In this month’s episode of The Centerpiece, the official video newsletter of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), we invite you to tune in to the real estate association’s latest headlines surrounding global trade and international commerce around the world.

WTCA Board Members Scott Center (WTC Savannah) and Ed Allison-Wright (WTC Gibraltar), were joined by Brian K. Oglesby, who serves as the CEO and President of WTC Pittsburgh and the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), which certifies minority owned businesses committed to supplier development and diversity.

Brian shares his journey from an active business member to World Trade Center license holder, which began with his in-person visit to the 2024 WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) in Bengaluru, India.  Brian sat on Global Diversity Advisory Council of WTC Greater Philadelphia, and in that role he joined that Center’s delegation at the GBF. There he had an opportunity to experience the magnitude of WTCA’s international business ecosystem and trade network. When he learned that the Pittsburgh, PA WTC license was available, he knew he wanted to seize the opportunity to extend the World Trade Centers’ Association coverage in the state.

According to Brian, the gravitas of the World Trade Center brand identity has helped his constituents enter the global marketplace more easily, facilitated business and economic opportunities, and given them a head start both nationally and internationally.