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This podcast is a safe place for female economic development professionals to share stories, insights, and challenges of the economic development industry.
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Building Legacy Communities Through Global Thinking and Inclusive Growth │Tracye McDaniel (opens the original)
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Tracye McDaniel, strategic advisor at TIP Inc. and IEDC’s Chief Growth and Strategy Advisor, joins host Kaycee on the Leading Ladies of Economic Development podcast to discuss what drew her to economic development, shaped by community leadership in Waco and 17 years in the Texas governor’s office working with five governors. McDaniel shares how global exposure informs local strategy, advising rural communities to start with regional collaboration, and highlights the Rio Grande Valley’s transform
From CEO to Coach: Authentic Leadership Strategies for Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces │Dr. Tina Yerkes (opens the original)
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In this episode of Leading Ladies of Economic Development , Kaycee sits down with Dr. Tina Yerkes, an executive strategist, leadership mentor, speaker, and founder of Transformative Leadership Consulting. Tina left leadership to start a consultancy and write a book focused on helping women navigate workplace bias in male-dominated environments. Drawing on 30 years of experience—being talked over, dismissed, and denied proper titles despite her authority and education—she says she realized the pr
From Lab to Launch: Democratizing Tech Transfer in Kentucky │Kayla Meisner (opens the original)
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In this episode of Leading Ladies of Economic Development , Kaycee interviews Kayla Meisner, MEng, CLP, executive director of Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV), a statewide technology transfer and commercialization initiative housed within the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC). Meisner shares how an undergraduate internship at the University of Louisville’s tech transfer office shaped her career and explains how KCV was launched in 2020 as a public-private partnership to
Building HUUB: Connecting Small Businesses to the Right Resources │ Jenny Poon & Chelsea Smith (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Leading Ladies of Economic Development, Kaycee talks with leaders Jenny Poon & Chelsea Smith from HUUB, the digital platform that helps cities and economic development organizations centralize resources, funding, training, and community support to help small businesses start, grow, and thrive. Jenny and Chelsea share their paths from entrepreneurship to economic development and explain how their experiences navigating disconnected small-business resources led them to creat
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