Spark: The InnovateLI Podcast

An interview with Marc Alessi, Executive Director of the Business Incubator Association of New York State (BIANYS)


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Marc Alessi may be the most diversified jewel of Long Island’s innovation crown. He’s a lawyer, ex-lawmaker, executive, entrepreneur, ace networker and –

perhaps most importantly – a true visionary, with a clear notion of Long Island’s best socioeconomic destiny and a roadmap to get there.


As executive director of the Business Incubator Association of New York State (BIANYS), he’s giving the future a running start. As director of the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham, he’s giving Long Island’s past its just due. And with a full slate of other commercialization and economic-development initiatives keeping him busy, he’s all-in on innovation, all the time.  


In today’s episode, Marc helps Spark host Gregory Zeller kick off Season 4 with his unique insights on invention, a juicy recap of Albany blood-sports and a

strong call for innovations that truly help humanity – plus the secrets of surviving the dreaded sixth-grade Philadelphia trip. 


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