Episode 138: How Can You Get Your Foot in the Door with Your Target Industry? | Gilberto Salinas, Kerr Economic Development Corporation

• July 20, 2021

“The future is entrepreneurial. Imagine being able to work with a company in its infancy stage, and in five to 10 years the company becomes one of the most forward thinking enterprises challenging and changing the world.” –Gilberto Salinas

Have you identified a specific industry that you’d like to focus on attracting to your region? Do you have a plan for getting your foot in the door? And what about the inevitable supporting industries that come along with your main target?

Today’s interview touches on answers to all those questions and more. Join Faye Davis as she talks with Gilberto Salinas, Executive Director at the Kerr Economic Development Corporation. Gil shares a little about how he got his foot in the door with his target industry, and why that’s been keeping him extra busy. Gil also talks about his rebel entrepreneur-like approach to economic development, and how he harnesses the power of no to stay true to his community’s vision and needs.

Gil is recognized as one of  North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers in 2021. Come listen in as Gil and Faye’s conversation dives into alternate streams of revenue, getting your community involved, and so many other things!

America’s Jobs Team is sponsored by Research on Investment / Gazelle.ai

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