Economic Development at the Speed of Business with John Bourdeaux, AdvanceCT
Made in America with Ari Santiago
Release Date: 07/25/2023
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Made in America with Ari Santiago
Learn how you can save money on your electricity or even make money from it, while also making your power infrastructure more reliable and sustainable! In this episode of Made in America, Ari talks to Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO of Cadenza Innovation, about the transformative potential of battery storage technology. Christina discusses how Cadenza Innovation's approach to battery storage can significantly increase safety, reduce electricity costs, enhance grid resilience, and promote sustainable energy consumption. That's a lot of benefits! From scientist to...
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Made in America with Ari Santiago
Wanna be inspired by the next generation of manufacturers? Watch this episode! This week's guest discovered a passion for manufacturing that led not only to her current role at Accuturn Manufacturing, but also to designing programs that teach the next generation about manufacturing. Rani Viroja, Quality Engineer and a 2nd generation leader at Accuturn talks about her company, her story, and the Advanced Manufacturing Employee Partnership (AMEP). Rani tells Ari about Accuturn's focus on being more than a job shop - their ability to act quickly, and locally,...
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Made in America with Ari Santiago
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Made in America with Ari Santiago
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info_outlineIn this 4th anniversary episode of the Made in America podcast, we are joined by John Bourdeaux, CEO of AdvanceCT. AdvanceCT is a private organization that partners with Connecticut state economic development to expand current CT businesses, attract new businesses, market the state, and provide the research needed to successfully accomplish those goals.
John's enthusiasm for the state and the work of his organization is palpable. He talks about the importance of CT manufacturing companies reaching out to AdvanceCT if they have not yet taken advantage of the programs the state offers for growth and development. AdvanceCT will help them navigate what is available to support their organization.
John talks to Ari about AdvanceCT's 60% focus on expanding opportunities for existing CT businesses and 40% focus on attracting new ones. He speaks in depth about how CT attracts new business and gives concrete examples of CT's competitive advantages that would make even the most skeptical business owner reconsider their opinions.
This episode will make you excited about the direction of the state and its economic development possibilities!
John's Favorite book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey
John Bourdeaux, AdvanceCT
Website: https://www.advancect.org/
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John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bourdeaux-6033a03/
Ari Santiago, CEO, CompassMSP
Company Website: https://compassmsp.com/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compass-msp/
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Podcast produced by Miceli Productions: https://miceliproductions.com/
John and Ari discuss:
Economic Development
Business retention
State support
Competitive advantage