WisBusiness: The Show – Tricia Braun, vice president at WEDC

Welcome to a new episode of “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.

On this episode, Liz Schrum speaks with Tricia Braun, a new vice president at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., about her goals for the organization; Tom Still discusses the upcoming Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference; and the WisBusiness.com Stock Report for late May covers data centers and “zombie” houses.

The show is produced by Tweedee Productions of Madison and sponsored by Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Madison Gas & Electric and UW-Milwaukee.

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Webcast Partners: Wisconsin Technology Council | Tweedee Productions

EPISODE ARCHIVE:

Feature interview: Joe Kremer of Isomark

Feature interview: Don Stanley of 3Rhino Media

Feature interview: Idle Free Systems CEO Robert Hopton

Feature interview: John Biondi, director of UW-Madison’s D2P initiative

Feature interview: 4490 Venture Fund’s Greg Robinson

Feature interview: Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition’s Steve Lyons

Feature interview: Jim Morgan of the WMC Foundation

Feature interview: Lorrie Keating Heinemann, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation

Feature interview: Rose Oswald Poels of the Wisconsin Bankers Association

Feature interview: Mark Gehring of Propeller Health

Feature interview: Bob Okabe of the Angel Resource Institute

Feature interview: Wendy White Eagle of Native Capital

Feature interview: Nordic Consulting CEO Mark Bakken

Feature interview: ZEBRADOG owner Mark Schmitz

Feature interview: Al Wearing, Group Health Cooperative

Feature interview: Rebecca Larson, executive director of the Alliance of Health Insurers

Feature interview: Jim Rice, founder and CEO of Piiku

Feature interview: Dan Blake, Wisconsin Angel Network director

Feature interview: University Research Park Director Mark Bugher

Feature interview: Pepi Randolph, CEO of the Potawatomi Business Development Corp.

Feature interview: Eric Paulsen from BizStarts Milwaukee

Feature interview: Norman Koo of Silicon Valley’s Liberty Global

Feature interview: Sanjeev Chitre of Silicon Valley’s U Group

Feature interview: Brian Birk of Sun Mountain Capital

Feature interview: WMC President Kurt Bauer

Feature interview: WellIntel CEO Marian Singer

Feature interview: Wisconsin Angel Network director Dan Blake

Feature interview: PSC Commissioner Ellen Nowak

Feature interview: Rose Oswald Poels, President/CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association

Feature interview: Kelly Lietz, vice president of marketing for WEDC

Feature interview: Steve Lyons, president of the Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition

Feature interview: Zach Brandon, president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce

Feature interview: Kayo Technologies CEO Dave Grandin

Feature interview: Whole Trees co-founder Amelia Baxter

Feature interview: Angel Capital Association’s Chris McCannell

Feature interview: Speechtails CEO Patrick Walters

Feature interview: Jay Singer of MasterCard

Feature interview: Larry Landweber, charter member of the Internet Hall of Fame

Feature interview: Doug Nelson, regional president of BMO Harris Bank

Feature interview: Wis. Economic Development Corp. interim CEO Reed Hall

Feature interview: Physicians Plus Insurance Corp. President Linda Hoff

Feature interview: WEDC’s Paul Jadin

Feature interview: Nancy Pautsch from Core BTS

Feature interview: WEDC’s Scott Mosley

Feature interview: RoWheels co-founder Rimas Buinevicius

Feature interview: Dane County Regional Airport Director Brad Livingston

Feature interview: ScooterCabs co-owner Justin Sisley

Feature interview: UW-Madison CIO Bruce Maas

Feature interview: Tri-North’s Holly Hawkins

Feature interview: WIN Director Molly Lahr

Feature interview: Chris Prestigiacomo of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Feature interview: Mark Richardson from the Urban League of Greater Madison

Feature interview: Wisconsin Grocers Association president and CEO Brandon Scholz

Feature interview: Wis. Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association President Matt Hauser

Feature interview: Charlie Hoslet, managing director of UW Office of Corporate Relations

Feature interview: Wisconsin Angel Network director Zach Brandon

Feature interview: FluGen co-founder/CEO Paul Radspinner

Feature interview: Wisconsin Ag Secretary Ben Brancel

Feature interview: Neil Peters-Michaud, CEO and founder of Cascade Asset Management

Feature interview: Lisa Johnson, VP at Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Feature interview: Wisconsin Banking Association President/CEO Rose Oswald Poels

Wrapping up 2011

Feature interview: WMC Foundation’s Jim Morgan

Feature interview: Platteville Public Schools’ Greg Quam

Feature interview: WEA Trust President/CEO Mark Moody

Feature interview: Mike Theo, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Realtors Association

Feature interview: Kay Koplovitz, chair of Springboard Enterprises

Feature interview: Quintessence Biosciences CEO Ralph Kauten

Feature interview: Aquamost CEO Todd Asmuth

Feature interview: TEAM Companies’ Mike Wicker

Feature interview: Eric Girard from Van Holten’s pickles

Feature interview: NanoOncology CEO Tom Primiano

Feature interview: AT&T Wisconsin’s Scott VanderSanden

Feature interview: Veteran Entrepreneurial Transfer’s Ted Lasser

Feature interview: LIVEyearbook President Don Noskowiak

Feature interview: Kauffman Foundation’s Tim Kane

Feature interview: Zurex Pharma President & CEO Carmine Durham

Feature interview: WMC President Kurt Bauer

Feature interview: Greg Meier, The Talent Lab

Feature interview: Zach Brandon, Wisconsin Angel Network

Feature interview: Departing WMC President Jim Haney

Feature interview: Doug Nelson, M&I Bank

Feature interview: Rod HIse, The Luminis Group

Feature interview: Zack Robbins of the Morgridge Institute for Research

Feature interview: Dept. of Commerce Secretary Paul Jadin

Feature interview: Thad Nation, executive director of Wired Wisconsin

Feature interview: Mark Bugher, director of University Research Park

Feature interview: Paul Carbone, managing director of R.W. Baird

Feature interview: Winslow Sargeant of the Small Business Administration

Feature interview: David Jones Jr. of Chrysalis Ventures

Feature interview: Early Stage Symposium keynote speaker Bill Joos

Feature interview: TDS President and CEO Dave Wittwer

Feature interview: Brian Thompson, president of UWM Research Foundation

Feature interview: John Neis, managing director of Venture Investors

Feature interview: Biolonix president Jim Tretheway

Feature interview: Mark Underwood, the president of Quincy Bioscience

Feature interview: Bryan Renk of BioFoward

Feature interview: Phoenix Nuclear’s Greg Piefer

Feature interview: Jeff Madden, construction executive for Mortenson Construction

Feature interview: Lee Edwards, CEO of Virent Systems

Feature interview: Sean Baxter, Kayser Automotive Group

Feature interview: Jim Haney of WMC

Feature interview: Joe Kremer, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network

Feature interview: Charlie Hoslet, managing director of the Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Feature interview: Dr. Sang Kim of the Morgridge Institute for Research

Feature interview: Katina Kravik, CEO of Northwire Technical Cable, Inc.

Feature interview: Compact Particle Acceleration Corporation CEO Shawn Guse

Feature interview: HarQen CEO Kelly Fitzsimmons

Feature interview: state Commerce Secretary and beer entrepreneur Dick Leinenkugel

Feature interview: Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of Exact Sciences

Feature interview: Bill Malkasian, president of the Wisconsin Realtors Association

Feature interview: Rod Hise, president of the Luminis Group

Feature interview: Kurt Bauer, President of the Wisconsin Bankers Association.

Feature interview: Teresa Esser, managing director of Silicon Pastures.

Feature interview: Bill McCoshen of Competitive Wisconsin.

Feature interview: Scott Vander Sanden, President of AT&T in Wisconsin.

Feature interview: Tim Keane, director of the Marquette Golden Angels Network.

Feature interview: Toni Sikes, Senior Adviser with Gruppo Levey and Company

Feature interview: Jim Haney of WMC

See the pilot featuring University Research Park Director Mark Bugher