Economic Development Secrets

J.P. Nauseef is a U.S. Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, and the president and chief executive officer of JobsOhio, a uniquely structured, private, economic development corporation that gives Ohio a competitive advantage in driving job creation and new capital investment in the State. He leads a team of nine targeted industry sector veterans, plus military and economic development specialists responsible for business and government installation retention, attraction, and expansion efforts statewide. Since joining JobsOhio in March of 2019, J.P. has led initiatives that: increased average annual impact investments more than 65% to over $530M; closed more than 1,069 project deals (a 29% increase from the prior three years); secured more than 76K high-paying Ohio jobs (a +9% increase over the same period); and earned world-class ratings for corporate customer service satisfaction (an 85 Net Promoter Score). In addition, he worked with The DeWine/Husted Administration and his JobsOhio Board to launch 12 major initiatives to foster innovation, prepare project-ready sites, develop and retain Ohio’s world-class workforce, and promote inclusive development that make the State more competitive nationally. Under his leadership, JobsOhio moved from worst to first in convincing Intel to build its $20B - $100B next-generation semiconductor factories in Ohio, potentially the largest economic development project undertaken by a single American company in U.S. history. His current sights are set on the semiconductor supply chain, life sciences, technology, industry 4.0, and much, much more.

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My guest this week is Telly Tucker. Telly is the Director of Arlington Economic Development (AED) for Arlington County, Virginia, where he currently leads an economic development team with more than 50 employees. As many of you in economic development may know, Amazon selected Arlington Virginia for one of its HQ2 locations in 2018. Amazon is moving forward with its hiring and investments in Arlington and Telly gives us an update on Amazon’s activities in the community and talks about the region’s tech talent that helped attract Amazon. In this episode we also talk about how Telly joined Arlington in January 2020 and, like many other economic developers, pivoted the organizations’ role amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. And be certain to listen at the end where we turn to one of the most fascinating topics in economic development the wider economy right now – remote work. Telly discusses the trends he sees in Arlington with the return to work and how business are rethinking their use of office space.

Paul & Anjie chat about Impact DashBoard Essentials. Learn how your organization can use Impact DashBoard to create a digital ED project questionnaire and receive project data from prospects all online. https://impactdatasource.com/offer/

Today’s special guest is Carla Pendergraft, Director of Marketing for the Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau. Carla discusses how attracting visitors and getting 'heads in beds' can actually enhance quality of life for residents. Despite a big drop in tourism in 2020, Waco as a destination is coming back strong in 2021.

Today’s special guest is Jeff Finkle, President and CEO of the International Economic Development Council. As one of the leaders of the economic development industry, Jeff shares with us how he has witnessed the past year’s impact on the industry and he gives his estimation on the field’s future. He also mentions various economic development initiatives that have been reprioritized over the last year.

This month's special guest is Ruth Buchanan, Economic Development Manager for Manatee County, FL. Ruth shares with us a plethora of information, including how her organization has been helping local businesses get through this especially difficult time. She also discusses the redevelopment initiatives that her organization prioritizes. Lastly, Ruth shares with listeners information about the presence of the sports performance industry sector in her community.

This month, I interviewed Alia Abbas, who is the founder and CEO of Alia Consulting and she is also the Investment Attraction Consultant for Toronto Global. Alia is kicking off our 2021 podcast series with a topic very relevant to all of us right now: disaster and emergency management. She describes how economic developers can cope with the current situation and help their communities, and she offers tips for preparing for future disasters. Alia also describes why it is vital to work on continuity plans with your local businesses and she shares some very helpful resources.

Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource, joins as a guest speaker on this episode of the podcast. He discusses what his experience has been consulting clients using different types of data forms to collect important economic development project details. Paul also provides solutions to what he sees as common problems that economic developers and their prospects run into when working through a project questionnaire.

This month we have a unique episode that discusses Impact DataSource, the company behind the Economic Development Secrets Podcast. Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource joins us and shares how the company was founded and what types of research and reports they specialize in. We also discuss our software solution, Impact DashBoard, share how economic developers can use impact reports, and also discuss how the coronavirus has affected this type of research and reports.

This month's special guest is David Leezer, Vice President of Business Attraction at the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce. David shares with us how he is moving forward with business recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic and how his biggest mistake became one of his biggest assets.

This month's special guest is Christine Bryant, Director of Business Retention and Expansion for the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation. Christine shares with us how COVID-19 has impacted her community and she shares what her team has done in response to the pandemic.

We have a very special guest this month - Kenny McDonald who is not only the President and Chief Economic Officer at One Columbus, but he is also the current chair at the International Economic Development Council. Kenny shares with us about how the coronavirus has impacted his community and what his team's response has been to the pandemic. He also gives us an update on what the International Economic Development Council is currently working on.

This month's special guest is Amy Madison, Executive Director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. Amy shares with us how the coronavirus has impacted her community, what her organization and other local response has been, and how she envisions recovery.

This month's special guest is Barry Broome, President and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. Barry discusses how his organization is responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic and he also shares how he thinks recovery will look.

This episode is picking up from last week's discussion about how consumer spending is changing during the coronavirus lockdown. Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource joins us again.

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we recorded a very unique episode of the Economic Development Secrets Podcast featuring Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource. Paul discusses how consumer spending helps us illustrate what is happening to the economy. He describes what types of spending we expect to go down, up, or be put off during the current lockdown and how it may be impacted during future recovery. Paul introduces Impact DataSource's new COVID-19 Consumer Spending app that help economic developers analyze these trends in their local economy.

This month's special guest is Alex West, Director of Research at Ann Arbor SPARK. Alex discusses what data she tracks, how she maintains it, and how she shares this information with stakeholders. She also offers some advice on how people can get started tracking data at their organization.

This month's special guest is Julie Floyd, Compliance Administrator at the Frisco EDC. Julie shares a break down of the EDC's incentive compliance program that she helped to build and implement and she tells listeners how they can get started with their own program.

This month's special guest is Pete Fullerton, Assistant Director for Commercial Properties & Development with the Kansas City Aviation Department. Pete shares his immense knowledge of performance metrics and incentive compliance. He discusses why it is vital for economic developers to track these metrics and offers advice on how to use this data.

This month's special guest is Christian Fletcher, Executive Director of the Marble Falls EDC. He shares why his organization decided to transition from a Type A organization to a Type B economic development organization. Christian also discusses what metrics he currently measures and how he shares this information with stakeholders.

This month's special guest is Phoebe Fleming, Director of Research at the Orlando Economic Partnership. Phoebe discusses the merging of her organization - the Orlando Economic Development Commission with the Central Florida Partnership and she discusses how this merger  has impacted how her organization views and conducts economic development. She also shares why her organization focuses on broad-based prosperity.

This month's special guest is Shelby Zaricor, Director of Business Development at the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. Shelby shares information about their very exciting role in the aerospace industry and also discusses their Foreign Direct Investment Strategy. She also shares how she uses Google Alerts to save economic development projects.

This month's very unique episode catches up with Will Novak, Project Manager for the city of Mesa. Will starts out the episode discussing what's going on in Mesa, but then goes on to discuss his crazy story that has gotten much media attention.

This month's special guest is Matt Wavering, Director of Project Development at the Rockwall EDC. Today Matt discusses balancing out their historical perception of being a bedroom community, while also feeling the flex of rapid growth. Matt also discusses their workforce development efforts by means of an annual job fair and he shares the economics behind their mission to attract primary employment and investment in Rockwall. You won't want to miss this information-packed episode!

This month's special guest is Andrew Stork, Operations Manager for the Klamath County Economic Development Association. Andrew shares why his organization views itself as an extension for all of their local businesses and also how they are addressing some challenges such as a housing shortage.

In this month's bonus episode, we are joined by Aaron Brossoit, CEO and Founder of Golden Shovel Agency. Aaron shares how economic developers can use virtual reality to market their community, as well as other advanced marketing tactics.

This month's special guest is Tracye McDaniel, President at TIP Strategies also the current Chair of the International Economic Development Council. She shares why corporate diversity is so important for economic development and what economic developers can do to help their local businesses with this initiative. Tracye also shares some of the exciting work that IEDC is up to.

This month's special guest is Rachel Ray, Economic Development Administrator for the city of Dublin, Ohio. Today Rachel discusses how they use site capacity studies and also their Dublink Fiber Optics program. In this information-packed episode, Rachel also shares information about their Workforce Development Strategy and also a plethora of resources that they offer local companies that they refer to as "incentives that aren't incentives".

This month's special guest is Alex Philips, Economic Development Manager for Burleson, TX. During this episode, Alex shares how his community views incentives and also tells the audience about their exciting Burleson Works program.

During this unique episode, Nicole D'Souza and Paul Scheuren tell listeners about Impact DataSource's Impact DashBoard model, and also share exciting updates being deployed this month!

This month's special guest is Amy Madison, Executive Director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. Today Amy discusses how to build a mutually beneficial incentive package for both the community and business. She also shares how her organization benchmarks measurable success and relates that information to her board.

This month's special guest is Adriana Cruz, President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership. Adriana shares how they turned their region's National Manufacturing day into a month-long informational celebration. She also shares how they've ignited local stakeholders to be active participants with their Vision 2020 strategic plan.

During this special episode of the podcast, we reflect on unique tips and tricks shared by podcast guests throughout 2018.

This month's special guest is Courtney Pogue, Director of Economic Development for the city of Dallas. Today Courtney shares how they use Market Value Analysis as a baseline to shape economic development policy, and he also discusses their PACE program, which was recognized by the International Economic Development Council with the Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award

This week's special guest is Gail Bulfin, Vice President of Membership Development for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. Gail discusses their leadership trips where her organization takes a group of stakeholders to visit different communities around the country. Her group then analyzes the community to look for takeaways that they can implement in Fort Lauderdale.

This month's special guest is Michelle Geller, Economic Development Manager at the city of Escondido. Michelle discusses their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy that is rooted in data. She also shares information about Innovate 78, which is their regional alliance.

This month's special guest is Marlisa Briggs, Executive Director of the North Houston Association. Today Marlisa shares about an upcoming bond election that came about as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. She also discusses the different economic development topics that their Development Trends Committee discusses, including economic forecasting, Rail Within Reach, and linking transportation and economic development.

This month's special guest is Jackie Keliiaa, Senior Economic Development Analyst for the East Bay Economic Development Alliance. Jackie discusses a couple of exciting programs that they offer in promoting regionalism in this vibrant area. One of which is panels of current economic development trends that professionals in the field need to be familiar with. Trends have included cannabis and cryptocurrency. Another exciting program that they offer they like to call the Academy Awards of the economic development field.

This month's special guest is Bryan Brackemyre, Vice President of Member Services at the Indiana Municipal Power Agency. In this role, Bryan is responsible for working on various economic development projects with many different types of communities.Today Bryan shares many economic development tactics, and he also gives advice on how to start an economic development partnership with your local utility providers.

This month's podcast episode features Kelly Kinsey Overby, Business Retention & Expansion Director for the Longview, TX Economic Development.

This month I'm joined by David Camerlengo, Trade & Investment Commissioner for North America for the Queensland, Australia Trade & Investment Department. David discusses their Advance Queensland Initiative and shares different elements of international economic development.

This month's special guest is Tony Gioveniello, President of Shasta EDC. Tony discusses several BRE practices that they've implemented to assist their local businesses. He shares how they've done an in depth study of what their business community's internet presence is and how they've been able to assist them in advancing this web presence. Tony also shares how they use a third party telemarketing firm to assist in their recruitment efforts.

This month's special guest is Carlton Schwab, President and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council. As the leader of a state advocacy group, Carlton shares a unique perspective on economic development at the state and local level and also discusses the future of economic development.

This month's special guest is Mark Lautman, Principal at Lautman Economic Architecture, LLC. He is the author of "When the Boomers Bail," which discusses how the powerful combination of economic and demographic forces change the job creation game and make it more difficult for community leaders to manage their local economies. Along with a group of colleagues, Mark co-founded the Community Economics Lab, a not-for-profit think tank focused on understanding these new forces and developing new approaches to economic and workforce development. In this podcast episode, Mark shares a new algorithm for analyzing your community and engaging stakeholders.

In this special episode of Economic Development Secrets, we discuss highlights from this year’s podcast episodes. We will cover current trends in the economic development field and discuss some of the top tips shared by our special guests.

This episode of Economic Development Secrets features Nathan Tafoya, Executive Director of the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation. Nathan shares tips for rural economic developers and compares economic development tactics in Texas and New Mexico.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Jenny Philip, Director of Research for the Greater Houston Partnership. She discusses what outlets to use as you get started using economic development research more.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Michael Collins, President & CEO of Port KC. Michael shares how to conduct effective bi-state economic development and how their industrial sector has become one of the top eight in the nation.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Kevin Carter, Executive Director of the High Ground of Texas. Kevin discusses rural economic development and strategic regionalism.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Kristin Reese, Executive Director of the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership. Kristin discusses workforce development, site selection, and economic development trends.

In this two episode special, Paul Scheuren and Nicole D'Souza of Impact DataSource discuss economic development advice and other tips shared during their Texas Economic Development Best Practices Summits this Spring. In this second episode, they discuss evaluating and presenting projects and CRM systems that help you keep track of your active projects.

In this two episode special, Paul Scheuren and Nicole D'Souza of Impact DataSource discuss economic development advice and other tips shared during their Texas Economic Development Best Practices Summits this Spring. This first episode covers information on strategic plans, marketing, and business retention and expansion.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Sean Stockard, President and CEO of the ED Alliance for Brazoria County, TX. Sean discusses the importance of introducing students to vocational trades early so that they know that they have options when planning their future.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Tanner Jones, Research Analyst for Baldwin County, AL Economic Development Alliance. We discuss all things data and research. Tanner shares advice on how you can start relying on data more heavily.

During this month's installment of Economic Development Secrets, Mary Jacobs, Assistant City Manager in Sierra Vista, Arizona shares how her community has developed an economic development department and strategy. We also discuss national economic development trends.

This month we were joined by Bill Martin, Executive Director of the Greater Osceola Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Bill has worked in economic development for over 40 years in state, regional and local economic development groups. He shares the most exciting economic development project that he has worked on during his whole career and explains how his region offers different programs to educate and train the workforce.

This month's special guest is Michael Bunt, Director of Economic Development at the Artesia, New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Michael shares with the audience about their incentive war chest and the importance of getting involved with neighboring EDO's at the state and local level.

This month, Jeffrey Finkle, President and CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) draws upon his 30 years of ED experience and shares his "economic development secrets". As the leader of the world’s largest economic development membership organization, Jeff shares a unique point of view of the economic development field. We discuss the history of IEDC, the process to become certified, and some pressing economic development topics, including incentives and what your elected officials can do to support your department.

This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Lucienne Pears, Director of Economic Development in Charlotte County, Florida. She shares about their Certified Sites program and how they do economic development in a primarily retired community.

This month we were joined by Ben White, Vice President of Economic Development for the Round Rock, Texas Chamber of Commerce. We discuss how Round Rock's economic development activities are truly a product of different partnerships and their 8 Pillars of Economic Generation.

Dan Tobergte, President/CEO of Northern Kentucky Tri-ED joined us for this month's episode of Economic Development Secrets. We discuss their award winning BRE program and their Motor Vehicle License Fee funding structure.

This month, SeonAh Kendall, Economic Health Manager for Fort Collins, Colorado shares some wisdom that she's learned through her time working in Economic Development. We discuss how their manufacturing partnership educates students about the field, how her organization was one of the first in the nation to have a Sustainability Service Area, and how their downtown was the inspiration for Walt Disney's Main Street.

In this episode of Economic Development Secrets, we sit down with Steve Jenkins, President of the Fond du Lac County, WI Economic Development Corporation.

In this first installment of our new podcast series, Economic Development Secrets, we are joined by Jim Gandy, President of the Frisco, TX Economic Development Corporation.