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 Michelle Bolas, CEO of NC Innovation. Michelle shares her 25-plus year career working at the intersection of North Carolina's public universities and economic development. They dive into how NC Innovation was born from collaboration between business, university, and state leaders to build a regionally focused pipeline of high-value technology companies, modeled after the success of RTP but extended to every corner of the state. Michelle highlights an App State project turning excess sweet potato inventory into new products, and previews NC Innovation's upcoming investor event in Wilmington this November. The conversation closes with a heartfelt tribute to the life and music of Dolly Parton. Chatter with BNC http://businessnc.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42842480/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/42842480