Chattanooga Works

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Kelley Cureton, Program Director at green|spaces, to talk about sustainability and their green|light certification. http://www.greenspaceschattanooga.org/greenlight http://www.chattanoogatrend.com/topics/entry/getting-started-on-the-right-green-foot

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Michael Hogan, Director of Driver Services for the State of Tennessee, to talk about the Real ID and who needs to have one. https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/tnrealid.html

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with April Priest, Hamilton County Health Department and Greg Smith, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to talk about the Coronavirus(COVID-19)and how to prepare for it. http://www.chattanoogatrend.com/topics/entry/navigating-covid-19-as-a-small-business https://connect.chattanooga.gov/covid/ https://www.hamiltonready.org/

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Marquise Tate, Khadesha Gordon, and Ryenne McDowell, Styles L. Hutchins Fellows, to discuss the importance of creating a Chattanooga where students of color can live and thrive. http://www.chattanoogatrend.com/topics/entry/following-the-lead-of-the-styles-l.-hutchins-fellows

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Mike Dunne, Communications Manager for Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, to talk about the importance of being counted. https://www.census.gov/

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Charles Wood, VP of Economic Development at the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce to discuss PILOT agreements and why they are necessary.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Chad Waddell of Infosystems to talk about cyber security and how to protect yourself. https://www.infosystems.biz/ https://haveibeenpwned.com/

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Elisha Millan of Grass Roots to talk about hemp, CBD, and marijuana. https://www.grassrootscha.com/

This week for our final episode of Chattanooga Works season one, we sit down with owners Max Poppel and Dan Rose of Flying Squirrel, and Janet Dunne, President & CEO of Chattanooga's downtown YMCA branch to discuss their businesses and everything they do.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Jared Bigham, Ed.D., Robin Cayce, Ed.D., Silvia Ramos, and Blake Freeman to discuss Chattanooga 2.0, Chattanooga Basics, and Future Ready Institutes.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Abby Garrison of Causeway, Britany Carman, J.D. Frost & Co., Miguel Morales and Dustin Choate of Tremont Tavern, 1885, The Feed Co. and Parkway Pourhouse to talk about ChaGives and Giving Tuesday.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we got out of the studio and give you a taste of Startup Week live from a few of the events that took place.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Sargent Josh May, Chattanooga Police Department and Ronald Bristow, Executive Director and Founder of Bottled Tears Ministries to discuss how to navigate the job-market as an ex-offender.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Marcus Shaw, CEO of Co.Lab, Brett Wise with Gig City Elixir Conference, Meredith Levine with Maker Fair, and Katie Hendrix, Kiva Lead at Co.Lab to discuss all things Startup Week.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with some local podcasters to discuss how they got started, what inspires them, and how to podcast like a boss.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with David Paschall, General Manager of MediTract to discuss the Chamber’s new healthcare alliance and hear from a panel of leaders in the nursing community representing UTC, Parkridge, Erlanger and CHI Memorial.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we make a visit to Chambliss Center for Children to meet one of the families they support, and hear from Phil Acord, their President & CEO, to unpack how quality childcare and early childhood education support the workforce.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we sit down with Mary Danielson, Director of Corporate Communications from BCBS and Debbie Loudermilk, Director of Outpatient Services at CADAS to discuss opioid misuse, addiction, and how to go about getting treatment.

This week on Chattanooga Works, guest host Amy Donahue, Director of Marketing and Communication at River City Company helps me pick the brain of Roy Vaughn, Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as he shares advice and lessons for young professionals.

This week on Chattanooga Works, we talk to Alexis Willis, Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at the INCubator, Marcus Shaw, CEO of CO.LAB and Hal Bowling, Founder and CEO of Launch Chattanooga about the state of startups in Chattanooga. Then we hear a pitch from Felicia Jackson for her life-saving invention, the CPR Wrap.