Tom Wengler and Dane talk Hubspot, and economic development marketing.

Special Guest: Tom Wengler.

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• Convergence

During the pandemic, cities were able to use elements of gamification and behavioral economics to boost consumption at their local businesses and create a sense of civic pride. Colu VP Michael Mazur explains the process to host Dane Carlson.

Special Guest: Michael Mazur.

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• Cities Are Boosting the Economy by Rewarding Those Who Shop Local
• CityLine Sun. July 25, 2021: B-Local App
• Podcast: Supporting Akron Businesses During COVID-19 with James Hardy and Michael Mazur - ELGL
• Michael Mazur | LinkedIn
• Engage Residents & Transform Civic Engagement - Colu

Economic development district director Alyce Brown thinks that economic development was already changing before COVID, but that change has now become a necessity because of the pandemic. She talks to Dane about how to get back to basic, grassroots initiatives. She explains that "hometown pride" needs to be a part of our planning and long-term vision.

Special Guest: Alyce Brown.

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• North Star Opportunity Zones

The American Dream for millions of Americans has always been to work hard for thirty years, and to then to retire to Florida. But what if you could break that mold and work where you want to live?

Lisa Krouse and Erin Silk talk with Dane about workforce and business attraction, and what's driving the growth of Sarasota County, Florida.

Special Guests: Erin Silk and Lisa Krouse.

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• Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation
• Workforce Attraction - Sarasota County EDC
• Sarasota County Welcomes Rumble
• LinkedIn: Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
• Facebook: Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
• Lisa Krouse | LinkedIn
• Erin Silk | LinkedIn
• Teeing Up for Success: Insights and Inspiration from Extraordinary Women

In this episode, host Dane Carlson talks with Caleb McMahon. Caleb is a former site selector in China, who is now the Director of Economic Development for Port Angeles, Washington. Dane and Caleb discuss what he's seeing on the ground, and in the water.

Special Guest: Caleb McMahon.

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• Port of Port Angeles, WA
• Caleb McMahon's LinkedIn

Earlier this summer, Dane was a guest on the EcDev Network, where he talked about his background, moving from California to Texas, and the Econ Dev Show.

The EcDev Network a weekly Clubhouse call focused on economic development, hosted by Dan Taylor, Bob Minhas and Lara Fritts . It's the only Clubhouse club, by economic professionals for economic professionals and local economies across the globe. The call is for those interested in community and economic development issues. This includes elected officials, economic & tourism development professionals, businesses and community members. Each week Bob, Dan and Lara feature a different theme with special guest speakers.

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• Dan Taylor | LinkedIn
• Bob Minhas | LinkedIn
• Lara Fritts, CEcD, FM | LinkedIn
• THE EcDev Network

In this episode, Dane talks marketing with Dave Parsell. Dave is co-founder of Localintel, a technology company providing location marketing tools that hundreds of economic developers have added to their website to promote their community's advantages.

Special Guest: Dave Parsell.

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• Dave Parsell | LinkedIn
• Localintel - EcDev.org
• Promote your community's Quality of Life Advantages
• Localintel: Overview | LinkedIn
• Why economic developers should begin with WHY | LinkedIn
• How the Marketing & Business Development Funnel drives FDI and business attraction. | LinkedIn
• Economic Development Project of the Week: Fort Bend County, TX | LinkedIn
• Middle Michigan - Economic Development Project of the Week | LinkedIn

Ruth Buchanan is the Economic Development Manager, and Che Barnett is a Redevelopment Coordinator. Both work for Manatee County, Florida. There, they work together to build the local economy from the top and the bottom.

Special Guests: Che Barnett and Ruth Buchanan.

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• Economic Development - Manatee County
• Ruth Buchanan, MBA, CEcD | LinkedIn
• Stream 058 - Economic Development Secrets - Ruth Buchanan, Manatee County, FL by Impact DataSource | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
• Manatee County Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity receives Excellence in Economic Development Award | LinkedIn
• The Philosophy of Ikigai: 3 Examples About Finding Purpose
• Home - Manatee County
• Che Barnett | LinkedIn
• Manatee County aims to bring jobs to Samoset
• Measure | Enterprise Community Partners

Ben Nelson is the founder and CEO of Radix Leadership. He specializes in helping leaders and organizations build high performing teams that achieve their goals by aligning their purpose and their people to deliver on performance. He's also the executive director of the Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation in Wisconsin.

Special Guest: Ben Nelson.

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• May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications - YouTube
• Ben Nelson, MS | LinkedIn
• Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation | Everything Grows Better Here
• Effective Leadership - Radix Leadership
• Radix Leadership: Overview | LinkedIn
• Transformational Leadership Articles - Radix Leadership
• A crash course in talent optimization - The Predictive Index
• The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember: Rogers, Fred: 9781401301064: Amazon.com: Books

Dane and Bill Woodrum have a wide reaching conversation on entrepreneurship. Bill is the Coordinator of the WV Entrepreneurship Network and project director for WV BusinessLink at the WV Department of Economic Development.

Special Guest: Bill Woodrum.

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• West Virginia BusinessLink
• Bill Woodrum | LinkedIn
• West Virginia BusinessLink: Overview | LinkedIn
• RuralRISE - Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders
• Gov. Justice, Department of Economic Development announce the official launch of West Virginia BusinessLink