ShovelTalk: An Economic Development Podcast
At Golden Shovel, we believe thriving communities improve everyone’s lives. Everything we do connects businesses and talent with communities they’ll thrive in. We do this by empowering economic developers through groundbreaking economic development communications.
Podcasting since 2020 • 40 episodes
ShovelTalk: An Economic Development Podcast
Latest Episodes
Powering Communities: Lean Strategies and Data-Driven Growth • Erin Sparks, Great River Energy & Mid America EDC
In advance of Mid-America EDC's Best Practices Conference we sat down with Erin Sparks, Economic Development Lead at Great River Energy and 2nd Vice President for Mid-America EDC. Erin shares a preview of what economic developers can expect to ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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41:44
Greensboro’s 10-Year Overnight Success: How Vision & Collaboration Transformed a Region • Marvin Price, Executive Vice President of the Greensboro (NC) Chamber of Commerce
In this episode, Bethany Quinn, President of Golden Shovel, sits down with Marvin Price, Executive Vice President of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, to discuss how strategic vision, perseverance, and regional collaboration led to over $16 b...
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45:59
Connecting Communities: A Conversation on the Future of Rural Telecom and Economic Development • Brent Christensen, President/CEO, Minnesota Telecom Alliance
Brent Christensen, President/CEO of the Minnesota Telecom Alliance, fondly remembers tinkering as a child in the offices of Christensen Communications Company in Madelia. Much has changed over his 30-year career, but his passion for bringing pe...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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29:47
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Engaging Youth in Local Careers • Chris Suozzi (aka Coach Swazz), Genesee County (NY) Economic Development Center
Join Chris Suozzi, aka Coach Swazz, Executive Vice President of Business and Workforce Development at the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC), as he shares his innovative approach to engaging youth in high-demand careers. From th...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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35:01
Economic Development is a Puzzle: Brian Rademacher, CEcD Has Connected the Pieces • Director of Economic Development at City of Ormond Beach (FL)
A 500-acre mixed-use master plan takes years of planning and partnering with diverse organizations and stakeholders. Brian Rademacher, Director of Economic Development at the City of Ormond Beach, was the right person to shepherd Ormond Crossin...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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38:27
