Entrepreneurship rarely starts with certainty.
More often, it starts with a leap — followed closely by a healthy dose of fear, doubt, and the realization that everything is now up to you.
For Clint, that moment came roughly three and a half years ago when he stepped into entrepreneurship and began building what would become Boardroom Bullpen and The Mercury Collective.
One of the biggest challenges he faced wasn’t strategy, hiring, or operations.
It was something far simpler.
Networking.
“I had never networked in my career,” Clint reflects. “The idea of walking into rooms and building relationships from scratch was intimidating.”
It took time to build the confidence to start showing up consistently. But once he did, Clint committed to two simple principles that would shape everything that followed:
Be intentional.
Be authentic.
Those principles became the foundation for how he built relationships, how he built companies, and how he approached every opportunity to connect with others in the business community.
Now, that approach is being recognized.
Clint has been named one of St. Louis Small Business Monthly’s 2026 Top 100 People to Know in St. Louis to Succeed in Business.
But for Clint, the recognition isn’t about personal accolades.
It’s about the people and the principles that made the journey possible.
“This recognition reflects the businesses we’ve built and the values we’ve stood on,” Clint says.
Both Boardroom Bullpen and The Mercury Collective were created with a shared belief: when the right people come together with the right intentions, meaningful things happen.
That belief is why Clint is quick to credit the partners who helped make the vision real.
“Without my business partners, Ted Stann and Tom McCullen, I wouldn’t be doing the work that led to this journey. This recognition belongs to them just as much as it does to me.”
And beyond the partnerships, Clint emphasizes the broader community that helped guide him along the way — mentors, peers, collaborators, and supporters who shared lessons about both the do’s and the don’ts of entrepreneurship.
Of course, no entrepreneurial journey happens without support at home.
Clint also credits his wife and family for standing behind him through the uncertainty and long hours that come with building something from the ground up.
At the core of everything Clint builds is a simple value that guides both companies:
Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
It’s a principle that has shaped how Boardroom Bullpen identifies and supports leadership talent, and how The Mercury Collective connects professionals who want to grow together.
And it’s a value Clint intends to keep leading with as the journey continues.
Recognition is meaningful. But it’s not the destination.
It’s simply a milestone along the way.
Because for Clint, the mission remains the same as the day he started showing up to his first networking events:
Be intentional.
Be authentic.
Help others succeed.
Onward and upward.
