Guest:
Ian Hill | National Grassroots Media Corporation - RuralIsRelevant.com

Show Notes:
On this fourteenth episode we’re joined by Ian Hill, CEO of National Grassroots Media Corporation to visit about how rural communities can tell their stories to the world through digital TV and internet radio stations. Tune in for an infusion of energy for telling the stories of rural America that build community cohesion and success.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Phil Eich | Storyville - StoryvilleSocial.com

Show Notes:
On this thirteenth episode we’re joined by self-made storyteller Phil Eich with Storyville, a Bay City, Michigan-based agency dedicated to creating and promoting human-centered marketing. We talk about why rural communities may not be telling their stories and how storytelling can cultivate pride, identity, understanding and empathy while developing the economy and the community.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Natalie Hodge | Rudy's Girl Media - RudysGirl.com

Show Notes:
On this twelfth episode we kick off our Rural Storyteller Series with Natalie Hodge, owner of Rudy’s Girl Media from Martinsville, Virginia. We visit about her work telling the stories of small rural businesses surviving the pandemic and how storytelling is making a lasting impact for small businesses connecting them with vital resources.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Randy Klindt | Conexon - Conexon.us

Show Notes:
On this eleventh episode we conclude our Rural Connectivity Series with Randy Klindt, Partner at Conexon and CEO at Conexon Connect. Randy’s personal experience led to working out the financing for brining broadband to areas where there are just a few customers per mile. He shares the importance of having at least one champion leading the charge and brings hope that we can finish the job of getting rural America connected.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Seth Arndorfer | Dakota Carrier Network - DakotaCarrier.com

Show Notes:
On this tenth episode we continue our Rural Connectivity Series with Seth Arndorfer, CEO of Dakota Carrier Network in North Dakota. Seth shares how the fiber backbone came together across one of the lowest populous states of our country and how it’s provided unique abilities for schools, hospitals, government entities, and businesses across the state to jump into the digital age.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Mitchell Bailey | GRM Networks - GRM.net

Show Notes:
On this ninth episode we continue our Rural Connectivity Series with Mitchell Bailey, CEO of GRM Networks in North Central Missouri. Mitchell shares how local leaders catalyzed their entry into the fiber to the premise world and brings hope that it is possible to navigate state and federal funding opportunities to bring affordable connectivity to rural Americans.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Heather Hampton-Knodle | Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation - MontgomeryCountyIllinois.org

Show Notes:
On this eighth episode we kick off our Rural Connectivity Series with Heather Hampton-Knodle from Montgomery County Illinois. Heather shares her story of bringing fiber to the premises to her farm with a privately funded project that took perseverance and tenacity. The journey to connectivity brought lots of other benefits to her local community and engaged leaders at all levels.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com

Guest:
Craig McCain | Louisiana USDA Farm Service Agency

Show Notes:
On this seventh episode we talk with Craig McCain from Louisiana. After learning about crawfish, we talk about a key he’s learned throughout his leadership experience. That is how important it is to focus on people and relationships. Craig shares how he’s seen communities invest in their people and make their communities better.

Resource Links:

NationalGrassrootsMedia.com

**Produced & distributed by Angel Fenix Productions - AngelFenix.com