The Michigan Opportunity
By Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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An economic development podcast featuring candid conversations with business leaders across Michigan.
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S4 Ep.10 - Laurie A. Tannous, Cross-Border Attorney, Tannous & Associates Ltd.
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May 01, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.9 - Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.8 - Charles Elwood, Microsoft AI MVP | TEDx Speaker & SolisMatica
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.7 - Justine Johnson, Senior Vice President & Chief Mobility Officer, Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.6 - Jon Will, President and Founder, Michigan Fastener
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.5 - Todd Brassard, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Calumet Electronics and Dr. Meredith LaBeau, Chief Technology Officer, Calumet Electronics Corp.
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.4 - Dr. E’Lois Thomas, President, Solutions for Energy Efficient Logistics (SEEL)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.3 - Joe Steele, Vice President, Communications and Legislative Affairs, LIFT
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.2 - Danny Ellis, CEO, SkySpecs
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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S4 Ep.1 - Ms. Xinyu Wu, Director of Visiting International Professional Program; Director of the Office of China Program; and Executive Director of Michigan Council of Citizen Diplomacy
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.54 - Howard N. Handler, President, 313 Presents
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.53 - Katie MacIntosh, President and Founder Mac Worldwide
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.52 - Leo Kempel, Dean of the Michigan State University College of Engineering
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.51 - Empowering Innovation: Midwest's Edward Lowe Foundation Teams Up with MEDC in a Dynamic Partnership to Fuel Small Business Growth
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.50 - Mark Kramer, President and CEO, SME
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.49 - Eddie Gillis, Operations Manager at Third Man Records
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.48 - Voices of Michiganders Across the State
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.47 - Dr. James M. Smith, President, Eastern Michigan University
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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S3 Ep.46 - Thomas Schuelke, President of Fraunhofer USA Inc.
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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S3 E.45 - Colin Bird, Consul General for Canada in Detroit
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.44 - Duc Nguyen Abrahamson, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.43 - Terri Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Global Attraction Officer, MEDC
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.42 - Reuben Sarkar, CEO at American Center for Mobility & Zachary Kolodin, Chief Infrastructure Officer, Director of the Michigan Infrastructure Office
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.41 - Ingrid Tighe, President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.40 - Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, VP of Customer Experience for Consumers Energy
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.39 - Jill Ferrari, Managing Partner, Renovare Development
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.38 - Roberto Nicolas Vazquez, Mexican Consul in Detroit
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.37 - Jon Kramer, President and CEO, OHM Advisors
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.36 - Kerry Duggan, Founder & CEO, SustainabiliD
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.35 - Rich Bowman, Director of Policy at The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.34 - Lydia Michael, Owner of Blended Collective, Author of Brand Love and Kevin Ketels, Assistant Professor Global Supply Chain Management, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.33 - Cynthia Hutchison, CEO, U.S. Center of Advanced Manufacturing (USCAM)
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.32 - Hilary Doe, Chief Growth Officer, State of Michigan
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.31 - Rod Wood, President and CEO, Detroit Lions and Alexis Wiley, Founder and CEO, Moment Strategies, Strategic Communications and Public Relations
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.30 - Paul Bussey, Vice President Operations of Grand Traverse Engineering and Construction, Anton Matye, President at Bay Shore Steel Works, LLC and Tom Durkee, Director Tribal Business Development at MEDC
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.29 - Hiram Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Real Times Media
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.28 - Special Episode: CAR MBS 2023
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.27 - Trista Van Tine, Co-founder & Executive Director, Michigan Founders Fund
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.26 - Diana Callaghan, Managing Director, Endeavor
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.25 - John Walsh, President & CEO Michigan Manufacturers Association
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.24 - Steve Dyokas, Director of the U.S. APEC Host Secretariat within the U.S. Department of State
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.23 - Jeff Lambert, Chairman and Founder of Lambert
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.22 - Claude Molinari, President and CEO of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.21 - Adam Tomasek, Supervisory Division Chief in the Private Sector Engagement Hub of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.20 - Roberta Dall'Olio, Director, EURADA - European Association of Development Agencies
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.19 - Richard Florida, Renowned Urbanist and Author
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.18 Special Episode: Mackinac Policy Conference 2023 Day 2
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.17 Special Episode: Mackinac Policy Conference 2023 Day 1
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.16 - Herb Drayton, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses – Detroit
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May 24, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.15 - Katy Locker, CEO at The Center For Michigan, Bridge Michigan, Bridge Detroit
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May 17, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.14 - Lisa Katz, Sr. Program Officer, Economic Vitality & Entrepreneurship, William Davidson Foundation
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May 10, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.13 - Dr. Neil Hawkins, President, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
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May 03, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.12 - Special Edition: Brian Calley, President & CEO, Small Business Association of Michigan
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May 01, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.11 - Matt Johnson, Manager of ESG & External Affairs, Eagle Mine
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.10 - David Wang, CEO & Founder, BEET
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.09 - Tom Lutz, Executive Secretary Treasurer, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.08 - Jim Saber, President & CEO NextEnergy
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.07 - Harry Moser, President & Founder, Reshoring Initiative
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.06 - Mujeeb Ijaz, Founder and CEO of Our Next Energy (ONE)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.05 - Ray Maczik, The Standing Company
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.04 - Dr. Alec Gallimore, Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.03 - Diana Paez, Senior Director, Energy & Mobility at the William Davidson Institute
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.2 - Dawn Hines, CEO, Hines Industries
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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S3 Ep.1 - John DeMaio, President Graphex Group & CEO of Graphex Technologies
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.52 - Faris Alami, Founder & CEO, International Strategic Management
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.51 - Quentin L. Messer Jr., Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer at MEDC, President & Chair - Michigan Strategic Fund
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.50 - Casey Cowell, Principal and Owner, Boomerang Catapult
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.49 - Chetan Koradia, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Transphere Inc. and Pranadia Koradia, Chief Operating Officer and Owner, Transphere Inc.
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.48 - Eric Shreffler, Sr. Vice President Market Development at MEDC and Kristin Dziczek, Automotive Policy Advisor, Detroit Branch - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.47 - Ara Topouzian, Executive Director, Michigan Venture Capital Association
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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S2 Ep.46 - Shawn Pomaville-Size, Executive Director, MotorCities National Heritage Area
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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S2.Ep.45 - Jeff Thompson, Partner/Product Design Engineer and co-founder, Shaggy's Copper Country Skis
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.44 - Gina Thorsen, CEO and Co-Owner, Jacquart Fabric Products, home of Stormy Kromer
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.43 - Ron Hall, President & CEO of Bridgewater Interiors and Doug Del Grosso, President & CEO of Adient
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.42 - Brad Garmon, Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.41 - Nathan Ohle, President & CEO - International Economic Development Council
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.40 Amy O-Leary, Executive Director – Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) & President, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC)
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.39 Lindsey Rem, Vice President of Business Transformation – Barton Malow
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.38 Matthew Asada, Public Diplomat in Residence at USC Center for Public Diplomacy
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.37 Josh Freeney, Partner YETi CGI, Grand Rapids Public Museum
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.36 Jonathan Quarles, Founder and CEO – BTL Group & Quartz Water Source
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.35 James McBryde, President & CEO – Middle Michigan Development Corporation
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.34 - Jen Nelson, Chief Operating & Customer Experience Officer – Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.33 - Arabinda "AB" Ghosh, Chairman and CEO - Hemlock Semiconductor Operations
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.32 Francisco Betti, Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.31 Roderick A. Hardamon, CEO & Chief Strategist of URGE Imprint & CEO, URGE Development Group
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.30 Kerry Ebersole-Singh, Chief Talent Solutions & Engagement Officer - MEDC
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.29 Awenate Cobbina, CEO - Bedrock Manufacturing Company & Chair, MEDC Executive Committee
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.28 Dr. Thomas Glasmacher, FRIB Laboratory Director (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams) - Michigan State University
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.27 Natalie King, Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Dunamis Clean Energy Partners, LLC
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 26 Raymond Boeman, Research Professor at Michigan State University, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Scale-up Research Facility (SuRF)
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.25 Heather Lanier, Chief Operating Officer & Shareholder - NBS Commercial Interiors
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.23 Angela Flood, Director of Business Planning and Economic Development - American Center for Mobility
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 22 Dale A. Robertson, President and CEO – Grand Rapids Public Museum
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 21 - Chris Girdwood, Executive Director - Detroit Region Aerotropolis
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.20 Dawn Batts, Capital Strategist - TechTown Detroit
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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S2.Ep.19 Dave Lorenz, Vice President, Travel Michigan at Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 18 Brittany Hunter, Managing Partner - Atomic Object
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 17 Jennifer Brace, Global Trends and Futuring Manager - Ford Motor Company
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 16 Special Episode from Mackinac Policy Conference - Day 2
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 15 Special Episode from Mackinac Policy Conference - Day 1
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.14 - Anthony Garofali, Country Managing Director - Altair
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May 26, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.13 Conrad Haremza from PROXIMO and Jamie Wright from Detroit City Distillery
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May 19, 2022 |
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S2 Ep.12 Martha MacFarlane-Faes, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer - Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
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May 13, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.11 Wafa Dinaro, Executive Director - New Economy Initiative
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May 11, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.10 Mike Piskur, Program Manager - Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
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May 04, 2022 |
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S2. Ep.9 Brandee Cooke-Brown, Executive Director - 100K Ideas
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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S2 Ep. 8 Michelle Bekkering - National Engagement Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 7 Dr. David Eisler - President, Ferris State University
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 6 Lizabeth Ardisana, CEO - ASG Renaissance
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 5 Denise Graves, University Relations Director - Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 4 Gary McDowell, Director - Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 3 Frank Muller - CEO, Exlterra
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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S2. Ep. 2 Randy Thelen - President & CEO, The Right Place
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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S2.E1 - Allegra Baistrocchi - Consul of Italy, Consulate of Italy in Detroit
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ep.52 Michelle Grinnell - MEDC Senior Vice-President & Host Ed Clemente, Senior Advisor for Trends and Development
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Ep.51 Bobby Hopewell – President & CEO, Mobile Health Resources
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Ep.50 Dr. Roy Wilson - President, Wayne State University
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 49 Menaka Abel - CFO, Request Foods
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 48 Eric Roberts - Executive Director, 20Fathoms
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Ep.47 Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Ep.46 Quentin L. Messer Jr. – CEO, MEDC
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ep.45 Charlie Tyson - Technology Activation Manager, Office of Future Mobility & Electrification, MEDC
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Ep.44 Lisa Lunsford, Co-Founder and CEO of GS3 Global
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep.43 James Weakley, President, Lake Carriers Association
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Ep.42 Chris MacInnes, President Crystal Enterprises, Inc.
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Ep.41 Dr. Tarek Sobh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost, Incoming LTU President
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Ep.40 Olga Stella, Executive Director – Design Core Detroit & VP of Strategy and Communications – College of Creative Studies
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Ep.39 Sue Tellier, Owner and President – JetCo Federal
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Ep.38 Dr. Bill Pink, President, Grand Rapids Community College
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 37 Robin Terry, Chairwoman & CEO, Motown Museum
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ep.36 Ryan Hundt, Chief Executive Officer, MichiganWorks! Association
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 Marian Reich, President - Global Ties Detroit & Jodi Michaels, Executive Director - Global Ties Kalamazoo
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Ep.34 Jeff Donofrio, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Leaders for Michigan
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ep.33 Brian Connors, Partner, Due East Advisors
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Ep.32 Quentin L. Messer, Jr., MEDC CEO and President and Chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ep.31 JoAnn Crary - President, Saginaw Future
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Ep.30 - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Ep.29 - Naheed Huq of Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Ep.28 - Damian Porcari, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Ep.27 - Vicki Selva of Michigan Defense Center
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Ep.26 - Heather Grondin of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Ep.25 - Ray Lozano of Mexicantown Community Development Corporation
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Ep.24 - Mary Kramer of Crain’s Detroit Business
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Ep.23 Natalie Chmiko – VP Pure Michigan Business Connect and International Trade, MEDC
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Ep.22 Dr. Weisong Shi – Associate Dean & Professor of Computer Science
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 21 Dr. Steve Melnyk – Professor Supply Chain Technology, Michigan State University
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Ep.20 Glenn Stevens – Executive Director, MICH Auto
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Ep.19 September Hargrove – Vice President & Detroit Program Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Ep.18 Daniel Garrison – Office Managing Director, Accenture, Detroit Innovation Hub
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep.17 Jenelle Jagmin – Director, Michigan Craft Beverage Council and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ep.16 Dr. Stephen Rapundalo – President and CEO, MichBio
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Ep.15 Dr. Rebecca Cunningham – Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep.14 Kevin Johnson – President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 13 Marty Fittante – CEO, Invest UP
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 12 Michael Healander – President and CEO, Air Space Link
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May 26, 2021 |
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Ep.11 Jennifer Owens – President, Lakeshore Advantage
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May 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 10 Dr. Britany Affolter-Caine – Executive Director of Community Affairs, University Research Corridor
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May 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 9 Eric Frederick – Vice President of Community Affairs, Connected Nation Michigan
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May 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 8 Maureen Donohue Krauss – President and CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 7 Birgit Klohs – Former President and CEO, The Right Place
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Ep.6 Trevor Pawl – Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan and Senior Vice President, MEDC
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Ep.1 - Gerry Anderson Chairman and CEO, DTE
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Ep.2 - Tom Kelly Executive Director and CEO, Automation Alley
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Ep.3 Fay Beydoun – Executive Director, American Arab Chamber of Commerce
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Ep.4 Tom Durkee of MEDC, Deidra Mitchell of Waséyabek Development Company, LLC Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Ep.5 Keona Cowan – Executive Vice President, Invest Detroit
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Apr 05, 2021 |