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Boosting Business And Leadership In St. Louis’ Hispanic Communities

(Courtesy: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis)

The Hispanic community in the St. Louis region is expanding and for more than 30 years, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis has supported and promoted Hispanic owned businesses.

In 2009, the Chamber established a charitable arm, the HCC STL Foundation, which focuses on youth, workforce development and education.  The Chamber’s Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) is a skills-based leadership training program for young Hispanic professionals.

The LLI celebrated the graduation of its second class of young leaders earlier this month.

Lydia Padilla, businesswoman and HCC STL Foundation Board President, joined host Don Marsh to talk about the Chamber’s work in promoting Hispanic businesses and training Hispanics in for-profit and not-for-profit management skills.

Antonio Lozano, a managing supervisor at Ameren and recent graduate of the Latino Leadership Institute, also joined Marsh to talk about what he gained from the program.

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Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.