37 - Jay Kahn, from the Midwest to Mayor in Keene

In this episode of It's Freitag, Jay Kahn, Mayor of Keene, NH, sits down with Jan to talk about what it actually means to lead a small city, and why he chose to. The son of German immigrants and a first-generation college student from Chicago, Jay spent 28 years at Keene State College, served in the NH State Senate, and built his entire career around one idea: show up, fill the void, and serve. He talks about the manufacturing ecosystem most people don't know Keene has, the housing challenges the city is working through, and why trading a big-city career for a small New England town was the best decision he ever made.