Tad Deriso on Getting Connected within your Region

Aug 9, 2022 | Blog, Ecosystem building, Halifax VA, Mecklenburg VA, Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Interview with Tad Deriso of Mid-Atlantic Broadband & SOVA Innovation Hub   Connectivity is a key consideration when it comes to bringing new people, businesses, and job markets to the region and MBC works to do just that. That’s why episode...

Bret Carpenter on Bridging the Resource Gaps in Rural Communities

Aug 2, 2022 | Ecosystem building, Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Interview with Bret Carpenter of Reinventing Rural   Rural communities are so often left behind, but if we work to bridge the resource gap and empower these communities to work together for the common good, we can change the region as a whole. This...

Michael Scales on A Lifetime of Ecosystem Building

Jul 26, 2022 | Ecosystem building, Henry County VA, Martinsville VA, Patrick County VA, Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Interview with Michael Scales, Small Business Consultant One of the most important considerations in economic development is securing those opportunities for generational wealth and development. Today’s guest is a perfect example of someone that not...

Joe Kirgues on Supporting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Jul 19, 2022 | Ecosystem building, Podcast

Joe Kirgues, Co-Founder of gener8tor, on Supporting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs When you create a pipeline for the next generation of entrepreneurs to get the resources and support they need, you are able to make an immense impact on building and growing the...

Startup Colorado on Working Together to Support Emerging Communities

Jul 12, 2022 | Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Interview with Taylor Sanders Grande and Margaret Hedderman of Startup Colorado When you foster relationships between entrepreneurs across different communities, the benefits span to everyone across the region and create a snowball effect for change....