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Gateway to Growth
Introducing Gateway to Growth 🎙️
Gateway to Growth is a career and personal development podcast spotlighting the people, stories, and ideas shaping St. Louis. Hosted by Jamal Cornelious in partnership with STL Bucket List, each episode features candid conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs, and professionals navigating their own paths to growth.
From career pivots and creative pursuits to leadership, community, and opportunity, Gateway to Growth explores what it really takes to build meaningful work and thrive especially early in your career. Whether you’re a student, recent graduate, or professional looking for your next chapter, this podcast offers real insight, practical advice, and inspiration from those doing the work.
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Gateway to Growth
Where Leadership Begins: Dr. Trezette Dixon on Purpose, Growth, and STL
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In this episode of Gateway to Growth, host Jamal Cornelious sits down with Dr. Trezette Dixon, Vice President of the Fellows Experience at Greater St. Louis Inc., for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, purpose, and building inclusive talent pipelines in St. Louis.
Dr. Dixon shares her journey as a first-generation college student and professional, tracing her career from higher education into the civic and economic development space. With nearly two decades spent connecting students and professionals to life-changing opportunities, she reflects on the “golden thread” that has guided her work: educating, empowering, and elevating others.
Together, they explore why leadership skills are transferable across industries, how the Fellows Experience is being reimagined to meet the future of work, and what it takes to make St. Louis a true talent engine and magnet. Dr. Dixon also offers insight into navigating career pivots, leaning into your strengths during moments of change, and the power of building authentic networks rooted in purpose.
This episode is an inspiring reminder that leadership doesn’t begin with a title—it begins the moment you decide to make a difference, and when leaders grow, the entire community grows with them.
Connect with Dr. Trezette Dixon and Greater St. Louis Inc.:
• Dr. Trezette Dixon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trezettedixon/
• Greater St. Louis Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greaterstlinc/
• Greater St. Louis Inc. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greaterstlinc
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