About the show

We explore the strategies, ideas, and insights that are driving economic development forward into the future. You'll hear new insights from passionate ED's about their successes and struggles, and you'll learn from attraction and retention experts about how to apply actionable strategies inside your EDO. We'll help take your organization, your community, and your career to the next level.

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Episodes

  • 30: On Economic Development Districts and Local Communities with Alyce Brown

    December 20th, 2021  |  30 mins 56 secs
    econdev, economic development, washington

    Economic development district director Alyce Brown thinks that economic development was already changing before COVID, but that change has now become a necessity because of the pandemic. She talks to Dane about how to get back to basic, grassroots initiatives. She explains that "hometown pride" needs to be a part of our planning and long-term vision.

  • 29: Work Where You Live with Erin Silk and Lisa Krouse

    December 13th, 2021  |  34 mins 29 secs
    econdev, economic development, florida

    The American Dream for millions of Americans has always been to work hard for thirty years, and to then to retire to Florida. But what if you could break that mold and work where you want to live? Lisa Krouse and Erin Silk talk with Dane about workforce and business attraction, and what's driving the growth of Sarasota County, Florida.

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    28: On the Ground (and in the Water) with Caleb McMahon

    December 6th, 2021  |  24 mins 17 secs
    china, econdev, economic development, site selection, washington

    In this episode, host Dane Carlson talks with Caleb McMahon. Caleb is a former site selector in China, who is now the Director of Economic Development for Port Angeles, Washington. Dane and Caleb discuss what he's seeing on the ground, and in the water.

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    27: Dane on the EcDev Network with Dan Taylor and Lara Fritts

    November 8th, 2021  |  58 mins 3 secs
    california, dane carlson, econdev, economic development, texas

    Earlier this summer, Dane was a guest on the EcDev Net, where he talked about his background, moving from California to Texas, and the Econ Dev Show

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    26: On Marketing With Dave Parsell, Founder of Localintel

    November 1st, 2021  |  36 mins 28 secs
    attraction, econ dev, economic development, marketing

    In this episode, Dane talks marketing with Dave Parsell. Dave is co-founder of Localintel, a technology company providing location marketing tools that hundreds of economic developers have added to their website to promote their community's advantages.

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    25: From Top to the Bottom: Economic Development in Manatee County Florida with Ruth Buchanan and Che Barnett

    October 25th, 2021  |  44 mins
    attraction, econ dev, economic development, florida, inclusive

    Ruth Buchanan is the Economic Development Manager, and Che Barnett is a Redevelopment Coordinator for Manatee County, Florida. There, they work together to build the local economy from the top and the bottom.

  • 24: "Talent Optimization" with Ben Nelson

    October 18th, 2021  |  30 mins 44 secs
    econ dev, economic development, leadership, talent optimization

    Ben Nelson is the founder and CEO of Radix leadership. He specializes in helping leaders and organizations build high performing teams that achieve their goals by aligning their purpose and their people to deliver on performance. He's also the executive director of the Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation in Wisconsin.

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    23: Talking Entrepreneurship in West Virginia with Bill Woodrum

    October 11th, 2021  |  31 mins 20 secs
    econ dev, economic development, entrepreneurship, west virginia

    Dane and Bill Woodrum have a wide reaching conversation on entrepreneurship. Bill is the Coordinator of the WV Entrepreneurship Network and project director for WV BusinessLink at the WV Department of Economic Development.

  • 22: Meet the "Chief Remover of Obstacles" Lea Ann Seiler

    October 4th, 2021  |  29 mins 21 secs
    econ dev, economic development, kansas, rural, small town

    Lea Ann's job is to daily figure out what obstacles she can remove, so that her community members can move forward with their businesses.

  • 21: From Site Selector to Econ Dev with Andrew Sloss

    September 27th, 2021  |  30 mins 21 secs
    econdev, economic development, houston, site selection, south dakota, texas

    Andrew Sloss was a site selector for ten years before making the transition during Covid to economic development. Listen in for his advice from both sides of the table.

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    20: With Dane Carlson (on the We Are Jobs Podcast)

    September 20th, 2021  |  24 mins 3 secs
    dane carlson, econ dev, economic development

    The 20th episode of Econ Dev Show. This week we replay a interview with Dane from the We Are Jobs Podcast.

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    19: Planning and Anthropology with Econ Dev Jim Eldridge

    September 13th, 2021  |  33 mins 33 secs
    anthropology, city planning, econ dev, economic development, small town

    Jim Eldridge grew up wanting to be an anthropologist, or a city planner. Instead, he puts both of those skillsets to use as an economic developer in Ada, Oklahoma.