America's Jobs Team

America's Jobs Team


Latest Episodes

Episode 083: Cecilia Harry | Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
November 10, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Carla Sones sits down with Cecilia Harry, and the two talk about how a background in psychology and social work has allowed Cecilia to have a very different perspective on economic development.

Episode 082: Gilberto Salinas | Kerr Economic Development Corporation
November 03, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Ron Kitchens talks with Gilberto Salinas, and the two explore how business is going to change in the future as a direct result of 2020’s accelerated impacts. Gil talks about the increased importance of relationship building and ...

Episode 081: Bill Cronin | Pasco EDC
October 27, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Carla Sones talks with Bill Cronin, and the two have an in-depth and inspiring conversation about the responsibility we carry as leaders. Bill talks about the challenge of staying energized and how checking in on a personal leve...

Episode 080: Molly Howey | GO Topeka
October 20, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Carla Sones sits down to talk with Molly Howey, and the two dive into remedying the loss of unintentional information exchange from the increase in virtual work. Molly talks about the HOST (Helping Others Support Topeka) program...

Episode 079: Linda DiMario | Greater Irvine Chamber
October 13, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Linda DiMario talks with Ron Kitchens. The two dive into the value of integrating tourism and economic development, and Linda shares how the Greater Irvine Chamber is helping businesses of all sizes be better prepared for future...

Episode 078: Ean Johnson | OmniTRAX
October 06, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Ean Johnson joins Ron Kitchens and the two of them dive into the roles that economic developers can (and should) play in today’s accelerated change track. Ean’s team is always a remote team,

Episode 077: Daniel Silverman | Invest Quebec
September 29, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Ron Kitchens interviews Daniel Silverman. Right out the gates, they dive into the very intentional immigration Quebec has. Daniel shares how he navigated hurdles on his onboarding journey as the pandemic shut down any in-person ...

Episode 076: Annemarie Henton | Albuquerque Economic Development
September 22, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Annemarie Henton joins Ron Kitchens for a conversation centered on the importance of rallying around realistic positivity. Annemarie has a background in branding and communications, and she dives into how communities can leverag...

Episode 075: Bethany J. Miller | Greater Houston Partnership
September 15, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Bethany Miller talks with Ron Kitchens about her journey into economic development (spoiler alert: mentors played a huge role!). Bethany dives into Houston’s status as the most diverse city in the USA and how economic developmen...

Episode 074: Chris Camacho | Greater Phoenix Economic Council
September 08, 2020

On This Week’s Podcast: Chris Camacho joins Ron Kitchens to talk economic development and leadership. Chris shares how he evaluated and strategically chose his career moves, which in the moment may have looked like a step backward but in reality gave h...