
EDO Breakthrough
Is there an economic development problem that you just can’t seem to make any progress on? Grab your phone and call the EDO Breakthrough podcast! After all, no challenge is unsolvable with a creative solutions team by your side.
In each episode, Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and host Sandy Dubay welcomes a new business leader, community luminary, and other modern mages to discuss the challenges, joys, and needs of communities across the United States. Sandy and her guest will combine their powers to answer your real-life economic development questions.
When our powers combine, we can make an EDO breakthrough!
Podcasting since 2024 • 14 episodes
EDO Breakthrough
Latest Episodes
E13 - Strategic Plans: Your EDO’s Roadmap or its Roadblock? With Alex Dadok
Is your EDO’s strategic plan a short-term to-do list? Or just a vague vision that leaves employees with more questions? In this episode, Alex Dadok and I discuss why having the courage to question assumptions – and take real action – is the key...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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46:48

E12 - Building Organizational Capacity, with Joi Cuartero Austin
You can take inspiration from other communities and things you learn at conferences, but you simply can’t copy/paste what others are doing…it just won’t work. And that’s where Main Street America comes in, to help historic downtowns re-energize...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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35:18

E11 - AI’s Role in Economic Development: Maintaining Humanity in Innovation, with Jonathan Aberman
Jonathan Aberman is an internationally recognized thought leader in technology and innovation. In this episode, we discuss Washington D.C.’s focus on the service economy (vs. Silicon Valley’s focus on product) and the delicate balance of utiliz...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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41:31

E10 – Expediting the RFI Process, with Dane Carlson
For the season finale of EDO Breakthrough, we’ve invited Dane Carlson to be this week’s guest! Dane is the Host of the Econ Dev Show podcast and CEO of Sitehunt. We discuss all things podcasting, how to deal with change in the workplace, and th...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:10

E09 – Integrating Arts & Culture for Economic Success, with Ash Hanson
Ash Hanson is a rural arts advocate and in this episode, we discuss the four themes of rural community development: Activate, Connect, Nurture, and Support.She also shares how arts & culture can intersect with economic development, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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44:43
