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As a native of Lancaster, Ohio, with more than three decades of experience as a business journalist, Rebecca Fannin is well suited to tell the story of industry in the Midwest. In Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest From Rust Belt to Tech Belt, she traces the region's tumultuous history, from its heyday as a stronghold of solid, factory jobs that created comfortable middle-class lives for its residents, to its struggles with globalization that saw those same factory jobs sent overseas, leaving residents out of work. Now though, the Midwest is having a resurgence as major companies, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs are turning their eyes inland, away from the coasts. Cities and towns that were once overlooked are receiving renewed interests and investments as tech innovators look to grow their businesses in a region of the U.S. that is eager to welcome them. As she road trips across Middle America, Fannin documents the unique opportunities and the enterprising minds that are turning the Midwest into a high-tech hub. Silicon Heartland is an inspiring an optimistic book that highlights the visionary work being done in an often overlooked region.\r\n\r\nFannin will be joined by Baiju Shah, president and CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership and Ray Leach, CEO of JumpStart Inc., and Matt Buder Shapiro of Vytalize Health for a conversation about the Midwest's new tech-centered focus on manufacturing, and what it means for Northeast Ohio.\r\n\r\nRebecca Fannin is the author of four books. She is also a contributor to CNBC, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes. In 2010, she launched Silicon Dragon Ventures, a media and events platform focused on startup investment.

Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt

Rebecca Fannin

In this essential look at the regrowth of the American Midwest, tech journalist Rebecca A. Fannin chronicles her return to America’s heartland, revealing the dramatic entrepreneurial comeback that is transforming the Rust Belt into the Tech Belt. Watch the full video on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Order Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt on Amazon. Video Chapters: 2:57 What was the inspiration behind Silicon Heartland5:06 The technology reviving the Heartland6:38 The most important inputs driving the transformation of the Rust Belt8:33 Working remote or physically moving to the Heartland9:41 Who are the millennials moving in12:49 How innovation has evolved in Youngstown, Ohio16:05 Retooling traditional factories19:38 What do the "winners" look like in the Rust Belt24:31 What does the current version of the "factory worker" look like27:05 Rebeccas’s writing process for Silicon Heartland33:49 Czech company highlight — Likos About Rebecca Fannin Rebecca A. Fannin is a journalist, author, and a media entrepreneur who has covered global innovation for more than 20 years. She grew up in the Ohio heartland and graduated from Ohio University. She began her career at the Dayton Journal Herald. Then from a reporter’s cubicle at Crain Communications in Manhattan to the hottest dotcom magazine, Red Herring, in San Francisco, ventured to Beijing and Shanghai, and became one of the first American journalists to document China’s entrepreneurial rise. Inspired by the tech founders she interviewed, she formed Silicon Dragon Ventures as her own media and events group. During Covid she added an online show featuring venture capitalists. She became a regular contributor to CNBC, and her articles also have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Inc., Fast Company, and Forbes. Rebecca’s forward-looking books Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, launched her as a commentator and public speaker. A guest on BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and NPR, and a quoted expert in the New York Times, she also has spoken at the Brookings Institution, Asia Society, and many universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education and entrepreneurship podcast. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts *****

In this essential look at the regrowth of the American Midwest, tech journalist Rebecca A. Fannin chronicles her return to America’s heartland, revealing the dramatic entrepreneurial comeback that is transforming the Rust Belt into the Tech Belt. Watch the full video on <a href="https://24hourjournal.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">24hourjournal.substack.com</a>. <h3>Order Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt on <a href="https://a.co/d/j2QGtRm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</h3> <h3>Video Chapters:</h3> 2:57 What was the inspiration behind Silicon Heartland 5:06 The technology reviving the Heartland 6:38 The most important inputs driving the transformation of the Rust Belt 8:33 Working remote or physically moving to the Heartland 9:41 Who are the millennials moving in 12:49 How innovation has evolved in Youngstown, Ohio 16:05 Retooling traditional factories 19:38 What do the "winners" look like in the Rust Belt 24:31 What does the current version of the "factory worker" look like 27:05 Rebeccas’s writing process for Silicon Heartland 33:49 Czech company highlight — Likos <h3>About Rebecca Fannin</h3> Rebecca A. Fannin is a journalist, author, and a media entrepreneur who has covered global innovation for more than 20 years. She grew up in the Ohio heartland and graduated from Ohio University. She began her career at the Dayton Journal Herald. Then from a reporter’s cubicle at Crain Communications in Manhattan to the hottest dotcom magazine, Red Herring, in San Francisco, ventured to Beijing and Shanghai, and became one of the first American journalists to document China’s entrepreneurial rise. Inspired by the tech founders she interviewed, she formed <a href="https://www.silicondragonventures.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Silicon Dragon Ventures</a> as her own media and events group. During Covid she added an online show featuring venture capitalists. She became a regular contributor to CNBC, and her articles also have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Inc., Fast Company, and Forbes. Rebecca’s forward-looking books Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, launched her as a commentator and public speaker. A guest on BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and NPR, and a quoted expert in the New York Times, she also has spoken at the Brookings Institution, Asia Society, and many universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education and entrepreneurship podcast. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on <a href="http://24hourjournal.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">24hourjournal.substack.com</a>. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts *****

Transformation of the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt with Rebecca Fannin

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America’s heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope.

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America’s heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope.

From Rust Belt to Tech Belt: A comeback story for the silicon heartland

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America’s heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America’s heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-fannin-533128/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Fannin</a>, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.