1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Welcome to&amp;nbsp;Chatter&amp;nbsp;with BNC,&amp;nbsp;Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; On today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Dr. Susan Mims, CEO of the Dogwood Health Trust, about her lifelong commitment to population health and the 80% of factors beyond clinical care that shape well-being. Inspired by her work in Guatemala, she leads the place-focused foundation serving 18 counties in Western North Carolina, funding housing, education, and economic opportunity. Mims shares how flexible funding and collaboration grants helped the region respond to Hurricane Helene—including $30 million deployed within a week—and how Dogwood is documenting its disaster-preparedness learnings so others can benefit. She also explains why Western North Carolina is open for business, and shares her love of bluegrass and classical music. Chatter with BNC http://businessnc.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42325755/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/42325755