No More “Flying Blind” In The Call Center – Thanks to St. Louis Startup.
Click to hear Click With Me Now’s A.D. “Bud” Albers interviewed on KMOX Radio’s Charlie Brennan Show Is there anyone among us who has not suffered at least a few moments in Call Center Purgatory? Probably not. Who among us has not had a bad experience trying to straighten out a billing error, fill out a complex form or complete a transaction via interaction with an organization’s customer Call Center? Whereas many of us – both customers and, in fairness, service providers themselves – view the state of today’s Call Center as a source of frustration, the founders of a St....
Read MoreA Website That Bridges the Gender, Generational Info Gap
Click here to hear Trip Goodloe and Tolga Tanriseven on KMOX Radio’s Charlie Brennan Show Is there a parent on the planet who hasn’t at some point wondered, “What is my kid thinking?” Whether it’s a mother trying to understand why her teenage son never seems to be paying attention or a father cringing about his 16-year-old daughter’s wardrobe, even the most seasoned parents occasionally lament that kids don’t come with a user manual. Some insight into the inner-workings of the American teenager would help, and a St. Louis-based website could potentially be the answer....
Read MoreSt. Louis Startups To Take Part in Second Muny Meetup
Representatives from 15 startup companies – most of them new to the St. Louis area – will gather at The Muny in St. Louis on Monday night, July 20 to take part in the second Muny Meetup, sponsored by Maryville University in partnership with The Muny and InnoVox STL. InnoVox STL is a non-profit whose mission is to connect entrepreneurs behind St. Louis’ brightest up-and-coming startups with our community’s top leaders. This event is part of a series that allows these entrepreneurs and St. Louis leaders to network, while at the same time gaining exposure to, and a better understanding...
Read MoreSeven Things We Wanted to Know About September’s Startup Voodoo Conference
Click here to hear Charlie Brennan’s July 8, 2014 KMOX Radio interview with Ed Domain and Aaron Perlut of Startup Voodoo Could Startup Voodoo, a conference focusing on Midwest entrepreneurship and startups that is scheduled for September 25, eventually do for its host city of St. Louis what the acclaimed South By Southwest event has done for its home base of Austin, Texas? That is, could it become so successful that the term “Startup Voodoo” becomes virtually synonymous with “St. Louis”? “We sure hope so,” says Voodoo co-founder Aaron Perlut. “We’re starting small with just a one-day...
Read MoreVisiolog’s Vision Addresses Childhood Eye Disorders
Click here to hear Charlie Brennan of KMOX Radio in St. Louis discuss Visiolog with Paul Gamble in a July 1, 2014 interview At some point, Paul Gamble might have to make a decision. Will the 25-year-old Washington University medical student pursue his dream of becoming a doctor? Or will he continue down the path of innovative entrepreneurship, after the progress he has made in creating a new medical device startup company that targets early detection of eye disorders in children? “That’s something I think about often. I love medicine, but I’m very interested in business and...
Read MoreBats A Winner: Entrepreneur Turns Love of Baseball into Business
Click to hear Todd Eschman’s June 24 discussion with KMOX Radio’s Charlie Brennan If you’re among those who believe we’re an amalgam of the experiences of our ancestors – blended together with our own passions — then you’ll have no trouble divining the roots of Todd Eschman’s Southern Illinois startup company Old Dutch Classic Bats. To wit: –Eschman’s grandfather and great uncle founded a lumber yard in Belleville and were adept at wood turning. –His father was an engineer. –Eschman himself harbors a deep affinity for the rich history of baseball. Swirl...
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