Schmooze with Suze

About Schmooze with Suze

Hi, I’m Suze. Here with your dose of culture, values and global citizenship- and where we tackle those topics others may consider off-limits. A little about me, I’m a busy GenX mom who, quite frankly, wanted to grow up like the Brady Bunch… But ended up being raised in the shadow of Schindler’s List. So this means I’ve spent a lifetime navigating these mixed messages we get hit with daily. You know those conversations- where we wonder if it’s safe to speak our minds? Can we share our experiences? Voice our fears and concerns, or should we just keep our mouths shut? Well, too bad. I need to know! But I’m no expert. So, I’m going to schmooze the experts and get their thoughts. Why? So when we engage with our kids, colleagues, or the countless committees we interact with, we can do it with competence, kindness, confidence, and maybe a bit of humor. If this sounds like your cup of coffee- welcome to Schmooze with Suze!

Publisher

Suzie Becker

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   What Does It Take to Turn “Coming Soon” Into “Now Open”? My Guest: Colin Tarbert, CEO of Jacksonville's Downtown Investment Authority

   Send us Fan Mail Why do some big downtown ideas become buildings, parks and neighborhoods... while others never make it past the rendering? Jacksonville has never been short on plans for Downtown. We have seen the glossy renderings. Heard the promises. Watched projects get announced, redesigned, delayed, revived and, sometimes, quietly disappear. So what actually separates a beautiful picture from a ribbon cutting? On this episode, I sit down with Colin Tarbert, CEO of Jacksonville’s Downto...

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   What If We Built Cities Around People, Not Places- And What If Connection Is The Real Infrastructure? My Guest: Kady Yellow, Social Architect and Vice President of Placemaking and Events, Downtown Vision Inc.

   Send us Fan Mail What if the most important infrastructure in a city isn’t a building, a bridge or a billion-dollar development? What if it’s connection? This episode on Schmooze with Suze, I sit down with Kady Yellow, a social architect, tactical urbanist, civic entrepreneur, artist, educator and internationally recognized Placemaker who has built a career asking a deceptively simple question: What happens when we treat the people who live in a place as the experts on what that place could b...

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   30 Aug 2026

   Who Gets To Frame A Community’s Memory? My Guest: Adam Madrid, Filmmaker

   Send us Fan Mail Accents taught me something I didn’t understand until much later: people don’t just “sound” different, they carry different histories. That lens is why I’m obsessed with the storytellers behind the stories, the directors and producers making choices that shape what our community remembers and what gets left out of the frame. Filmmaker and City of Jacksonville Film Production Coordinator Adam Madrid joins me to talk about the long cut of becoming a creative professional: the ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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