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John Garrett is Founder & CEO of Community Impact Newspaper, an Evergreen® company in Pflugerville, Texas. He has discovered that towns and cities value companies that bring good into their communities, and that, in fact, they are often willing to offer incredible incentives through economic development deals.

In this Tugboat Institute® podcast, John shares how his own company benefited from an economic development deal, as well as some of the types of incentives that can be available. He encourages leaders of Evergreen companies to pursue these deals, and offers advice on how to prepare to step into those conversations.

Listen and be inspired to look for opportunities in your own community, or in a community you are considering entering.

John Garrett is Founder & CEO of Community Impact Newspaper, an Evergreen® company in Pflugerville, Texas. He has discovered that towns and cities value companies that bring good into their communities, and that, in fact, they are often willing to offer incredible incentives through economic development deals.

In this Tugboat Institute® podcast, John shares how his own company benefited from an economic development deal, as well as some of the types of incentives that can be available. He encourages leaders of Evergreen companies to pursue these deals, and offers advice on how to prepare to step into those conversations.

Listen and be inspired to look for opportunities in your own community, or in a community you are considering entering.

Under the leadership of CEO Lisa Ingram, White Castle has entered into an era of significant product innovation and it is thriving. In order to keep its vast, devoted customer base happy by preserving what it loves about White Castle and yet stay relevant for future generations, Lisa has leaned on her best source of new ideas: her employees and her customers.

In this Tugboat Institute® podcast, Lisa shares how her profoundly People First orientation has allowed her to achieve the impressive feat of balancing a love for the past with a willingness to step into the future.

Watch and be inspired by the rich and impressive history of this 100 year old Evergreen® company.

Under the leadership of CEO Lisa Ingram, White Castle has entered into an era of significant product innovation and it is thriving. In order to keep its vast, devoted customer base happy by preserving what it loves about White Castle and yet stay relevant for future generations, Lisa has leaned on her best source of new ideas: her employees and her customers.

In this Tugboat Institute® podcast, Lisa shares how her profoundly People First orientation has allowed her to achieve the impressive feat of balancing a love for the past with a willingness to step into the future.

Watch and be inspired by the rich and impressive history of this 100 year old Evergreen® company.

“Sometimes we play hard when we should be working hard”, says Michael Scott. Setting out to purposefully create a work culture means thinking carefully about the values your company has. But this isn’t a top-down decision. I discuss with Heather Marchant about the process our company went through to settle on our core values; a process that literally saved our business. And guess what? I didn’t get any input until the very end.