Meet Candace Williams: The Current President of the St. Louis Woman's Exchange

This 43-year-old is a business professional; mother of 2 and the driving force behind the historic move to the new Colonial MarketPlace in Ladue.

Candace Williams is a 43-year-old mother of two who is a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley and in her spare time is president of the St. Louis Woman’s Exchange. That kind of lineup hardly leaves time for breathing. “My husband (Clint) and I both work as financial advisors at Morgan Stanley Financial Services; we work it 24/7,” she said with a laugh. “We are business partners and life partners,” she said. Her 13-year-old son goes to John Burroughs and 10-year-old son attends Reed School in the Ladue School District. She has a deep fondness for her hometown of New Orleans, and tries to get back there often. These days, Williams has guided the St, Louis Woman’s Exchange through unchartered waters as they make the big, bold move into the …

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Women's Exchange: May Be Moving to Colonial MarketPlace in Ladue

In business 130 years, this service group may leave the Clay-Price Center after many years.

Scribe Jerry Berger has reported this afternoon that the Women's Exchange in Ladue, located in the Clay-Price Center may be ankling this location and locating to the new DESCO Colonial marketplace. This is what Berger has to say about that. The MarketPlace is picking up speed as the New Year begins. Construction forms are in place while leases are being signed. The Clay-Price center is owned by the Cella family, while the Colonial MarketPlace is a major project for DESCO, the real estate development wing of Schnuck's Markets. A road is being constructed to link the Colonial MarketPlace with DESCO's Schnuck's Center at Ladue Crossing, adjacent to I-170 and Ladue Road. Favorable reactions to the new project at the eastern entrance to the …

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Women's Exchange in Ladue; perfect setting for birthday parties

First in a series of features about where to hold you kid's next birthday party.

Cole Kelley has two young children. She has become very well versed in planning birthday parties. Cole will explain some of the best and most unique places to have these events in the weeks to come. Planning a child’s birthday party is not an easy task.  You have to take into account what your child wants, what their friends are doing, and what you can afford.  When it came time for my daughter’s fourth birthday I wanted to do something different.  I thought about her favorite places and then it came to me-The Women’s Exchange. The Women's Exchange is located at 9214 Clayton Rd. in the Clay Price Center. It was a cherished hotspot that I have taken my daughter since she was born.  It only seemed logical to plan a special party at her …

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James Baer

8:03 pm on Saturday, July 9, 2011

Cole Kelley has some really neat ideas where to set up your kids next birthday party. And she is going to share those tips with you in the weeks to come. Stay with Patch for all the daily information to make your life simpler and easier.   more ›