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KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to business leaders creating economic and community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with business and economic stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving the business community forward. Every other week, we will launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It won’t always be a CEO or business leader or a leader in private industry, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.

Michael Dunne


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 95 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Ed Casey, CEO of Burgerville

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 21:59


    A conversation with Ed Casey, CEO of Burgerville

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Jessica Mendoza, First female baseball announcer for ESPN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 21:58


    A conversation with Jessica Mendoza, Olympic Gold Medalist and ESPN's first female baseball announcer.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Miranda Atkinson, Executive Director of #instaballet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 23:33


    A conversation with Miranda Atkinson, Executive Director of #instaballet

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Ed King, Co-founder of King Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 21:34


    A conversation with Ed King Co-founder of King Estate.

    Rank the vote: Ranked Choice on the Oregon Ballot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 22:42


    A conversation with Blair Bobier, of Oregon Ranked Choice Voting; Isabela Villareal, of Next Up; Nathan Wilk of KLCC; and Sara Wolk of the Equal Vote Coalition about Measure 117.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Seth San Filippo, Founder of Urban Lumber Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 20:29


    A conversation with Seth San Filippo, founder of Urban Lumber Co.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Anne Marie Levis, President and Creative Director of Funk Levis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 27:40


    A conversation with Anne Marie Levis of PR and crisis communications firm Funk Levis.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Dr. B Grace Bullock, Chair of the Lane County Mental Health Advisory Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 24:48


    A conversation with B Grace Bullock, Chair of the Lane County Mental Health Advisory Committee.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Shelly Williams, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 21:47


    A conversation with Shelly Williams, Shelly Williams, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Leah Murray, Executive Director of the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House and Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 21:08


    A conversation with Leah Murray, Executive Director of the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House and Museum

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Katie Urhausen, Co-Founder and Board President of Circle of Friends School

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 23:20


    A conversation with with Katie Urhausen, Co-Founder and Board President of Circle of Friends School.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Sarah Medary, Eugene City Manager

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 30:00


    A conversation with Sarah Medary, Eugene City Manager

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Nancy Buffum, Executive Director of The Eugene Education Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 22:26


    A conversation with Nancy Buffum, Executive Director of The Eugene Education Foundation

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Bethany Cartledge, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 23:02


    A conversation with Bethany Cartledge, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County. She becomes the new Executive Director, taking over from long-time leader, Terry McDonald.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Diane Retallack, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Eugene Concert Choir and Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 31:12


    A conversation with the conductor of the Eugene Concert Choir and their new album, Black is Beautiful.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Dr. Richard Pettigrew, Executive Director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute of Eugene

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 25:03


    A conversation with Dr. Richard Pettigrew, the executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute of Eugene. The Institute runs multiple media platforms including The Archeology Channel, subscription video-on-demand service, Heritage Broadcasting Service and a weekly podcast call Audio News from Archaeologica. The mission of the organization is to use media to nurture and bring attention to the human cultural heritage

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Katie Brown, Founder of Scorpion Creek Ranch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 23:22


    A conversation with Katie Brown, the founder of Scorpion Creek Ranch.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Brian Bull, KLCC Lead Reporter and Professor of Journalism at the University of Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 29:38


    A conversation with Brian Bull of KLCC and University of Oregon Journalism School about the career of journalist and the venue of public media.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Emily Reynolds, Director of Education and Outreach for BRING

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:48


    A conversation with the director of education and outreach for BRING

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers, Sue Zeni and Danni Harris of Eugene Mountain Rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 26:46


    A conversation with leaders of Eugene Mountain Rescue about how they help save people in need in our wilderness areas.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Paul Weinhold, President & CEO of the University Of Oregon Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 30:51


    A conversation with the President and CEO of the University Of Oregon Foundation.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Jim Robertson, Owner and Founder of Prince Puckler's Ice Cream

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 25:57


    A conversation with the owner and founder of Prince Puckler's Ice Cream

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Ron Green, President and CEO of Oregon Pacific Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 25:44


    A conversation with Ron Green of Oregon Pacific Bank

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: John Stapleton, Principal at PIVOT Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 33:42


    A conversation with John Stapleton of PIVOT Architecture

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Brad Smith, Partner at Moss Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 29:27


    A conversation with Brad Smith of Moss Adams

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Cary Lieberman, Executive Director of Greenhill Humane Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 33:53


    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Matt Sorensen, CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 29:44


    A conversation with Matt Sorensen, Boys and Girls Clubs

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Craig Opperman, President and CEO, Looking Glass Community Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 31:06


    A conversation with Craig Opperman, Looking Glass.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Aviva Stuart, Director of Sales and Marketing for Eugene Magazine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 24:06


    A conversation with Aviva Stuart of Eugene Magazine

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Francesco Lecce-Chong Conductor and Music Director of the Eugene Symphony

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 34:16


    A conversation with Francesco Lecce-Chong, Conductor and Music Director of the Eugene Symphony.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Jennifer Denson, Executive Director of Burrito Brigade

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 24:33


    A conversation with the Executive Director of Burrito Brigade.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Jeff Nelson, GM of Springfield Utility Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 25:33


    A conversation with Jeff Nelson, GM of the Springfield Utility Board

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Darcy Phillips, Executive Director, Cornerstone Community Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 32:24


    A conversation with Darcy Phillips, Executive Director of Cornerstone Community Housing

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Skip Newberry, President and CEO of the Technology Association of Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 35:20


    A conversation with the President and CEO of the Technology Association of Oregon.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Leia Pitcher, City of Eugene Police Auditor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 32:36


    A conversation with Leia Pitcher, the City of Eugene's Police Auditor

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Paige McAndrews, Manager of Talent Acquisition, St. Charles Health System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 33:00


    A conversation with the Manager of Talent Acquisition of St. Charles Health System.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Steve Dietrich, Executive Director of LRAPA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 32:51


    A conversation with Steve Dietrich, Executive Director of LRAPA

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Katy Brooks, CEO of the Bend Chamber of Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 24:50


    A Conversation with Katy Brooks the CEO of the Bend Chamber of Commerce and Michael Dunne, host of Oregon Rainmakers.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Deborah Maher, Executive Director of the WOW Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 31:24


    This week on KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers, a conversation with Deborah Maher, Executive Director of the WOW Hall. We talk about the services the WOW Hall provides the community, what it means to be an arts-and-entertainment venue in a post-pandemic world, and how non-profits contribute to local economies.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Lindsay Borkowski, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sunriver Resort

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 33:15


    A conversation with the Director of Sales and Marketing for Sunriver Resort

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Cathy Rosewell Jonas, Founder of EPIC Healing Eugene - Oregon's First Licensed Psilocybin Service Center

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 38:28


    A conversation with Cathy Rosewell Jonas of EPIC Healing Eugene, Oregon's first Psilocybin Service Center.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Irene Alltucker, VP of Real Estate for Obie Companies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 34:50


    On this episode of KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers we speak with Irene Alltucker, VP of Real Estate for Obie Companies. While there are many differences between running one of the communities' premier nonprofit organizations – The Relief Nursery – and running the real estate operation for one of the community's premier developers - Obie Companies – for Irene Alltucker, the similarities come down to people.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Noel Nash, Owner and Publisher of The Chronicle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 39:28


    A conversation with newspaper owner and publisher Noel Nash of The Chronicle

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Denise Thomas, CEO of Healthy Moves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 32:45


    A conversation with Denise Thomas of Healthy Moves

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers, Drew Roslund, Overseer of the Overleaf Lodge & Spa and The Fireside Motel in Yachats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 36:18


    A conversation with the overseer of the Overleaf Lodge & Spa in Yachats

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Mike Caven, Eugene/Springfield Fire Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 33:18


    A conversation with Eugene/Springfield Fire Chief, Mike Caven

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: State Senator Floyd Prozanski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 29:49


    A conversation with Oregon State Senator Floyd Prozanski.

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Rob Ward, Mayor, City Of Florence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 32:43


    A conversation with Mayor Rob Ward, City Of Florence

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 15:40


    A conversation with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Will O'Hearn, Director of Library Services, Eugene Public Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 32:34


    A conversation with Will O'Hearn, Director of Library Services, Eugene Public Library

    KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: Dr. Andrew Ketsdever, Interim VP of OSU Cascades

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 29:58


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