web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:19:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Leading Ladies of Economic Development - Episodes Tagged with “Mary Cacioppi” https://www.llofed.com/tags/mary%20cacioppi Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500 This podcast is a safe place for female economic development professionals to share stories, insights, and challenges of the economic development industry. We hear from women leaders across the country about their careers in ED and how you can apply their experiences to your own economic development career goals. en-us episodic These are the women leading economic development across the US. Kaycee Bunch This podcast is a safe place for female economic development professionals to share stories, insights, and challenges of the economic development industry. We hear from women leaders across the country about their careers in ED and how you can apply their experiences to your own economic development career goals. no economic development, econ dev, development, community development, women, leadership Kaycee Bunch kayceegbunch@gmail.com Bridging the Gap: A New Approach to Ending Poverty│Mary Cacioppi http://www.llofed.com/episode17-marycacioppi 807f8ca3-c68a-4700-84d5-688f88c2aeed Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Kaycee Bunch full 2 Kaycee Bunch 32:10 no Mary Cacioppi, founder and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity in Northern Illinois and Author of Economic Development that Benefits Everyone, joins host Kaycee Bunch to explore the connection between economic growth and community development in the fight against poverty. With 25 years of experience – from the Rockford Chamber of Commerce to leading impactful initiatives – Mary shares key insights on collaboration, systemic change, and her newly published book. In this episode, we explore: * How economic and community development intersect to drive change * The ‘Bridges Out of Poverty’ model and its role in systemic solutions * Building a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy * Why cross-sector collaboration is essential for lasting impact * The Urban Institute framework and its influence on upward mobility Quotable: “It’s not just, hey, under-resourced folks, you know, you've got to build your resources and life stability, but it’s also, hey, community, here’s why these are challenges and barriers to people in our communities from getting ahead and truly staying ahead.” Resources and Links Connect with Mary Cacioppi on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-cacioppi-9788816/) Aha Process (https://www.ahaprocess.com/) Bridges to Prosperity (https://www.bridgesnorthernil.com/national-consulting-work) The Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Framework (https://upward-mobility.urban.org/framework) The Urban Institute (https://www.urban.org/) Economic Development that Benefits Everyone – Book (https://www.ahaprocess.com/product/economic-development-that-benefits-everyone/) A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Book (https://www.ahaprocess.com/product/a-framework-for-understanding-poverty-6th-edition-book/) Special Guest: Mary Cacioppi. economic development, women in economic development, aha process, economic development that benefits everyone, mary cacioppi, inclusive economic development Mary Cacioppi, founder and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity in Northern Illinois and Author of Economic Development that Benefits Everyone, joins host Kaycee Bunch to explore the connection between economic growth and community development in the fight against poverty. With 25 years of experience – from the Rockford Chamber of Commerce to leading impactful initiatives – Mary shares key insights on collaboration, systemic change, and her newly published book.

In this episode, we explore:

  • How economic and community development intersect to drive change
  • The ‘Bridges Out of Poverty’ model and its role in systemic solutions
  • Building a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy
  • Why cross-sector collaboration is essential for lasting impact
  • The Urban Institute framework and its influence on upward mobility

Quotable: “It’s not just, hey, under-resourced folks, you know, you've got to build your resources and life stability, but it’s also, hey, community, here’s why these are challenges and barriers to people in our communities from getting ahead and truly staying ahead.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Mary Cacioppi on LinkedIn
Aha Process
Bridges to Prosperity
The Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Framework
The Urban Institute
Economic Development that Benefits Everyone – Book
A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Book

Special Guest: Mary Cacioppi.

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In this episode, we explore:

  • How economic and community development intersect to drive change
  • The ‘Bridges Out of Poverty’ model and its role in systemic solutions
  • Building a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy
  • Why cross-sector collaboration is essential for lasting impact
  • The Urban Institute framework and its influence on upward mobility

Quotable: “It’s not just, hey, under-resourced folks, you know, you've got to build your resources and life stability, but it’s also, hey, community, here’s why these are challenges and barriers to people in our communities from getting ahead and truly staying ahead.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Mary Cacioppi on LinkedIn
Aha Process
Bridges to Prosperity
The Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Framework
The Urban Institute
Economic Development that Benefits Everyone – Book
A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Book

Special Guest: Mary Cacioppi.

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