership. It would be a future focused firm, where steady energy would drive accomplishment. That firm became Krilogy Financial, one of the fastest growing financial firms…
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The problem: When it comes to wine-growing and wine-road experiences, the Missouri Weinstrasse has bene doing things the old fashioned way for years. The four wineries of Augusta Winery, Balducci Vineyards, Montella Winery and Sugar Creek Winery still grow and produce award-winning wines from the grapes grown on their respective properties – just like the…
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The problem: Peoria-based Cullinan Properties has a long tradition of success in mixed-use real estate. With their new construction on South Fifth Street in St. Charles, named Streets of St. Charles, the brand encountered both excitement and a great deal of branding challenges. The property featured an up-scale Chicago-based locavore restaurant, prasino, and residential units…
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The problem: Flat World Supply Chain is an aggressively-growing third party logistics company based in O’Fallon, Mo. The partners had left their corporate jobs to pursue their passion for making the world of logistics easier to navigate. They invested heavily in technology and software development to create a seamless platform for manufacturers and growing businesses…
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You open the Wall Street Journal, and you can’t believe its happened again. That competitor you despise is once again receiving undue attention. And you know he is just full of it. He hasn’t invested in his offering like you have. And you have been there to pick up the pieces when he has left…
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The rules that govern most human relationships in the business world are the same ones from the high school cafeteria. As supposed adults, our bodies may get bigger, but our systems for understanding the people around us tend to advance very little. Often an entrepreneur or executive will do and say what they must to…
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I don’t know what it is like at the Volkswagen offices as of late. But it must smell a lot like a funeral. A few weeks back, the news broke that VW had purposely tried to defraud their customers and governments with the environmental claims of some of their vehicles. Then they lied about doing…
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