Atlanta’s Rise as a Center for International Business, Education, and Culture

In today’s episode, Jeff Bond chats with Trevor Williams, Managing Director at Global Atlanta, an online news service covering Atlanta’s intersection with the global economy. Trevor talks to Jeff about getting started in journalism, why Atlanta is indisputably an international city, and how journalism can have a global, local, and individual impact. More about Trevor Williams A versatile digital journalist, Trevor Williams has spent more than a decade writing on international business and trade for Global Atlanta, an online news service covering Atlanta’s intersection with the global economy. In addition to local reporting that helped the company win the 2014 President’s E Award for Export Service from the U.S. Commerce Department, he has undertaken journalism trips to 30+ countries on five continents, uncovering stories that reveal both the perils and promise of globalization. His interviewees span the socioeconomic spectrum — from top executives and heads of state to workers and villagers in frontier markets. Trevor focuses intently on Asia and also has written extensively on foreign direct investment, trade and exports, Georgia’s ties with China, and Atlanta’s emergence as a payments hub, among other topics. Trevor graduated from the University of Georgia with dual bachelor’s degrees in Magazine Journalism and Religion, as well as a minor in Chinese Language and Literature. He is a proud husband and father of two young sons, as well as the editor "Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up,” a book outlining five steps that fathers can use to grow their sons into manhood. His freelance work has appeared in China Daily, Site Selection magazine (online), Nuernberger Zeitung, InSite magazine, Breakaway magazine, Brio, Boundless.org, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, AramcoWorld and China Business Review. RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Join the 10K+ readers receiving daily or weekly updates on the latest international news in Atlanta at https://www.globalatlanta.com/about-us/ Follow Trevor Williams on LinkedIn and Twitter @jtrevorwilliams Follow Global Atlanta on Twitter   CREDITS Theme Music 🎵RickyValadez from Pond5.com Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.