ThriveIN Wabash County
ThriveIN Wabash County
Podcast Description
Hosted by three passionate leaders—Adam Stakeman, Alex Downard, and Christine Flohr—the podcast dives into the people and projects shaping Wabash County’s future. Every episode offers its listeners key takeaways that can be implemented in their own communities and will cause you to pause and celebrate the wins in your own backyard. With backgrounds in community development, economic growth, outdoor adventure, marketing, and tourism, the trio interviews local business owners, nonprofit leaders, and creatives who are all working to make Wabash County thrive. Subscribe and join us!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes including community development, entrepreneurship, and local culture, with episodes like Mic to Main Street exploring personal journeys that shape Wabash and Bluegrass at Hopewell discussing innovative community events that enhance local engagement. Key areas include local business initiatives and the impact of grassroots projects on Wabash County's growth.
Hosted by three passionate leaders—Adam Stakeman, Alex Downard, and Christine Flohr—the podcast dives into the people and projects shaping Wabash County’s future. Every episode offers its listeners key takeaways that can be implemented in their own communities and will cause you to pause and celebrate the wins in your own backyard. With backgrounds in community development, economic growth, outdoor adventure, marketing, and tourism, the trio interviews local business owners, nonprofit leaders, and creatives who are all working to make Wabash County thrive. Subscribe and join us!
In this episode, the trio dive into an honest conversation about the crossroads many face: staying in or leaving rural communities like Wabash County. We reflect on friends who’ve moved away—and why—and explore the very real challenges and meaningful advantages of choosing rural life.
We talk about what makes Wabash County special, what we’re doing to address what can be improved, and why we’re not trying to be something we’re not. Small-town living isn’t for everyone—but for those who value community, affordability, and authenticity, it can be a place to truly call home.
Topics covered:
The realities of rural living (both the tough and the rewarding)
Why some people leave—and why others stay
How we’re tackling the challenges we can control, especially outlined in the Imagine One 85 plan
The importance of knowing who we are (and who we’re not)
Why Wabash County can be a great fit
Authentically rural. Unapologetically real. Join us as we explore what it means to live & thrive with purpose in a place like Wabash County.
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A special thank you to our supporters: The City of Wabash, Gilman Investment Fund, Sandra Kunkel Trust, PaperWorks Industries, the Community Foundation of Wabash County, and Visit Wabash County for making this podcast possible. This podcast is produced in partnership with Destination Wabash County.
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