Downtown Happy Hour

Jeanette Pierce, founder of the Detroit Experience Factory and The City Institute will share lessons learned from Detroit on how immersive storytelling can help attract and retain talent and how you can use virtual experiences to help tell a city’s story even during a pandemic.

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Join Jeff Siegler, Jack Storey, and Phil Eich as they discuss how important community pride is in transforming place.

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Jonathan Berk of Patronicity will discuss creative use of the space that we have to develop effective reopening strategies. Join us for a lively discussion and plenty of room for Q&A!

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Q and A with downtown and tourism expert and Mayor Pro Tem Andrea Barefield, moderated by Sarah O’Brien. These two will dig deep into the relationship betwreen the citizens, the leaderships, and crafting a safe strategy.

Once again, our heroic hosts enjoy a cold beverage and recap the sessions from the day! Join Ben Muldrow, Joe Borgstrom, & Jeff Siegler as they discuss what they learned during Day 2 of the 3 Day Bender.

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Brian Friedman will harness his 20 years of community development experience working in low to moderate income communities and discuss all the in's and out's of the Paycheck Protection Plan, things to understand, things to plan for, and what future rounds might mean.

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Joe Borgstrom moderates a lively conversation with our Leadership Panel which includes Liz Parham, Director of the North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center at the Chamber of Commerce, Patrick McMahon, Connecticut Main Street Center, Mary Helmer, Director of Main Street Alabama.

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Jay Schlinsog of Downtown Professionals Network discusses the Reopen Main Street website, concepts & resources, how they were developed, and how Main Streets are helping their districts across America. Hosted by Ben Muldrow.

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Kirsten Borgstrom of Place + Main Advisors dishes out a delicious dose of knowledge on communicating in hard times, connecting with customers, understanding changing trends and generally being effective at communicating. Hosted by her partner in crime, Joe Borgstrom.

Please, take some time to give this a listen and visit the Down Town Happy Hour Facebook page for the full video.

Our intrepid hosts enjoy a cold beverage and recap the sessions from the day! Join Ben Muldrow, Joe Borgstrom, & Jeff Siegler as they talk about what they've learned during Day 1 of the 3 Day Bender.

Please, take some time to give this a listen and visit the Down Town Happy Hour Facebook page for the full video.