As the fourth wave of COVID surges, businesses are left, once again, wondering what to expect in regards to their staff, clients, office space, and more. In Season 2, Episode 5, Adams and Reese’s Managing Partner, Gif Thornton, and Chairman of

Fighting Cyber Crime: The $1 Trillion Invisible Threat

Aug 5th, 2021 41m 50s

From supply chains to the boardroom, cybersecurity is impacting our economy. It’s no longer a question of ‘if’ your company will be targeted, but “when” will it happen. In Episode 4, Barry Hensley, Chief Threat Intelligence Officer at Securewor

Anchors Aweigh: U.S.S. Mobile Sets New Economic Course for the Gulf South

May 27th, 2021 28m 3s

Season 2, Episode 3 - The City of Mobile has always played an important role in the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Most recently, the U.S. Navy commissioned its newest combat ship, U.S.S. Mobile, in the city it was built, Mobile. Bradley Byrne, fo

Mega Sporting Events are Super for the Economy

Apr 20th, 2021 36m 26s

Season 2, Episode 2 - New Orleans will play host again to the Final Four (2022) and then the Super Bowl (2025). Cities that bid on major sporting events not only boost the tourism sector, but also provide a substantial economic injection for th

Road to Recovery: The Revitalization of Restaurants

Mar 22nd, 2021 49m 6s

In Season 2, Episode 1, internationally known Chef and Restaurateur John Folse and Stan Harris, President and CEO of the Louisiana Restaurant Association, joins Chris Kane for a discussion about how the restaurant industry is looking beyond COV

Silver Linings in a Season of Thanks

Nov 23rd, 2020 37m 43s

In Episode 13, we take a look back at 2020 and ahead to commerce-related developments for Q4 and 2021 in our final episode of Season 1 of Boom! Chris Kane joins Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., and Todd Murphy, Pre

M-m-m-my Corona! Live Music and Recording Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep 28th, 2020 32m 34s

In Episode 12, award-winning record producers and engineers Chuck Ainlay and Jeff Balding talk with Chris Kane about how COVID-19 has impacted the recording and live music industries. After decades of transformative change in these industries,

Game Time? The Return of Sports and What It Means for Athletes and Fans

Aug 19th, 2020 37m 46s

In Episode 11 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Nashville’s Brent Dougherty, co-host of 3HL on 104.5 The Zone, and Larry Holder, New Orleans sports columnist for The Athletic, talk to Brad Lampley and Chris Kane about the challenges o

New School Year, New Normal: Balancing Education and Public Safety

Aug 10th, 2020 41m 21s

In Episode 10, Chresal Threadgill, Superintendent of the Mobile County Public Schools System, talks to Chris Kane and Suntrease Williams-Maynard about the challenges that students and administrators face as we approach a new school year in the

Robin Autopilot CEO Talks About Innovation, Social Enterprise and COVID-19 Challenges

Jul 16th, 2020 24m 12s

In Episode 9 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Logan Fahey, CEO for Robin Autopilots, talks with Chris Kane and Andrew McBride for a discussion on social enterprise, the innovation behind Robin Autopilot and how the market is shaping

Investment in America’s Infrastructure: How Tennessee is Approaching Challenges and Solutions

Jul 1st, 2020 28m 37s

In Episode 8 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Senator Becky Massey, Chair of the Tennessee Senate Transportation and Safety Committee, joins Brad Lampley and Chris Kane as we learn more about the infrastructure challenges and solutio

Acting Administrator for USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Talks About $1 Billion B&I CARES Act Loan Program

Jun 22nd, 2020 27m 36s

Mark Bordziski, USDA’s Acting Administrator for Rural Business-Cooperative Service, joins Michael Berson and Chris Kane of Adams and Reese for a discussion about the USDA’s Business & Industry (B&I) Cares Act Program and how it’s helping rural

Gary Brantley talks COVID-19, Remote Workforces and Cities of the Future

Jun 1st, 2020 29m 13s

In Episode 6 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Gary Brantley, Chief Information Officer for the City of Atlanta, joins Roy Hadley and Chris Kane of Adams and Reese talk about the role that technology has in helping cities and governme

Mayor Benjamin Talks COVID-19 Response and the Booming City of Columbia

May 19th, 2020 33m 8s

In Episode 5 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Mayor Steve Benjamin joins LaJoia Broughton and Chris Kane of Adams and Reese for a discussion about lessons learned from the City of Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as what

Coronavirus & The New Normal: Balancing A Return To Work And Public Health

Apr 20th, 2020 35m 55s

In Episode 4 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, city and chamber of commerce representatives from Nashville Tennessee, Jefferson Parish Louisiana and Columbia South Carolina speak with Adams and Reese attorney Chris Kane about what the

Looking Above and Ahead: Commercial Drones in the Southeast

Feb 13th, 2020 32m 23s

In Episode 3 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast, Ken Stewart (AiRXOS) joins Adams and Reese attorneys Chris Kane and Grant Guillot for a look above and ahead at the growing use of commercial drones throughout the Southeast. This episode

TechSC and its Plan to Help Grow the Tech Community in South Carolina

Jan 10th, 2020 30m 35s

Episode 2 of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast takes us to Columbia, South Carolina, where we join Preston Grisham (TechSC) and Adams and Reese attorneys Jack Pringle and Chris Kane for a discussion on South Carolina's statewide initiativ

From Port to Airport: New Orleans Economic and Trade Trends

Nov 22nd, 2019 35m 58s

The inaugural episode of BOOM! The Southeastern Commerce Podcast focuses on trade, infrastructure and economic development in New Orleans.Michael Hecht (Greater New Orleans, Inc.) and Brandy Christian (Port of New Orleans) join Chris Kane and

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