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.

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.

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.