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What Makes Mississippi Attractive for Foreign Direct Investment May 07, 2019

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Special Guest: Chat Phillips, Senior Consultant, Navigator Consulting Description: Mississippi has done very well in recruiting foreign direct investments to the state. All you have to do is look at our mix of corporate partners like; Nissan, Toyota, Calbee Foods, Ajinomoto Windsor, Continental, and Schulz Xtruded Products, just to name a few. Since 2016, the state has announced 16 foreign direct investment projects accounting for more than 4,300 new jobs worth a total of 1.93 billion dollars in new corporate investments. Listen with us as we hear from Chat Phillips of Navigator Consulting on what makes Mississippi attractive for FDI.

Marketing Your Community Effectively using Digital Campaigns May 06, 2019

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Special Guest: Guillermo Mazier, Vice President, Global Innovation, Conway, Inc. Description: In the world of economic development if you don’t tell your community’s story, then someone else will. In some cases, you may not like that narrative. This is why marketing your community is a critical component of economic development. The marketing world has changed dramatically in recent decades. Gone are the days where printed pieces alone will get the job done. Today, you need video content to go with a strong digital marketing campaign. Guillermo Mazier, Vice President of Global Innovation at Conway, shares information on digital marketing campaigns and how to use them to leverage your communities competitiveness.

Sales Tips to Recruit and Retain Members Oct 17, 2018

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Chamber membership sales strategies, techniques, and skills to help you build your membership base week to week, month to month and year to year.

Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Economic Development in the Era of Acceleration Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Jim Carroll, J.A. Carroll Consulting Predicting the future is not an easy game, but making database predictions based upon trends and careful observation certainly up your success rate of accurate prediction. Jim Carroll shares growing trends that could change industry recruitment within economic development. Host: Jeff Rent Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

Skills for the 21st Century Workforce Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Kim Moore, Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank Description: Today’s workers need “21st Century skills,” which include technical literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving, adaptability to new work environments, and social/communication skills. Earnings gaps between those proficient and not proficient in 21st Century skills will continual to grow. States and communities that develop creative solutions for meeting the changing labor force training needs of today’s companies will have an edge in the “War on Talent.” We will discuss how Mississippi’s target industries could be impacted by mega-trends and proactive solutions to keep Mississippi at the top of their competitive game for retention and recruitment of talent in this century and the next.

5 Most Powerful Lessons Learned in my Economic Development Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Ben Teague, Vice President of Strategic Development, Biltmore Farms Description: Mississippi native, Benjamin Teague,has had a well-rounded economic development career. Over the past 16 years Benjamin has worked to place more than 60 economic development projects and over $1.5 Billion dollars in capital investment in multiple states. Ben was selected as North America’s Top 50 Best Economic Developers by Consultant Connect in 2017 and Top 40 under 40 for economic developers internationally by Development Counselors International (DCI) in 2017 as well. Ben has shared with us his 5 most powerful lessons learned during his economic development career in this episode. Host: Jeff Rent Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

Site Selection Trends in the Southeast Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Mark Williams, President, Strategic Development Group Description: Mark Williams discusses his process and fundamentals for site selection along with current trends in the Southeast. You don’t want to miss hearing about drivers for key decision makers! Host: Jeff Rent Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

Ready to Win: How to Prepare for Maximum Success Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Didi Caldwell, Founding Principal, Global Location Strategies Description: The success of attracting economic development projects depends on many corporate location issues such as; workforce, incentives, corporate taxes, permitting speeds, cost of doing business, etc. This list changes depending on current trends and issues of importance. Recently, available ready sites has been near or at the top of this list. Learn from Didi Caldwell on what site selectors are expecting from your site for projects and how to be prepared for maximum success. Host: Jeff Rent, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Jackson Alliance Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

Opioid Impacts on Corporate Location Decisions Sep 04, 2018

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Special Guest: Darin Buelow, Principal and National Practice Leader, Real Estate and Location Strategy, Deloitte Consulting LLP Is the opioid crisis depleting your workforce? Tainting your community's quality of life? How is it eating into your municipal budget? Explore how the opioid crisis can impact corporate location decisions. Host: Jeff Rent, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Jackson Alliance Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

The Journey - Juggling a Work/Life Balance Mar 26, 2018

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Special Guest: Chad Newell, President, Area Development Partnership Description: It’s something we have that is infinite, but yet there is never enough of it, and that is time. We’ve got travel, dinners, work meetings, and work breakfasts. We’ve got to get the kids off to school and to sporting events. Finding a work life balance, especially in economic development, can be incredibly challenging. Host: Jeff Rent Studio: Podastery Studios (twitter.com/Podastery) - http://podastery.com Learn More: MEDC - http://medc.ms/

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