10 of The Best Podcast Episodes for Thomas Barr. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about Thomas Barr, often where they are interviewed.
10 of The Best Podcast Episodes for Thomas Barr. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about Thomas Barr, often where they are interviewed.
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More than ever before, local businesses and small business owners need your support. If you’re a business owner, I’m sure you know this by now; if you’re a consumer, you’re probably wondering what you can do to help your community and stop big chains from taking over even more of the landscape.
For the last 15 years, Thomas Barr has been helping communities answer these questions. Thomas is the executive director of Local First Arizona, an organization here in Phoenix that provides business owners with networking, education, and guidance on how to operate more efficiently.
Today, Thomas joins the podcast to talk about why the odds have always been stacked against small business owners, how the COVID-19 pandemic has made things that much tougher, and what you can do to support your favorite businesses in this precarious time.
In this podcast interview, you’ll learn:
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Please welcome Thomas Barr, Executive Director of Local First Arizona (@localfirstaz) to the show! Thomas is an Arizona native, speaker, philanthropist, champion for locally owned businesses and committed to building vibrancy, equity, and prosperity across the state. If you are interested in supporting small businesses during this time (whether you’re in AZ or not), you’ll find this conversation interesting, informative and inspiring.
In this interview we cover:
I would love to hear what you think of this interview — let me know on Instagram @heypreslie. Enjoy!
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“If you’re living here you have responsibility to make this place what you want it to be.” - Thomas Barr
It's one thing to shop local, another thing to be a local business, but what's it like being an organization who's mission is reinventing how it's local economy works? Listen to Local First Arizona's Executive Director, Thomas Barr share what this big idea is and where it's going.
Local First Arizona is a nonprofit organization that celebrates independent, locally owned businesses. We support, promote and advocate for a strong local business community and raise public awareness of the economic and cultural benefits provided by strong local economies. Local businesses contribute to a sustainable economy for Arizona and build vibrant communities we're all proud to call home.
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Helping us move from awareness to action this week is Thomas Barr. Thomas is the Executive Director of Local First Arizona. Listen to learn about the future of Local First, the three things he’s learned over the past three years as well as the one plea he’d like to make to the world. You can find out more about Thomas and what he’s working on at LocalFirstAZ.com, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
For templates of letters/emails and or talking points referenced in the show, or simply to say “hi” click here.