RIA Radio

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Each week, Rhode Island Avenue Radio hosts Michelle Yancey and Kyle Todd sit down to visit with area business owners, city leaders, small business training experts, and the visionaries that help our l... more

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The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.

RIA Radio episodes:

December 25, 2018 Show #118 - Nicole Harkin
Author, DC Family Biking, and Ward 5 neighbor
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31min
December 18, 2018 Show #117 - DC's Jazz History - Rusty Hassan
DC has a robust music history, particularly when it comes to jazz. Local jazz expert and Ward 5 neighbor Rusty Hassan joins us to talk about DC Jazz history, and what the music scene was like on Rhode Island Avenue NE.
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34min
December 11, 2018 Show #116 - DC Water Project Update
With guests Bill Levy and Hadiah Jordan from DC Water
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49min
September 18, 2018 Show #115 - DC Bar - Darryl Maxwell
We are always happy to welcome Darryl Maxwell of DC Bar to the show - this time with more great resources for small businesses in DC.
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58min
September 11, 2018 Show #114 - Ward 5 Council Member Kenyan McDuffie
Discussing all things Ward 5 with our Council Member, Kenyan McDuffie
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46min
August 21, 2018 Show #113 - THE BID
Kyle Todd explains the Brookland Business Improvement District
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47min
August 07, 2018 112 - Ward 5 Community Happy Hour
Economic development is always about more than just giving out grants and education to businesses in a community. It's also about creating a climate where community members and community businesses grow together. Our very own Michelle Yancey, with her BFF Andi Fleming host a monthly happy hour at rotating locations throughout the Greater Ward 5 community. Learn how they got started, as well as some of the great stories that have come out of the happy hours. We also check in with Casey from Good Food Markets - summer deliciousness is is full swing. Listen now!
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53min
July 31, 2018 111 - District Bridges Main Street
DC is full of exciting and diverse neighborhoods, and the Main Street program is an integral part of the success of these communities. Today we visit with Brianne Dornbush, the Executive Director of District Bridges. Her organization manages two adjacent Main Street programs - Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant, and Lower Georgia Avenue. We discuss the unique assets of these neighborhoods, and the programs and incentives that Brianne's team is working on to help the small business owners on their corridors. Listen now!
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44min
July 17, 2018 110 - 21st Century Marketing
Jenny Crittenden is the Executive Director for the Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust and the Cook Foundation in Gloucester, VA. She was a speaker at the 2017 Main Street Now conference, and we just had to have her join us to talk about 21st Century Marketing. Listen now to get your business marketing on point and maximize the wide breadth of style and resources available in the digital age to lock in sales 24/7!
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1h 19min
July 03, 2018 109 - Stover & Associates and Tastemakers/Captain Cookie
We've had several of their members in to chat with us, and now it's time to visit with the founder of Tastemakers! Kirk Francis has not only expanded on the food incubator concept to create an amazing (and delicious!) food "mall" right here in the neighborhood, but he walks the walk as the guy behind Captain Cookie. We check in with Casey from Good Food Markets, and then we visit with Jon Stover of Stover & Associates for a wide-ranging chat about market research to grow your business.
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1h 3min

FAQs about RIA Radio:

How many episodes does RIA Radio have?

The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.