S5E36 - Exploring the Digital Delta and Innovative Design-Thinking
Memphis is a city known for its entrepreneurial spirit and drive for innovation. This conversation with Anthony Young and Nate Smith explores the ways Epicenter is working to showcase Memphis' talent and resources for compounded growth locally and across the nation.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Epicenter
Innova Memphis
Epicenter Launch
Capital Readiness Accelerator
Customer Readiness Accelerator
ZeroTo510: Accelerating MedTech Innovation
Logistics Industry Opportunity Challenge
Patents to Products with University of Memphis
Greater Memphis Chamber
Start Co.
Code Crew
University of Memphis R1 status and University of Tennessee Health Science Center R1 status
EDGE
Sound Credit
FedEx
Smith & Nephew
Piggly Wiggly
Kemmons Wilson and Holiday Inn
Innovate Xcelerate
How Epicenter in Memphis is repositioning itself as a regional entrepreneur hub (Commercial Appeal)
DelTech Conference
Previous episodes of "Meanwhile in Memphis" that might provide additional context include: S5E20 "Revisiting Celebrate What's Right: Leading the Next Chapters," S5E2 "Transformative Tech Talent," S4E33 "Working Smarter: How MEM is a hub of innovation," and S3E30 "I, Robot?"
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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Mayor Harris Interviews John Ray Clemmons
The Legis-lately series with Mayor Lee Harris is created by the office of Mayor Lee Harris. This episode will feature a conversation with State Representative and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, John Ray Clemmons. He is joining Mayor Harris today to share a state-level perspectives on their party’s approach to the intersection of policy and politics as they relate to issues impacting Tennesseans, and what gives him hope about the future of Memphis, Shelby County, and Tennessee
The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the podcast publisher or New Memphis.
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S5E35 - Preservation and Progress with Community Development Corporations
Community development corporations are standing at the intersection of preservation and progress, ready and willing to showcase their own neighborhood's unique culture and assets for the city to share in. Randall Garrett of Klondike Smokey City CDC and Michael Cowan of Community LIFT share (in this extended-cut episode) the details of how collaboration, trust, and relationships create pathways for participation within communities to not just build back, but build better.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Klondike Smokey City CDC
Community LIFT
Community LIFT's Memphis Empowerment Fund
Northside Square Development
The Works, Inc.
River City Capital
About Community Development Financial Institutions Funds (CDFI Fund)
BLDG Memphis
S5E13 "Planning for People and Places" with Charlie Santo
Engineers Club of Memphis
PBS documentary "Tom Lee Park: A Riverfront for Everyone"
"Memphis honors Tom Lee, 100 Years after his heroic river rescue" (Tri-State Defender)
2017 High Ground News Article: "Grassroots efforts in Klondike Smokey City stem from one woman"
"Celebrating heroism of Tom Lee, who saved lives on capsized steamboat 100 years ago" (Commercial Appeal)
Tom Lee’s Centennial Celebration in Klondike (Choose 901)
"Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding" (The Daily Memphian)
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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S5E34 - Creating an Environment of Excellence with UTHSC and SCO
Memphis leads in many ways when it comes to healthcare, notably because of the institutions that are shaping the medical professionals of tomorrow.
Dr. Peter Buckley of University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Dr. Lewis Reich of Southern College of Optometry (SCO) stopped by the studio to share how their institutions in the Memphis Medical District are working to build an interdisciplinary workforce that is connected to the community in meaningful ways. Tune in to hear how they are planting seeds of success in Memphis and beyond!
Join New Memphis to hear from more leaders in the Memphis Medical District, in person at Celebrate What’s Right: Anchoring the Community on September 15!
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)
Southern College of Optometry (SCO)
Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC)
Dr. Peter Buckley
Dr. Lewis Reich
Le Bonheur Children's Research Hospital
UTHSC affiliated hospitals for patient care
External degrees in partnership with SCO and Christian Brothers University (CBU)
Health Smiles Initiative
UTHSC Leads $53 Million Healthy Smiles Initiative to Increase Access to Dental Care Across Tennessee
UT Health Science Center and Community Partners to Open Innovative Health Hub in Soulsville
School Screening Program with SCO
InfantSEE with SCO
Top Doctors 2025
Previous UTHSC Fall watch party
Orleans Station Apartments
S5E8 Art in the Park: More than a Monument
Medical District Park
Buy Local MMDC
UT Health Science Center Receives Coveted R1 Designation
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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S5E33 - Unapologetic About Memphis
Memphis is known for its creative and cultural identity, and one organization stands out as a champion for the creative sector. Over the last 10 years, UNAPOLOGETIC. has helped artists remain authentic while building resources and infrastructure to help their work remain authentically Memphis. This conversation with IMAKEMADBEATS and Kid Maestro explores the need for diversity in all sectors and how to turn what makes you different into your superpower.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Kid Maestro
IMAKEMADBEATS
UNAPOLOGETIC.
Learn more about the 10 year anniversary of UNAPOLOGETIC. here, here, and here
University of Memphis Recording Technology degree
IMAKEMADBEATS 2019 TEDxMemphis Talk (learn more about the performance from The Memphis Flyer here)
Celebrate What's Right: Growing the Creative Economy featuring Kid Maestro
Orange Mound
"Revitalizing Black Neighborhoods by Preserving Their History" The New York Times
Memphis Music Initiative
Music Export Memphis
City of Memphis Welcomes DeMarcus Suggs as Director of Creative and Cultural Economy
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
Meanwhile in Memphis is a program dedicated to conversations that celebrate the organizations, initiatives, and people that are shaping Memphis for the better. Meanwhile in Memphis is brought to you by New Memphis, an organization whose mission is develop, activate, and retain the city's most important resource - its people!