Bell Ringer (Buffalo Podcast)

Rising Leaders

Cameron Smith, of Supportive Services Corporation, and Emma Concannon, of North Forest Office Space, join Bell Ringer to talk about Leadership Buffalo's Rising Leaders program, of which they just graduated along with our host Greg Pokriki. 

Buffalovebirds

Beau and Lindsay Riggs started their blog Buffalovebirds when they were dating and living downtown. Now, they're married with two kids and homeowners in Orchard Park. Their relationship has grown with Buffalo's resurgence. And they've documented it all along the way. Listen to this podcast to hear why they love Buffalo so much.

Life changing innovation

Margot Schoenborn is the CEO of OmniSeq, a Buffalo-based biotech company changing the way cancer is diagnosed. She stops by the podcast to discuss the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and our growing life sciences industry.

Makerspaces for creativity

Megan McNally, of The Foundry, stops by to talk the value of creativity, working with your hands, and entrepreneurship. 

It's happening here

Alex Gress of 43North and past winner Liz Tsai of HiOperator talk about the big startup competition returning on October 30. Get your free tickets today, before they're all out.

Touring Buffalo

50 episodes! We want to sincerely thank every listener and guest over the past few years. Buffalo Niagara has a great story to tell, and we're excited to use this platform to do so. For our 50th, we wanted to do something a bit different and special. A few weeks back we hosted a group of site selectors in town for a tour of Buffalo. This podcast is a compilation of their thoughts.

A Plan For Tomorrow

We're hosting an event! Join us on September 19 at Hotel Henry for the unveiling of our talent attraction brand, a panel of national site selectors discussing Buffalo Niagara, and more. On this podcast, Jenna Kavanaugh gives you the details of what's to come. 

Coach Swaz

Chris 'Coach Swaz' Suozzi from Genesee County Economic Development Center stops by to talk about business, workforce, and real estate development. Buffalo Niagara's economic development ecosystem is strong and Chris takes you through the role everyone has to play.

With grit and gratitude

Grit Seed is a platform that helps employers find the gritty and hard working employees that Buffalo Niagara is known for. As our labor market becomes tighter and tighter, Raj Suchak thinks his platform becomes more and more valuable.

#InsyteMafia

Joshua Ferry and Katelyn Huber, co-founders of CloudInsyte, stop by the podcast to discuss their move from New York City to Buffalo and how they've found the tech and startup community here. And of course, we also talk about our beloved Buffalo Bills.