Edwardsville CEO News

4/27/2025 News Article

27Apr
โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week. We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ...

โ›ณ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ– ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐“๐‹!!! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Edwardsville CEO had the incredible opportunity to tour 3 amazing locations in St. Louis this past week.

We would like to extend a ๐‘ฏ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ ๐‘ช๐‘ฌ๐‘ถ ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฒ ๐’€๐‘ถ๐‘ผ to all of the businesses and team members (listed below) that shared their time, talent and resources with our crew. What an incredible experience!! Enjoy reading through a few of the studentsโ€™ favorite takeaways from our day below:

๐“-๐‘๐„๐—/๐Œ๐Ž๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“ ๐‹๐€๐๐’
๐Ÿ“ Human impact on the world is always changing
๐Ÿ“ GIS has seeped into all fields and even the businesses and companies that you donโ€™t think are using it, are (economic, strategic, cultural, health, environmental...)
๐Ÿ“ Innovation is important for growth in any industry
๐Ÿ“ Communication with your team is so important
๐Ÿฆ– T-Rex offers so many resources for businesses (working space, mailing address, legal services, collaboration...& much more!)

๐๐”๐“๐“๐’๐‡๐€๐‚๐Š ๐’๐“๐‹
โ›ณ๏ธ Be genuine and curious to build connections and expand your networking
โ›ณ๏ธ Be kind to everyone, you never know what door they could open for you.
โ›ณ๏ธ Even when you work for someone you still need an entrepreneurial mindset
โ›ณ๏ธ Making mistakes can lead to your biggest learning opportunities
โ›ณ๏ธ It is okay to pivot
โ›ณ๏ธ Pursue a career you are interested in

๐†๐€๐“๐„๐–๐€๐˜ ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Gateway Arch is a mix of an urban area within a national park -- this presents it's own set of unique challenges
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Get as much life experience as you can!
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Be aware, and take care of, your mental health. You cannot take care of others if you do not take care of yourself.
๐Ÿ›๏ธ There will always be unforeseen circumstancesโ€ฆyou have to be willing to adapt & pivot
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Listening to customer feedback is very important
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Teamwork is vital โ€“ it takes all departments, all members of the team, communicating and collaborating to create an enjoyable customer experience

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๐‘บ๐‘ท๐‘ฌ๐‘ช๐‘ฐ๐‘จ๐‘ณ ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฒ๐‘บ:

Rockstar Party Bus St. Louis
- John Richter (Tour guide extraordinaire!)

๐“-๐‘๐„๐—/๐Œ๐Ž๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“ ๐‹๐€๐๐’
- David Berczek (NGA Public Affairs)
- Hannah Roller (ESRI)
- Kathleen Klein (Community Director โ€“ TRex)
- Kyle Schmidt (NGA)
- Michelle Ellis (NGA)
- Mike Fitzpatrick (NGA)
- Nathanael Bassett, Ph.D. (Tearline Director- Technology Entrepreneur Center T-REX)

๐๐”๐“๐“๐’๐‡๐€๐‚๐Š ๐’๐“๐‹
- Brian Jardin (Director of Operations)
- Chasity Thomas (Event Sales Representative)
- Kate Nelson (Senior Sales Manager)

๐†๐€๐“๐„๐–๐€๐˜ ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡
- Coty Stief (Deputy Chief of Police)
- Sarah Clarke (Director of Operations)