What does it take to build not only successful businesses, but a community where other people and businesses can succeed too?
Becky sits down with longtime entrepreneur Mitch Glaeser for a wide-ranging conversation about business, innovation, leadership, economic development, and the future of the Gainesville area. Mitch shares lessons from building and leading numerous companies, helping other entrepreneurs, and continuing to say yes to the right opportunities after decades in business.
They also dig into the thinking behind San Felasco Tech City and Mitch’s belief that communities, businesses, and people each have their own unique “fingerprint.” For Mitch, successful development isn’t about copying what worked somewhere else — it’s about understanding what makes a particular community work and creating an environment where businesses can start, grow, and thrive.
The conversation touches on keeping opportunities available for local talent, creating jobs that support the lives people want to build, and thinking beyond “affordable housing” toward the larger goal of affordable living.
And because this is Coffee Talk, there’s also a little good-natured snark about Becky’s boots before they get down to business.
Grab your coffee and settle in for a conversation about entrepreneurship with a much bigger purpose.
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