Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) has launched its new podcast, Something to Talk About. Hosted by award-winning journalist Bob Levey and business leader Kelly Leonard, the podcast will feature top Montgomery County business leaders sharing their successes, advice for other businesses, County resources and reasons why thousands of businesses call Montgomery County home.
Each guest will bring an interesting business perspective and offer ‘something to talk about’ for the community. The podcast is produced in collaboration with Montgomery Community Media (MCM), an MCEDC partner that provides strong community resources for content contributors, among its many offerings.
The podcast is available directly on the MCEDC website at MCEDC — Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (thinkmoco.com). It also will be available through PodBean and the Google and Apple podcast sites, among other media outlets.
In the first episode, MCEDC President and CEO Bill Tompkins sits down with the co-hosts to talk about the assets of the County, MCEDC’s support for growing businesses and his own personal story.
“I’m excited for our team to launch this podcast to help reinforce to the public that Montgomery County is a great place to do business,” President Tompkins said. “Our podcast will bring special guests to the platform and help businesses gain insights to grow in our County.”
A future Something to Talk About podcast will feature Jasmine White, MCM’s CEO, sharing the many ways MCM can be a powerful tool to help businesses and individuals produce their own podcasts and provide other content distribution resources. Another upcoming interview will be with Scott Copeland, president, CEO and owner of online news source MoCo 360, formerly known as Bethesda Beat and Bethesda Magazine. He talks about the importance of local journalism for and about the community, and why his family was inspired to start a school for multi-sensory education.
Suggestions for a topic for a future podcast guest or general questions/comments can be sent to podcast@thinkmoco.com.
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is the official public-private economic development organization representing Montgomery County. Created in 2016, MCEDC is led by a board of directors of business executives. Its mission is to help businesses start, grow and relocate in Montgomery County by helping them gain access to top talent, business and market intelligence and prime locations.
