Podcast appearances and mentions of chris chung

Chris Chung is the CEO & Co-Founder of Titan, Solana's first Meta DEX Aggregator. In addition, Chris is very active in the Toronto Solana ecosystem as the local ambassador for MonkeDao in Toronto, as well as a Superteam Canada member. Chris previously served as the CTO of a cryptocurrency and US equity hedge fund building out low latency analytics, back office reporting, and trading systems.In this conversation, we discuss:- Crypto in Canada- Living in Toronto- Talented Canadians moving to USA- Solana DEX landscape and why it's ripe for disruption- What exactly is a “Meta DEX Aggregator?- Live-streaming price updates- SOL vs. ETH- Titan's role in the Solana DeFi stack- One-Click Spot Swaps = bread and butter- Amazing time to buy $SOL- Next growth catalyst = payments & stablecoinsTitanWebsite: titandex.ioX: @Titan_ExchangeTelegram: t.me/TitanDexSolChris ChungX: @realRockyChungLinkedIn: Chris Chung---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by Treehouse.  Treehouse features two powerful innovations: tAssets, a new class of liquid staking primitives, designed to generate enhanced yields through interest rate arbitrage, and DOR, short for Decentralized Offered Rates, a transparent and reliable consensus-driven benchmark rate for digital assets.Together, they tackle some of DeFi's biggest problems: fragmented interest rates and the lack of unified benchmarks.So whether you're after stable yields or helping shape the future of on-chain finance, Treehouse has the infrastructure to power your journey.They're also running their GoNuts rewards program, simply hold tAssets to earn Nuts, and stand to be rewarded at the end of the campaign.Head over to their website at treehouse.finance to explore more, and follow them on X @TreehouseFi to stay updated.The future of decentralized fixed income is being built, and it's being built by Treehouse.

Chris Chung is CEO and co-founder of Titan, a DEX Aggregator and Meta aggregator on the Solana blockchain. Titan has just announced their mainnet launch plans.  Why you should listen In this conversation, Chris Chung, CEO and co-founder of Titan, discusses the innovative features of Titan as a DEX aggregator on the Solana blockchain. He shares insights into the evolution of the Solana ecosystem, the impact of meme coins, and the importance of regulatory clarity for the future of crypto. Chris also explains Titan's unique algorithmic advantages and the concept of intent-based transactions, highlighting the potential for a seamless user experience in decentralized finance. Titan currently has two main products. Firstly, Unique Spot Swap Routes (DEX Aggregator) Titan has developed its own unique algorithm that fixes problems associated with current solutions in finding the best trade routes. This has resulted in better prices for users 81% of the time. Secondly, Meta Aggregation on Solana. To ensure that users always get the best deal, Titan aggregates multiple aggregators and will route the user to the best quote with no fees attached. Supporting links Stabull Finance Titan Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

In this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I speak with Chris Chung, co-founder of TitanDex, a DEX aggregator built on Solana. TitanDex aims to provide traders with the best swap prices by aggregating liquidity from multiple DEXs, reducing slippage, front-running, and MEV attacks.

Chris Chung is the CEO & Co-Founder of Titan, a Solana DEX Aggregator as well as Solana's first Meta Aggregator. Chris is very active in the Toronto Solana ecosystem as the local ambassador for MonkeDao in Toronto, and a Superteam Canada member. Chris also previously served as the CTO of a cryptocurrency and US equity hedge fund building out low latency analytics, back office reporting, and trading systems.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chung-ab673377/  Twitter/X: https://x.com/realRockyChung  Telegram: realRockyChung

In this episode, Dara and Isy are joined by the astronaut Helen Sharman to learn about how humans learned to survive in space - with some diverting conversations about glitter, cat statues, hibernation, and shell suits.What? Seriously?? is a new podcast which combines comedy with quirky history, hosted by Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie, who will unravel an extraordinary real-life tale each week with the help of a celebrity guestDara and Isy unearth stories that are definitely true, but also kind of unbelievable at the same time - the sort of stories that make you go ‘What? Seriously??' when you hear them, but you resolve to tell them in the pub the first chance you get. The twist is that Dara and Isy have absolutely no idea how these strange-but-true tales will unfold and we'll all be trying to figure it out together – or Dara and Isy will just go off on funny flights of fancy that are tangentially related to the story. They will be drip-fed the nuggets of narrative by a special guest expert who might just know something about the subject.Across the series they will be joined by I'm A Celeb winner Georgia Toffolo, the Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson, the broadcaster Stuart Maconie, Master Chef star Louisa Ellis, Miles from The Traitors, the comedian Richard Herring, the astronaut Helen Sharman, and Slow Horses star Chris Chung.‘What? Seriously??' with Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie and special guest Helen Sharman. Format co-developed by Dan Page. Story compiled by Gareth Edwards and Dan Page. Producer: Laura Grimshaw Executive Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

On Episode 101, we're joined by the top official at North Carolina's leading economic development arm, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, to talk about recent clean energy investment announcements, the reasons that make the state so attractive to outside businesses, and what's in our pipeline for future investments. Additionally, Chris Chung shares why energy is such an important part of the conversation when recruiting new businesses to the state. This is an episode you won't want to miss to finish out 2023. Additional resources from today's episode: NCSEA's End of Year Campaign: https://energync.org/2023-annual-giving-campaign/ EDPNC: https://edpnc.com/ Presented by NC Sustainable Energy Association. Hosted and produced by Matt Abele (Twitter: @MattAbele) Be sure to follow us on Instagram at @squeakycleanpodcast.

Chris Chung @cchungy_ on Instagram joins in for happy hour this week!

In episode 61 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Chris Chung the designer of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival. What started out as a game jam design quickly became an evergreen game. With its simplistic rules, unique theme and beautiful artwork. Plus, a fun easter egg that Chris's grandma was excited to […]

In episode 61 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Chris Chung the designer of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival. What started out as a game jam design quickly became an evergreen game. With its simplistic rules, unique theme and beautiful artwork. Plus, a fun easter egg that Chris's grandma was excited to spot in the artwork. Listen to how Chris grew as a designer and turned a nature themed game into Lanterns.   Featuring:  Chris Chung - Guest  Danielle Reynolds - Host

In this episode we speak to Chris who has built a business becoming the lead Facebook Ads Strategist in Hong Kong. He has interviewed countless of the most successful business CEOs in the world on his own podcast The Chris Chung Show. 

In this episode we talk it up with Chris Chung, about New York running, training with consistency, the beauty of diversity, and good (and good looking) running gear. Follow Chris's run x lift content on Instagram, @cchungy_

In our one hundred and eightieth episode, Aaron is joined by designer Chris Chung of My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, and Spell Smashers. We talk about some games we've been playing, including Yak and Aeon's End. Then I interview Chris about designing games. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Bob, DJ and robo-Mike (apparently)  pick up Hunter the Reckoning 5th Edition!CreditsWritten by Justin Achilli, Daniel Braga, Johnathan Byerly, Edward Austin Hall, Karim Muammar,Mario Ortegón, Pam Punzalan, and Erin RobertsAdvice for Considerate Play appendix by Jacqueline BrykEditing and Indexing by Ronni RadnerConcept Diversity Consultancy and Diversity Reading by Maple Intersectionality ConsultingArt Director: Tomas ArfertCover Art: Mark Kelly, Paulina Westerling, Tomas ArfertInterior Art and Illustration: Tomas Arfert, Krzysztof Bieniawski, Lloyd Drake-Brockman, Raquel Cornejo,Mirko Failoni, Per Gradin, Mark Kelly, Ronja Melin, Anders Muammar, Paulina WesterlingGraphic Design and Layout: Tomas ArfertProofreading: Jason Carl, Dhaunae De Vir, Sean Greaney, Karim Muammar,Amanda “Huddy” Huddleston, Martyna “Outstar” ZychWorld of Darkness TeamBrand Manager: Sean GreaneyCreative Lead: Justin AchilliBrand Art Director: Tomas ArfertEditor: Karim MuammarCommunity Developer: Martyna “Outstar” ZychMarketing Manager: Jason CarlPartnerships Manager: Dhaunae De VirRenegade Game StudiosPresident & Publisher: Scott GaetaVice President Sales & Marketing: Sara EricksonController: Robyn GaetaDirector of Operations: Leisha CumminsAssociate Project Manager: Katie GjesdahlDirector, Strategic Partnerships: Erika ConwaySales Manager: Kaitlin EllisE-Commerce: Nick MedingerSales & Marketing Program Manager: Matt HollandCommunity Manager: Jordan GaetaSenior Producer of Board & Card Games: Dan BojanowskiAssociate Producer of Board & Card Games: Jimmy LeVisual Design Director: Anita OsburnSenior Game Designer: Matt HyraSenior Game Designer, RPGs: Elisa TeagueGame Designers: Dan Blanchett, Chris Chung, & T.C. Petty IIISenior Creative Lead of Board & Card Games: Jeanne TorresArt Acquisition Manager, RPGs: Trivia FoxCreative Production:Todd Crapper, Noelle Lopez, & Gordon TuckerVideo Production Manager: Katie SchmittCustomer Service Manager: Jenni JanikowskiCustomer Service: Bethany BauthuesFinance Clerk: Minnie NelsonPlaytestersTim “Red” Adams, Jeremy Belton, Jim D'Alessio, Nick Deal, Brian Fisher, Josh Heath, Dave Martin, Ian Riutta, Terry Robinson,Ben Sellars, Mandie Sellars, Raymond “DrWhoM4n” Terry, Eric Thayer, and Phil VestModels on the back of the cover and on page 286-287: Frau Fish, Azhar Architecture, Kahled der KönigSupport the show

Host Miles Goldsmith interviews Chris Chung about his work on the game Catlateral Damage.   Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2022. All rights reserved   Follow us @GameDesignHour   https://linktr.ee/Gamedesignhour 

Chris Chung is the founder of Locate 852 and the leading Facebook ads strategist in Asia. His proprietary Ad Hygiene System is the core foundation that has allowed him to successfully manage over $24.7M in ad spend for his clients. He's also the host of The Chris Chung Show, one of the top business podcasts in Asia where he interviews industry titans on topics covering business success, entrepreneurship, relationship building, and habits. Chris grew up with everything he needed. His parents – contrary to the traditional or stereotypical Asian parenting style – were very supportive of whatever interests he pursued. Their one stipulation: if you start something, you need to finish it. Going all in on his passions, such as basketball, showed him what it took to get better at something. When his parents unexpectedly split up, and he lost everything he owned, he had to find a way to make money on his own. He discovered the world of Instagram influencers, that people were being paid to work with brands, so he reverse engineered what the top performers were doing to grow his own following and see success in it. What Chris really discovered he loved about the process was the art of creating successful ads. Chris applied what he learned as a child to what was turning out to be a successful business opportunity: take a topic you love, stick with it, and apply what you need to in order to get good at it. He focused on just a few fundamentals and built up something that was highly successful. His story serves as an inspiration for anyone who still doubts that passions can be made into careers.  What Brett asks: [01:23] Can you tell me about some of your earliest memories? [13:41] How did life unfold after college? [18:24] What did you do after your parents divorced? [27:02] How did your life change as you grew as an influencer? [32:38] What are you doing now with this advertising skillset? How are things changing? [39:42] What are your thoughts on the future of brand building? [46:05] How do you stay on top of the changes happening in social media? To learn more about intentional living, and for the complete show notes, visit: http://brett-kaufman.com (brett-kaufman.com) Resources: https://locate852.com/ (locate852.com) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisichung (linkedin.com/in/chrisichung) Gravity is produced and published by http://crate.media (Crate Media).

From Apple to VinFast, North Carolina has announced some massive economic developments in the past year. Why? What is it like trying to recruit these companies? What is it about North Carolina, and what are the number one priorities for companies looking to expand here? We will answer these questions and more in a fascinating and candid conversation with Chris Chung about job recruitment in North Carolina. Chung is the CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. EDPNC plays a major role in recruiting jobs and getting North Carolina to the finish line. 

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of The Dog, a film which took home the best director award for Jane Campion. We re-visit conversations with both. Plus, UK based Australian actor Christopher Chung who joins Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas in the new spy series Slow Horses.

Chris Chung (Apple TV's Slow Horses) and Gianmarco reminisce about their dead acting teacher with guest co-host Ian Fidance and then move on to lighter topics like improvising with Tracy Morgan, being uncircumcised, Sandy Meisner's secret island for his favorite male students, how Daniel Day-Lewis' star turn in My Left Foot would play today, and performing a play with an audience of one and that one happening to be your dad. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Chris Chung on Instagram and Twitter Watch Chris Chung in Apple TV's Slow Horses Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Ian Fidance on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of the Pixel Pizza Podcast: Boston's award-winning gaming radio show, re-baked and rebooted for the 2020's! Join me, Jared (aka DJ Jettset), as I talk every week with a different creator in the video game industry and play music from bangin' independent chiptune artists. This week we sit down with Chris Chung, developer at Firehose Games and meowstermind behind the hit indie game Catlateral Damage! Featuring tunes from MEMODEMO off the new album Metro Jammers 2! LINKS:

This episode features Chris Chung aka cchungy_ . Tune in as we discuss her “HOME GYM FITNESS”, striving towards monthly RUNNING GOALS, MINDSET, NUTRITION, and the STORIES attached to them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

What does economic development look like these days in a post-COVID era? Blueprint Creative Group presents this podcast series with perspectives from the CEOs and leaders of economic development organizations across the country. This series also explores how the pandemic has dynamically shifted how communities align with the trend towards a different quality of life standard based on new social distancing norms and cost of living compared to previous preferences for amenities, downtown living, and density. The CEOs share how this shift may shape economic development moving forward, how shadow communities are rising to the occasion to compete with larger metropolitan cities, and the implications for targeted industry growth. Blueprint Creative Group works with communities and economic development organizations to impact economic indexes through targeted industry promotion, business attraction, and tourism growth.

Host Brian Wiencek talks to WVTV producer Chris Chung about the stay-at-home order from a student's perspective. Waubonsie Valley Mental Health Coordinator Kelly Zielie joins gives us tips on how to deal with anxiety. a WVTV production ©2020

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. This week, we talk with Chris Chung, CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. Chung discusses economic development in the state in light of the pandemic, how EDPNC is adapting to fit the current pressing needs of the business world, resources available to struggling N.C. businesses, and something a little lighter: relaxing music to listen to during a time of social distancing.

WVHS senior Carina Collins & junior Chris Chung discuss the movie "Us." Waubonsie Valley alum Josh Tolentino from The Athletic joins us via the phone to talk journalism & MLB. Brian Wiencek hosts.  a WVTV production ©2019

Announcer:                      00:00                   You're listening to Trade Show Live - On the Road, featuring conversations with the people who bring trade shows to life, including attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and trade show, industry thought leaders. We attend trade shows around the country in a wide variety of industries from healthcare consumer products and everything in between. The podcast is a production of the trade show manager, a trade show consulting firms, and now let's go on the road with Trade Show Live. Janet:                                00:28                   Welcome to a Trade Show Live - On the Road. This podcast is a production of the trade show manager and features an in depth look at the people, companies, and organizations that bring trade shows to life. In January 2019, we are headed to CES, the consumer electronic show, which is an amazing event that takes over all of Las Vegas every year. This year we're going with amazing group of startups and business leaders will be in Eureka Park and displaying some of the best new ideas coming from the startup community of North Carolina. One of the organizations in the North Carolina Startup pavilion is the EDPNC, which stands for the economic development partnership of North Carolina. With me today, is the chief executive officer Christopher Chung, or do you prefer Chris? Chris:                                 01:20                   Chris is just fine. Thanks, Janet. Janet:                                01:22                   Welcome to Trade Show Live - On the Road. Chris:                                 01:25                   Great to be here. Thank you. Janet:                                01:27                   Well, I know that the economic development of North Carolina is hot, hot, hot right now and we are making a lot of news while we didn't lay into Amazon. That's okay. There are a lot of other things come into the pipeline and a lot of exciting news. So Chris, start me off with a little bit and explain what exactly is that EDPNC. Chris:                                 01:47                   Sure. Thanks Janet. So the economic development partnership in North Carolina or the EDPNC, we're a nonprofit organization that works to advance economic development here in the state of North Carolina. The way we approach it is really through a five fold mission, if you will. Probably what we're best known for is our work in trying to recruit companies here from outside the state. So a lot of our work involves manufacturing companies, corporate headquarters, companies in biotechnology, life sciences, information technology, food processing. Those are the kinds of industries and the types of companies that were regularly in conversations with trying to convince them to either look at North Carolina or of course ultimately locate their future growth and operations in our state. Obviously there are many, many players and partners who are involved in that process, but as a state organization, we're typically that first point of contact that gets to to hear from those companies and start laying out that sales pitch, if you will, for why we think North Carolina is the right place for their future growth. Chris:                                 02:47                   But like I said, that's just one part of our mission overall. We're also responsible among other things for promoting North Carolina for tourism. We happen to live in a beautiful state. Everything from the Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge mountains in the all the way out to the outer banks and the crystal coast on the east at 300 miles of shoreline and a lot of wonderful things in between. So we're very fortunate to draw tens of millions of visitors to North Carolina spending billions of dollars on our local economies all throughout the state. So we want to make sure that we continue to put out a message that's going to be treating people and get them to come visit North Carolina. We also help a lot of our manufacturers to find new markets for their products overseas regions of the world. Still export assistance is what we call it, but nothing more complex than helping our companies figure out whether it makes sense for them to sell into overseas markets and if so, how do they go about getting as many customers as possible. Chris:                                 03:41                   And then of course we try never to forget that a in spite of our efforts to recruit new companies in North Carolina, there are quite literally tens of thousands of companies already here in our state that we want to make sure we're serving their needs and helping figure out how they can grow and expand right here in the state. So it's a pretty broad mission, but all of it is important to you. In North Carolina, if we're talking about increasing job creation, we're talking about increasing tax space and of course just increasing economic opportunity for the people who call North Carolina home. Chris:                                 04:14                   Okay. That really does sound like a very long laundry list of responsibilities, but the thing is you're not very old. This, this organization hasn't been around for a really long time. Chris:                                 04:26                   No, we haven't. So we're celebrating our four year. Actually, we just celebrated our four year anniversary back in October. Now it's not as if North Carolina wasn't doing any of these things before. Our organization was created to essentially take over these responsibilities which used to be housed within state government in the public sector, so North Carolina followed the lead of a number of other states which in recent years have moved their state economic development functions into this kind of nonprofit or public private partnership model. Really to give a couple of things. One is just more operating flexibility than what sometimes possible within the public sector, but more importantly as a nonprofit, we're able to go out there and receive support from private industry, construction companies, utilities, banks, real estate development firms. Those are just some of the types of companies that help our operation by investing their dollars into our work, and so what that ultimately does is it gives us more resources to go out there and do all those different things that were trusted and I think that's why North Carolina made that move and a number of states have as well. So again, all of that's important work. It's just in the past four years we've changed that model and evolved it to the competitive industry that we're in right now and change different economic development goals. Janet:                                05:41                   Now. Do you still liaise with a governmental office? Chris:                                 05:45                   Absolutely, yes. So the North Carolina Department of Commerce is probably the partner that we interact with by far the most often they're the ones who used to have those responsibilities that we now perform on their behalf under contract, the North Carolina Department of Commerce though still does a lot of really important things that are critical to economic development success in our state, for example, they focus a lot on workforce development. All of those things designed to make sure that when companies expand or locate here, they have access to the best talent and best training resources to help them groom their talent as possible. The Commerce Department also administers all of the state's financial incentive programs. We know that that's a pretty critical factor for a lot of the companies that are looking to locate here, whether they're small, whether they're large, whether they're everything in between. We know that they are often times looking to maximize their return on investment and reduce their costs of doing business and incentives have been one way for companies to do that, so the Commerce Department still controls all those programs. It's pretty straightforward when we've got a company that we know is interested in North Carolina, when those incentives come up in conversation, we absolutely bring our partners from the Commerce Department to the table so that we can all jointly work on getting that company to eventually decide on a location here in our state. Janet:                                07:03                   No, I know we've been making all kinds of top 10 lists for places to live, for talent in the marketplace for experience in certain areas, but I understand that we also have interests internationally. Chris:                                 07:20                   Yes, absolutely. So of course, as you can imagine when we're talking to all these call them, hundreds of companies every year that we have a chance to recruit and attract here from outside the state, probably one out of three and these days is a company that's headquartered somewhere outside the United States. The United States remains a really attractive market for companies to sell into and in recent years, more and more companies have decided it makes sense for them not only to sell into the US, but to actually have a footprint or presence operating and doing business here in the United States. And so when more companies are looking at being in the US, then of course by definition that means we get more chances here in North Carolina to get those companies to call our state home for their US operations. So historically we've seen a lot of interest from western Europe and East Asia, but these days you're seeing much more activity from markets like India, Turkey, Brazil, and Israel. These are also increasingly important sources of inbound investment companies coming from those markets looking to establish operations somewhere in the US. And of course we want that somewhere in the US to be right here in North Carolina. Janet:                                08:30                   Okay. So that means you are marketing globally. That sounds kind of expensive. Chris:                                 08:36                   It is. So there's never enough money. I don't think any organization ever complains about having too much money. I think our efforts to promote North Carolina, of course are, as you said, both domestically and overseas. We don't have a lot of money to go out there and take out advertisements on tv or even online or on and all these different markets, at least not on the business side. We have a little bit more to play around with when it comes to tourism promotion because we're trying to reach individual consumers as opposed to businesses, but what we do have on the business front is a network of international offices that compliment our team sitting right here in North Carolina, so we have offices in Germany covering in Europe. We have offices in China, Japan and Korea and we just opened up here in November an office in India. Chris:                                 09:24                   Those five offices are responsible for getting in front of companies in their parts of the world, trying to convince them of the business case for why North Carolina makes sense for future expansion and so that's probably one of our best tools to get in front of the audience that we want to reach, which are growth minded companies overseas. Thinking about where they want to be. And then of course here in the United States it's a lot easier because we're sitting in the US and so it's a lot easier for us to get out to industry conferences, industry gatherings, association meetings, events like CES. These are all prime, fertile territory for us to get out there with the message of North Carolina and why we're an excellent location for companies to do their future expansion. Janet:                                10:07                   Well, I certainly love wearing my North Carolina hat and I represent probably the typical North Carolinian ... I'm not from around here, so I was born and raised in New England and Gosh Dolly, they have a snow up there in the wintertime and went to college in Baltimore and they still had snow so I finally had to make it to North Carolina and wow, did I find home! I'm just think the Carolinas or are the perfect climate and you could get to the from the mountains to the ocean in a single day drive and it's just a beautiful, beautiful place to live. And I think a lot of folks, US Yankee, so moved down here sort of adopt some of the hospitality focused that the south is so famous for and this is really just a wonderful place to live. Chris:                                 10:54                   It really is. I mean, there's a reason why North Carolina has been one of the fastest growing states when it comes to population. We've grown at roughly double the national average over the past two decades or so. Of course, some of that population growth happens organically when you have more people that die, but for states like North Carolina, we've also seen so much of that population growth result from migration, so people moving here from other parts of the US. We certainly get people moving here from outside the US, but a lot of it has been those transplants that are moving here from either the northeast or the Midwest, even places like California who are deciding that either for quality of life reasons or economic opportunity reasons. North Carolina is where they want to be. That's really good for our businesses as well. Because what that means is the talent pool is not only being filled with university and college graduates, but it's also being filled by people who move here after college. People who move here in the middle of their careers who have plenty of years of productivity ahead of them. That deepens the talent pool in a way that's really attractive for the companies that we're speaking to. Again, I think all of this goes back to some of those quality of life issues that make North Carolina is such a great place to be. Janet:                                12:11                   What are the things that I found fascinating is the number of industries that you all represent or anyone who wants to have a business in North Carolina. How do you keep a talent pool at the EDPNC that knows how to talk to different verticals like health care or consumer electronics or manufacturing or furniture or whatever. That sounds like you have to have a pretty big staff. Chris:                                 12:36                   Well, it obviously helps to have some background and knowledge of a particular industry, especially what that industry is often looking for when it comes to selecting a new place to do business. But all that said, I would say that economic developers, including our team of recruiters here by definition, have to be more generalists than specialists. That's because on any given day today, you could be working with a fortune 500 corporate headquarters that's looking to relocate because they don't feel like they've got enough talent where they are right now and they need to move to a market that does. Or the next day you could be working with an automotive assembly plants that's looking at where it's going to locate the next day. After that. It could be a consumer package goods manufacturer that's looking at where it's going to set up a new production facility. The next day after that. It could be a biotech research and development center. Chris:                                 13:29                   Bottom line is every single day really does bring a different set of conversations, so rather than focus on becoming experts in all of these industries or a jack of all trades, master of none. What's more important for us as the salespeople or the frontline salespeople for North Carolina is really be able to plug those companies in and that we're trying to recruit. Get them in front of some of those subject matter experts and other resources that are here in North Carolina. That can articulate the case for why those companies can be successful here. It's ultimately about building the right team around the table that can collectively make that pitch and convince that company why this is the best location for them. So I think for us it's about understanding what that company's looking for and then matching them up with the information and the resources that will help them get to that understanding that North Carolina is really the only place they need to look. Janet:                                14:24                   I am curious about the word partnership in your title. So who are you partnering with and why would a current company be interested in partnering with you to bring more companies here? Chris:                                 14:37                   Sure. So great question. I mean it's very deliberate why we have that word in our name. As I said, even though we are fortunate to often be that first point of contact that companies and their consultants reach out to when they're thinking about where to expand, nothing we do is accomplished without a very broad team efforts. Again, we're working at a state level. We have partners like the North Carolina Department of Commerce around the table. Sometimes you'll even get agencies like the environmental quality department which handles all the permitting, very important issue for manufacturers. Sometimes you may have the state transportation department, which of course could help with somebody infrastructure needs that a company is thinking about that's just at the state level alone. You get down to a regional level and down to a local level and there are a lot of partners at each of those stages that are also wanting to be able to add value and help further that argument to accompany as to why they need to be here and then of course we've got a lot of private sector partners. Chris:                                 15:36                   Again, utility companies play a big role in that business recruitment effort. Construction companies can often be very valuable in that effort. We are, as I said earlier, we are trying to put the best team around the table that can articulate the most impactful case to companies as to why North Carolina's their best choice for their future growth. That symphony of partners is going to look different probably every single project that we're working on because the needs of every single company are different. When it comes to their future growth, so I think that's a big part of why that term partnership is part of Our Name and it doesn't just come into play when we're trying to recruit companies that you look at what we do on the tourism front or helping companies export and in all of those areas we also team up with a lot of other organizations that can help us accomplish the mission that we're entrusted with. Chris:                                 16:30                   So like I said, partnership is a key part of economic development. Everyone who's in this business will tell you it very much is a team sport. We of course hope that as more companies come to North Carolina, we can convert some of those companies into being surrogate spokespeople and ambassadors for North Carolina. The best success story tellers that we can recruit are the ones who have come here and done business and been successful because if they can go out there and tell their peers in the industry by North Carolina is a great place to be, that's going to be far more than those words coming from the mouths of folks like us paid to say good things about North Carolina. That business to business, peer to peer testimony. That's another way that we hope to partner with companies as we get that story out there about North Carolina. Janet:                                17:15                   One of the unique things about the consumer electronic show where we're going to be in Eureka Park is it's all about the startup community and what I love about North Carolina is it does have everything from the a five decade companies with experience to brand new startups and I know that's one of the things that North Carolina has focused on and what we're looking at is what we're growing in our own backyard. So tell me a little bit about the economic development partnerships role in helping startups in North Carolina. Chris:                                 17:48                   Sure, absolutely. I think we would assist startups in pretty much the same way we would assist any company that approaches us for assistance. Those startup companies, whether their needs are around capital, whether their needs a hiring a certain kind of talent, whether those needs are the ability to partner with universities. We have a number of world class universities here in North Carolina. Sometimes those early stage startup companies may even be looking for access to particular types of customers or an entree into a particular customer relationship that would benefit them down the road. Any and all of these ways are ways that we believe we can add value by helping those startup companies get to where they want to be. Of course, it's on those startup companies to prove that a venture capital firm should invest in them. It's up to them to prove that a potential customer should buy their product or service. Of course, that's always going to be the case, but if we can help facilitate some of those introductions to those resources here in North Carolina, that ultimately is something we want to do because that can lead to those startup companies starting right here in our state or putting all of their future growth here. Janet:                                18:58                   Well, of course we're on a podcast talking about trade shows and trade shows must be an important part of how you're getting the message out of the EDPNC Chris:                                 19:08                   they are, as I said, it'd be great if we had infinite resources for marketing and could plaster every available surface, Pro North Carolina message, but unfortunately that's not the not the world we live in or wherever the world, but I will live in so we have to be very strategic and very focused about how we get out there and tell that story of North Carolina as a business location, industry conferences, industry, trade shows, events like CES. These are great platforms for us because they congregate so many companies in that targeted industry sector that we want to go after. When you think about CES and the kinds of innovative technology companies that CS attracts large, small in between, it really ought to be fertile grounds for us to make connections, develop relationships, and most importantly, get that message out about North Carolina being an excellent place for business to start, grow or locate. Janet:                                20:03                   I think one of the interesting things, you will find it CES, where we are in Eureka Park is interestingly, it is predominantly foreign countries who are represented there and we found our experience last year was that most of the states were not represented, so we're very excited that North Carolina is going to be banned or leading with prison said the Eureka Park as part of CES. Chris:                                 20:29                   We're absolutely thrilled as well. It'll be our first time at CES. I suspect it won't be our last time though. Like I said, when you think about the kinds of companies that will be gathered at CES, you think about the value proposition. North Carolina has everything from talent pool to university research to quality of life, cost of doing business. We have all of the elements that any of these companies, again, large, small and in between would be craving as they think about where they're going to expand in the future and we're just really excited to be able to get out there and start telling that story in this setting. Speaker 2:                        21:02                   And for those who are listening who planned to come to CES, you can find the North Carolina Startup pavilion in Eureka Park, which is the startup park. We saw Mark Cuban there last year, so who knows who's going to come by this year and to find us more easily. Look for Singapore. We're across the street from them. Chris:                                 21:21                   It is a small world, right? Janet:                                21:23                   Absolutely, and I'm really. It's like being in an international environment. Absolutely. In, in Eureka Park. Well, Chris, I am so excited that the economic development partnership of North Carolina is going to be with us at CES and I very much look forward to telling more stories about the exciting things that are going on in North Carolina. I'm a big fan girl and hopefully I'll be wearing a North Carolina shirt while I'm there. Chris:                                 21:48                   We'll count on seeing you in it. Janet:                                21:50                   You've been listening to trade show, live on the road. This podcast is a production of the trade show manager and features in depth interviews with people, the companies, and the organizations that really bring trade shows to life. We'll see you in January at CES, the consumer electronic show. Thanks for listening. 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Being a Great Player Recorded at Breakout Con 2017 Presented by Emily Griggs, Jason Pitre, Moyra Turkington and Chris Chung, moderated by Corey Reid. A great GM can only craft an amazing tabletop RPG experience with the help of great players. A discussion of how to be one of those players, improving the at-table experience for both yourself and everyone else. Includes discussions on roleplaying technique, communal storytelling, and how experienced players can help welcome new players into the hobby. You can subscribe to us here!  RSS Feed iTunes   Episode 111: Being a Great Player Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (791)

Here's something a little bit different from our usual podcast format, as I sit and talk to some of the best emerging talent on the UK martial arts movie scene, courtesy of the first Fighting Spirit Film Festival. The inaugural event took place on 16 July 2016 at The O2 Cineworld, London, and included a selection of UK martial arts shorts and mini-documentaries highlighting some of the country's best up-and-coming talent. On this podcast, you will hear from the co-founder of the Fighting Spirit Film Festival, Soo Cole, who discusses her passion for martial arts movies (which started after watching The Karate Kid) and also her motivation in launching the festival. I then have a few quick conversations with the following people: Chris Chung, the director of the award-winning short film Handuken; the stars of the short film The Real Target, Yolanda Lynes and David Cheung; the director of the visually stunning Tengu – Birdmen of the Mountains, Samuel Smith; and the UK action star Daniel O'Neill. Daniel has just returned to the UK after working for 17 years in Hong Kong and Thailand, where he has worked with the likes of Scott Adkins, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa. If you like what you hear, then be sure to go online and check out their work. Many of these great filmmakers and actors will be working on feature-length projects over the coming months, and we will make sure to keep you posted on all of their progress.

Being a cat is hard work. No, seriously.

Being a cat is hard work. No, seriously.

Holmes talks with game designer Chris Chung, currently working on the first-person cat destruction simulator, Catlateral Damage.