FOCUS St. Louis President and CEO Yemi Akande-Bartsch
The BizSTL Podcast
<p>In this episode, host <a href="https://www.stlmag.com/api/pv/3skz35DjF7xToXxsec5fByXvob9T5N03P7kC2FuJzaPm917kmBRqp1IdCFIZ4Hjh/++/topics/mike-miller/" rel="nofollow">Mike Miller</a> chats with <a href="https://focus-stl.org/" rel="nofollow">FOCUS St. Louis</a> president and CEO <a href="https://focus-stl.org/about-focus/our-team/yemi-akande-bartsch/" rel="nofollow">Yemi Akande-Bartsch</a>. The discussion touches on Akande-Bartsch's approach to helping local leaders reach their full potential, including why it can be helpful to create a map of leadership ecosystems to understand challenges and build relationships. Akande-Bartsch also shares insights into the pressing local issues that FOCUS is helping leaders solve, the importance of humility, and strategies that anyone can follow to become a more impactful leader. Listen and follow <em>The BizSTL Podcast</em> on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bizstl-podcast/id1737256404" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/17mGzel62ghQBVeUx8tIpY?si=eb3f96c4951c4b05" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwYnyrcREHGkndRHs5vWIZq48Bs982OID&si=hVm80h98FITtTADJ" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>, or wherever podcasts are available.</p>
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