The St. Louis native and former Ansira CEO left his business to study at Harvard in 2016, and he's now a Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Executive... Mark's unique background with practicing law and business How he became board chairman of the Downtown Partnership Why progress tends to cannibalize itself in Downtown STL What led this 63 year-old man to run for County Executive Why has St. Louis been in decline since at least the 1940's How local government in STL is viewed in Harvard circles Mark's view on how the city and county could be affiliated Is it practical to merge the county's 90 or so municipalities What role has racism played in stunting prosperity in STL Importance of keeping and attracting young professionals Why the county should've been involved with MLS effort Thoughts on the upcoming election versus Steve Stenger For more information on Mark and his campaign, visit www.markforstl.com Please support our sponsors: The Home Loan Expert, Ryan Kelley James Carlton Agency (State Farm) Design Aire Heating & Cooling Follow us on Social Media: @TimMcKernanShow or Facebook.com/TheTimMcKernanShow Thanks to Story of the Year for our theme. Please rate, review, and subscribe so more people discover the pod. Feedback is welcome: tmckernan@insidestl.com
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