September 2026

Dr. Erica Yalavarthi is double board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine, menopause certified, and focused on longevity. After more than two decades inside a medical system that gave her ten minutes per patient, she walked away and built something different: Awaken Face and Body Wellness, a physician-led concierge practice and med spa in St.

This week Cynthia sits down with Farica Chang, managing partner of Anderson Technologies and founder of Anderson Archival, two St. Louis businesses built around helping people protect what matters most. Farica opens up about the unplanned turns that shaped her path, from a temporary contract job to running a growing company, and the deeply personal