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Revolutionizing Food Systems: Transforming Communities for Generational Wealth Creation, with Tom McDougall
Today we explore how a transformed food system can pave the way for generational wealth creation, equity, and a sustainable future for communities.4P Foods is working ...
Economic Development and Communities That Get It Right, with IEDC CEO Nathan Ohle
Historically there are so many communities that have done a poor job or economic development and inclusive competitiveness, but we're talking about the communities tha...
Investing in the American Dream, with US Economic Development Administration’s Alejandra Castillo
President Biden has appointed today's guest Alejandra Castillo to head the Economic Development Administration, leading the federal economic development agenda by prom...
$100M in Capital Funding, with Minority Business Accelerator CEO Darrin Redus
Today's guest is Darrin Redus, CEO of the Cincinnati Minority Business Accelerator within the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Accelerator has recently...
Bitwise Industries' Irma Olguin Jr and Jake Soberal
Bitwise Industries fuels the growth of tech economies in underestimated cities, powered by underestimated talent - through workforce development, enterprise tech servi...
Rodney Williams, Changing Access to Capital with SoLo Funds
Rodney Williams saw it firsthand. His mom would get paid on Monday, and the bill would be due on Thursday. With getting to the bank, having the check clear, and having...
Race, Privilege, and a Mission to Close the Wealth Gap: Johnathan Holifield and Christopher Gergen Share Their Stories
Christopher Gergen and Johnathan Holifield come from completely different backgrounds. One was born into power and privilege in a political family in DC. One grew up i...
BONUS, WorkforceRx Podcast: Johnathan Holifield, Senior Vice President at Bitwise Industries: Opening Economic Opportunities To The Underestimated
Today we're sharing an episode of a podcast that shares our mission to move the needle - WorkforceRX with Futuro Health. Johnathan Holifield spent many years deeply...
BONUS: Social entrepreneurship and moving the needle, with Forward Impact Solutions' Christopher Gergen
Today we're sharing an episode of a podcast that shares our mission to move the needle - Inside Impact with Alisa Herr. Christopher Gergen's first entrepreneurial v...
Jennifer Shieh, US Small Business Administration Director of Ecosystem Development
When you’re running a small business, you’ll take all the resources you can get, especially access to capital. But many founders have no idea where to begin to look fo...
Lyneir Richardson, CEO of Chicago Trend
As we talk about the racial wealth gap it’s critical to highlight the importance of owning assets. At the end of 2020, 44% of Black Americans owned their homes, accor...
Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance
Tracy Palandjian is moving the needle. She's the CEO of Social Finance, a national impact finance and advisory nonprofit that has mobilized $350 million in new investm...
Aaron Walker, CEO of Camelback Ventures
Median Black wealth is 12 times less than median White wealth, and it is estimated that median Black wealth by 2053 will be zero. Our guest today is Aaron Walker, C...
NC A&T Chancellor Harold Martin
On the first episode of Moving the Needle, we are thrilled to bring you Harold Martin, the esteemed Chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. One of the gr...
Trailer
A podcast about needle moving sh!t. Moving the Needle is hosted by Christopher Gergen & Johnathan Holifield. Trailer and episode 1 edited and produced by The Aspen ...