

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Power of Presence: Leaders Inspiring What’s Next
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Reserve your spot for the FOCUS Black History Month panel discussion!

Our 2026 forum, The Power of Presence: Leaders Inspiring What’s Next, will spotlight the stories, strategies, and leadership philosophies that define and drive transformative change. 

Together, our panel will:
● Share personal journeys of resilience, vision, and leadership.
● Offer practical insights for leading with authenticity and purpose.
● Explore how Black leaders are shaping a more inclusive and equitable St. Louis.
● Engage in meaningful dialogue on legacy, innovation, and collective progress.

This gathering is more than a celebration — it’s a call to reflection and renewal. We aim to honor the past, learn from the present, and chart a bold path forward together.

Panel
● Moderator: Yinka Faleti, Venture Partner, Ascend Venture Capital (FOCUS Board Members &amp; LSL 2019)
● Tommye Austin, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President Patient Care Systems &amp; Chief Nurse Executive, BJC Health System
● Rodney Crim, CEO &amp; President, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (Experience St. Louis 2003)
● Neosha Franklin, President &amp; CEO, Community Impact Network (Women in Leadership 2021)
● Dr. Natissia Small, CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri

Tickets:
FOCUS Members – $25 
Nonmembers – $35 

Reserve your spot at https://focus-stl.org/events/the-power-of-presence-leaders-inspiring-whats-next/.

Special thanks to the Missouri Botanical Garden for hosting!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/maryland-heights/the-power-of-presence-leaders-inspiring-what’s-next/200029377602914
- **Event Categories**: business, black-history-month, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://focus-stl.org/events/the-power-of-presence-leaders-inspiring-whats-next/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=maryland+heights-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Maryland Heights
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Missouri Botanical Garden
- **lat**: 38.6863
- **long**: -90.48446
- **full address**: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1332 Redwood View Ct, St Louis, MO 63146-1847, United States, Maryland Heights

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: FOCUS St. Louis (https://allevents.in/org/focus-st-louis/22438549)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Missouri Botanical Garden, 1332 Redwood View Ct, St Louis, MO 63146-1847, United States, Maryland Heights
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** FOCUS St. Louis
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, black-history-month, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Power of Presence: Leaders Inspiring What’s Next ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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