Edwardsville CEO News

3/22/2026 News Article

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🎢 π‘©π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’†π’”π’”, π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’šβ€”π’‚π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’–π’π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•. 🎢 CEO had the unique opportunity to visit AAA Swing ...🎢 π‘©π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’†π’”π’”, π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’šβ€”π’‚π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’–π’π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•. 🎢 CEO had the unique opportunity to visit AAA Swing ...🎢 π‘©π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’†π’”π’”, π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’šβ€”π’‚π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’–π’π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•. 🎢 CEO had the unique opportunity to visit AAA Swing ...🎢 π‘©π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’†π’”π’”, π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’šβ€”π’‚π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’–π’π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•. 🎢 CEO had the unique opportunity to visit AAA Swing ...

🎢 π‘©π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’†π’”π’”, π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’šβ€”π’‚π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’–π’π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•. 🎢

CEO had the unique opportunity to visit AAA Swing City Music in Edwardsville with owner Art Risavyβ€”entrepreneur and Mayor of Edwardsville!

Art shared the incredible story of Swing City Music, a business built over 61 years, rooted in grit, integrity, and a commitment to evolving with the times. From its beginnings with his father to the innovative shop it is today, students saw firsthand how hard work and adaptability fuel long-term success. We even got to enjoy performances from some talented CEO musicians! 🎸

The learning didn’t stop there. Students then headed to City Council Chambers, where Mayor Risavy and key members of the city team gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how our city operates.

One of the biggest takeaways? The parallels between running a business and running a city:

➑️ 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’“π’†π’’π’–π’Šπ’“π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ, π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’˜π’π’“π’Œ, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’“π’Šπ’•
➑️ 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’“π’†π’π’š 𝒐𝒏 π’”π’•π’“π’π’π’ˆ π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’
➑️ 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’• 𝒐𝒏 π’”π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’–π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆

Mayor Risavy left students with powerful advice:
πŸ’‘ If you’re willing to put in the time, you will succeed
πŸ’‘ Push yourself outside of your comfort zone
πŸ’‘ Stay curious and seek out people doing what interests you

To Mayor Risavy, James Arnold (Economic & Community Development), Grace Pellock (Parks & Edwardsville Parks and Recreation), & Cathy Hensley (Communications Coordinator); Thank you for an inspiring morning and for showing our students what it looks like to leadβ€”in business and in community. The City of Edwardsville

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