B-Side STL Podcast

Co-Founder & CEO at SteadyMD, Guy Friedman has landed in and continued to thrive in the STL IN SPITE of the STL. With a resume of experience executing, procuring, and closing startup deals in Silicon Valley, Philly, and NYC (the meccas), Guy now calls STL home and breaks down the reality of our backyard and the opportunity, limitations, and life it can provide. Hosted by Anthony Bartlett from...

Vinh came to St. Louis in the 70's after he and his family left Vietnam after the war. 4 decades later, Vinh has become one of the area's preeminent real estate agents who specializes in divorcees & reverse mortgages. Really. But our conversation takes a journey from his early days in STL, his community, his favorite eats, and more. Fairway Mortgage - Vinh Tran Hosted by Anthony Bartlett from...

Brittany Dwyer is a powerhouse when it comes to understanding events, experiences, and opportunities in the STL. From rural Illinois, she's spent a career working in the crossroads of marketing, branding, and activating people, places, and businesses in St. Louis! Check out Brittany Dwyer & Disco for more info! Hosted by Anthony Bartlett from Acclimate. City & JB Anderson from Gaslight Stu...

Cameron Mathews, from Cheeseburgers After Midnight, an e-commerce specialty service, joined to talk about his Wash-MO to NYC & back experience.  Hosted by Anthony Bartlett from Acclimate City & JB Anderson from Gaslight Studio STL #stlouis #replant #transplant #bagels #towergrove #marketing #Bside

Laura Sawyier (from her site): Laura K. Sawyier works with Fortune 500 companies, SMBs, non-profits, and individuals, using evidence-based research within the Applied Psychology of Fashion. She consults with individuals on their chosen style of dress (closet edits, shopping, special events, travel styling, and look books, among other fashion and styling-related concierge services), consults with f...

Heather Carreiro was incredibly intentional in seeking out her next adventure, both professionally and personally. Having put together a custom Rubric to help her find the perfect fit, to her surprise... all roads led to St. Louis. Not quite a year in, Heather talks about the perfect combination of ACCESSIBLE Urbanism, as well as AFFORDABLE Urbanism.  PS... apparently the dating scene skews way in...

Mike Grennier is a Detroit native who has landed and fallen in love with The Lou. A career in talent acquisition that includes spells at Walmart, Deloitte, & Mallinckrodt has brought him to St. Louis via Perficient to continue his trade. Incredible chat that exposes some "inside baseball" when it comes to acknowledging and witnessing first hand his OG hometown of Detroit struggle, then turn it...

Jim Goebel believes STL's boom is on the horizon, that it is inevitable, and simply a matter of time. Quite a narrative at a time where the region's self-loathing is at a level 9.5 on a 10 scale... so why? As a native Hoosier from Evansville IN, Jim's path in the 90's and 00's routed him here twice... with the 2nd time round permanent. Growing his business during the last chapter of the "Baby Bell...

Zamir Gotta is an enigma. Made popular to most Americans as  @AnthonyBourdainPartsUnknown  "Russian Sidekick," Zamir is actually a very simple man. We broke bread, drank his new Vodka, told stories, listened to many, and discovered why he keeps coming back to #stlouis #zamirgotta #bourdain #vodka #book #family #friends

Amy De La Hunt... the Mass-Com grad from North Dakota, landed in STL via Minnesota, Germany, and more! A passionate writer who has covered the chaos of STL County politics, education, and more, she really found a "sweet" spot in writing and featuring some of St. Louis' finest culinary options with Sauce Magazine, Feast, and STL Mag!  Check out Acclimate City to learn more about transplant-replant...

Nathaniel Hudson, a Seattle native who had had enough "Patagonia Clutching," decided to go make changes. This international teacher turned HR/Recruiting Consultant traded the dreary/wet Pacific Northwest for the "dry-heat" of Arizona, and then decided it was time to bounce... to Communist China... really. His work/travel took him from the far east to Africa to the Middle East, with a Euro vacay th...

Nate Burrell. Total Ace. This Northeastern Ohio native sat down with Anthony & JB at Whiskey Ring on Cherokee and chopped up "future history," rock and roll photography, Covid Snow Day Project, why STL, and what's next. A brilliant conversation that exposes some of the hidden realities and benefits that are plentiful in STL, but often ignored.  Featured musicians: Nick Gusman - "Songbird" Beth...

The "Prairie Witch" from Edwardsville... Lindsey Wehking. This Mizzou J-School grad flew the coop and headed to NYC to take on a bigger challenge, with bigger expectations, and walked away with a bigger appreciation for her roots. This Journalism/Anthropologist superstar talks with Anthony and JB about her path, culture, the wins, the losses, and the "IRL" factor. Incredible insight was dropped fr...

Alex Natsios is an East Coast transplant, fellow Hoya with Anthony, who has spent his life/career working with USAID. After a south county lass had him consider STL home, he has never looked back. Having travelled the globe helping millions dig out, recover, eat, and live, Alex has used his "free time" here in St. Louis discovering a multitude of gems ranging from churches, to restaurants to music...

Anthony and I were joined by Will Eskay on this episode of B-Side STL. Will hails from the mid-Atlantic coast world and happened across a St. Joe alum, that landed him in the 314. Now... he plays the game we all love and adore here in the Lou, that is... Soccer! As an ex D1 player, who now captains our St. Louis Ambush, in addition to his Director roll at St. Louis Stars Youth Soccer Club, Will an...

"Martin Goebel is an industry thought leader in digital design, automated manufacturing and integration into the furniture industry. His bespoke works are represented in public and private collections around the globe." - Goebel & Co. Furniture Now... the dirt! Martin is a shoot-it-straight, no bullshit, small business owner, who ties together what works, what doesn't, what's "bullshit," and w...

From the East Midlands to Manchester to Sydney to London to New York to San Francisco to St. Louis — this one spans the atlas. Co-founder of  The Finance Innovation Lab  and  The Systems Studio , Rachel Sinha has helped rewrite the global playbook on systems change and social finance — and somehow did half of it while crossing oceans with two kids under two. These Liverpool cats and Chelsea dogs t...

Sean Armstrong: Washington University Dean of Continuing & Professional Studies Also Sean Armstrong: Cigar Lover, Father, and Soccer Fan. This New Yorker made a figure eight from his home to Orlando and landed in the STL. This lifelong learner & educator breaks down his pathway and experiences to date here in the Midwest. While in love with the incredible institution that is Washington Uni...

St. Louis is a music mecca... Fact. The genre that does WAY more heavy lifting than anyone gives it credit for... Country... Fact.  JB and Ryan Binkly are the brothers from near "The Lake," who grew up loving grunge, went to Mizzou, took a spin in Nashville for some years, then came back and said... "Let's open a HonkyTonk." As proprieters of the go-to country bar in the Lou, the brothers break do...

Olivia and Jairo from Mind Flowers... a south city creative girl, and a Miami-born brand junkie, met up in Chicago, took their idea to LA, and ultimately landed in STL to focus on making their custom shop grow and thrive. Leaning into our incredible "Maker Space," the couple has been able to navigate, test products, test strategies, and help improve and scale their boutique acrylic line of jewelry...