All Episodes

S6 Ep.17 - Colonel Lucas J. Lanczy, Garrison Commander, Camp Grayling

S6 Ep.16 - Glenn Stevens - Executive Director, MichAuto and VP of Automotive and Innovation at the Detroit Regional Chamber

S6 Ep.15 - Eric Larson, CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership

S6 Ep.14 - Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, President, Michigan State University

S6 Ep.13 - Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism 2026

S6 Ep.12 - Maureen Donohue Krauss, CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership

S6 Ep.11 - Michelle Grinnell, Chief Communications & Attraction Officer, MEDC

S6 Ep.10 - Jonathan Smith, Senior Chief Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

S6 Ep.9 - Roberto Vazquez, Mexican Consul, Detroit

S6 Ep.8 - Mary Buchzeiger, CEO, Lucerne International

S6 Ep.7 - Steven Wilson, Executive Director, Economic Growth Institute, University of Michigan

S6 Ep. 6 - Matt Elliot, Founder and CEO, Blue Lake Ideas

S6 Ep.5 - Lori Lancaster, Vice Chairwoman, Emotiv Mobility and Tony Tomczak, Strategic Energy Lead, Emotiv Mobility

S6 Ep.4 - Ryan Smith, Global Marketing Director, Dow Mobility Science

S6 Ep.3 - John Gutierrez, Executive Director, The Michigan Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation

S6 Ep.2 - Michael Zahuranic, Director of Business Development, BAE Systems

S6 Ep.1 - Quentin L. Messer, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Economic Competitiveness Officer of the MEDC

S5 Ep.51 - Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer, Office of Future Mobility and Electrification

S5 Ep.50 - Jeff Donofrio, President and CEO, Business Leaders For Michigan and Rachel Stewart, CEO, Gardner White Furniture & Mattress

S5 Ep. 49 - Kasey Wierzba, Executive Winemaker & General Manager, Shady Lane Cellars

S5 Ep. 48 - Nick Roe, Cybersecurity and Compliance Manager, Brightline Technologies Inc.

S5 Ep.47 - John Nunneley, Senior Vice President Engineering and IT, Astemo Americas, Inc.

S5 Ep.46 - Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

S5 Ep.45 - Kara Wood, Executive Director, Grand Action 2.0

S5 Ep. 44 - Ned Staebler, VP for Economic Development at Wayne State University and President and CEO of TechTown

S5 Ep. 43 - Trevor Friedeberg, President & CEO, Greater Muskegon Economic Development

S5 Ep.42 - Alison Todak, VP of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MEDC and Pete Martin, Director of Portfolio Management, MSU Research Foundation

S5 Ep.41 - Matthew Warnick, Chief Executive Officer, American Rheinmetall

S5 Ep.40 - Jessica Nabongo, Author, Entrepreneur, Photographer, Travel Expert

S5 Ep.39 - Meaghan Kennedy, Founder, Orange Sparkle Ball, Inc. & Bernard Sweicki, Vice President of Mobility and Research, Global Epicenter of Mobility

S5 Ep. 38 - Dr. Arthur Lupia, Vice President of Research and Innovation, University of Michigan

S5 Ep. 37 - Alison Watson, Director, Michigan Arts and Culture Council

S5 Ep. 36 - Alex Tank and Michael Lehnert, International Affairs Forum - Traverse City

S5 Ep.35 - Vicki Selva, Executive Director, The Detroit Regional Defense Coalition

S5 Ep.34 - Hilary Doe, Chief Growth Officer, State of Michigan

S5 Ep.33 - Khalil Rahal, Director of Economic Development, DTE Energy

S5 Ep.32 - Brian Larkin, Director, The National Land Bank Network at the Center for Community Progress

S5 Ep.31 - Dave Meador, Founder, Trove Market

S5 Ep.30 - Matt McCauley, Senior Vice President-Regional Development, MEDC

S5 Ep.29 - Bernard Swiecki, Vice President of Mobility and Research for the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), Global Epicenter of Mobility

S5 Ep.28 - Mark Rieth, President & CEO, Velvet Peanut Butter

S5 Ep.27 - Justin Onwenu, Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity, City of Detroit

S5 Ep.26 - Greg McArthur, Owner, NTL Industries

S5 Ep.25 - Richard Koubeck, President, Michigan Technological University

S5 Ep.24 - Jonah Bailey, Managing Partner, Atomic Object

S5 Ep.23 - Marla Schneider, President & CEO, Cornerstone Alliance

S5 Ep.22 - Everett Woodel, Jr., Regional Administrator (Great Lakes), U.S. Small Business Administration

S5 Ep.21 - Dr. Brad King, CEO, Orbion Space Technology

S5 Ep.20 - Sean Mann, CEO, Detroit City FC

S5 Ep.19 - Brad Garmon, Executive Director, Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office

S5 Ep.18 - Lexi Hagan, Executive Director, Menominee Business Development Corporation and Marty Fittante, CEO, InvestUP

S5 Ep.17 - Trista Van Tine, Founder and CEO, Nunchi

S5 Ep. 16 - Eric Gannaway, Director of Traffic, D2 Traffic Technologies

S5 Ep.15 - Jennyfer Crawford-Williams, Founder, Ask Jennyfer, LLC, Small Business Advocate/Marketplace Curator

S5 Ep.14 - Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism Part 2: Conversations with Michigan’s Tourism & Hospitality Leaders

S5 Ep.13 - Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism Part 1: Conversations with Michigan’s Tourism & Hospitality Leaders

S5 Ep.12 - Zach Riberdy, Marketing Director, Connors Sports

S5 Ep.11 - April Clobes, President and Chief Executive Officer, MSUFCU

S5 Ep.10 - Jill Bahm, Partner, Giffels Webster

S5 Ep.9 - Tonya Schuitmaker, J.D. & Rudy Hobbs Co-Directors at the Michigan Political Leadership Program

S5 Ep.8 - Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri, Founder and Executive Director, CIV:LAB and Allison Lucas, Chief of staff CIV:LAB

S5 Ep.7 - Marty Fittante, Chief Executive Officer, InvestUP

S5 Ep.6 - Dwight A. Ferrell, General Manager, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

S5 Ep.5.- Michael Van Denend, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan

S5 Ep.4 - Haley Bennett, Director of Government Relations for Traverse Connect and the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance

S5 Ep.3 - Dr. Brittney Affolter-Caine, Executive Director, Michigan's University Research Corridor

S5 Ep.2 - Trey Devey, President, Interlochen Center for the Arts

S5 Ep.1 - Quentin Messer, Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer, MEDC

S4 Ep.51 - Jessica McConnell, Director of CMF & Graphic Design, Whirlpool

S4 Ep.50 - Tom Kelly, Executive Director and CEO, Automation Alley

S4 Ep.49 - Kiana Wenzell, Co-Executive Director, Design Core Detroit

S4 Ep.48 - Ann Thomas Battersby, Executive Producer, WJR Radio

S4 Ep.47 - Jeff Gray, Superintendent of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA

S4 Ep.46 - Qiong Sun, Vice President & GM of Global Automotive E-mobility, TE Connectivity

S4 Ep.45 - Michigan Tech Week 2024

S4 Ep.44 - Ernestine Lyons, Global Entrepreneur In Residence Program Manager, Global Detroit

S4 Ep.43 - Dean Angott, President of C.F. Burger Creamery and Twin Pines Farm Dairy

S4 Ep.42 - David Washburn, CEO, MSU Research Foundation

S4 Ep.41 - Bill Morrison, Illustrator and Art Director at Atomic Battery Studios

S4 Ep.40 - Michigan Mobility Conference 2024: From Supply Chains to Talent Attraction – Unveiling the Future of Hydrogen, EV Charging Software, Infrastructure, and Urban Transport

S4 Ep.39 - Michael Schreuder, Deputy Principal Officer, U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai

S4 Ep.38 - Scott J. Bentley, Superintendent of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park

S4 Ep.37 - Christina Marbury, Marketing Director, Taste the Local Difference

S4 Ep.36 - Eric Larson, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Detroit Partnership

S4 Ep.35 - Donald Hillebrand, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory

S4 Ep.34 - Jane Ghosh, President & CEO, Discover Kalamazoo

S4 Ep.33 - John Gutierrez, PMP, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) - Executive Director, Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation

S4 Ep.32 - Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services

S4 Ep.31 - Michael Robinet, Executive Director & Consulting, S&P Global

S4 Ep.30 - Quentin L. Messer Jr., Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer

S4 Ep.29 - Thomas Cooney, Vice President - International Policy Advisor, Capital Group

S4 Ep.28 - Suzy Siegle, President & CEO Walsh College

S4 Ep.27 - Johnnie Turnage, Co-Founder, Black Tech Saturdays

S4 Ep.26 - Jennifer Gonzalez, Chief Talent Officer, Windquest Group

S4 Ep.25 - Andrew Nelson, Travel Author & Professor

S4 Ep.24 - Justin Winslow, President and CEO, Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association & Emily Daunt, Vice President Communications & Brand Strategy, Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association

S4 Ep.23 - Robert S. Li, Co-Founder and Owner, University FM & Professors.fm

S4 Ep.23 - Spencer Nevins, President, Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, and MBWWA Services, Inc.

S4 Ep.21 - Aileen Bovan, Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Officer, MEDC and Geoffrey Crawley, Chief Marketing Officer, Synergies Companies

S4 Ep.20 - Amy Hovey, CEO and Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

S4 Ep.19 - Pascale Bauer, Dean of International Enrollment of Cranbrook Schools

S4 Ep.18 - Dr. Norman Beauchamp, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences MSU & Marc Corriveau, VP & Chief Government Relations Officer at Henry Ford Health System

S4. Ep 17 - Ambassador Susan D. Page, Professor of Practice of International Diplomacy at the Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan & Professor from Practice of Law at Michigan Law

S4 Ep.16 - Mackinac Policy Conference 2024 Part 2: Governor Whitmer, University Presidents, The Grand Hotel, NFL Detroit Draft and more

S4 Ep.15 - Mackinac Policy Conference 2024 Part 1: Gordie Howe Bridge, U of M, MSU, Lt. Governor and much more

S4 Ep.14 - Tu Le, Managing Director, Sino Auto Insights

S4 Ep.13 - Robert Magee, Executive Director, The Engineering Society of Detroit

S4 Ep.12 - Paul Jones, CEO, ProsperUs Detroit

S4 Ep.11 - Jeanette Pierce, Founder & President, City Institute

S4 Ep.10 - Laurie A. Tannous, Cross-Border Attorney, Tannous & Associates Ltd.

S4 Ep.9 - Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

S4 Ep.8 - Charles Elwood, Microsoft AI MVP | TEDx Speaker & SolisMatica

S4 Ep.7 - Justine Johnson, Senior Vice President & Chief Mobility Officer, Office of Future Mobility and Electrification

S4 Ep.6 - Jon Will, President and Founder, Michigan Fastener

S4 Ep.5 - Todd Brassard, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Calumet Electronics and Dr. Meredith LaBeau, Chief Technology Officer, Calumet Electronics Corp.

S4 Ep.4 - Dr. E’Lois Thomas, President, Solutions for Energy Efficient Logistics (SEEL)

S4 Ep.3 - Joe Steele, Vice President, Communications and Legislative Affairs, LIFT

S4 Ep.2 - Danny Ellis, CEO, SkySpecs

S4 Ep.1 - Ms. Xinyu Wu, Director of Visiting International Professional Program; Director of the Office of China Program; and Executive Director of Michigan Council of Citizen Diplomacy

S3 Ep.54 - Howard N. Handler, President, 313 Presents

S3 Ep.53 - Katie MacIntosh, President and Founder Mac Worldwide

S3 Ep.52 - Leo Kempel, Dean of the Michigan State University College of Engineering

S3 Ep.51 - Empowering Innovation: Midwest's Edward Lowe Foundation Teams Up with MEDC in a Dynamic Partnership to Fuel Small Business Growth

S3 Ep.50 - Mark Kramer, President and CEO, SME

S3 Ep.49 - Eddie Gillis, Operations Manager at Third Man Records

S3 Ep.48 - Voices of Michiganders Across the State

S3 Ep.47 - Dr. James M. Smith, President, Eastern Michigan University

S3 Ep.46 - Thomas Schuelke, President of Fraunhofer USA Inc.

S3 E.45 - Colin Bird, Consul General for Canada in Detroit

S3 Ep.44 - Duc Nguyen Abrahamson, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce

S3 Ep.43 - Terri Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Global Attraction Officer, MEDC

S3 Ep.42 - Reuben Sarkar, CEO at American Center for Mobility & Zachary Kolodin, Chief Infrastructure Officer, Director of the Michigan Infrastructure Office

S3 Ep.41 - Ingrid Tighe, President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center

S3 Ep.40 - Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, VP of Customer Experience for Consumers Energy

S3 Ep.39 - Jill Ferrari, Managing Partner, Renovare Development

S3 Ep.38 - Roberto Nicolas Vazquez, Mexican Consul in Detroit

S3 Ep.37 - Jon Kramer, President and CEO, OHM Advisors

S3 Ep.36 - Kerry Duggan, Founder & CEO, SustainabiliD

S3 Ep.35 - Rich Bowman, Director of Policy at The Nature Conservancy in Michigan

S3 Ep.34 - Lydia Michael, Owner of Blended Collective, Author of Brand Love and Kevin Ketels, Assistant Professor Global Supply Chain Management, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University

S3 Ep.33 - Cynthia Hutchison, CEO, U.S. Center of Advanced Manufacturing (USCAM)

S3 Ep.32 - Hilary Doe, Chief Growth Officer, State of Michigan

S3 Ep.31 - Rod Wood, President and CEO, Detroit Lions and Alexis Wiley, Founder and CEO, Moment Strategies, Strategic Communications and Public Relations

S3 Ep.30 - Paul Bussey, Vice President Operations of Grand Traverse Engineering and Construction, Anton Matye, President at Bay Shore Steel Works, LLC and Tom Durkee, Director Tribal Business Development at MEDC

S3 Ep.29 - Hiram Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Real Times Media

S3 Ep.28 - Special Episode: CAR MBS 2023

S3 Ep.27 - Trista Van Tine, Co-founder & Executive Director, Michigan Founders Fund

S3 Ep.26 - Diana Callaghan, Managing Director, Endeavor

S3 Ep.25 - John Walsh, President & CEO Michigan Manufacturers Association

S3 Ep.24 - Steve Dyokas, Director of the U.S. APEC Host Secretariat within the U.S. Department of State

S3 Ep.23 - Jeff Lambert, Chairman and Founder of Lambert

S3 Ep.22 - Claude Molinari, President and CEO of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.

S3 Ep.21 - Adam Tomasek, Supervisory Division Chief in the Private Sector Engagement Hub of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

S3 Ep.20 - Roberta Dall'Olio, Director, EURADA - European Association of Development Agencies

S3 Ep.19 - Richard Florida, Renowned Urbanist and Author

S3 Ep.18 Special Episode: Mackinac Policy Conference 2023 Day 2

S3 Ep.17 Special Episode: Mackinac Policy Conference 2023 Day 1

S3 Ep.16 - Herb Drayton, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses – Detroit

S3 Ep.15 - Katy Locker, CEO at The Center For Michigan, Bridge Michigan, Bridge Detroit

S3 Ep.14 - Lisa Katz, Sr. Program Officer, Economic Vitality & Entrepreneurship, William Davidson Foundation

S3 Ep.13 - Dr. Neil Hawkins, President, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation

S3 Ep.12 - Special Edition: Brian Calley, President & CEO, Small Business Association of Michigan

S3 Ep.11 - Matt Johnson, Manager of ESG & External Affairs, Eagle Mine

S3 Ep.10 - David Wang, CEO & Founder, BEET

S3 Ep.09 - Tom Lutz, Executive Secretary Treasurer, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights

S3 Ep.08 - Jim Saber, President & CEO NextEnergy

S3 Ep.07 - Harry Moser, President & Founder, Reshoring Initiative

S3 Ep.06 - Mujeeb Ijaz, Founder and CEO of Our Next Energy (ONE)

S3 Ep.05 - Ray Maczik, The Standing Company

S3 Ep.04 - Dr. Alec Gallimore, Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan

S3 Ep.03 - Diana Paez, Senior Director, Energy & Mobility at the William Davidson Institute

S3 Ep.2 - Dawn Hines, CEO, Hines Industries

S3 Ep.1 - John DeMaio, President Graphex Group & CEO of Graphex Technologies

S2 Ep.52 - Faris Alami, Founder & CEO, International Strategic Management

S2 Ep.51 - Quentin L. Messer Jr., Chief Executive & Economic Competitiveness Officer at MEDC, President & Chair - Michigan Strategic Fund

S2 Ep.50 - Casey Cowell, Principal and Owner, Boomerang Catapult

S2 Ep.49 - Chetan Koradia, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Transphere Inc. and Pranadia Koradia, Chief Operating Officer and Owner, Transphere Inc.

S2 Ep.48 - Eric Shreffler, Sr. Vice President Market Development at MEDC and Kristin Dziczek, Automotive Policy Advisor, Detroit Branch - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

S2 Ep.47 - Ara Topouzian, Executive Director, Michigan Venture Capital Association

S2 Ep.46 - Shawn Pomaville-Size, Executive Director, MotorCities National Heritage Area

S2.Ep.45 - Jeff Thompson, Partner/Product Design Engineer and co-founder, Shaggy's Copper Country Skis

S2 Ep.44 - Gina Thorsen, CEO and Co-Owner, Jacquart Fabric Products, home of Stormy Kromer

S2 Ep.43 - Ron Hall, President & CEO of Bridgewater Interiors and Doug Del Grosso, President & CEO of Adient

S2 Ep.42 - Brad Garmon, Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office

S2 Ep.41 - Nathan Ohle, President & CEO - International Economic Development Council

S2 Ep.40 Amy O-Leary, Executive Director – Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) & President, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC)

S2 Ep.39 Lindsey Rem, Vice President of Business Transformation – Barton Malow

S2 Ep.38 Matthew Asada, Public Diplomat in Residence at USC Center for Public Diplomacy

S2 Ep.37 Josh Freeney, Partner YETi CGI, Grand Rapids Public Museum

S2 Ep.36 Jonathan Quarles, Founder and CEO – BTL Group & Quartz Water Source

S2 Ep.35 James McBryde, President & CEO – Middle Michigan Development Corporation

S2 Ep.34 - Jen Nelson, Chief Operating & Customer Experience Officer – Michigan Economic Development Corporation

S2 Ep.33 - Arabinda "AB" Ghosh, Chairman and CEO - Hemlock Semiconductor Operations

S2 Ep.32 Francisco Betti, Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

S2. Ep.31 Roderick A. Hardamon, CEO & Chief Strategist of URGE Imprint & CEO, URGE Development Group

S2 Ep.30 Kerry Ebersole-Singh, Chief Talent Solutions & Engagement Officer - MEDC

S2 Ep.29 Awenate Cobbina, CEO - Bedrock Manufacturing Company & Chair, MEDC Executive Committee

S2. Ep.28 Dr. Thomas Glasmacher, FRIB Laboratory Director (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams) - Michigan State University

S2. Ep.27 Natalie King, Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Dunamis Clean Energy Partners, LLC

S2. Ep. 26 Raymond Boeman, Research Professor at Michigan State University, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Scale-up Research Facility (SuRF)

S2. Ep.25 Heather Lanier, Chief Operating Officer & Shareholder - NBS Commercial Interiors

S2. Ep.23 Angela Flood, Director of Business Planning and Economic Development - American Center for Mobility

S2. Ep. 22 Dale A. Robertson, President and CEO – Grand Rapids Public Museum

S2. Ep. 21 - Chris Girdwood, Executive Director - Detroit Region Aerotropolis

S2. Ep.20 Dawn Batts, Capital Strategist - TechTown Detroit

S2.Ep.19 Dave Lorenz, Vice President, Travel Michigan at Michigan Economic Development Corporation

S2. Ep. 18 Brittany Hunter, Managing Partner - Atomic Object

S2. Ep. 17 Jennifer Brace, Global Trends and Futuring Manager - Ford Motor Company

S2. Ep. 16 Special Episode from Mackinac Policy Conference - Day 2

S2. Ep. 15 Special Episode from Mackinac Policy Conference - Day 1

S2. Ep.14 - Anthony Garofali, Country Managing Director - Altair

S2. Ep.13 Conrad Haremza from PROXIMO and Jamie Wright from Detroit City Distillery

S2 Ep.12 Martha MacFarlane-Faes, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer - Michigan State Historic Preservation Office

S2. Ep.11 Wafa Dinaro, Executive Director - New Economy Initiative

S2. Ep.10 Mike Piskur, Program Manager - Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers

S2. Ep.9 Brandee Cooke-Brown, Executive Director - 100K Ideas

S2 Ep. 8 Michelle Bekkering - National Engagement Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

S2. Ep. 7 Dr. David Eisler - President, Ferris State University

S2. Ep. 6 Lizabeth Ardisana, CEO - ASG Renaissance

S2. Ep. 5 Denise Graves, University Relations Director - Michigan Economic Development Corporation

S2. Ep. 4 Gary McDowell, Director - Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

S2. Ep. 3 Frank Muller - CEO, Exlterra

S2. Ep. 2 Randy Thelen - President & CEO, The Right Place

S2.E1 - Allegra Baistrocchi - Consul of Italy, Consulate of Italy in Detroit

Ep.52 Michelle Grinnell - MEDC Senior Vice-President & Host Ed Clemente, Senior Advisor for Trends and Development

Ep.51 Bobby Hopewell – President & CEO, Mobile Health Resources

Ep.50 Dr. Roy Wilson - President, Wayne State University

Ep. 49 Menaka Abel - CFO, Request Foods

Ep. 48 Eric Roberts - Executive Director, 20Fathoms

Ep.47 Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author

Ep.46 Quentin L. Messer Jr. – CEO, MEDC

Ep.45 Charlie Tyson - Technology Activation Manager, Office of Future Mobility & Electrification, MEDC

Ep.44 Lisa Lunsford, Co-Founder and CEO of GS3 Global

Ep.43 James Weakley, President, Lake Carriers Association

Ep.42 Chris MacInnes, President Crystal Enterprises, Inc.

Ep.41 Dr. Tarek Sobh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost, Incoming LTU President

Ep.40 Olga Stella, Executive Director – Design Core Detroit & VP of Strategy and Communications – College of Creative Studies

Ep.39 Sue Tellier, Owner and President – JetCo Federal

Ep.38 Dr. Bill Pink, President, Grand Rapids Community College

Ep. 37 Robin Terry, Chairwoman & CEO, Motown Museum

Ep.36 Ryan Hundt, Chief Executive Officer, MichiganWorks! Association

Ep. 35 Marian Reich, President - Global Ties Detroit & Jodi Michaels, Executive Director - Global Ties Kalamazoo

Ep.34 Jeff Donofrio, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Leaders for Michigan

Ep.33 Brian Connors, Partner, Due East Advisors

Ep.32 Quentin L. Messer, Jr., MEDC CEO and President and Chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund

Ep.31 JoAnn Crary - President, Saginaw Future

Ep.30 - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II

Ep.29 - Naheed Huq of Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC)

Ep.28 - Damian Porcari, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office

Ep.27 - Vicki Selva of Michigan Defense Center

Ep.26 - Heather Grondin of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

Ep.25 - Ray Lozano of Mexicantown Community Development Corporation

Ep.24 - Mary Kramer of Crain’s Detroit Business

Ep.23 Natalie Chmiko – VP Pure Michigan Business Connect and International Trade, MEDC

Ep.22 Dr. Weisong Shi – Associate Dean & Professor of Computer Science

Ep. 21 Dr. Steve Melnyk – Professor Supply Chain Technology, Michigan State University

Ep.20 Glenn Stevens – Executive Director, MICH Auto

Ep.19 September Hargrove – Vice President & Detroit Program Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ep.18 Daniel Garrison – Office Managing Director, Accenture, Detroit Innovation Hub

Ep.17 Jenelle Jagmin – Director, Michigan Craft Beverage Council and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ep.16 Dr. Stephen Rapundalo – President and CEO, MichBio

Ep.15 Dr. Rebecca Cunningham – Vice President for Research, University of Michigan

Ep.14 Kevin Johnson – President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Ep. 13 Marty Fittante – CEO, Invest UP

Ep. 12 Michael Healander – President and CEO, Air Space Link

Ep.11 Jennifer Owens – President, Lakeshore Advantage

Ep. 10 Dr. Britany Affolter-Caine – Executive Director of Community Affairs, University Research Corridor

Ep. 9 Eric Frederick – Vice President of Community Affairs, Connected Nation Michigan

Ep. 8 Maureen Donohue Krauss – President and CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership

Ep. 7 Birgit Klohs – Former President and CEO, The Right Place

Ep.6 Trevor Pawl – Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan and Senior Vice President, MEDC

Ep.5 Keona Cowan – Executive Vice President, Invest Detroit

Ep.4 Tom Durkee of MEDC, Deidra Mitchell of Waséyabek Development Company, LLC Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi

Ep.3 Fay Beydoun – Executive Director, American Arab Chamber of Commerce

Ep.2 - Tom Kelly Executive Director and CEO, Automation Alley

Ep.1 - Gerry Anderson Chairman and CEO, DTE