Ever wonder how you could kick-start a minor league baseball team through crowd funding? I didn’t think it was possible, but my next guest Brett Orzechowski did it. He’s a professor, a writer and an entrepreneur with some great ideas on how small cities can double down on what makes them unique and grow at the same time.

In our hour-long conversation we touch on:

Music for Rust Belt Startup provided by Jordyn Edmonds – he’s rad.