We hope you will join us for our next Meet the Leader session with Chris E. Wallace, IOM, CCE, President of the Texas Association of Business, the leading advocate for all Texas businesses. He will discuss their efforts in the upcoming legislative session including improving educational outcomes…
Guest Post from 2015 Emerge Graduate Amanda Villarreal. Amanda is Giving Program Associate at BuildASign. This video on Austin Economic Development was prepared by a team who examined aspects of this issue in our community. Please take a minute to watch. Economics, employment, and…
The Essential Class of 2016 spent a recent afternoon discussing Austin’s economy–past, present and future–in a compelling and lively conversation with local legend Pike Powers. As a lawyer/entrepreneur/legislator, Powers used his leadership to put Austin’s technology sector on the map and helped the city grow…
As we extend our special five-part Engage Breakfast series, The Growing Divide, we continue to discuss the elements that make Austin strong, yet trends that are creating divisions. There are layers and layers to this theme, so we are spending the several months peeling back…
Guest post by Eric Boyce (Essential Class of 2008). Eric is a senior portfolio manager and wealth strategist at McDonald Capital Management, a 25-year old fee-based registered investment adviser, managing wealth and investments for individuals, families, endowments, foundations and corporations. In Austin, we certainly have…