Georgia On Your Mind

If there's one area we all know Georgia excels in, it's agriculture. Producing $69.4 billion in revenue every year and dedicating almost 10 million acres of land to production, it's no surprise that we are the leading producers of peanuts, blueberries, onions, and of course, peaches. Featuring Cassie Ann Kiggen (Chief Communications Officer of the UGA College of Agricultural & Envi...

We explore the state of the music industry in Georgia and the deep history that music has within the Peach State. We interview Mala Sharma (Founder of Georgia Music Partners) and David Barbe (Director of the UGA Music Business Certificate Program) to get an overview of the rich history and current opportunities that the music scene has to offer.

In this episode, we learn about the state of entrepreneurship and business within Georgia and how the University of Georgia empowers people to succeed. We talk to Kevin Planovsky (Founder of Vert Digital) and Shep Ogden (Founder of Offbeat Media) to get their insight on how they started their own businesses in Georgia. We also talk with Senior Business Consultant Michael Myers of UGA’s Small Busin...

In this episode, we explore the sports tourism and entertainment industry of Georgia and the culture that surrounds it. Featured in this episode are Josh Brooks , the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia, and Tim Zulawski , the current President of Arthur M. Blank Sports & Entertainment (AMBSE), which houses the Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Atlanta Falcons, a...

From the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia comes the Georgia On Your Mind podcast, a series that explores the relationship between the state of Georgia and the university that lives within the heart of it. Each week, a new episode will dive into an area that the state excels in and how the University of Georgia acts as a major contributor to that success.