Displaying 6 items of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag "leadership".
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206: The Fifth Season of Economic Development with Juliet Abdel
January 26th, 2026 | 32 mins 33 secs
burnout, cedar rapids, chambers of commerce, eco devo, econdev, economic development, industry clusters, international investment, leadership, midwest economy, quality of life, workforce strategy
A wide-ranging conversation with Juliet Abdel on leading a modern regional economic development organization, embracing international investment, and protecting people from burnout in a high-pressure profession.
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186: The Power of Collaboration in Economic Development with Stacie LoVan of the Greater Des Moines Partnership
August 18th, 2025 | 24 mins 7 secs
challenges, collaboration, communication, communities, eco devo, econdev, economic development, growth, innovation, leadership, practitioners, strategy
An inside look at how the Greater Des Moines Partnership leverages collaboration to drive regional growth, with insights from Stacie LoVan.
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182: Engineering Economic Success: A Systems Approach to Development with Jason El Koubi
July 14th, 2025 | 35 mins 5 secs
360-degree evaluation, eco devo, econdev, economic development, engineering mindset, leadership, passion, professional development, systems thinking, team building, vedp, virginia
VEDP President Jason El Koubi shares insights on bringing an engineering mindset to economic development leadership, the importance of passion in the profession, and building strong teams through diverse perspectives.
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171: Leading Virginia's Largest Economy with Victor Hoskins
April 28th, 2025 | 25 mins 41 secs
boston redevelopment authority, community development, eco devo, econdev, economic development, finance, leadership, mit, professional growth, public-private partnerships, real estate, wall street
Victor Hoskins, President and CEO of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, shares his journey from Wall Street to securing Amazon HQ2 and attracting $3 billion in capital investment to Virginia's largest economy.
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153: Sandy Dubay Created Her Own Path in Economic Development
December 9th, 2024 | 29 mins 25 secs
career transition, consulting, eco devo, econdev, economic development, education, entrepreneurship, leadership, mentorship, podcasting, professional development
Sandy Dubay shares her journey from traditional economic development to founding her own consulting firm and creating the EDO Breakthrough Podcast.
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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.