Hosted by Chrissanne Long, Dan Thumberg · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 74 episodes
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Elevate Polk is a podcast about the ideas, people, and partnerships shaping the future of Polk County. Hosted by Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg, the show explores entrepreneurship, small business, economic development, leadership, and the systems that help communities grow stronger from the inside out.Through honest conversations, local insight, and a practical look at both opportunities and gaps, Elevate Polk highlights what it really takes to build a thriving community where innovators, business owners, and changemakers can succeed. From emerging trends in entrepreneur-led economic development to real conversations about collaboration, growth, and problem-solving, this podcast is for anyone who cares about the future of Polk County and the people building it.
Chrissanne Long, Dan Thumberg hosts ElevatePolk Podcast, a business show with 74 episodes published.
AI is everywhere — but is it actually helping your business, or just creating more noise? In this episode of the Elevate Polk Podcast, Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg dive into the real-world use of AI for business owne
What happens when a community suddenly wakes up to a public process that has technically been available all along? In this episode of ElevatePolk, Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg unpack the conversation surrounding prop
Lakeland is growing, and the decisions being made today will shape what it feels like to live, work, build, and do business here for years to come. In this episode of Elevate Polk, @ChrissanneLong and Dan @thumberg sit d
In this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg sit down with Omar Arroyo, a Polk County entrepreneur, construction business owner, Haines City public servant, husband, and father whose story reaches
In this episode of the ElevatePolk Podcast Dan Thumberg and Chrissanne Long dig into a difficult but important question for Polk County’s business and civic community: Are we building relationships that are truly mutuall
Episode Notes: Episode 5, “The Bill Comes Due” What does public transit have to do with economic development, workforce access, infrastructure, local government budgets, and the future of Polk County? More than most peop
Episode Notes: Episode 4, “No Man’s Land” In this episode of Elevate Polk , Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg dig into the phrase “No Man’s Land” and what it reveals about Polk County’s identity, reputation, and small bus
In this episode of the ElevatePolk Podcast , we sit down with Shauna Dykes of Junior Achievement of Polk County to explore how students are being prepared for the real world through hands-on learning, business exposure,
Topics discussed in this episode: Why the phrase “Our Greatest Export” became the framing for the episode and what it suggests about local talent loss. Polk County’s Innovation Intelligence Index data, including the gap
After a long hiatus, ElevatePolk is back. In this relaunch episode, Chrissanne Long and Dan Thumberg pull back the curtain on how the podcast started, why it went quiet, and why now feels like the right time to bring it
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk with the founder of Help(Her), Teresa O’Brien, and enjoy listening to her incredible story. Teresa is a mother of three adopted children, all the same age. She wa
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk with Clarke Freed about entrepreneurial growth coaching and the aspects of both having a coach and being a coach to others. Clarke, having been Chrissanne’s coach
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne talks with business owners Jeanna and Mark Parker about the growth of their business as not just a mindset, but what they refer to as a "heartset". Six years after opening Bell
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and bestselling author Peter Kageyama meet for Elevate Polk’s first-ever remote podcast. 🖥 Chrissanne and Peter discuss the importance of not only acknowledging, but thanking
In this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk about looking at marketing from the angle of prioritizing data, because the facts are that numbers never lie. In marketing, one of the big components of strategic
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk to TJ Zimmerman from Concord Coffee about how they became one of Lakeland’s favorite local coffee shops. TJ dives into the dream behind Concord - we bet you didn’
Hello Polk County! On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk about the importance of understanding when it is (or isn’t) time to scale your business. No matter how big or small your business starts, the u
On this episode of Elevate Polk, Chrissanne and Nate talk about entrepreneurship’s platform for making a difference, and its effect on employers and their businesses. This pandemic and its negative effects have been on f
Nate's New Business Venture: Mike and Mike's Desserts Chrissanne's New Strategic Growth Coaching 3-Day Challenge to help your business reach its full potential! PS Join our hosts at the Buena Market Block Party this Satu
This week on the Elevate Polk Podcast, Chrissanne and Nate host Emerson Bamaca, owner of Bar 61 in Downtown Lakeland’s popular restaurant, 1961. Emerson tells his story of immigrating from Guatemala to the United States.
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ElevatePolk Podcast is hosted by Chrissanne Long, Dan Thumberg. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 74 episodes.
ElevatePolk Podcast has published 74 episodes.
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