web01.fireside.fm Fri, 22 May 2026 09:58:12 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Leading Ladies of Economic Development - Episodes Tagged with “Melissa Meschke” https://www.llofed.com/tags/melissa%20meschke Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -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 Networking and Leveraging Connections in Economic Development │Melissa Meschke, CEcD, EDP https://www.llofed.com/episode12-melissameschke 69722d26-38c8-448b-b77f-3b67804f077c Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Kaycee Bunch full 1 Kaycee Bunch 36:54 no <p>Today’s guest is Melissa Meschke CEcD,EDP, Executive Director of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation. She has forged a unique path from growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin to building a career through many roles, including marketing and small business management. She highlights the importance of leveraging professional networks, giving advice for women transitioning to leadership roles, and advising them on how to overcome self-doubt and seek peer support. </p> <p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Family-first values and flexible work schedules</li> <li>Diversity and opportunities in economic development</li> <li>Hiring people to complement weaknesses</li> <li>Saying 'yes' to challenges and combating self-doubt</li> <li>Upcoming Plans for St. Croix EDC</li> </ul> <p><strong>Quotable</strong><br> &gt; “You have the skills, the tools and the resources. It's up to you how you implement those and take that leap into the journey of moving to that next step"<br> &gt; <br> *<em>Resources and Links<br> *</em><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Power-Connector-Business/dp/1511383860" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How to be a Power Connector by Judy Robinett<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.iedconline.org/pages/schedule/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">IEDC Training Courses<br> </a><br> <a href="https://stcroixedc.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">St. Croix Economic Development Corporation<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-r-meschke" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Connect with Melissa Meschke on LinkedIn<br> </a> Special Guest: Melissa Meschke, CEcD, EDP.</p> economic development, women in economic development, Melissa Meschke, St. Croix, St. Croix Economic Development Corporation Today’s guest is Melissa Meschke CEcD,EDP, Executive Director of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation. She has forged a unique path from growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin to building a career through many roles, including marketing and small business management. She highlights the importance of leveraging professional networks, giving advice for women transitioning to leadership roles, and advising them on how to overcome self-doubt and seek peer support.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Family-first values and flexible work schedules
  • Diversity and opportunities in economic development
  • Hiring people to complement weaknesses
  • Saying 'yes' to challenges and combating self-doubt
  • Upcoming Plans for St. Croix EDC

Quotable

“You have the skills, the tools and the resources. It's up to you how you implement those and take that leap into the journey of moving to that next step"

*Resources and Links
*
How to be a Power Connector by Judy Robinett

IEDC Training Courses

St. Croix Economic Development Corporation

Connect with Melissa Meschke on LinkedIn

Special Guest: Melissa Meschke, CEcD, EDP.

]]> Today’s guest is Melissa Meschke CEcD,EDP, Executive Director of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation. She has forged a unique path from growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin to building a career through many roles, including marketing and small business management. She highlights the importance of leveraging professional networks, giving advice for women transitioning to leadership roles, and advising them on how to overcome self-doubt and seek peer support.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Family-first values and flexible work schedules
  • Diversity and opportunities in economic development
  • Hiring people to complement weaknesses
  • Saying 'yes' to challenges and combating self-doubt
  • Upcoming Plans for St. Croix EDC

Quotable

“You have the skills, the tools and the resources. It's up to you how you implement those and take that leap into the journey of moving to that next step"

*Resources and Links
*
How to be a Power Connector by Judy Robinett

IEDC Training Courses

St. Croix Economic Development Corporation

Connect with Melissa Meschke on LinkedIn

Special Guest: Melissa Meschke, CEcD, EDP.

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