This week we are pleased to be joined by Paige Webster, a prominent site selector and  Founder of Webster Global Site Selectors. We chat with Paige to get his insight and expertise on a multitude of timely topics, such as the future of workforce attraction, the ingenuity of offset paybacks, sectors that prevailed during the pandemic and his personal advice on how economic developers should navigate building a professional relationship with site selectors, that and much, much more! 

This week we are joined by Courtney Margetson, Founder and Executive Publisher of FDI Alliance International, a print and media publication that showcases the most attractive business destinations in North America and Canada to Site Selectors and CEOs from Europe and the UK. 

Courtney discusses the magazine's origin story and we delve into his thoughts on the future of investment promotion and working from home, where he shares actionable, best practices with our listeners and much more. 

This week we are pleased to be joined by Lee Crume, President & CEO and Kimberly Rossetti, Vice President of Economic Development at Northern Kentucky Tri-ED.

Lee and Kim discuss what drew them to work in economic development and detail Northern Kentucky's biggest assets and recent investment wins. In addition, they draw on their experiences over the past year and their thoughts on the site selection process in a post-COVID world. 

This week we are joined by Karla Moran,  Senior Project Manager with the Salt River Project of Phoenix, Arizona.  We delve into Karla's recent recognition as a top 50 North American Economic Developer, her advice to students and young professionals trying to break into the industry as well as the key role utilities play in regional business attraction. 

This week we have the honor of being joined by Jeff Finkle, President of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). 

Jeff is a veteran in the economic development field and we capitalize on his vast experience by discussing a myriad of topical themes such as diversity and inclusion in economics, the reshoring trend, the decline of foreign direct investments, the future of working from home and much more! 

This week we are lucky enough to be joined by Shawn Flynn, Host of The Silicon Valley Podcast.

Shawn has led an impressive career in Silicon Valley working for start-ups, incubators and knows what it takes to make it in the region. 

Shawn's deep network has seen him interview some of the top tech executives. We delve deep into his knowledge and experience to get his take on how economic developers can work alongside incubators, his thoughts on the California  business "exodus" and how working from home will impact attracting talent.

This week we are joined by One East Kentucky's superstar team, Chuck Sexton, CEO and Ivy Stanley, Project Manager. We discuss their creative backgrounds that have helped propel their success in economic development, the work it takes to promote a rural region and highlight a major project win and what it meant for their region. 

This week we are joined by Wade Williams, Vice President of Global Business Development at REDI Cincinnati, the first point of contact for companies considering the 16-county, three-state Cincinnati region..

We dive into Wade's past work experience managing business operations and complex real-estate acquisition projects with Duke Energy’s Ohio and the Kentucky Office of the President. In addition, we discuss the latest major investments the REDI Cincinnati territory region has seen along with highlighting some key project wins, and much more!

We're ringing 2021 with a special simulcast episode alongside our good friends and fellow podcasters, The Next Move Group, We Are Jobs. Joining us is NMG's Co-Founders, Chad Chancellor and Alex Metzger where we reflect on the lessons of 2020 and discuss our trend predictions for 2021 in economic development and investment attraction.

This week we are joined by Jeanine Jerkovic, Economic Development Director at the City of Surprise in Phoenix, Arizona. We delve into Jeanine's early career in politics that saw her work for the late Senator John McCain and as a Trade Commissioner for the Canadian Consulate in Phoenix. Jeanine also discusses how she has utilized creative marketing tactics, such as the #SnacksWithSurprise  campaign to raise the City of Surprise's brand and online presence.