app03 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:07:54 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Leading Ladies of Economic Development® - Episodes Tagged with “Iedc” https://www.llofed.com/tags/iedc Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:00:00 -0400 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 Building Legacy Communities Through Global Thinking and Inclusive Growth │Tracye McDaniel https://www.llofed.com/season3-episode13-tracye-mcdaniel 564e8524-707b-46a9-8c2e-141053297e74 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:00:00 -0400 Kaycee Bunch full 3 Kaycee Bunch 34:35 no <p>Tracye McDaniel, strategic advisor at TIP Inc. and IEDC’s Chief Growth and Strategy Advisor, joins host Kaycee on the Leading Ladies of Economic Development podcast to discuss what drew her to economic development, shaped by community leadership in Waco and 17 years in the Texas governor’s office working with five governors.</p> <p>McDaniel shares how global exposure informs local strategy, advising rural communities to start with regional collaboration, and highlights the Rio Grande Valley’s transformation through anchor investments like SpaceX and the Port of Brownsville. She explains leadership as clarity, curiosity, and engagement, and distinguishes influence as trust-based relationships beyond titles, emphasizing proactive inclusion of missing voices.</p> <p>The conversation covers long-term “legacy” planning, community concerns around data centers, and her contribution to The Cost of Cool on who benefits from growth, with workforce development framed as an underutilized asset and “secret weapon” for inclusive economic impact.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>how global perspective, regional collaboration, and anchor investments can transform communities and create long-term economic opportunity.</p></li> <li><p>Tracye’s approach to leadership, building trust, engaging missing voices, and creating alignment beyond titles or traditional power structures.</p></li> <li><p>“The Cost of Cool” to workforce development, Tracye discusses how communities can ensure growth is inclusive, equitable, and benefits the people who call them home.</p></li> </ul> <p><strong>Quotable:</strong> “ When you're in this trajectory of growth, we don't ask the question of who is this growth for and who is it going to displace?”</p> <p><strong>Resources and Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyemcdaniel/" rel="nofollow noopener">Connect with Tracye McDaniel on LinkedIn</a></p> <p><a href="https://tipstrategies.com/portfolio-project/bridge-bedford-tn-shelbyville-2075-legacy-in-motion-an-investment-blueprint/" rel="nofollow noopener">Bridge Bedford (TN) - Shelbyville 2075: Legacy in Motion—An Investment Blueprint • TIP Strategies</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Cool-Austins-Montague-Business/dp/1648433839" rel="nofollow noopener">The Cost of Cool: Austin's Tech Growth and the People Left Behind (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History): Roberts, Jon, McDaniel, Tracye, Echeverri-Carroll, Elsie L., Johnston, Evan, Todd-Goynes, Jennifer: 9781648433832: Amazon.com: Books</a> Special Guest: Tracye McDaniel.</p> Economic Development, Inclusive Growth, Community Development, Regional Collaboration, Rural Economic Development, Global Thinking, Leadership, Influence, Workforce Development, Legacy Planning, Quality of Place, Economic Equity, Community Engagement, Data Centers, Anchor Investments, SpaceX, Rio Grande Valley, Tracye McDaniel, The Cost of Cool, Economic Development Strategy, IEDC, TIP Strategies Tracye McDaniel, strategic advisor at TIP Inc. and IEDC’s Chief Growth and Strategy Advisor, joins host Kaycee on the Leading Ladies of Economic Development podcast to discuss what drew her to economic development, shaped by community leadership in Waco and 17 years in the Texas governor’s office working with five governors.

McDaniel shares how global exposure informs local strategy, advising rural communities to start with regional collaboration, and highlights the Rio Grande Valley’s transformation through anchor investments like SpaceX and the Port of Brownsville. She explains leadership as clarity, curiosity, and engagement, and distinguishes influence as trust-based relationships beyond titles, emphasizing proactive inclusion of missing voices.

The conversation covers long-term “legacy” planning, community concerns around data centers, and her contribution to The Cost of Cool on who benefits from growth, with workforce development framed as an underutilized asset and “secret weapon” for inclusive economic impact.

In this episode, we explore:

  • how global perspective, regional collaboration, and anchor investments can transform communities and create long-term economic opportunity.

  • Tracye’s approach to leadership, building trust, engaging missing voices, and creating alignment beyond titles or traditional power structures.

  • “The Cost of Cool” to workforce development, Tracye discusses how communities can ensure growth is inclusive, equitable, and benefits the people who call them home.

Quotable: “ When you're in this trajectory of growth, we don't ask the question of who is this growth for and who is it going to displace?”

Resources and Links

Connect with Tracye McDaniel on LinkedIn

Bridge Bedford (TN) - Shelbyville 2075: Legacy in Motion—An Investment Blueprint • TIP Strategies

The Cost of Cool: Austin's Tech Growth and the People Left Behind (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History): Roberts, Jon, McDaniel, Tracye, Echeverri-Carroll, Elsie L., Johnston, Evan, Todd-Goynes, Jennifer: 9781648433832: Amazon.com: Books

Special Guest: Tracye McDaniel.

]]> Tracye McDaniel, strategic advisor at TIP Inc. and IEDC’s Chief Growth and Strategy Advisor, joins host Kaycee on the Leading Ladies of Economic Development podcast to discuss what drew her to economic development, shaped by community leadership in Waco and 17 years in the Texas governor’s office working with five governors.

McDaniel shares how global exposure informs local strategy, advising rural communities to start with regional collaboration, and highlights the Rio Grande Valley’s transformation through anchor investments like SpaceX and the Port of Brownsville. She explains leadership as clarity, curiosity, and engagement, and distinguishes influence as trust-based relationships beyond titles, emphasizing proactive inclusion of missing voices.

The conversation covers long-term “legacy” planning, community concerns around data centers, and her contribution to The Cost of Cool on who benefits from growth, with workforce development framed as an underutilized asset and “secret weapon” for inclusive economic impact.

In this episode, we explore:

  • how global perspective, regional collaboration, and anchor investments can transform communities and create long-term economic opportunity.

  • Tracye’s approach to leadership, building trust, engaging missing voices, and creating alignment beyond titles or traditional power structures.

  • “The Cost of Cool” to workforce development, Tracye discusses how communities can ensure growth is inclusive, equitable, and benefits the people who call them home.

Quotable: “ When you're in this trajectory of growth, we don't ask the question of who is this growth for and who is it going to displace?”

Resources and Links

Connect with Tracye McDaniel on LinkedIn

Bridge Bedford (TN) - Shelbyville 2075: Legacy in Motion—An Investment Blueprint • TIP Strategies

The Cost of Cool: Austin's Tech Growth and the People Left Behind (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History): Roberts, Jon, McDaniel, Tracye, Echeverri-Carroll, Elsie L., Johnston, Evan, Todd-Goynes, Jennifer: 9781648433832: Amazon.com: Books

Special Guest: Tracye McDaniel.

]]> Mentorship, Networking, and the Power of Allyship│Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP https://www.llofed.com/episode18-daniellecasey 16c49a83-2f22-4c65-b5bc-40d61d5cb8f6 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Kaycee Bunch full 2 Kaycee Bunch 37:57 no <p>In this episode, Kaycee Bunch sits down with Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP, President &amp; CEO of the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, to uncover her unconventional path to economic development.</p> <p>From growing up as a military kid to leading in a male-dominated industry, Danielle shares how mentorship, lifelong learning, and strategic networking shaped her career. She also gives a behind-the-scenes look at IEDC’s key initiatives and the role of allyship in driving change.</p> <p>In this episode, we explore:</p> <ul> <li>Danielle’s unexpected path into economic development</li> <li>How OUEDI boosts professional growth</li> <li>The power of organic mentorship</li> <li>Strategies for women in male-dominated industries</li> <li>IEDC’s evolving role and key initiatives</li> </ul> <p><strong>Quotable:</strong> “There has never been a time when I didn’t walk out of that going, Wow, I had something to offer, but boy did I learn a lot."</p> <p><strong>Resources and Links</strong><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellecasey/" rel="nofollow noopener">Connect with Danielle Casey on LinkedIn</a><br> <a href="https://www.abq.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance</a></p> <p>Special Guest: Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP.</p> economic development, women in economic development, Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA), danielle casey, IEDC, OUEDI, Strategies for women In this episode, Kaycee Bunch sits down with Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP, President & CEO of the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, to uncover her unconventional path to economic development.

From growing up as a military kid to leading in a male-dominated industry, Danielle shares how mentorship, lifelong learning, and strategic networking shaped her career. She also gives a behind-the-scenes look at IEDC’s key initiatives and the role of allyship in driving change.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Danielle’s unexpected path into economic development
  • How OUEDI boosts professional growth
  • The power of organic mentorship
  • Strategies for women in male-dominated industries
  • IEDC’s evolving role and key initiatives

Quotable: “There has never been a time when I didn’t walk out of that going, Wow, I had something to offer, but boy did I learn a lot."

Resources and Links
Connect with Danielle Casey on LinkedIn
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance

Special Guest: Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP.

]]> In this episode, Kaycee Bunch sits down with Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP, President & CEO of the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, to uncover her unconventional path to economic development.

From growing up as a military kid to leading in a male-dominated industry, Danielle shares how mentorship, lifelong learning, and strategic networking shaped her career. She also gives a behind-the-scenes look at IEDC’s key initiatives and the role of allyship in driving change.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Danielle’s unexpected path into economic development
  • How OUEDI boosts professional growth
  • The power of organic mentorship
  • Strategies for women in male-dominated industries
  • IEDC’s evolving role and key initiatives

Quotable: “There has never been a time when I didn’t walk out of that going, Wow, I had something to offer, but boy did I learn a lot."

Resources and Links
Connect with Danielle Casey on LinkedIn
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance

Special Guest: Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP.

]]> Local Growth and Global Minds, IEDC Economic Recovery Corps Senior Program Director │Nicole Manapol https://www.llofed.com/episode6-nicolemanapol 3ec0edbc-4c2d-4af7-bb46-237500496b43 Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400 Kaycee Bunch full 1 Kaycee Bunch Nicole Manapol is the Senior Program Director of the Economic Recovery Corps at the International Economic Development Council. She has nearly 20 years of international development and education experience in social enterprise, organizational capacity building, tech innovation, strategic partnerships, and workforce development. 44:19 no <p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong><br> What is the Economic Recovery Corps Program?<br> Nicole's role in framework creation and stakeholder collaboration<br> Selection criteria balancing distress, equity, and organizational capacity<br> How the involvement of fellows impacts long-term development efforts<br> The power of listening, empathizing, and connecting in leadership</p> <p><strong>Quotable</strong><br> “If we can create those incentives and those things that allow people to come back at a different point in their life to serve, I think that is a really interesting model."</p> <p><strong>Resources and Links</strong><br> <a href="https://www.iedconline.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">International Economic Development Council (IEDC)</a><br> <a href="https://economicrecoverycorps.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Economic Recovery Corps</a><br> <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/coronavirus-relief-fund" rel="nofollow noopener">CARES Act Funding<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.naco.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">National Association of Counties</a><br> <a href="https://www.nado.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">National Association of Development Organizations</a><br> <a href="https://www.nlc.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">National League of Cities</a><br> <a href="https://ruralinnovation.us/" rel="nofollow noopener">Center on Rural Innovation<br> </a><br> <a href="https://icma.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">International City County Management Association (ICMA)<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.raincatalysts.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">RAIN Catalysts</a><br> <a href="https://www.ukb-nsn.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener">United Keetoowah Band<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecenterbylendistry/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Center by Lendistry<br> </a><br> <a href="https://wrdf.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Wind River Development Fund<br> </a> Special Guest: Nicole Manapol.</p> IEDC, Economic Recovery Corps, Economic Development, Econ Dev In this episode, we explore:
What is the Economic Recovery Corps Program?
Nicole's role in framework creation and stakeholder collaboration
Selection criteria balancing distress, equity, and organizational capacity
How the involvement of fellows impacts long-term development efforts
The power of listening, empathizing, and connecting in leadership

Quotable
“If we can create those incentives and those things that allow people to come back at a different point in their life to serve, I think that is a really interesting model."

Resources and Links
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Economic Recovery Corps
CARES Act Funding

National Association of Counties
National Association of Development Organizations
National League of Cities
Center on Rural Innovation

International City County Management Association (ICMA)

RAIN Catalysts
United Keetoowah Band

The Center by Lendistry

Wind River Development Fund

Special Guest: Nicole Manapol.

]]> In this episode, we explore:
What is the Economic Recovery Corps Program?
Nicole's role in framework creation and stakeholder collaboration
Selection criteria balancing distress, equity, and organizational capacity
How the involvement of fellows impacts long-term development efforts
The power of listening, empathizing, and connecting in leadership

Quotable
“If we can create those incentives and those things that allow people to come back at a different point in their life to serve, I think that is a really interesting model."

Resources and Links
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Economic Recovery Corps
CARES Act Funding

National Association of Counties
National Association of Development Organizations
National League of Cities
Center on Rural Innovation

International City County Management Association (ICMA)

RAIN Catalysts
United Keetoowah Band

The Center by Lendistry

Wind River Development Fund

Special Guest: Nicole Manapol.

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