Bell Ringer (Buffalo Podcast)

Talk tech

When Lena Levine first moved to Buffalo almost 10 years ago, she went searching for technology meetup groups to connect with like-minded people. What she found was minimal and, as she looked around the room, there were almost no other women. That's when she decided to start the Buffalo chapter of Girl Develop It. Today, Girl Develop It has grown exponentially, and dozens of other support groups have joined the now booming tech scene in Buffalo Niagara.

1:33- Finding footing in Buffalo
4:51- Up to 867 members for Girl Develop It
12:56- Why Buffalo Niagara?
19:09- Binge TV show you'd recommend?

 

Pennants: American ingenuity

Dave Horesh stops by the podcast to discuss Oxford Pennant, their origin story, inflection point, and current state as they've secured Ignite Buffalo funding and are opening a retail location in downtown Buffalo.

4:01- Abridged history of the pennants-- American ingenuity
8:27- Company's inflection point
10:14- Ignite Buffalo
18:36- "Oxford Pennant doesn't exist if we're not in Buffalo"
20:25- Buffalonians flood a New York City pop-up shop

Explore Buffalo

Explore Buffalo Executive Director Brad Hahn joins the podcast to talk about his growing local tour company and how Buffalo Niagara's renaissance made it all possible.

Building Buffalo Niagara

Michael Montante of Uniland Development talks about Buffalo Niagara's commercial real estate market and draws from experience in site selection to share why Western New York is an attractive business destination. 

3:38- Michael's most memorable project
10:29- Trends in commercial real estate
12:16- Putting on the site selector hat
22:41- Hard-hitting journalism

Training tomorrow's workforce

Stephen Tucker, President & CEO of Northland Workforce Training Center, discusses the importance of manufacturing in our region's future.

0:44- What is Northland Workforce Training Center?

7:41- Making manufacturing attractive to young people

10:52- Earning while you're learning

19:19- Buffalo Bills break 17-year playoff drought. Thanks, Cincinnati Bengals! 

Everybody's got a guy or gal

Don De Laria brought his business, Larkin Express Logistics, to Buffalo. Since, he's seen exactly why we've earned the name 'The City of Good Neighbors.'

3:43 - Nothing like that Buffalo work ethic

5:48 - Invest Buffalo Niagara's role

12:58 - We're hiring!

20:59 - Kentucky Fried Chicken

Shift(ing) advanced manufacturing

Liz Callahan stops by to talk about Buffalo Manufacturing Works and their newest program, Shift.

3:03- Pounding the pavement

8:41- Robots with a human touch

15:31- Moving to Northland Corridor

17:27- Chicken wings!

Mr. Mayor

City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown graciously gave his time to discuss economic development accomplishments in Buffalo during International Economic Development Week. 

1:01- The accolades keep rolling in!
8:28- Furthering retail development
9:14- City of Good Neighbors for refugees and immigrants
11:54- Making Buffalo's revitalization accessible to all
22:01- If you were a flavor of ice cream, what would you be?

At the border

Rosanna Berardi is managing partner at Berardi Immigration Law and a cross-border expert. On this episode of Bell Ringer she shares some of that expertise, with some help from special guest Carolyn Powell of Invest Buffalo Niagara.

Easy commute

Katie O'Sullivan walks the walk and, on this episode of Bell Ringer, talks the talk. She discusses Go Buffalo Niagara, an organization committed to bettering transportation options throughout our region.