EXTEND GROUP

For this installment of @530 on Main, we invited Jennifer Evans to the mic. Jennifer is the Development Director for the Evansville Zoological Society and Evansville’s Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. She demonstrates her zeal for the community, for people, and for the environment through the many community and nonprofit experiences she’s been involved with over the years. She speaks passionately about the new Penguins of Patagonia exhibit at the zoo, which has been her focus for the past few years and is set to open at the end of the summer.

We welcomed Julie Hoon, Vice President of Philanthropy at Youth First, Inc., to the studio as our first podcast guest of 2021. Julie is a very joyous leader and an accomplished marketing and communications strategist. In the podcast, she focuses on the incredible work Youth First is doing for children and families in our communities. She discusses the Youth First experience and how it has changed in the past year due to COVID.

Our hosts return after a six-month break from recording in person to continue the conversation on digital and physical experiences. Tune in for a lively discussion on how COVID has impacted business communications, how Amazon.com is affecting our industries, and more. 

NOTE: For those interested in Shawn’s video on the Social Divide, you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUp2PPpQh7k

Leadership Everyone’s Chief Executive Officer, Lynn Miller Pease, joins Michael Davis and Shawn Collins in the EXTENDsion Studio for an in-depth conversation on Leadership Everyone initiatives and how these experiences are changing due to COVID-19. Tune in to learn about the leadership retreat experience, the Evansville VOICE initiative of the 2010s, and the group’s latest passion, Regional VOICE. 

For our 16th episode of @530 on Main, we’ve invited Matt Wagner to the EXTENDsion Studio. Matt is the owner of Matt Wagner Design and an avid community collaborator who speaks passionately on connecting with and empowering other people.

Jean Reising, Process Improvement Manager at MetroNet, joins our hosts for a lively discussion on the need to continually grow and build strong root systems as our industries evolve. The three also discuss MetroNet’s move to Evansville, Jean’s goals of bringing more green spaces to our community, and the prevalence of Internet deserts and food deserts in our region.

Evansville Regional Airport Executive Director, Nate Hahn, joins @530 on Main hosts for an in-depth discussion on air travel innovation and design. Nate also discusses the importance of providing visitors with positive airport experiences as passengers get their first and last impressions of Evansville in the airport when flying.  

For this installment of @530 on Main, we’ve invited Richard Clements to the mic. Richard is the Director of Business Development at Quarion Technology, an industrial Internet of things technology firm in Evansville, IN. Much of the podcast discussion delves into technology innovation and how we interact with the physical world around us.