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!
Episodes
10 episodes
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
E08 – Infrastructure & Inclusivity, with Clarence Hulse
Clarence Hulse is one of the few individuals in the industry who actively sought out a career in economic development. In this episode, we discuss lifelong learning, reverse mentorship, and the programs Michigan City is implementing to attract ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:42
E07 – Mentorship in Economic Development, with Sandy Castor
Sandy Castor shares her perspective on how transportation and economic development work together, professional development opportunities, and the power of mentorship. We also discuss “soft” skills, saying yes more, and her accidental path to ec...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:07
E06 – Leveraging an Economic Development Week to Tell Your EDOs Story, with Sandy Dubay
This week’s episode is all about Economic Development Week, and how you can leverage it to share your EDO’s story with your local community. Economic Developers rarely promote their efforts or teams, and this is the perfect opportunity to do th...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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16:02
E05 – Networking and Building Relationships in Economic Development, with Ebonie Atkins
Ebonie Atkins, Managing Director of Henrico Economic Development Authority, shares tips for networking and creating relationships. We also discuss business retention tactics, regionalism, partnerships, and teaching economic geography....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:54
E04 – Leveraging Your Community’s Personality for Talent Attraction, with Amanda Ellis
Amanda Ellis, Editor-in-Chief for Livability.com, shares how EDOs can leverage storytelling when marketing their communities. In this episode, we discuss workforce trends like hybrid working and relocating, how AI will affect search engine opti...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:02
E03 - From EDO to SBDC: Zach Gilmore’s Support of Businesses
Now working as a partner of an EDO, Zach Gilmore shares what it’s like to transition from a typical economic development role to supporting businesses more directly, his perspective on challenges that businesses are facing today, and how econom...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:52
E02 – All Economic Developers are Marketers Too, with Maria Satira
Maria Satira, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Greeneville ENC Alliance, shares tips for knowing your audience, being the first person in a role, and staying in the know about PR. In this episode, we dive deep into all things ma...
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Episode 2
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46:27
E01 – Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development with Andy Donahue
Andy Donahue, State Director of the Minnesota SBDC, shares how entrepreneurship is central to the nuanced, blended relationship between SBDCs, higher education institutions, and economic development organizations. We also discuss regionalism, t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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36:50