Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development

In this episode, Dane talks with Chanell Hasty about the IEDC's 2023 Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program. In summer 2023, the International Economic Development Council is hosting a second cohort of their Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program. If you're an EDO, and would like to participate in this 8-week program to host an Equity in Economic Development Fellow between Ju...

Steve Fletcher is the Director of Economic Development at Lowcountry Local First . There he works to advance economic prosperity and local ownership through innovative and inclusive initiatives that build our community’s wealth and wellbeing. Dane talks with him about how shopping local is more than just a holiday initiative. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps!...

In this episode, Dane talks about how to supercharge your economic development with a podcast. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps!

In this episode, Dane talks with Richard Cornelison, Director of Regional Growth and Economic Development for Cleco. Cleco is a regional utility company in Louisana. Richard is the right guy for the job. He's been in utility economic development for nearly 27 years. Utilities are often the primary driver of economic development in many communities. They are often the chief funder but can also brin...

In this episode, Dane talks with Chris Setti, the CEO of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council. The GPEDC is both a planning agency and a traditional ED practitioner. They are the official steward of the Greater Peoria Economic Development District on behalf of the US EDA, and are responsible for the creation and stewardship of the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Th...

In this episode, Dane talks with Jenny Poon about HUUB, a digital resource platform for economic developers to better serve and engage with their small business community. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Jenny Poon.

In this episode, Dane talks with talks with Clint Knight and Sandy Messner. In 2022, the Richland Area Chamber tackled Workforce Development from a unique angle. They'd spent years working to integrate upskilling opportunities and education in the effort, and realized that there was a gap in the process. They identified that gap - in their community - as "awareness". They've taken on a large scale...

In this episode, Scott Graves talks about how investing in creating housing density across a wide a socioeconomic spectrum can build better places. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Scott Graves.

If you want to see BR&E program that consists of more than just being a connector of information and contacts for your businesses, this is the episode for you. In tis episode, Jana Sanchez walks us through the ins and outs of the Business Accelerator Services of Estes (BASE) Program at the Estes Park EDC . The BASE Program is a 6-month intensive dive into building and growing your business, he...

Greg Lowe is the Economic Development Director in Lewisburg, Tennessee. His workforce development program doesn't start in trade school or junior college. It starts in third grade. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Greg Lowe.

Thomas Salley is the Director of the Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority. He is passionate about rural development, hospitality and tourism, and it shows. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Thomas Salley.

Mark Barbash has been in economic development since 1981. Today, he spends a lot of time trying to improve the profession, bring more young people into the economic development, and figuring out how to grow the profession for the future. Mark is currently the founder and Director of the Ohio Economic Development Institute, the professional development program for the Ohio Economic Development Asso...

As economic developers, we can be guilty of deciding what our community should be and then telling everyone to get busy. According to John Lynn with cela Innovation, another model is to create and provide the tools necessary for our communities to figure out where they see opportunities in the market and then support them as they develop profitable solutions. Regional startup accelerators can fulf...

Amanda Beadles absolutely loves the small town of Chillicothe, Illinois. That's good because she's their local economic developer, and small town econ dev can be difficult without the right mental attitude. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Amanda Beadles.

Dane talks with Amanda Ellis, Editor in Chief of Livability.com, about marketing your community for economic development and talent attraction. Amanda hosts the Inside America’s Best Cities podcast, writes the Let’s Talk Talent newsletter. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Amanda Ellis.

Paul DiGiuseppe still considers himself a newcomer to economic development, but Paul has an incredible, contagious, passion for the industry. Now the Director of Economic and Community Development at the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, he started in the industry four years ago, in a different small town, with no experience in economic development, but with 25 years of city planning in a vari...

In this short snippet of an episode Dane talks with Paul DiGiuseppe, who explains what to do in your first 90 days on the job. Paul is the is the Director of Economic and Community Development at Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts. This is part one of Dane's conversation with Paul. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Paul DiGiuseppe.

This is part two of conversation with J.R. Charles. In this episode, J.R. shares his incredible war story and explains the nobility of the economic development profession. J.R. explains: One of my biggest projects came when I was informed about a looming bankruptcy for one of our manufactuers (I'd like to keep the companies anonymous). Rather than let the company liquidate, I worked with the facil...

In this episode, we play the first part of a conversation between Dane and J.R. Charles, the Community Development Director for the City of Mauldin, South Carolina. In their wide-ranging conversation, J.R. explains how to best take advantage of memberships in state and regional associations. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: J.R. Charles.

Beka Burton recently failed her CEcD exam, and she's here to talk about it. She doesn't think about it as failing. She just found a way that didn't work. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Beka Burton.

Dane talks with Kevin Leighty, Economic Development Director in the Village of Oswego, Illinois. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Kevin Leighty.

In this episode, Dane talks with Steve Griffin of Finger Lakes EDC . Steve's rural New York community has gone from a sleepy little community to leading their metro region by percentage growth in nearly every single economic category in the last 15 years. Here's how he did it. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Steve Griffin.

Economic development consultant Andy Portera answers the question: When you're brought into a community, what do you advise them to do first. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Andy Portera.

Chad Newell serves as President of the Area Development Partnership (ADP) in Hattiesburg, MS, a position he has held since December 2009. The ADP is the regional chamber of commerce and economic development organization for Greater Hattiesburg, MS. He recently co-authored the book The Journey: Successful Strategies and Techniques for Economic Developers . Like this show? Please leave us a review h...

In this episode, Dane talks with Nathan Ohle. He currently serves as the President & CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic developers, with more than 5,000 members globally. According to Nathan, "The economic development field is changing, and IEDC will continue to play a leadership role in driving equi...