Most economic development wins are measured in ribbon cuttings. Jeremy Stratton measures them in decades.

In this episode of the Dynamic Decisions Podcast, host Teasha Cable sits down with Jeremy Stratton, Director of Economic Development for the City of Griffin, Georgia. With nearly 30 years spanning municipal government, Chamber of Commerce leadership, and private sector logistics, Jeremy has a perspective most people in his field never get: he's been on all sides of the table.

His track record: 16 corporate relocations, 9 expansions, 2,500 jobs, and $310 million in capital investment during his tenure in Danville, Virginia alone. But the numbers aren't the story. The decisions behind them are.

Here's what this episode covers:

• The 10% Rule. Why Jeremy caps change at 10% per year, and why leaders who ignore this spend all their energy fighting the people they're supposed to be leading.
• The Land Play Nobody Saw Coming. How quietly assembling 3,500 acres with no press release eventually anchored an $800M casino that nobody predicted.
• Griffin's Strategy. How a city 50 miles from Atlanta stays competitive without racing every other small city to the bottom on incentives.
• Chamber vs. City. What Jeremy learned running a chamber that was losing money, and what government can do that chambers never could.
• Who Gets a Yes. Why Jeremy turns down deals, what he's actually reading when a company comes to town, and how he spots the ones that won't last.

If you work in economic development, civic leadership, or regional planning, this conversation will change how you think about what "winning" actually looks like.