An interview with Marc Alessi, Executive Director of the Business Incubator Association of New York State (BIANYS)

Marc Alessi may be the most diversified jewel of Long Island’s innovation crown. He’s a lawyer, ex-lawmaker, executive, entrepreneur, ace networker and – perhaps most importantly – a true visionary, with a clear notion of Long Island’s best socioeconomic destiny and a roadmap to get there. As executive director of the Business Incubator Association of New York State (BIANYS), he’s giving the future a running start. As director of the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham, he’s giving Long Island’s past its just due. And with a full slate of other commercialization and economic-development initiatives keeping him busy, he’s all-in on innovation, all the time.   In today’s episode, Marc helps Spark host Gregory Zeller kick off Season 4 with his unique insights on invention, a juicy recap of Albany blood-sports and a strong call for innovations that truly help humanity – plus the secrets of surviving the dreaded sixth-grade Philadelphia trip.