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In this episode we talk with the legendary Eddie Tadlock. Eddie has curated all of the ArtPrize entries that have been displayed in DeVos Place since the competition began. He has a history of picking winners.

He is an art aficionado and he is well read and well travelled. When he is not appreciating art, listening to live jazz music around town, or on a jet, he is the Assistant General Manager of Legends Global, the company that manages DeVos Place, Van Andel Arena, The Accrisure Amphitheater, and the new soccer stadium.

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Birgit Klohs is the former CEO of The Right Place. The organization offers business support services in the Grand Rapids area. Through its history The Right Place has spurred more than $6 Billion in investments and 50,000 new jobs in the area, much of that occurred under Birgit's watch.

Birgit is now serves as the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the New Community Transformation Fund, an organization that is providing greater access to capital and support services to entrepreneurs who have not historically been able to access them.

Birgit says, "I have not retired, I have rewired." She has had a front row seat for ArtPrize since even before it was launched. She is a huge fan of art and she is in a unique position to have observed the economic impact that Artprize has had on the region.

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In this episode we talk with the legendary Eddie Tadlock. Eddie has curated all of the ArtPrize entries that have been displayed in DeVos Place since the competition began. He has a history of picking winners.

He is an art aficionado and he is well read and well travelled. When he is not appreciating art, listening to live jazz music around town, or on a jet, he is the Assistant General Manager of Legends Global, the company that manages DeVos Place, Van Andel Arena, The Accrisure Amphitheater, and the new soccer stadium.