web02.fireside.fm Fri, 22 May 2026 08:45:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Leading Ladies of Economic Development - Episodes Tagged with “Site Selectors” https://www.llofed.com/tags/site%20selectors Fri, 03 Jan 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 Economic Development: Readiness, Risks, and Rewards │Didi Caldwell & Carrie Kelly https://www.llofed.com/episode15-didicaldwellcarriekelly 81499341-0730-416e-abaf-9fc820e1de35 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Kaycee Bunch full 2 Kaycee Bunch 47:53 no <p>Didi Caldwell is the President and CEO of Global Location Strategies. Carrie Kelly is the Managing Director of the Site Selectors Guild. They discuss the intricacies of preparing investment-ready sites, the evolution and impact of the REDI Sites program, and the crucial differences between economic developers and site selectors. </p> <p>In this episode, we explore:</p> <ul> <li>The launch and impact of the REDI Sites program from pilot to full implementation</li> <li>Criteria and benefits of site designations</li> <li>The relationship between economic developers and site selectors</li> <li>Strategies for communities to attract quality investments</li> <li>The role and expansion of the Site Selectors Guild</li> </ul> <p>Quotable: “Think of it as a journey – from bronze to silver, silver to gold, and eventually platinum. Each step helps identify improvements and brings you closer to being truly investment-ready.”</p> <p><strong>Resources and Links</strong><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/didicaldwell/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Connect with Didi Caldwell on LinkedIn</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-kelly-mpa/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Connect with Carrie Kelly on LinkedIn</a><br> <a href="https://siteselectorsguild.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Site Selectors Guild</a><br> <a href="https://siteselectorsguild.com/about/redi-sites/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">REDI Sites</a><br> Special Guests: Carrie Kelly and Didi Caldwell.</p> economic development, econ dev, women in economic development, site selection, site selectors, site selectors guild, REDI sites Didi Caldwell is the President and CEO of Global Location Strategies. Carrie Kelly is the Managing Director of the Site Selectors Guild. They discuss the intricacies of preparing investment-ready sites, the evolution and impact of the REDI Sites program, and the crucial differences between economic developers and site selectors.

In this episode, we explore:

  • The launch and impact of the REDI Sites program from pilot to full implementation
  • Criteria and benefits of site designations
  • The relationship between economic developers and site selectors
  • Strategies for communities to attract quality investments
  • The role and expansion of the Site Selectors Guild

Quotable: “Think of it as a journey – from bronze to silver, silver to gold, and eventually platinum. Each step helps identify improvements and brings you closer to being truly investment-ready.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Didi Caldwell on LinkedIn
Connect with Carrie Kelly on LinkedIn
Site Selectors Guild
REDI Sites

Special Guests: Carrie Kelly and Didi Caldwell.

]]> Didi Caldwell is the President and CEO of Global Location Strategies. Carrie Kelly is the Managing Director of the Site Selectors Guild. They discuss the intricacies of preparing investment-ready sites, the evolution and impact of the REDI Sites program, and the crucial differences between economic developers and site selectors.

In this episode, we explore:

  • The launch and impact of the REDI Sites program from pilot to full implementation
  • Criteria and benefits of site designations
  • The relationship between economic developers and site selectors
  • Strategies for communities to attract quality investments
  • The role and expansion of the Site Selectors Guild

Quotable: “Think of it as a journey – from bronze to silver, silver to gold, and eventually platinum. Each step helps identify improvements and brings you closer to being truly investment-ready.”

Resources and Links
Connect with Didi Caldwell on LinkedIn
Connect with Carrie Kelly on LinkedIn
Site Selectors Guild
REDI Sites

Special Guests: Carrie Kelly and Didi Caldwell.

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