Episode 9: 9. City of Coral Gables, FL, Raimundo Rodulfo | Never Outsource Thinking
Raimundo is the Director of Innovation of Technology and Chief Innovation Officer at the City of Coral Gables, Florida. He is an award-winning engineering and technology visionary leader with over 28 ...
21 Okt 202228min
Episode 8: 8. California Office of the Small Business Advocate, Clair Whitmer | From Silicon Valley to the public sector
Clair Whitmer works at the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, part of Go-Biz in the State of California. She is the North California Regional Economic Advisor. Clair is an Economic deve...
11 Okt 20222min
Episode 7: 7. City of Akron, Julie Pryseski Beckert | How an entrepreneurial spirit led Julie to host one of the top Pride events in the Midwest
Julie spent many years as an entrepreneur before joining the City of Akron. Since 2015, Julie Pryseski has worked for the Office of Economic Development for the City of Akron. Julie’s focus is on all...
28 Sep 202217min
Episode 6: 6. City of Peachtree Corners, GA, Brandon Branham | Leading a city from its incorporation to 5G and autonomous vehicle innovation
In our discussion, Brandon mentioned to me that from his perspective: "our main goal is always to say yes." This mindset has helped Brandon lead the City of Peachtree Corners to the global scale of t...
6 Sep 202224min
Episode 5: 5. City of Aurora, IL, Michael Pegues | How executing fast helped grow citizen participation in council meetings from 50 to 4000+
William Blake's quote that “Execution is the chariot of genius” is one of Michael Peuges' favorites -- this mindset has enabled Michael to lead Aurora to be one of the most innovative cities in the Un...
30 Aug 202221min
Episode 4: 4. Saline County, Phillip Smith-Hanes | The first step towards creating equity is getting data
Steve Jobs' quote "You can't connect the dots looking forward", is one of Phil Smith-Hanes's favorites and one of the mottos he's operated by in his 25+ years working in local government. Phil has bee...
23 Aug 202216min
Episode 3: 3. City of Monterey Park, Joe Torres | From flying planes to running a city
Before working in local government, Joseph Torres had a thriving career in the private sector as a pilot, as well as working in Corporate Sales in American Airlines for close to 16 years. Joseph reali...
15 Aug 202212min
Episode 2: 2. City of Rancho Cordova, Micah Runner | Running a city with an entrepreneurial spirit
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”- is Micah Runner's favorite quote, and in this episode, you get to understand why Gandhi's words resonate with him.Micah is currently the Deputy City Man...
29 Jul 202211min
