Ecosysteming

About Ecosysteming

Ecosysteming is the podcast redefining economic development through the lens of equitable entrepreneurship. Join NC IDEA’s Thom Ruhe as he engages with entrepreneurs and experts who are challenging the status quo and driving lasting change. Catch new episodes of Ecosysteming every other Tuesday on all major podcast platforms.

Publisher

NC IDEA

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Oct 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Coastal Entrepreneurship Is Rising w/ Sophie Dagenais | Ep. 50

   We are celebrating 50 episodes of the Ecosysteming podcast with Sophie Dagenais, President and CEO of the New Hanover Community Endowment, for a conversation about how philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and innovation can work together to strengthen communities. Sophie shares how her career has shaped her approach to leadership and investment, and why The Endowment, valued at more than $1.8 billion, has made entrepreneurship and innovation a priority in New Hanover County. Host Thom Ruhe and Sop...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   The Founder Behind Atlanta's Startup Boom w/ David Cummings | Ep. 49

   What do you do after building and selling a hugely successful software company? If you’re David Cummings, you put the vast majority of your wealth back into helping build the next generation of entrepreneurs. On this episode of Ecosysteming, Thom Ruhe sits down with David, Founder and CEO of Atlanta Ventures, Founder of Atlanta Tech Village, and Co-founder and Chairman of SoDo Atlanta. His entrepreneurial journey started years earlier at Duke University and eventually led to building Pardot, ...

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   The Next Generation of Business Ownership w/ Darryl Lindie | Ep. 48

   What happens to a successful business when its owner is ready to retire, but there is no one prepared to take over? On this episode of Ecosysteming, host Thom Ruhe sits down with Darryl Lindie, Co-Founder of New Majority Capital and President of AA Sign & Awning, an 80 year old company he acquired and now operates. Darryl makes the case for entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), a path that allows aspiring entrepreneurs to buy and grow existing businesses rather than starting from sc...

Who has been a guest on Ecosysteming

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mitch Smith
• Jenn Summe
• Keith Luedeman
• Justin Rothwell
• Dr Nathan Goldschlag

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,636

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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