Business North Carolina releases a weekly podcast, Chatter, and NCEDA is proud to spotlight episodes that feature our members and their contributions to economic development across the state.
You’ll also find episodes of NCEDA’s Emerging Executives podcast, The New Economic Developer on the Block, featured on this page.
Check out the links below to explore both podcasts!
Chatter:
- August 20, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Kyle Touchstone – Director of Raleigh Economic Development
- August 18, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Brent Christensen – President & CEO, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
- July 9, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Scott Stone – President & CEO of American Engineering
- July 2, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Cecilia Holden – President and CEO, myFutureNC
- April 16, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Lee Lilley – NC Secretary of Commerce
- March 12, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Dr. Sharon Paynter – Assistant Vice Chancellor for Economic and Community Engagement at East Carolina University & Associate Professor of Political Science
- January 29, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Keith Stanley – President & CEO of University City Partners
- January 8, 2025: BNC Chatter featuring Scott Dorney – Executive Director of the North Carolina Military Business Center
- December 11, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring John Martin – Partner/Co-Founder of Fourth Elm
- October 16, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring Trey Cash – Economic Development Director, Lenoir & Greene Counties
- July 10, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring Dr. Jenni Harris – Executive Director of Business Services, NC Department of Commerce
- June 26, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring John Loyack – VP of Economic Development for the NC Community College System
- June 5, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring Tom White – Economic Development Partnerships Office Director, NC State University
- April 3, 2024: BNC Chatter featuring Joanna Helms – 2023-24 NCEDA President and Dr. Patricia Mitchell – NCEDA Foundation Chair /NCEDA Past President
- August 16, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring Joanna Helms – 2023-24 NCEDA President and Director, Apex Economic Development
- June 21, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring Chris Platé – 2022-23 NCEDA President and Executive Director, Monroe-Union County Economic Development Commission
- May 3, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring Ben Teague – Vice President of Strategic Development, Biltmore Farms
- March 29, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring The Honorable Machelle Baker Sanders – Secretary, NC Department of Commerce
- March 15, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring Andrew Tate – Director of Economic Development North Carolina, Duke Energy
- February 8, 2023: BNC Chatter featuring Brittany Brady – President & CEO, Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
- December 8, 2022: BNC Chatter featuring Scott Hamilton – President & CEO, Golden LEAF Foundation
- November 9, 2022: BNC Chatter featuring Dr. Bruce Mack – Vice President of Economic Development, NC Community College System
- September 28, 2022: BNC Chatter featuring Chris Chung – CEO, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
Click HERE to view all of the BNC Chatter podcasts.
New Economic Developers on the Block
The “New Economic Developers on the Block” is a new podcast production of NCEDA’s Emerging Executives that brings the zillennial approach to economic development in North Carolina. This podcast, co-hosted by Elizabeth Underwood (Stanly County Economic Development) and Trey Cash (North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region), blends comedy and a unique zillennial perspective on the future of economic development. Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify:
Season Two
- Episode 1: Chris Chung (EDPNC)
- Episode 2: Ernie Pearson (Maynard Nexsen & Sanford Holshouser)
- Episode 3: Samantha Cole (NC Department of Commerce)
- Episode 4: Kelly Andrews (Pitt County Economic Development)
- Episode 5: Natalie Hawkins (Moore County Economic Development Partnership)
- Episode 6: Anna Walker (North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
- Episode 7: Joe Melvin (North Carolina’s Southeast)
- Episode 8: Ben Kinney (Business NC Magazine)
- Episode 9: Nathan Huret (Catawba County Economic Development Corporation)
Season One
- Episode 1: Marvin Price (Greensboro Chamber of Commerce / NCEDA 2023 Economic Developer of the Year)
- Episode 2: Phillip Thompson (Chatham County Economic Development Corporation)
- Episode 3: Dr. Patricia Mitchell, CEcD (Appalachian State University / NCEDA Foundation Board Chair / NCEDA Past President)
- Episode 4: Melissa Smith (EDPNC)
- Episode 5: Lisa Finaldi (NC Early Childhood Foundation)
- Episode 6: Blake Moyer (Surry County Economic Development Partnership)
- Episode 7: Charla Duncan (Warren County Economic Development Commission / NCEDA 2023 Emerging Executive of the Year)
- Episode 8: Crystal Morphis, CEcD (Creative Economic Development Consulting / NCEDA Foundation Board Member)
- Episode 9: Randall Johnson (NC Biotechnology Center / NCEDA Foundation Board Vice Chair / NCEDA Past President)
- Episode 10: Josh Grant (Smith Anderson)
- Episode 11: Maria Satira (Greenville ENC Alliance)
- Episode 12: Cliff Brumfield (Lincoln Economic Development Association)
- Episode 13: Trey Goodson (NCEast Alliance)
- Episode 14: Ben McDaniel (Barrow – Braselton Joint Economic Development Authority, GA)
- Episode 15: Stephanie Grosick (Florence County Economic Development Partnership, SC)