In episode 54 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Dr. Greg Leman. Dr. Leman serves as the interim Executive Director of StartUp Waco, a cross-sector collaboration leading Waco’s entrepreneurial support efforts and elevating Waco as a hub for business innovation. Before that conversation, Meek shines the Small Business Spotlight, presented by American Bank, on Baked Bliss Baking Company, and makes predictions for 2019 with real estate experts Gregg Glime and Austin Hooper.

Inside the Episode:

Dr. Greg Leman with show host Austin Meek

4:31 - Real Estate Roundtable with experts Gregg Glime and Austin Hooper
14:05 - Greg Leman’s Waco history
15:11 - The entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2005
16:00 - Successes of the LAUNCH program at the BRIC
17:55 - The intangible that means the most
19:15 - The power of collaboration
20:40 - Selling points of StartUp Waco
22:27 - Strengths and weaknesses for entrepreneurs in Waco
26:57 - Block party!