EDO Breakthrough
Is there an economic development problem that you just can’t seem to make any progress on? Grab your phone and call the EDO Breakthrough podcast! After all, no challenge is unsolvable with a creative solutions team by your side.
In each episode, Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and host Sandy Dubay welcomes a new business leader, community luminary, and other modern mages to discuss the challenges, joys, and needs of communities across the United States. Sandy and her guest will combine their powers to answer your real-life economic development questions.
When our powers combine, we can make an EDO breakthrough!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
E08 – Infrastructure & Inclusivity, with Clarence Hulse
Clarence Hulse is one of the few individuals in the industry who actively sought out a career in economic development. In this episode, we discuss lifelong learning, reverse mentorship, and the progr…
E07 – Mentorship in Economic Development, with Sandy Castor
Sandy Castor shares her perspective on how transportation and economic development work together, professional development opportunities, and the power of mentorship. We also discuss “soft” skills, s…
E06 – Leveraging an Economic Development Week to Tell Your EDOs Story, with Sandy Dubay
This week’s episode is all about Economic Development Week, and how you can leverage it to share your EDO’s story with your local community. Economic Developers rarely promote their efforts or teams,…
E05 – Networking and Building Relationships in Economic Development, with Ebonie Atkins
Ebonie Atkins, Managing Director of Henrico Economic Development Authority, shares tips for networking and creating relationships. We also discuss business retention tactics, regionalism, partnership…
E04 – Leveraging Your Community’s Personality for Talent Attraction, with Amanda Ellis
Amanda Ellis, Editor-in-Chief for Livability.com, shares how EDOs can leverage storytelling when marketing their communities. In this episode, we discuss workforce trends like hybrid working and relo…
E03 - From EDO to SBDC: Zach Gilmore’s Support of Businesses
Now working as a partner of an EDO, Zach Gilmore shares what it’s like to transition from a typical economic development role to supporting businesses more directly, his perspective on challenges tha…
E02 – All Economic Developers are Marketers Too, with Maria Satira
Maria Satira, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Greeneville ENC Alliance, shares tips for knowing your audience, being the first person in a role, and staying in the know about PR. In …
E01 – Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development with Andy Donahue
Andy Donahue, State Director of the Minnesota SBDC, shares how entrepreneurship is central to the nuanced, blended relationship between SBDCs, higher education institutions, and economic development …
Welcome to EDO Breakthrough!
Welcome to EDO Breakthrough - the podcast where we tackle economic development challenges head on!
From small towns to bustling cities, every place has its own hurdles to overcome. The EDO Breakthrou…