Main Street Business Insights: Crafting Community: The Elements of Success
In this conversation, Matt explores the story of Elements: Books Coffee Beer, nestled in the heart of Biddeford, Maine, with co-owners Katie Pinard and Michael Macomber.
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As Senior Manager of Marketing and Outreach, Liz leads the marketing and communication efforts of our corporate, foundation, non-profit, and other member partner programs. She is also responsible for other engagement and outreach activities including leading our small business marketing initiatives, coordinating the communications of our Allied Network, serving as the point person for our advertising program, and cultivating new and emerging audiences.
Liz brings over a decade of experience working in marketing and communications for non-profit and community-based organizations. This includes serving as the Program Director for the Elkhart Arts Alliance in Elkhart, Indiana, and the Director of Communications at the Center for Healing & Hope.
Prior to this, Liz served as a Writer and Media Coordinator, then later Creative Coordinator, at Eyedart Creative Studio, a marketing firm specializing in serving local businesses and community events in Goshen, Indiana. She also worked as an Editorial Assistant at Grist, a climate change and sustainability news outlet.
Liz is an active member in the community, having served as a volunteer with Goshen First Fridays, The Goshen Theater, Arts on the Millrace, and River Bend Film Festival, and a board member and Vice President of the Goshen Farmers Market. Liz holds a BA in Communication & Peace Studies and recently earned a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University.
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In this conversation, Matt explores the story of Elements: Books Coffee Beer, nestled in the heart of Biddeford, Maine, with co-owners Katie Pinard and Michael Macomber.
In this special episode of Main Street Business Insights, recorded in front of a live audience during the Main Street Now Conference, Matt sat down with Alycia Levels-Moore, owner and founder of ASL Creative Firm and POLARIS, an event and co-working hub, based in Birmingham, Alabama.
In the last episode of season two of Main Street Business Insights, tune in as host Matt Wagner breaks down how to understand and synthesize local market data.
In this episode of Main Street Business Insights, Matt sits down with Glen Ellis, owner of Sycamore Education, Dominion Catalyst Services, and Milady Coffeehouse in Fremont, Nebraska.
In this episode of Main Street Business Insights, Matt sits down with Jaime Courtney, President of Shoalwater Seafood, Derek King, Oyster Farm Director of Shoalwater Seafood, and Shane Thomas, Tribal Council Vice Chair of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe.
Sarah Cole, owner of Abadir’s in Greensboro, Ala., was a 2023 Backing Small Businesses grantee. Abadir’s is a pop-up eatery specializing in seasonal and wholesome baked goods influenced by Egyptian traditions and flavors combined with inspiration from true Southern cuisine.
In this episode of the Main Street Business Insights podcast, Matt sits down with Casey Woods, Executive Director of Emporia Main Street in Emporia, Kansas.
T-Mobile announced its latest round of Hometown Grant recipients, with 275 communities across 46 states now part of the exclusive crew that will receive funding and support to fuel local projects that help people connect and innovate.