Displaying Episode 71 - 80 of 163 in total of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag “econdev”.
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114: Economic Gardening: Nurturing Local Businesses for Community Growth with Chris Gibbons
October 23rd, 2023 | 33 mins 11 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development
Chris Gibbons, creator of the economic gardening concept, explains how he pioneered the idea in Littleton, Colorado in the 1980s to help local companies create jobs after major layoffs. Economic gardening focuses on providing research and insights to growing stage two companies, not basic business assistance. Gibbons discusses the sales window concept they use to efficiently find the best prospects, and their move into leveraging AI like ChatGPT. He also shares his passion for helping communities and people prosper through economic development.
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113: Encore: The Secrets of Economic Development with Novelist and Econ Dev Don Erwin
October 16th, 2023 | 43 mins 52 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development
Author Don Erwin discusses his economic development thriller novel "Buffalo Hunting in Alabama" in this encore episode from September 2021.
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112: Encore: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing with Ilana Preuss
October 9th, 2023 | 37 mins 51 secs
downtown, econdev, economic development, made in, main street, manufacturing
In this episode, Dane speaks with Ilana Preuss, author of Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing. (Originally aired June 2021)
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111: The Great Outdoors as an Economic Engine with Noah Wilson and Bradley Spiegel
October 2nd, 2023 | 39 mins 38 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, recreation
Noah Wilson and Bradley Spiegel discuss the outdoor recreation economy in Western North Carolina, including the annual Outdoor Economy Conference and Building Outdoor Communities program.
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110: Counting What Counts: A Data-Backed Path to Community Revival with Jon Maynard
September 25th, 2023 | 30 mins 30 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, local
A longtime economic developer discusses his people-first approach to growing local economies based on caring about the community and using data to guide strategic decisions.
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109: Recruiting the Best Economic Developers with Anthony Michelic
September 18th, 2023 | 33 mins 18 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, executive recruiting
Dane interviews Anthony Michelic, President of The Pace Group, from inside and old bank vault. The executive recruiting firm discusses the job market, hiring trends, and advice for economic developers and job seekers in the industry.
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108: Seeding Entrepreneurial Ecosystems With Beth Zimmer
September 11th, 2023 | 31 mins 44 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, ecosystem, entrepreneurship
A program manager discusses building entrepreneurial ecosystems nationally to support business startups and economic growth through collaboration, education, and culture change.
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107: Meet Joe Collins: The First Subscriber to the Econ Dev Show
September 4th, 2023 | 26 mins 57 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, municipal utilities, networking, relationship building
Dane surprises his first subscriber.
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106: The First Month in the ED Director's Chair with Jamie Beasley
August 28th, 2023 | 23 mins 28 secs
careerchange, eco devo, econdev, economic development, ruralecondev, strategicdoing, virtualassistants
Jamie Beasley discusses her first month as a new economic development director in rural Oklahoma after switching careers from virtual assistance.
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105: Fusing Memes, AI, and Economic Development in Georgia With Ben McDaniel
August 21st, 2023 | 22 mins 16 secs
ai, ai in community engagement, barrow county georgia, ben mcdaniel, eco devo, econdev, economic development, innovative marketing techniques, marketing strategies, memes, memes in advertising
Economic developer Ben McDaniel discusses using memes and AI to market his community of Barrow County, Georgia.