Diversify Nevada

Carli Smith, Evan Haddad

Created by the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, “Diversify Nevada” provides insightful discussions and expert analysis on the driving forces behind our state’s business, workforce and community development.

  1. Government Contracts Can Help Grow Your Small Business

    5월 28일

    Government Contracts Can Help Grow Your Small Business

    Today's guest is Joan Rueben, the director of the Nevada APEX Accelerator at GOED. In our conversation, Joan discusses her passion for public service and how the APEX program can help small businesses grow and expand.  To become a Nevada APEX client, fill out the client questionnaire on the GOED website:  https://goed.nv.gov/programs/nevada-apex-accelerator/

    20분
  2. How We Strengthen Nevada's Rural Communities

    4월 9일

    How We Strengthen Nevada's Rural Communities

    Carli and Evan are joined today by Jessica Sanders, Nevada's program administrator for the Community Development Block Grant. In today's episode, Jessica discusses how CDBG builds prosperity and enhances the quality of life in rural Nevada.

    17분
  3. Empowering Nevada's Workforce

    3월 12일

    Empowering Nevada's Workforce

    Elaine Silverstone, GOED's director of workforce development, joins Diversify Nevada to discuss how the agency is helping empower the future of the state's workforce.

    24분
  4. How Nevada's Business Climate Has Evolved in the Last 10 Years

    2월 12일

    How Nevada's Business Climate Has Evolved in the Last 10 Years

    In today's episode, we're joined by Melanie Sheldon, the senior director of business development at the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development. Through her work at GOED, Melanie has witnessed a lot of change in Nevada's business climate over the years as more innovative companies move to the state. Clarification: Nevada has a fully statutory incentive program, not a discretionary one.

    24분
  5. What's Driving Our Economy Going Into 2026?

    1월 21일

    What's Driving Our Economy Going Into 2026?

    GOED Research Manager Steve Scheetz joins the show to discuss some of the big economic moves Nevada saw last year and what they might mean for the state in 2026.

    18분
  6. Strategic Planning for Nevada's Future

    2025. 12. 10.

    Strategic Planning for Nevada's Future

    Diversify Nevada is joined today by Dr. Dorian Stonebarger, GOED's deputy director. Before joining GOED in 2023, Dorian was Chief Policy Advisor to Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem Brian Knudsen and worked to create the city's first affordable housing ordinance. In addition to economic development, Dorian is passionate about health and nutrition, and has done a lot of great work in that space. Most recently, Dorian was named one of the 2025 Women to Watch by Nevada Business Magazine. We talked with Dorian about all that and more, including her work in helping develop Nevada's economic development strategy.

    20분
  7. How the Film Industry Drives Economic Development

    2025. 10. 28.

    How the Film Industry Drives Economic Development

    Film Nevada Director Kim Spurgeon joined the show today to discuss how her agency, and the film industry, promotes economic development in the state

    23분
  8. Empowering Rural Voices: The Intersection of Economy and Community

    2025. 10. 14.

    Empowering Rural Voices: The Intersection of Economy and Community

    Learn more about Nevada Main Street and rural economic development:  https://goed.nv.gov/programs/nevada-main-street/ https://goed.nv.gov/programs/rural-economic-community-development/

    26분
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Created by the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, “Diversify Nevada” provides insightful discussions and expert analysis on the driving forces behind our state’s business, workforce and community development.

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    Carli Smith, Evan Haddad
  • 방송 연도
    2025년 - 2026년
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