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    Recruiting With A Passion: 7 Questions With Talent Acquisition Expert Allison Dietz
    Alexander Burkart
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 5 min

    Recruiting With A Passion: 7 Questions With Talent Acquisition Expert Allison Dietz

    Talent Acquisition Expert Allison Dietz dives into everything from her love for recruiting, to advice for soon to graduate students.
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    Don't Just Get the Job Done, Be Good At It
    Alexander Burkart
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    Don't Just Get the Job Done, Be Good At It

    We were standing in line and I figured why not kick things off by asking Jon why he decided to connect with me. His answer was just about...
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    Luck Is Preparedness Meeting Opportunity
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jan 3, 2018
    • 5 min

    Luck Is Preparedness Meeting Opportunity

    You’re 14 years old. Your mom owns a 72 horse stable, and your dad is a decorated World War II vet with his own auto and tire business. E...
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    People Are My Drug Of Choice: A Chat With Chuck Vollman
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jun 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    People Are My Drug Of Choice: A Chat With Chuck Vollman

    If you’re tired of cliché success quotes, do some groundwork, get out there, and meet someone like Chuck Vollman for coffee. Everything a...
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    There Is No Finish Line: Breaking Path Dependence with TG Livak
    Alexander Burkart
    • Nov 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    There Is No Finish Line: Breaking Path Dependence with TG Livak

    There are two types of innovation. The first is the kind where someone identifies a need that has yet to be fulfilled and develops a prod...
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Tony Caradonna, the Beer Man at Ballpark Village
    Alexander Burkart
    • Nov 14, 2016
    • 3 min

    Tony Caradonna, the Beer Man at Ballpark Village

    Any venue can put on an event, but if you want to create a sense of community and inspire growth in your city, it starts and ends with yo...
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    Building A Better Boat
    Alexander Burkart
    • Oct 2, 2016
    • 2 min

    Building A Better Boat

    Will it stick? Will it spark engagement? Will it increase conversions? Will it achieve our desired outcomes and produce the results we ar...
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    Money Is Like Oxygen; It’s Necessary To Live, But Not The Purpose Of Living
    Alexander Burkart
    • Aug 29, 2015
    • 2 min

    Money Is Like Oxygen; It’s Necessary To Live, But Not The Purpose Of Living

    Healthcare is an interesting industry, in that from a consumer standpoint, unless you’re an expecting mother, or have a ritual of grabbin...
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    Advancing St. Louis
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jun 12, 2015
    • 1 min

    Advancing St. Louis

    If you’ve ever lived in a town with nothing but a McDonald’s and a gas station, you probably understand the excitement that comes over yo...
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    The Rome of The West
    Alexander Burkart
    • Mar 31, 2015
    • 2 min

    The Rome of The West

    What comes to mind when you think of St. Louis? Cardinal’s baseball should probably be at the top of your list, possibly followed by the ...
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    Manufacturing Success: If You Haven't Been to Product Camp, You're Missing Out
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jan 29, 2015
    • 1 min

    Manufacturing Success: If You Haven't Been to Product Camp, You're Missing Out

    Once you come to the realization that the answers are out there, you are left with the challenge of discovering the right questions to as...
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    Spark The Discussion
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jan 19, 2015
    • 2 min

    Spark The Discussion

    It’s interesting to think that we live in an age where people want to know what you do in 140 characters or less, but as soon as they’ve ...
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    The World Needs More Problem Solvers: Coffee With Patrick McKeehan
    Alexander Burkart
    • Jan 12, 2015
    • 2 min

    The World Needs More Problem Solvers: Coffee With Patrick McKeehan

    If I asked you to tell me what the picture to the bottom right of this paragraph resembled, what would your answer be? If you’ve seen the...
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    A Mindset For Success
    Alexander Burkart
    • Dec 31, 2014
    • 2 min

    A Mindset For Success

    There are far too many elements involved with one’s success to highlight only one as the key, but one of my favorites is networking. I be...
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    Confidence is Beautiful
    Alexander Burkart
    • Oct 20, 2014
    • 2 min

    Confidence is Beautiful

    To be able to say I met her towards the beginning of her soon to be successful career, is priceless. To see where it started, her early m...
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    Creative Camouflage
    Alexander Burkart
    • Oct 13, 2014
    • 1 min

    Creative Camouflage

    Being creative doesn’t always mean creating flashy material. Take credit card sales for example. Mostly driven by direct mail promotions,...
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    Producing Results: Coffee with Drew Langenberg, Senior Marketing Specialist at Mercy Hospital
    Alexander Burkart
    • Sep 1, 2014
    • 2 min

    Producing Results: Coffee with Drew Langenberg, Senior Marketing Specialist at Mercy Hospital

    A week or so ago I met with Drew Langenberg, a Senior Marketing Specialist with Mercy Hospital. Our conversation jumped from his responsi...
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