Talking Cities with Matt Enstice

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Problem Solving with Music

Dairy & Data: A Dynamic Discovery

Jeremy Jacobs, Sr., Chairman of Delaware North and Owner/Governor of the Boston Bruins, talks about taking over the family-owned company, started by his father, at age 28, and how his children & grandchildren are now leading the company into the future. He bought the Bruins in 1975, saying "ignorance helped" in taking such a major leap. They talk about the role of sports in community development, as Delaware North is undertaking one of the largest projects in Boston to reimagine the area around TD Garden.

Dr. Gale Burstein, Commissioner of Public Health for Erie County @ecdoh, talks about Buffalo’s approach to combatting the national opioid epidemic by developing a task force of unlikely bedfellows; the unique opportunities of having such a large refugee population in Buffalo and Erie County; and her public health training in South Africa.

The People's University

Equity and Equality Are Not the Same

Matt Enstice, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus & host of "Talking Cities," stops by Bell Ringer to talk cities-- Buffalo to be exact. Hear an update from Matt on how the BNMC continues to drive innovation and job creation in our region. Bell Ringer is a podcast by Invest Buffalo Niagara, our region's economic development agency charged with supporting business attraction, expansion and entrepreneurship.

Matt talks with Bill Maggio, health care, medical diagnostics, and business development executive from Buffalo, New York. They talk about the Jacobs Institute’s recently released landmark report on The Future of Medicine. Bill highlights his role as an investor & leader in the local start-up community as past chair of 43North business competition to spur economic development in Buffalo. They touch on his lifelong love of music as a classically-trained pianist & the impact rowing has had on his life.

Episode 49: Ripple Effect

Hear from Megan McNally, executive director of the Foundry, a not-for-profit small business incubator and makerspace in Buffalo, NY. Megan talks about how being a woman in a male-dominated field of woodworking inspired her to help others pursue their dreams and celebrate their differences. Her work at the Foundry has helped grow countless businesses, build community, and provide opportunity and access in a low-income neighborhood.

Power of the Gig Economy

Epsiode 45: Diversifying the Tech Industry

Games Create Change

Matt talks with NYS Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul about how humble beginnings with her very socially-conscious family pulled her toward public service at a very young age; her enthusiasm around Buffalo’s burgeoning tech scene as seen on the BNMC; and her pride in her role to support Governor Cuomo's laser focus on bringing back upstate New York. She is chairing the NYS Women’s Suffrage Commission and speaks passionately about encouraging everyone, especially women, to step up and take risks to do great things.