99 Neighborhoods, One Economic Strategy

Hello, everybody.

I want to welcome you back to the Dynamic Decisions podcast, where we explore the strategies that drive successful decision-making in the world of business and economic development.

Why? Because the best decisions come from great conversations.

I'm your host, Tisha Cable, CEO of C-Model Data.

And today, I am excited to have someone on the show today, who I know now personally, his name is Corey Yate.

He's the director of the city of Birmingham's department of innovation and economic opportunity.

He is the leader that is shaping inclusive economic growth across all 99 Birmingham neighborhoods.

Corey Yate is the self described solutions architect.

Okay.

The person who walks into a room and sees what needs to be solved before anyone else recognizes that there's even a problem.

So he currently leads the entire economic development, workforce development, and small business infrastructure for the city of Birmingham, which includes everything from real estate management to economic data intelligence to programs like Bold, Rise, Vital, and the newly launched $20 million Reinvest Birmingham Workforce Initiative.

So, Coriate, I'm super excited to have you here today.