STL Coffee Fest is for the coffee enthusiasts and the coffee curious. But who is the mastermind behind it?

In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Bonnie Mann, the founder and producer of STL Coffee Fest, to uncover the woman behind the sold-out sensation. What started as a bold idea has now grown into a two-day celebration of specialty coffee, local roasters, hands-on workshops, artisan vendors, and a buzzing community of caffeine lovers across St. Louis.

With 28 years of experience in corporate marketing, philanthropic events, and large-scale trade shows, Bonnie knew how to build an experience. What she did not have was a blueprint for a coffee festival in this city. So she created one. She even took a job at a coffee shop to learn the craft from the ground up, studying roasting processes, brewing methods, and the culture that makes coffee shops feel like home.

We talk about what it takes to launch something that has never been done before, the pressure of being first, and the discipline required to turn vision into execution. Most importantly, we dive into her message that it is never too late. You are not behind. You are not too old. You are not too inexperienced. You just have to be willing to start.

If you are coffee curious, founder curious, or sitting on an idea that keeps tugging at you, this conversation will make you rethink what is possible.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

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Website: https://www.stlcoffeefest.com

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Most people think of pain as something to push through or fix once it becomes unbearable. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Meister, doctor of physical therapy and founder of Expansion Therapy, to talk about what pain is really communicating and why healing cannot live in the body alone.

After a personal spiritual awakening, Dr. Meister began questioning the limits of traditional physical therapy. She saw firsthand how women could do all the “right” things physically and still feel stuck, disconnected, or in pain. That curiosity led her to explore how trauma, limiting beliefs, life paths, and nervous system patterns become stored in the body and quietly shape how we move, feel, and live.

We talk about fascia as the body’s living web, how it holds memory and protection, and why so many women live in their heads instead of fully embodied. Dr. Meister explains how breath becomes the bridge between the physical and emotional body, allowing long held tension and survival patterns to release safely.

She shares how Expansion Therapy blends evidence based physical therapy with breathwork, hands on fascial techniques, energetics, and intentional movement to help women restore flow, regulate their nervous systems, and function at their highest capacity, both holistically and physically.

This conversation is about understanding what the body holds, why pain persists, and how true healing begins when women stop overriding their bodies and start listening to them.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

Connect with Dr. Carolyn Meister

Instagram:

@expansion.therapy

@dr.carolyn.meister

Website:

Home | Expansion Therapy

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Most people only think about their health when something breaks. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Dr. Priyanka Scuorzo, ER physician, new mom, and founder of MOOV St. Louis, to talk about what she sees every day in the ER and why she believes medicine has to start long before the hospital.

For Dr. Scuorzo, most people’s worst day is just another shift. That reality grounds her and shapes how she practices care. We talk about why the ER drew her in, the camaraderie, the stories, and treating everyone equally without insurance deciding who deserves help.

We get into what made her question the system, watching patients return again and again with preventable complications, and the moment she asked herself, what if someone had stepped in sooner?

She shares how that question led her to build a practice focused on quality of life, not just survival. We touch on GLPs, including microdosing, IV therapy, peptides, hormone replacement therapy, advanced body composition testing, VO₂ max assessments, and what it actually means to outpace aging.

We end by breaking down the myths around GLPs, the science behind them, and why they are not a magic fix but a tool to support real lifestyle change.

This episode is about catching the problem before it becomes the crisis.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

Connect with Dr. Priyanka Scuorzo:

Instagram:

@moov.stlouis

@drpriyanka_stl

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