EDO Breakthrough

About EDO Breakthrough

Is there an economic development problem that you just can’t seem to make any progress on? Grab your phone and call the EDO Breakthrough podcast! After all, no challenge is unsolvable with a creative solutions team by your side. In each episode, Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and host Sandy Dubay welcomes a new business leader, community luminary, and other modern mages to discuss the challenges, joys, and needs of communities across the United States. Sandy and her guest will combine their powers to answer your real-life economic development questions. When our powers combine, we can make an EDO breakthrough!

Publisher

Sandy Dubay, CEcD

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Sept 2024

Latest episode

6 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

31 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Retaining Talent Through Belonging

   Jobs might bring people to a place, but belonging is what helps them put down roots. In our final bonus episode before Season 4, we're digging into the invisible force that drives workforce retention, volunteerism, and brand loyalty—and it has nothing to do with data or deals. When people feel seen, valued, and included, they invest their time, talent, and treasure into your community. Listen in and take one small action this week to help someone feel seen. It might just change everything. Th...

2. 

   2 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How to Make Shopping Local Irresistible

   Shopping locally shouldn't be a guilt trip. It should be an invitation. In this bonus episode, we're flipping the script on how economic developers can activate year-round support for small businesses. Think: Buy Local Bingo cards, receipt challenges, and holiday gift guides that make shopping small feel like a treasure hunt, not a chore. Whether you're looking to drive foot traffic during a spring slowdown or turn 500 employees into downtown ambassadors with a single gift card campaign, we'v...

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   4 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The 5-Minute Strategy That Strengthens Alliances

   While we’re gearing up for Season 4, this bonus mini-episode is here to help you turn appreciation into impact! Giving thanks doesn’t have to be a huge production, so we’re sharing quick, meaningful ways you can build stronger partnerships, re-engage allies, and create ripple effects in your community. Resources Mentioned: Mastering The Art of Meaningful AppreciationCommunity Engagement Should Be in Every Job DescriptionThe EDO Breakthrough podcast is brought to you by PPR Strategies. PPR Str...

Inside a recent episode

Retaining Talent Through Belonging

Published 6 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I'm going to encourage others, encourage friends to volunteer and give back. And that's where we'll ultimately see great movement and momentum in a community. Obviously, we know, and we talk about economic development, jobs, jobs, jobs, investment to increase the tax base, all of these things, but beneath that, there's this basic element of being a human, and what is it that encourages us or gives us the desire to stay in a place, invest our time, and maybe treasure in a place, somewhere that we feel connected, included, like people want us and think of us there, and we feel seen as individuals. […]

Who has been a guest on EDO Breakthrough

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

• Nicholette Ross
• Kelly Robertson-Slagle
• Lisa DeNoia
• Brittany Browning
• Nathan Ohle

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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