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    <description>Dane Carlson explores 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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  <title>182: Engineering Economic Success: A Systems Approach to Development with Jason El Koubi</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, Dane Carlson sits down with Jason El Koubi, President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, to explore the intersection of analytical thinking and economic development leadership. 
Jason discusses how his engineering background shapes his systems-thinking approach to economic development, the value of hiring talent from competitive states like Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio, and the importance of continuous learning in the profession. 
He emphasizes the critical role of passion, ethics, and effective communication in economic development work, while sharing insights from his recent 360-degree evaluation and his commitment to ensuring positive economic growth across all regions of Virginia.
Like this show? Please leave us a review here (https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/) — even one sentence helps!  Special Guest: Jason El Koubi.
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, Dane Carlson sits down with Jason El Koubi, President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, to explore the intersection of analytical thinking and economic development leadership. </p>

<p>Jason discusses how his engineering background shapes his systems-thinking approach to economic development, the value of hiring talent from competitive states like Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio, and the importance of continuous learning in the profession. </p>

<p>He emphasizes the critical role of passion, ethics, and effective communication in economic development work, while sharing insights from his recent 360-degree evaluation and his commitment to ensuring positive economic growth across all regions of Virginia.</p>

<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Jason El Koubi.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Jason El Koubi | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-el-koubi/">Jason El Koubi | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="Virginia Economic Development Partnership" rel="nofollow" href="https://vedp.org/">Virginia Economic Development Partnership</a></li><li><a title="Virginia Economic Development Partnership | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-economic-development-partnership/">Virginia Economic Development Partnership | LinkedIn</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, Dane Carlson sits down with Jason El Koubi, President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, to explore the intersection of analytical thinking and economic development leadership. </p>

<p>Jason discusses how his engineering background shapes his systems-thinking approach to economic development, the value of hiring talent from competitive states like Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio, and the importance of continuous learning in the profession. </p>

<p>He emphasizes the critical role of passion, ethics, and effective communication in economic development work, while sharing insights from his recent 360-degree evaluation and his commitment to ensuring positive economic growth across all regions of Virginia.</p>

<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Jason El Koubi.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Jason El Koubi | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-el-koubi/">Jason El Koubi | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="Virginia Economic Development Partnership" rel="nofollow" href="https://vedp.org/">Virginia Economic Development Partnership</a></li><li><a title="Virginia Economic Development Partnership | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-economic-development-partnership/">Virginia Economic Development Partnership | LinkedIn</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>153: Sandy Dubay Created Her Own Path in Economic Development</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sandy Dubay shares her journey from traditional economic development to founding her own consulting firm and creating the EDO Breakthrough Podcast.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>29:25</itunes:duration>
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  <description>In this episode of the Sandy Dubay opens up about her unexpected path from traditional economic development to entrepreneurship, sparked by a life-changing moment when she was pregnant with her first child and a friend's suggestion led her to establish her own consulting practice, which has now grown to a team of eight people over 22 years, while also discussing her passion for educating new economic developers through her her EDO Breakthrough Podcast.
Like this show? Please leave us a review here (https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/) — even one sentence helps!  Special Guest: Sandy Dubay.
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Sandy Dubay opens up about her unexpected path from traditional economic development to entrepreneurship, sparked by a life-changing moment when she was pregnant with her first child and a friend&#39;s suggestion led her to establish her own consulting practice, which has now grown to a team of eight people over 22 years, while also discussing her passion for educating new economic developers through her her EDO Breakthrough Podcast.</p>

<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Sandy Dubay.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sandy Dubay, CEcD | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandydubay/">Sandy Dubay, CEcD | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies | We Tell Your Story" rel="nofollow" href="https://pprstrategies.com/">PPR Strategies | We Tell Your Story</a></li><li><a title="EDO Breakthrough Podcast" rel="nofollow" href="https://pprstrategies.com/edobreakthrough/">EDO Breakthrough Podcast</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies: Overview | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pprstrategies/">PPR Strategies: Overview | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies (People &amp; Places Reimagined) (@pprstrategies) • Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pprstrategies/">PPR Strategies (People &amp; Places Reimagined) (@pprstrategies) • Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Sandy Dubay opens up about her unexpected path from traditional economic development to entrepreneurship, sparked by a life-changing moment when she was pregnant with her first child and a friend&#39;s suggestion led her to establish her own consulting practice, which has now grown to a team of eight people over 22 years, while also discussing her passion for educating new economic developers through her her EDO Breakthrough Podcast.</p>

<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Sandy Dubay.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sandy Dubay, CEcD | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandydubay/">Sandy Dubay, CEcD | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies | We Tell Your Story" rel="nofollow" href="https://pprstrategies.com/">PPR Strategies | We Tell Your Story</a></li><li><a title="EDO Breakthrough Podcast" rel="nofollow" href="https://pprstrategies.com/edobreakthrough/">EDO Breakthrough Podcast</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies: Overview | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pprstrategies/">PPR Strategies: Overview | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="PPR Strategies (People &amp; Places Reimagined) (@pprstrategies) • Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pprstrategies/">PPR Strategies (People &amp; Places Reimagined) (@pprstrategies) • Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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