Tag: Government

Podcast: A Taste of Tennessee, Hot Chicken & Local Government

Eric Stuckey City Administrator Franklin, TN Bio | LinkedIn Brenda Wynn County Clerk Davidson County, TN Bio Bill Purcell Former Mayor Nashville, TN Bio Felix Castrodad Director of Planning & Grants Nashville MTA LinkedIn Career advice, elected office and transportation all with a side of hot chicken. Four guests come on the podcast to talk … Continued

Podcast: Shared Services & Consolidation with Ed Henschel

Ed Henschel Author & Consultant Bio | LinkedIn Delivering services in a better, faster, and more efficient way. Author Ed Henschel joined the podcast to talk about his career in local government and his new book, which is a practical guide to municipal service consolidation. Ed describes the different types of consolidation and shared service … Continued

Podcast: Healthy Democracy with Linn Davis

Linn Davis Program Manager Healthy Democracy LinkedIn Tackling tough policy questions with citizens. Linn Davis from Healthy Democracy joined the podcast to talk about the work of Healthy Democracy and how they use citizen juries to inform decisions. He also shared how they have worked with local governments like Milwaukie, Oregon to engage citizens on … Continued

Podcast: El Paso, Texas City Manager Tommy Gonzalez

Tommy Gonzalez City Manager City of El Paso, Texas Bio | LinkedIn Managing an international city. Tommy Gonzalez, the City Manager of El Paso, Texas, joined the podcast for a wide ranging interview. He talked about his career path, which started with 22 years in the US Army, how he revamped the El Paso budget … Continued

Embracing the Silver Lining: Why Negativity Matters

Today’s Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Reading: “The Saturday Night Ghost Club” What I’m Watching: “Hocus Pocus” What I’m Listening To: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” To every cloud, there is a silver lining. I’m Irish, so hearing that at an early age, for every time I got … Continued

Podcast: Local Government Communications & Measuring Resident Opinion

Lisa Holder Communications Officer Sanford, FL LinkedIn Rachel Rembrandt Head of Customer Success ZenCity LinkedIn | Twitter Reliable insights for policy makers. Two guests join the podcast to talk about best practices in local government communications, using social media and finding better ways to measure resident opinion. Lisa Holder is the Communications Officer for the … Continued

Podcast: Civic Innovation & Tech in Toronto with Paula Kwan

Paula Kwan Director, Civic Innovation Office City of Toronto, Canada LinkedIn | Twitter Tackling complex challenges affecting Toronto residents. Paula Kwan the Director of the Civic Innovation Office for the City of Toronto joined the podcast to talk about leading an Innovation Team and driving culture change in an organization. Paula discussed her career path, … Continued

Podcast: A Data-Driven Approach to the 2020 Census

Mo Cheeks Sr. Business Development Manager Civis Analytics LinkedIn | Twitter Christopher Dick Managing Director Civis Analytics LinkedIn Democratizing data science. Two members of the Civis Analytics team join the podcast to talk about their work and engaging with local governments around Census 2020. Mo Cheeks is a Sr. Business Development Manager, and former Madison, WI … Continued

Podcast: The All-America Cities Award with Rebecca Trout

Rebecca Trout Program Director National Civic League LinkedIn | Bio Recognizing communities for civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation. Rebecca Trout, the Program Director of the All-America City Award & Membership, joined the podcast to talk about the National Civic League’s work. She shared the history of the All-America City Award and stories from some of the … Continued

Podcast: Priority Based Budgeting with Chris Fabian, ResourceX

Chris Fabian Co-Founder ResourceX LinkedIn | Twitter Reinventing fiscal analytics. Chris Fabian, the Co-Founder of ResourceX, joined the podcast to talk about his work with local governments and improving how they prioritize the services they provide. Chris shared why ResourceX was started and examples from communities doing priority based budgeting. He also talked about government … Continued

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