Bell Ringer (Buffalo Podcast)

Nick Kosinski is heading up Odoo's expansion to Buffalo, in which they're establishing an East Coast HQ. He explains the considerations that brought them to this point and how he convinced his company leadership that it was the right move. 

Tom Murdock joins the podcast to discuss startups in the times of COVID and how they're pivoting to do incredible things for their future and our community.

Dr. Nancy Nielsen, of University at Buffalo and past president of the American Medical Association, discusses how healthcare institutions in Buffalo Niagara are collaborating to fight COVID-19 and what makes our health sciences sector world-class.

Buffalo Niagara Partnership President & CEO Dottie Gallagher joined our first ever remote podcast to talk about COVID's impact on Western New York and resources available in response. BNP is conducting a WNY Impact Survey that local business owners and C-level executives are encouraged to complete so we have the data needed to respond.

John Gavigan and Alan Rosenhoch stop by our podcast to talk about the newest resource for startups in Western New York, Endeavor, which leverages a global network of expertise to make its growth impact.

Nick Williams loves Buffalo and believes in its future. He's working with the East Delavan Academy to positively change the East Side's future, and with local startup VIRIDI Parente to more generally change the future of clean energy.

Meenakshi Gupta and Francisca Ramoni have seen the tech transformation taking hold in their organization and their city. And they wanted to make sure women had a spot in that future. So, they started Buffalo Women in Agile. 

Essence Sweat stops by to talk about the brand-new East Side Avenues project, which is investing in small businesses, their infrastructure, and their storefronts.

Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa and Director of Strategic Planning Maggie Hamilton Winship stop by to talk Amherst's Opportunity Zone and the redevelopment of the Boulevard Mall. 

Andy Gordon grew up in Buffalo, and has since lived in several other rust belt cities. As an expat himself, he's helping to develop a network of Buffalo expats that still wish to make an impact on our entrepreneurial ecosystem from a far. He's also the author of a new book, New Grit, Startups in America's Comeback Cities. As he puts it, "This book is about foundations."

Cameron Smith, of Supportive Services Corporation, and Emma Concannon, of North Forest Office Space, join Bell Ringer to talk about Leadership Buffalo's Rising Leaders program, of which they just graduated along with our host Greg Pokriki. 

Beau and Lindsay Riggs started their blog Buffalovebirds when they were dating and living downtown. Now, they're married with two kids and homeowners in Orchard Park. Their relationship has grown with Buffalo's resurgence. And they've documented it all along the way. Listen to this podcast to hear why they love Buffalo so much.

Margot Schoenborn is the CEO of OmniSeq, a Buffalo-based biotech company changing the way cancer is diagnosed. She stops by the podcast to discuss the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and our growing life sciences industry.

Megan McNally, of The Foundry, stops by to talk the value of creativity, working with your hands, and entrepreneurship. 

Alex Gress of 43North and past winner Liz Tsai of HiOperator talk about the big startup competition returning on October 30. Get your free tickets today, before they're all out.

50 episodes! We want to sincerely thank every listener and guest over the past few years. Buffalo Niagara has a great story to tell, and we're excited to use this platform to do so. For our 50th, we wanted to do something a bit different and special. A few weeks back we hosted a group of site selectors in town for a tour of Buffalo. This podcast is a compilation of their thoughts.

We're hosting an event! Join us on September 19 at Hotel Henry for the unveiling of our talent attraction brand, a panel of national site selectors discussing Buffalo Niagara, and more. On this podcast, Jenna Kavanaugh gives you the details of what's to come. 

Chris 'Coach Swaz' Suozzi from Genesee County Economic Development Center stops by to talk about business, workforce, and real estate development. Buffalo Niagara's economic development ecosystem is strong and Chris takes you through the role everyone has to play.

Grit Seed is a platform that helps employers find the gritty and hard working employees that Buffalo Niagara is known for. As our labor market becomes tighter and tighter, Raj Suchak thinks his platform becomes more and more valuable.

Joshua Ferry and Katelyn Huber, co-founders of CloudInsyte, stop by the podcast to discuss their move from New York City to Buffalo and how they've found the tech and startup community here. And of course, we also talk about our beloved Buffalo Bills.

We welcome back Christina Orsi from University at Buffalo to discuss The Innovation Hub, a new entrepreneurial resource to bring groundbreaking research to the commercial market. 

Shatorah Donovan has made a career out of bettering Buffalo. First as an immigration attorney, then with Buffalo Museum of Science, and now as the City of Buffalo's Chief Diversity Officer. Shatorah covers the benefits of diversity in the workplace and what makes her optimistic about the future of Buffalo Niagara.

Techstars has come to Buffalo with an entrepreneurial ecosystem development program, helping to continue our boom onto the national scene as a startup destination. Jack Greco is leading up the charge and on this podcast we discuss his path to the role and programming he hopes to implement. For any links mentioned, head to our blog buffaloniagara.org for further information.

Buffalo Niagara is creating a manufacturing campus to address the ever-evolving industry so that we remain at the forefront of that flux. Catherine Muth represents the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance and acts as a liaison to the Northland Workforce Training Center. We talk about how Buffalo is prepared for the future and how we can leverage our rich history for an even better tomorrow.

Royce Woods is leading the Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center helping to foster minority and women entrepreneurship on Buffalo's East side.  1:59- Who was Beverly Gray? 3:52- Proud to be on the corner of Jefferson and Utica 4:12- What are you offering entrepreneurs?  18:26- Favorite success story? 21:50- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills, Ranch vs Blue Cheese