Meet St. Louis Hip Hop Artist, Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin. Mvstermind is a rapper, producer and songwriter who is about to take the hip hop world by storm. He sits down with the Innovation Team to talk about finding himself as an artist and a human being, and how that growth continues to inform his work.
Meet Mark Prendergast, President of AB Mauri North America, the global yeast and baking ingredients business. Mark sat down with the Innovation City team to talk about the baking industry, his time working at startups in the early 2000s, and the power of fully-engaged employees.
Meet Farzana Chohan, DMGT-ABD, Executive Director at Leadership IN Women. Farzana is a futurist and a global leader in nonprofit development, management, and design. She shares the story of her professional development, what drew her into the fields of mentorship and leadership, and much more.
Meet Genera Moore, Founder of Motorparts Nation. Motorparts Nation is a U.S.-based company that exports aftermarket auto parts to Africa. Genera also took Lexani Motorcars to dealerships in Dubai through the Deals on Wheels program, and recently launched Tano Travel a travel company for tourists visiting West Africa.
Meet Dan Lauer, Founding Executive Director of UMSL Accelerate, the entrepreneurship initiative at University Missouri St. Louis. Dan sits down with Tyler and Michael to talk about his own entrepreneurial path, the power of failure, the best time to take a chance on your dreams, what you can learn from a rejection letter, and much more.
Innovation City is an audio and video podcast that features the innovators, disruptors and creators behind the innovation movement.
046: Natalia Martinez-Kalinina (CIC Global)
Meet Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, General Manager of CIC Miami and Latin America Lead of CIC Global. Natalia joins the team to talk about the advantages that Miami offers as a hub for innovation, the power of cross-stakeholder engagement, and the importance of making entrepreneurship accessible at all levels of society.