Oregon Rainmakers

Zac Ziegler, Michael Dunne
  • 5.0 (5)
  • BUSINESS
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY

KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to leaders creating community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with leadership stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving our community forward. Every other week, we launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It could be a CEO or business leader, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.

  1. JAN 28

    Oregon Rainmakers: The New Year’s resolution rush

    In this episode of Oregon Rainmakers, we head to the Eugene Family YMCA to hear how one of the area’s largest exercise facilities deals with its annual January rush.

    16 min

  2. JAN 14

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Christopher Colbert of National Freedom Studio

    The studio may sit in a Cottage Grove back yard, but it brings in national recording artists to the small Oregon city.

    24 min

  3. 12/30/2025

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Eugene’s Saturday and Holiday Markets

    After more than 55 continuous years, the market has helped generations of Oregon artisans and craftspeople.

    23 min

  4. 12/17/2025

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Independent toy stores in the modern economy

    Toy stores were once the domain of national chains. Now, with the known chain stores largely gone, local shops are finding their niche to compete against online mega-retailers and big box stores. We hear from Eugene toy store owner Richard Goosman about the industry today.

    17 min

  5. 12/03/2025

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: The state of Oregon’s craft beer industry

    As the craft beer industry matures, we hear from one of the state’s top breweries. Ninkasi Co-Founder Jamie Floyd takes us on a tour of the brewery to talk about what goes into making beer and the state of his industry.

    25 min

  6. 11/20/2025

    Oregon Rainmakers: Heading Down by the River in Eugene

    We take a deep dive into downtown Eugene’s newest neighborhood and look at what went into its development.

    20 min

  7. 11/06/2025

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Rural Healthcare in Oregon

    Oregon Rainmakers' conversation with Orchid Health Founder and CEO Orion Falvey, about his company’s efforts to bring healthcare clinics to rural parts of Oregon, and the industry’s current challenges.

    16 min

  8. 10/22/2025

    KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Micro-LED manufacturing comes to Eugene

    Stratacache CEO Chris Riegel talks about taking over a one-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in west Eugene that was once used for semiconductor manufacturing.

    13 min
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About

KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to leaders creating community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with leadership stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving our community forward. Every other week, we launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It could be a CEO or business leader, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.

Information

  • Creator
    Zac Ziegler, Michael Dunne
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Oregon Rainmakers

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