by David Ponraj | Nov 1, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 25 Leadership to Create Opportunity – In this episode, host David Ponraj interviews Garry Clark, President & CEO at Economic Alliance Snohomish County in Washington state, serving almost a million residents. Garry shares his heartfelt, spoken word...
by David Ponraj | Oct 25, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 24 Power of Empathy in Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystem -In this episode, host David Ponraj interviews Danielle Patterson, Director at SeedCore Foundation in Bakersfield, CA. Danielle oversees the Kern Initiative for Talent & Entrepreneurship (KITE), a...
by David Ponraj | Sep 27, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 23 Addressing Economic Inequality in the U.S. with Uncharted In this episode, host David Ponraj interviews Banks Benitez, co-founder and CEO of Uncharted, a social impact accelerator based in Denver, Colorado, to learn how they are addressing economic...
by David Ponraj | Aug 30, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 22 Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development- This week, host David Ponraj speaks with Jeff Bennett, president of StartupSac, an initiative he co-founded to grow the startup ecosystem in Sacramento, CA. StartupSac has evolved from a self-funded passion project...
by David Ponraj | Aug 16, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 21 This week, host David Ponraj talks to Regina Ann Campbell, President and CEO of Build Institute, an idea innovation hub based in Detroit, MI. Regina’s approach to solving the biggest barriers to entrepreneurship draws from her 20 years of experience...
by David Ponraj | Aug 11, 2021 | Breaking Down Barriers
EPISODE 20 Bringing Innovation to Economic Development – In this episode, host David Ponraj talks to Tina Kapoor, Economic Development Manager for the City of Fremont, CA. The two discuss innovation in the public sector, making the most of an economic...
