Dynamic Decisions Podcast

Gloria Salinas runs growth strategy for one of the fastest growing cities in America, and she still says no to projects that don't fit the plan. As Chief Growth Officer for the Frisco Economic Development Corporation...

Kathleen Rose has spent 30+ years on both sides of the table: advising municipalities on real estate and economic development, and writing the checks as managing partner on South Main Square in downtown Davidson, North...

Cornell Wesley left banking for an 88,000-person town in Arkansas, turned a $2 million fund into $30 million of economic activity in 11 months, and got a call from Washington asking how he did it. You'll love his...

Peter Bishop spent years in commercial real estate before crossing over to run economic development for High Point, North Carolina, and it shows. In this conversation he explains how a vacant hosiery mill becomes...

Todd Tucker has worked in economic development at three different altitudes: state commerce, utility site selection at Progress Energy, and now leading growth for a county whose tax base just jumped 30% in a single...

David Blaha spent 25 years building relationships at American Express before becoming Chief Revenue Officer at Extend, a virtual card platform banks and fintechs use nationwide. His take: the smartest fintechs don't...

Damien Denmark became Yukon, Oklahoma's first-ever economic development director in January 2026, He arrived from Olathe, Kansas with one rule: build the relationship before you need the deal. At only 30 years old, he's...

Your City Is Sick...and More Jobs Isn't the Cure... Jeff has spent more than two decades helping downtowns recover, first as a Main Street manager running Ohio's statewide program, then as founder of Revitalize or Die...

Mandy White, Chief Economic Development Officer for the Greater Jackson, TN Chamber , has spent nearly three decades helping turn Jackson, Tennessee into a manufacturing hub home to 60 to 70 companies, including several...

Not All Growth Is Good Growth: The Against Chasing Every Deal   Maurice Harris has sat on both sides of the site selection table: first as a researcher at Greater MSP and Transwestern Real Estate, now as an...

Kelsi Jackson, executive director of the Jackson County Tourist Development Council in Northwest Florida, built her county's entire visitor strategy around a decades-old customer service story about an extra...

Coreat Houser directs the City of Birmingham's Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity, overseeing economic development, workforce development, real estate, and small business support across all 99 city...

Joi, known as The Joiful Recruiter, is the lead talent acquisition advisor for sales at Dynatrace, president of the Black Employee Network Business Resource Group, and founder of Joiful Talent Solutions. After a decade...

Kristen Fish-Peterson has spent over 16 years running Redevelopment Resources, advising cities and developers across the Midwest on tax increment financing, grants, and the deals that bring struggling downtowns back to...

Derrek Lennox is SVP of Corporate Development and CFO at Dougall Media, a managing partner at his own consulting firm, and an adjunct professor of corporate restructuring at York University's Schulich School of...