As part of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tallahassee Business Podcast, presented by 223 Agency, features conversations with a variety of guests who can share valuable insight to help our members in this trying time.
This week, we are joined by Cristina Paredes - Director of the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality. Cristina has been serving our community through various roles in local government since attending Florida State University and earning a Master's in Public Administration. Her career includes staffing the Leon County Sales Tax Committee which shaped the successful passage of the Blueprint 2020 referendum. As part of that sales tax funding, the Office of Economic Vitality was founded to be the official economic development entity for Tallahassee and Leon County. Since becoming Director, Paredes has helped reshape local business recruitment and retention efforts through a sharp focus on targeted industries, minority and women business development, and expansive use of data. In recent months, her team has helped to provide grants to local businesses suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and are now working to guide our community through a plan to reopen the economy. In this episode, Cristina shares valuable insights on the work that is happening to make our community Florida's capital for business.
For more information on the Office of Economic Development and important local business resources please visit www.oevforbusiness.com.
Tallahassee Chamber Candidate Podcast: Laurie Lawson Cox and Alex Stemle, Leon County School Board District 4
Tallahassee Chamber Candidate Podcast: Paula DeBoles-Johnson and David O’Keefe, Leon County Commission District 5
Tallahassee Chamber Candidate Podcast: Christian Caban and Hannah Crow, Leon County Commission District 2
Tallahassee Chamber Candidate Podcast: Josh Johnson and Nick Maddox, Leon County Commission At Large Group 2
Tallahassee Chamber Candidate Podcast: John Dailey and Kristin Dozier, Tallahassee City Commission Seat 4/Mayor
Ep. 117: Power in Capital. Strength in Equity. 30th Annual Big Bend MED Week - Darryl Jones, Office of Economic Vitality
Ep. 116 - Rethinking Construction to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis, Kyndra Light, Precision Building & Renovating
Ep. 115 Florida by the Numbers: Metrics to Help Secure Our Future, Dave Sobush, CEcd, Florida Chamber Foundation
Ep. 114 - Election 2022: Shaping the Future in Tallahassee-Leon County, Mark Earley, Leon County Supervisor of Elections
Ep. 113 - Ensuring Your Business is Red Cross Ready, Sharon Carraway and Tom Derzypolski, Red Cross Capital Area Chapter
Ep. 112 - How the Labor Market Shift Has Led to New Employee Recruitment Strategies, Tammy Edwards, City of Tallahassee
Ep. 111 Local Roots and Relationships Lead to a World of Opportunity, Calvin Ford, Tremont Concrete Construction, Inc.
Ep. 110 TLH International Airport: The Premier Gateway to Northwest Florida and Big Bend Region, David Pollard, Airport Director
Ep. 109 Honoring the Past and Celebrating the Future of Tallahassee’s Southside, Christic Henry, Soul of Southside Festival
Ep. 108 Improving the Patient Experience and Boosting the Bottom Line - Dustin Rivest, The Health Network
Ep. 107 - 2022 Legislative Session Recap with Herbie Thiele, Partner, Sachs Media
EP. 106 Launch Tally: Taking Tallahassee’s Tech Industry to the Next Level, Eddie Gonzalez-Loumiet, Ruvos
Ep. 105 - Celebrating 40 Years of Leadership in the Capital City, Dionte Gavin, Leadership Tallahassee Class 38
Ep. 104 CESC: Connecting Everyone with Second Chances - Rick Kearney & Samantha Vance, CESC, Inc.
Ep. 103 Tally Job Hop: A New Direction for Local Talent Retention - Ebe Randeree, FSU’s College of Communication & Information
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Aligned Money Show
Gorse Culture PODcast : The H.R. Detective Agency!
HCI Leadership Revolution
The Ramsey Show
Planet Money