JC Hudgison Chief Building Official City of Tampa, FL LinkedIn JC Hudgison, Chief Building Official for the City of Tampa, Florida rejoined the podcast to discuss development, technology, and process improvement. He talked about how the City responded to and has been recovering from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in 2024. He shared how the … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is cooked up by Andrew Kleine, Managing Director, Government & Public Sector at EY-Parthenon, Ernst & Young LLP. He is the author of “City on the Line: How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) and has served as a county administrator and … Continued
Aarón Zavala Assistant to the City Manager City of Pleasanton, CA LinkedIn Aarón Zavala, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Pleasanton, California joined the podcast to discuss his role with the City. He talked about the work he does for the City and his career goals moving forward. He also shared how … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Ted Jackson, Co-Founder of ClearPoint Strategy. Follow Ted on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: “Mornings on Horseback” by David McCullough What I’m watching: “Poldark” on Netflix What I’m listening to: Snowball Podcast ClearPoint just published its first-ever Strategic Planning Report. We analyzed 20,582 strategic plans across seven industries, all of which … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Caitlin Lewis, executive director of Work for America. Connect with Caitlin on LinkedIn. What I’m watching: “Slow Horses” and “Department Q” What I’m listening to: The Moth Radio Hour What I’m eating: White chicken chili Every public servant knows the feeling of doing too much with too few people. Across … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Clayton Thomas, vice president of cloud strategy at Tyler Technologies. Connect with Clayton on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin What I’m listening to: The HardFork podcast What I’m working on: Enabling our teams, partners, and clients to more … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Sheila Shockey, Founder, CEO, Futurist, Shock Talk Podcast Host at Shockey Consulting and artist/gallery owner at 80 Santa Fe in Downtown Overland Park, Kansas. Follow Sheila on LinkedIn and Instagram, and Shockey Consulting. What I’m listening to: They turned the Christmas music on at work today — bah, humbug! What … Continued
Jim Schutz Principal JMSB Strategies LinkedIn Jim Schutz, a Principal at JMSB Strategies joined the podcast to discuss his transition from a City Manager to poetry author. He shared how he decided to transition into consulting and how he got into local government poetry. Plus he talked about his favorite poem and other highlights from … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, the Deputy City Manager for the City of Albany, Ore. Connect with Kayla on LinkedIn. What I’m eating: Ghost pepper beef jerky What I’m watching: Agenda management demo recordings What I’m working on: Post-ICMA conference catch-up We’ve all been hearing about the “silver tsunami” for years. Seriously, it’s been … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc, Assistant Town Manager for the Town of Snowmass Village, Colorado. Connect with me on LinkedIn. Where I see myself in five years: Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this question! Will ICMA let me do my stand-up routine at next year’s conference?: I hope so! Which hobby excites me: … Continued
