The Summit definitely encouraged me to keep expanding my personal concept of Southern Vermont, and to look at things as much as possible as a regional effort - we should be marketing and building partnerships across town-lines, as a rising tide floats all boats and we are strong collectively than we are as a sum of our parts.

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I reconnected with a lot of people I have only met or worked with once - it was good to reinforce those connections. I met a few people for the first time as well.

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It's bolstered my business acumen and focus on partnerships and collaborations.

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Inspired me to network more with people in the region and become more involved.

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Networking and new ideas are key to the work that we do at CCV. I'm grateful to move into a set of concentric circles at the conference with others who care deeply about Windham County to renew and reconsider what we are doing for our regional partners.

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Joshua Wright

Executive Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development at Emsi

Joshua Wright serves as the Executive Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development at Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. He leads a team whose mission is to help communities prosper with unparalleled workforce data, strategies, and training. Wright regularly writes and presents on data best practices and emerging trends in economic development, regional workforce analysis, and corporate talent and location decisions. Wright is a former journalist who joined Emsi is 2008 after serving as a sportswriter and political reporter for two newspapers. He enjoys living in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and three kids

Bill Drew

Founder & Chief Storyteller at Kipling Road

Accomplished and Award-Winning Storyteller Bill Drew believes that we are all in the same business. The persuasion business. For nearly 30 years, Bill has been helping businesses across America tell their stories. As a Copywriter and Creative Director, Bill has started and lead agencies to create better and more meaningful work. As the Founder and Chief Storyteller at Kipling Road, Bill helps businesses tap into the power of storytelling to move people. To persuade people. Bill delivers Storytelling Workshops across the country. Bill is the middle of seven kids, born and raised in Newton, Mass. Bill moved to Vermont in 1993 and hasn’t looked back since. And he lives in Hinesburg, VT and is happily outnumbered by X Chromosomes at home.

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