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St. Louis Startups Strut Their Stuff

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Two events this week in St. Louis show how vibrant the startup ecosystem has become there. This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. BusyEvent.com manages what sessions conferences-goers want to attend and records their vendor-booth encounters.

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As The Leader Of Your Company, It Pays To Be Emotionally Intelligent

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Often, this is most noticeable when it comes to employee retention and engagement: In a company with strong leadership, when something needs to get done, people strive to complete it — because they want to. Louis native, Schulte is a board member of the Gateway Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

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Innovation drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. The company I admire the most in terms of innovation is Airbnb that managed to entirely shape an industry and change our traveling habits. Located in St. Photo Credit: Thomas Jepsen.