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Deeper Dive with Dara KamEpisode 168: AI Data CentersIn this week's timely episode of Deeper Dive, we're cutting through the noise to examine the rapid rise of AI data centers. Three experts — Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Loudon County Economic Development; Dr. David Gattie, Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Georgia; and Kevin Doyle, Florida Executive Director, Consumer Energy Alliance — join Dara in the Speakeasy this week to discuss the hottest topic in the nation. Divas, don't fear! This stellar panel breaks it all down for Dara and others new to the AI space (lots of giggling involved). The guys speak candidly about the benefits AI d...
2025-12-141h 10
The Data Center Frontier ShowBridging the Data Center Power Gap: Utilities, On-Site Power, and the AI BuildoutRecorded live at the 2025 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit in Reston, VA, this panel brings together leading voices from the utility, IPP, and data center worlds to tackle one of the defining issues of the AI era: power.
Moderated by Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Economic Development for Loudoun County, the session features:
Jeff Barber, VP Global Data Centers, Bloom Energy
Bob Kinscherf, VP National Accounts, Constellation
Stan Blackwell, Director, Data Center Practice, Dominion Energy
Joel Jansen, SVP Regulated Commercial Operations, American Electric Power
David McCall, VP...
2025-12-0936 minThe Data Center Frontier ShowFlorida’s Data Center Moment: Power, Policy, and PotentialFlorida is emerging as one of the most promising new frontiers for data center growth — combining power availability, policy alignment, and strategic geography in ways that mirror the early success of Northern Virginia.
In this episode of The Data Center Frontier Show, Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Loudoun County Economic Development, and Lila Jaber, Founder of the Florida’s Women in Energy Leadership Forum and former Chair of the Florida Public Service Commission. Together, they explore how Florida is building the foundation for large-scale digital infrastructure and AI data center investment.
E...
2025-10-1433 min
The Retirement KeyShaping Loudoun County’s Future: An Exclusive Interview with Buddy RizerBuddy Rizer, the Executive Director of Loudoun Economic Development, discusses leveraging Metro opportunities in northern Virginia, preserving Western Loudon, and maintaining the suburban balance to enhance business and residential life. He highlights the county's impressive evolution, from the development of the airport to becoming an internet hub with AOL. Addressing housing challenges, Buddy emphasizes investment in affordable housing and community building, ensuring that retirees and residents can continue to thrive. Ready to get a second look at your retirement plan? Visit TheRetirementKey.com today and get a free copy of Abe’s book The Retirement Mountain: The 7 St...
2024-12-1026 min
The QTS ExperienceEpisode 207: Buddy Rizer; Rewriting the Data Center Playbook: Innovation, Sushi & Community TangoBuddy Rizer: LinkedIn
Loudon County Economic Development Authority
Buddy Rizer is the Executive Director of the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, the 2021 Economic Development Organization of the Year. During his tenure, Rizer and his team have attracted more than $50 billion in new commercial investment and more than 50 thousand new jobs. During this time, the growth in the commercial base has help lower the tax rate in Loudoun by more than 41 cents on the dollar, saving residents thousands of dollars annually on their tax bill.
Mr. Rizer has been named a Tech Titan 7 t...
2024-10-3148 min
Energy Unplugged by AuroraEP.202 Buddy Rizer on Data Centre Demand and its Impact on Power SystemsIn this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Buddy Rizer, Executive Director for the Department of Economic Development in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. He discusses data centre demand and its impact on power systems with our Head of USA East, Julia Hoos, and Zachary Edelen, Senior Associate in our Research team.
Buddy is largely credited as the architect of "Data Center Alley"—the world’s largest concentration of data centre load. He leads the agency responsible for encouraging growth and developing relationships with Loudoun’s business community. During his tenure, Buddy and his team have a...
2024-07-1645 min
Not Your Father’s Data CenterCollege Football Bowl Preview PicksIn this episode, Raymond dives back into the world of college football as the playoffs take center stage. Joined by esteemed guests Mike Baudendistel, Director of Sales for the Data Center sector at Bloom Energy, and Buddy Rizer, the Executive Director of Economic Development in Loudoun County, Virginia, the episode promises a lively discussion on the recent playoff selections.As the first week of December unfolds, we take a break from the tech talk to share insights on the college football landscape. From Michigan's anticipated presence to the controversies surrounding Florida State's exclusion, Raymond, Mike, and Buddy...
2023-12-1151 minNot Your Father’s Data CenterState of Datacenters in NovaBy providing the infrastructure required to store, process, and transport enormous amounts of data, supporting a wide range of applications and services, data centers in general play a crucial role in the digital economy. The "Data Center Capital of the World" title sometimes makes reference to Loudoun County in Virginia, which is a popular location for data centers. The county has become a desirable location for data center development due to its close proximity to Washington, D.C., its dependable power system, strong fiber-optic network, and its advantageous tax incentives.
The Executive Director of Loudoun C...
2023-02-2836 min
Wow If True27: Wow if Olympics! (ft. Regina Salmons)We happen to have a good ol’ buddy who /competed in the Olympics/, so of course, we had to have her on the show so that we could ask her about the supposed “anti-sex” Olympic beds. Meet Regina Salmons, a real life Olympic Rower who competed for Team USA in the Women’s 8 race! She’s 6’1”, not 6’0”, and she’s here to talk with us about the best Olympics memes from Olympics TikTok (where, of course, she was also featured in some viral TikToks). Also, there’s a lot of free condom discourse here, we’re very sorry. Isabel insists we add “imma keep...
2021-09-1539 min
DistinctionDistinction's Mayhem Episode #40Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!
Let's enjoy this mayhem megamix!
1. Distinction - Buddy
2. Tears Of Fure - Breath
3. ASR - Hydrocodone
4. N-Vitral - Start A Riot
5. Miss K8 - Hardcore Generation
6. Angernoizer - Dreamchaser
7. D-Fence & Mr Hyde - Snoeien
8. The Dark Horror - Massive Bass
9. The Oppressor - Lose My Breath
10. Hard Effectz - Gifted
11. Satirized - Pray To The Lord
12. Trespassed - Turning Heads
13. D-Fence - Koekoek Jonghuh (Soulblast Bootleg)
14. Dimitri K - Its Me Surprise
15. ASR - Candy Flip
16. Major Conspiracy - Retarded
17. Unproven - The King
18. F.Noize & Madness - You Know My Name
19. Sjammienators...
2020-12-2259 min
DistinctionDistinction's Mayhem Episode #36It's on!
1. The Melodyst - God Damn Violent
2. The Melodyst - Destroy
3. Distinction - Buddy
4. The Melodyst - Decomposed
5. Promo - Serious Damage (Dither Remix)
6. Angerfist - Bad Attitude (Deadly Guns Remix)
7. Distinction - Pancakes
8. Stineaux - Distortion (Ft MC Side Effect)
9. Bulletproof - Sticks And Stones
10. TBA - TBA
11. DJ Fresh Vs Diplo - Earthquake (Stineaux & Insidious Bootleg)
12. Major Conspiracy X Rosbeek - Ready To Die
13. Nstinct - Hit 'Em
14. Insanity - MF Psycho
15. ToXic Inside - Monster
16. Febro - The Way I Show
17. Mortal Madness - This Is Madness
18. Broken Minds, MBK & MC Prime - Yippee Ki Yay
19...
2020-05-1359 min
LoudounPossible PodJohn Loveland of Verizon Business - 5/13/2020On this episode of the Pod, we will hear from one of Loudoun's top employers, Verizon Business. In this edition, we'll get into cybersecurity with Verizon's John Loveland.
John leads cyber security strategy and marketing for the Verizon Business Group, one of the world's largest providers of managed security solutions and professional services to global companies and governmental institutions. John is a seasoned technology industry executive and entrepreneur with 20+ years' experience in leadership positions with public, private and start-up companies. He specializes in building and leading global teams, developing and executing go-to-market strategies, and driving revenue through dir...
2020-05-1321 minLoudounPossible PodAlex Doyle of Verizon Business - 5/11/2020In this episode of the Pod, we will hear from one of Loudoun's top employers, Verizon Business. This episode will focus on continuity of business with Alex Doyle.
Alex is responsible for Verizon’s Business Communications products, including Unified Communications, Collaboration, Call Centers, and One Talk, Verizon’s award-winning mobile-first business communications solution. The products and solutions delivered by Alex and his team support Verizon’s Global Enterprise customers, Business Markets customers, and Public Sector customers around the world. Alex has over 20 years of product management, marketing, and engineering experience in Unified Communications, VoIP, and video solutions. Prior to...
2020-05-1021 minLoudounPossible PodTom Corley - Part 2 - 5/6/2020On this episode of the Pod, part 2 of our conversation with Tom Corley. Tom is the author of the Rich Habits and several other best-selling/award-winning books. His new book is called Effort-Less Wealth: Smart Money Habits at Every Stage of Your Life. His books and his research are known to almost 100 million people in 27 countries around the world. In addition to writing books, Tom travels the world speaking to thousands at a time. He is a CPA, CFP and runs a financial services firm in New Jersey.
In this episode, we talk more about Rich Habits, Continu...
2020-05-0621 minLoudounPossible PodTom Corley - Part 1 - 5/4/2020On this episode of the Pod, part 1 of our conversation with financial guru Tom Corley. Tom is the author of the Rich Habits and several other best-selling/award-winning books. His new book is called Effort-Less Wealth: Smart Money Habits at Every Stage of Your Life. His books and his research are known to almost 100 million people in 27 countries around the world. In addition to writing books, Tom travels the world speaking to thousands at a time. He is a CPA, CFP and runs a financial services firm in New Jersey.
In this episode, we focus on COVID 19, how bus...
2020-05-0326 minLoudounPossible PodSupervisor Caleb Kershner and Supervisor Tony Buffington - Rural Teleconference 5/1/2020In this episode, we're bringing you the some highlights from Loudoun County, Virginia Supervisor Caleb Kershner and Supervisor Tony Buffington's Rural Teleconferece held on Tuesday night. There was a lot of really good information from the Supervisors and other guests, including myself, Beth Erickson of Visit Loudoun, Eric Byrd from the Loudoun SBDC, BCT, Alice Frazier, CEO of BCT, The Community Bank, Pete Snyder of Disruptor Capital and the man behind the 30 day fund, and Ryan Lambert with the Small Business Administration.
Rural businesses play an important role in Loudoun County, and like all businesses, the businesses in...
2020-05-0115 minLoudounPossible PodTammy Bjelland of Workplaceless - 4/29/2020On this episode, we talk with Tammy Bjelland of Workplaceless. These days, so many of us are remote workers, and Tammy is a recognized expert in the subject. It's a fascinating discussion full of great ideas for working during the pandemic. Tammy started her professional career in academia. In 2011, she began working remotely in edtech, and became interested in the techniques and methods necessary for individuals to not only learn new skills, but to do so remotely. She has put her experience with learning and development, education, and edtech to work helping people achieve location-independent growth ever since. Find out...
2020-04-2925 minLoudounPossible PodChair Phyllis Randall & Russell Seymour of Leesburg 4/27/2020On this episode of the pod, we talk with Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall and Russell Seymour, the economic development director from the Town of Leesburg.
Chair Randall talks about how the county is dealing with COVID-19 and the new Business Interruption Fund that the Board passed last week. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $1.15 million in grant funding for the COVID-19 Business Interruption Fund to support Loudoun businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. On Thursday of last week, the Economic Development Authority added another 250 thousand dollars to the fund.
Mr. Seymour...
2020-04-2620 minLoudounPossible PodTake Loudoun Home with Beth Erickson, Tony Howard and Chris Blosser - 4/20/2020 Today on the pod, we'll be talking about Take Loudoun Home, an initiative to support businesses with Beth Erickson, President and CEO of Visit Loudoun and Tony Howard, President and CEO of the Loudoun Chamber. Take Loudoun Home is a call to action—a rallying cry for our community and visitors to support local businesses. Buying local products and utilizing local services is always a priority, but now it is even more important. With the unprecedented business interruption caused by the coronavirus, these businesses need you more than ever in order to recover.
Then we will talk with...
2020-04-1922 minLoudounPossible PodMaria Madigan of IT Cadre - 4/17/2020On this episode of the Pod, we talk with Maria Madigan from IT Cadre. We'll get into their business, their community service, how they're continuing to connect while teleworking and Capitals, Wizards and Redskins. IT Cadre is a great company, Mark Madigan founded in 2001 with the belief that holistic understanding of organizations, operations and systems is much more important than its individual parts. The company is known for Innovation and Transformation and has developed and successfully implemented IT Cadre’s Visualization Engineering®, Transformation Support, and Integration and Implementation methodologies. We've used their services across the county and in our departm...
2020-04-1721 minLoudounPossible PodMayor Bridge Littleton - 4/15/2020On this episode of the Pod, we talk with Mayor Bridge Littleton of Middleburg, VA. Like all communities, Middleburg has been financially impacted by the Coronavirus. But, the Mayor and Council have been proactive in coming up with programs to help.
Bridge Littleton is the President and Co-Founder of Hellen Systems, a technology development company focused on the development and deployment of enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) as a resilient back up system to the Global Positioning System (GPS) being executed through a Public Private Partnership with the US Government.
Mayor Littleton received his BS in History and...
2020-04-1519 minLoudounPossible PodPete Snyder - 4/8/2020Today, we have a special edition of the pod with Pete Snyder. Pete Snyder is the man behind the VA 30 Day Fund, which is currently open to Virginia Small Businesses. The Fund’s goal is to help save as many Virginia jobs as possible while small businesses await recently approved federal funding. Virginia businesses that qualify for assistance from the Fund are:
* Small businesses that employ three to 30 people;
* Based in Virginia and have been operating for at least one year;
* Owned and operated by a Virginia resident.
More specific information and the lin...
2020-04-0818 minLoudounPossible PodMary Ellen Taylor - 4/8/2020We spoke with Mary Ellen Taylor, President and general manager of Endless Summer Harvest. Mary Ellen is a retail executive with over twenty years of staff leadership and client counseling. Mary Ellen has served as the President of the Loudoun County chapter of Business Network International, is a former chair of the Loudoun County Rural Economic Development Council. Mary Ellen has also served as the president of the Loudoun Valley Home Grown Market Association. She has pivoted her business during the pandemic and is thriving.
2020-04-0816 minLoudounPossible PodJustin Li - 4/6/2020We spoike with Justin Li of Qore Performance. During the global ebola outbreak, Qore Performance created garments, such as underwear and arm bands, designed to hold cold thermal packs in place on those pulse points without compromising a person's range of motion. The cooling systems allowed first responders to spend twice as long in the suits before suffering from heat-related issues, and this will likely be an issue in combating coronavirus as well. We talked to Justin about that and more.
2020-04-0617 minLoudounPossible PodScott Harris - 4/3/2020We spoke with Scott Harris from Catoctin Creek Distillery. Scott, Becky and team have jumped in the fight against the coronavirus by producing hand sanitizer at the facility in Purcellville.
Scott founded Catoctin Creek with his wife Becky in 2009 as the first legal distillery in Loudoun since prohibition. They source their grain from local sources, free of pesticides and chemical additives. The results are the finest, cleanest spirits possible, with the greatest attention to detail in every single bottle they produce.
2020-04-0313 minLoudounPossible PodAlice Frazier and Chauvon McFadden - 4/2/2020If you own a business or have been impacted financially by COVID-19, this is an episode that you'll want to listen to carefully. I'm happy to talk to two of my favorite Loudouners...Alice Frazier from BCT, the Communities Bank and Chauvon McFadden from Crimson Wealth Strategies. Alice is President and CEO of Potomac Bancshares, Inc. and BCT, The Community’s Bank. Chauvon is the Principal of Crimson Wealth Strategies. If you benefit from this episode, please call another business owner, in Loudoun or not, and tell them to listen because these two great people dropped some serious knowledge and ins...
2020-04-0223 minLoudounPossible PodNancy Evanko/Molly Kroiz - 4/1/2020We welcome Loudoun's Workforce Development Analyst Nancy Evanko to talk about the debut of a Loudoun job board. We also speak with Molly Kroiz of Georges Mill Farm. Georges Mill has consistently been one of the most innovative Loudoun farming operations, embracing traditional agriculture, value-add products, in-person events, baby goat cuddling, bed and breakfast, farmers markets, collaboration with other farms, and an on-site farm store that’s based on the honor system. Many of those outlets for money are being threatened by the virus, but they’re exploring ways to innovate. Molly has details and insight into the challenges faced by our r...
2020-04-0117 minLoudounPossible PodDr. Crystal Icenhour - 3/30/2020We spoke with Dr. Crystal Icenhour of Aperiomics. Aperiomics is a Loudoun-based company that has made great strides forwarding diagnosis tools in the identification of parasites. Over the past few weeks, they have shifted operations to creating covid-19 tests. Dr. Crystal Icenhour is one of the rising stars of American biotechnology. After more than 25 years in medical research and biotech, she was named founding CEO of Aperiomics, a company that harnesses the power of next-generation DNA sequencing to identify any known pathogen (bacteria, virus, fungi or parasite). Aperiomics is the only company of its kind and scope in the wor...
2020-03-3018 minLoudounPossible PodSenator Mark Warner - 3/27/2020An interview with United States Senator Mark Warner. From 2002 to 2006, Senator Warner served as Governor of Virginia. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008 and reelected to a second term in November 2014. He has been a champion for business and technology throughout his time as Governor and as Senator. He's currently the Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Co-Chair of the Senate Cyber Security Caucus, and has been a leader on legislation to support and encourage innovation. nterview with United States Senator Mark Warner. From 2002 to 2006, Senator Warner served as Governor of Vi...
2020-03-2715 min
Not Your Father’s Data CenterThe Data Center 2020 Bounce-BackOn this episode of the Not Your Father's Data Center podcast, guests Buddy Rizer and Dave Liggett join host Raymond Hawkins to look ahead to 2020.
Rizer has been in the data center business since the beginning. Before he took the leap, Rizer took time to get to know the industry, then filled the data centers.
Rizer said that it was “such a new industry” that he was the only economic developer at trade shows. He also said that he was lucky to have investors and management “give him the budget and authority to get it done.”...
2020-03-1955 min
Second Act StoriesBuddy's Unusual Path: Radio Disc Jockey to Economic DeveloperFrom the age of eight, Buddy Rizer wanted to be in radio. He landed his first job at the age of fifteen and rose up through the ranks to actually owning his own radio station in his early 40s. But like many other industries, radio changed. "Deregulation" not "video" killed the radio star (to amend the 1979 hit song by the Buggles). And it sent Buddy on a completely different path into the world of economic development – a profession that he has excelled over the past 11 years. Today Buddy Rizer is the Executive Director of the Loudon County Economic Development Au...
2018-08-1119 min
The Innovation ShowCluster Funk - What is a data cluster?We speak to Buddy Rizer of Loudoun County Data Centre during his tour of Europe. We talk data clusters and the opportunities they can bring. Finally, we speak to Wikimedia Foundation Director Juliet Barbara. We get an insight into how Wikipedia was founded, how it operates and how it is funded.
2017-01-3014 min
The Innovation ShowLuxury Selling, Wikimedia, Data ClustersOn this week's Innovation Show, we talk to best-selling author of 'Sell with Style' Carlo Pignataro. Carlo works with the most prestigious luxury brands all over the World. Carlo tells us about the psychology of luxury sales from active listening to CRM to NLP. We speak to Buddy Rizer of Loudoun County Data Centre during his tour of Europe. We talk data clusters and the opportunities they can bring. Finally, we speak to Wikimedia Foundation Director Juliet Barbara. We get an insight into how Wikipedia was founded, how it operates and how it is funded.
2017-01-2600 min