E12 - Building Organizational Capacity, with Joi Cuartero Austin

You can take inspiration from other communities and things you learn at conferences, but you simply can’t copy/paste what others are doing…it just won’t work. And that’s where Main Street America comes in, to help historic downtowns re-energize!

Joi Cuartero Austin and I discuss Main Street America’s hyper-local support, strategic doing vs. strategic planning, and leaning into your strengths.

Key Takeaways:

• Incremental changes can lead to big wins over time.
• ALL parts of a community need to “click” together.
• Behind-the-scenes of the 4-point approach MSA uses.

About the Guest:

Joi Cuartero Austin is the Senior Program Officer for Economic Vitality at Main Street America. You can connect with Joi on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/joi-cuartero-austin-cecd-2287976) and learn more about Main Street America on their website (mainstreet.org)

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