12 Fifth Edition Marquis Who’s Who INSIGHT TIMOTHY M. MEINECKE Co-owner Café Piazza, Benton Parkade, Infamous BBQ St. Louis, MO www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/488881/tim-m-meinecke-has-beeninducted-into-the-prestigious-marquis-whos-who-biographical-registry How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? Despite COVID-19, we continued to push forward — we have never given up. We have adapted and managed to stay open. We started serving food on the corner because we couldn’t have anybody in the restaurant and really focused on our to-go sales. What are two key behaviors/personality traits that allow you to be effective in your role? Having a driven attitude and being able to adapt quickly, no matter what life throws at me. I always keep a positive mindset and make sure it trickles down to the staff. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? In our area, the minimum wage has gone up by a significant amount. The cost of products is also through the roof right now. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved? Everybody has adjusted to these new app formats for ordering food, which has been tough to do because they take 30% from every sale. Nobody really wants to pick up a phone and call a restaurant anymore, so they have adapted to these apps, which we are forced to use to continue to hit the numbers we want to hit. So on top of the food cost labor, their 30% cut and the taxes on everything, it has been tough to find profits. DUKE T. MATSUYAMA, DO Anesthesiologist Cumberland Anesthesia Associates PA Fayetteville, NC How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? I continue going to conferences and talking with my colleagues. There is always a population of sick patients, especially in our community, where we have a lot of retirees on Medicare. One of the largest army bases is nearby, so many of them are former military personnel. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? As anesthesiologists, we used to take care of patients during surgery, and that was it. Because of the opioid epidemic, however, there’s now a huge push for us to take more responsibility for postoperative pain. It used to be that the surgeon was responsible for optimizing a patient’s care before the surgery, but they didn’t always take into account the anesthesia process, especially for older patients where postoperative delirium and cognitive decline are potential problems. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved? There is more regional anesthesia, which requires nurses, surgeons and physicians to optimize the patient before surgery. We’re also involved in making sure patient blood counts are normal before surgery. There are now ways we can increase someone’s blood count without having to give them a blood transfusion, like medication that stimulates blood cell generation. What excites you the most about your industry? We have direct input on patient care. Whenever you do something in the field of medicine, you can directly see the effects.
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