
From growing up in a small St. Louis suburb to giving you inside access to the doers, thinkers, and leaders of St. Louis, I am Bryan Buesking. Listen as we talk to the leaders who are up-and- coming all the way to the well-known legends. This show will dive into their past, present and future and how it impacts the Gateway to the west.
Episodes

Monday Aug 02, 2021
Networking 101, Mark Brimer
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Mark Brimer is the Owner of Office Supply Solutions here in St. Louis, MO. He is also a very avid networker who is extremely connected here in the area. Listen as we dive into why Mark started Office Supply Solutions and how he has utilized networking to grow his business.

Monday Jul 26, 2021
Find your passion, Ryan Holtzman
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
As CEO, Ryan’s role at HOLT is running the day-to-day operations, creating and reinforcing the company mission and vision, community outreach, and charitable efforts, to name a few! Ryan doesn’t hesitate to lend support to his team when they are facing challenges. He believes that there isn’t a problem that can’t be solved when a committed team goes all in! In his time away from work, Ryan enjoys playing golf, listening to hip hop and spending time with his family.

Monday Jul 19, 2021
Owning your G.R.I.T. , Jennifer McDonnell Bardot
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Jennifer McDonnell Bardot is a Senior Vice President of Business Banking at Enterprise Bank & Trust, she is also an Author of the book, Owning your G.R.I.T. which is a #1 Best Selling book, she has also been named as one of the Top 100 people to know in St. Louis. I am lucky to call her a friend as we network St. Louis together. She is a inspiration to many and one great person to know.

Monday Jul 12, 2021
Wings of Hope, Bret Heinrich
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Bret Heinrich is the CEO of Wings of Hope in St. Louis, MO. Wings of Hope is a Nonprofit that focuses on helping and changing lives through the power of aviation. Listen as we talk to Bret about the organization and how it is helping people around the world, as well as his views on leadership and running a nonprofit organization.

Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Be the Turtle, Teresa Katubig
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Teresa Katubig is the Owner & CEO of HireLevel, a workforce solutions organization with office's around the country. Listen as we talk to Teresa about starting HireLevel as a single mom and the transition to the company they are today.

Monday Jun 28, 2021
Giving Back, Tim Murch
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Tim Murch is the Chairman of The Buddy Fund here in St. Louis, which gives back to youth sports around the area. He is also the CEO of 4M Building Solutions here in St. Louis. We talk to Tim about the landscape of St. Louis and his views on leadership. To learn more about the Buddy Fund, visit thier website at https://www.buddyfund.org/

Monday Jun 21, 2021
Amazing Grayson, Jerry Broadway
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Jerry Broadway, is the host of the Bud and Broadway show. Listen to this episode as we discuss his time here in St. Louis, his book, Amazing Grayson and what is next for the show.

Monday Jun 14, 2021
Feed your soul, Andrea Arco
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
One of St. Louis’ most sought-after strategic thinkers, Andrea Arco is the founder and CEO of Arco + Associates, an award-winning full-service marketing communication firm. Her passion for helping organizations increase revenue to fuel local economies is matched by her enthusiasm for creating opportunity for the women who come after her. With an all-female leadership team and majority-women staff, Andrea is paving the way for the success of future generations.

Monday Jun 07, 2021
Keep Learning, Don Imholz
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
To help us celebrate 50 Episode's, we welcomed Don Imholz to the show. On this episode we talk to Don about his time at Boeing, his path to becoming CIO of Boeing Defense, his path to CIO of Centene Corp, and the lessons he learned along the way.

Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Be Coachable, Jay Murchison
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Jay began his career in the IT industry more than 20 years ago. Since then, he has worked for local and global corporations and held various positions in sales and account management, but his real passion has always been networking.
As an owner of Concero, Jay created the culture and work environment that he has always wanted — lots of camaraderie, competition, and opportunity for financial and career success. And while success has many facets, Jay measures his through his team. From coaching each employee to achieve their best to finding the right candidates for Concero’s clients, it takes a team that is engaged, excited and people focused.
Jay earned a business degree in management from the University of Missouri, where he was a two-sport letterman (football and track). He was a four-year starter for the Mizzou Tigers football program.