{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Stanley Tucker interview","description":"In Episode 5 of the CitySCOPE podcast we share the interview with&amp;nbsp;Stanley Tucker, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Meridian Management Company, Inc (MMG).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Stanley has been in the business of supporting and scaling minority and women owned businesses for fifty years.&amp;nbsp;Stanley began his career as Director of the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, building the organization from the ground up.&amp;nbsp; Today, his firm MMG, Inc manages three additional funds: the Maryland Casino Business Investment Fund, Community Development Ventures, Inc., and MMG Ventures, LP which together provide the continuum of capital needed to take a firm from birth to exit.&amp;nbsp; Described as working with a mix of creativity and pragmatism, Stanley is recognized for generating some of the most innovative programs in the country.&amp;nbsp; Be sure to join us for this one! ","author_name":"CitySCOPE Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/cityscope.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21740615\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/119113256"}