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Jasper and Smith Lake AL real estate insights and local market expertise with Deanna Parrish. No Excuses with Deanna Parrish is your guide to buying, selling, and investing in Jasper and across Alabama. Deanna specializes in the deals most agents avoid — complex transactions, commercial properties, and moves that require more than a standard playbook. Each episode brings in real perspectives from local lenders, business owners, and developers so you get the full picture, not just the listing.Deanna Parrish 経済学
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  • Renee Sides: The Small-Town Playbook Investors Should Know | No Excuses

    Renee Sides: The Small-Town Playbook Investors Should Know | No Excuses
    2026/09/30
    📈 What do investors need to know before putting money into a small town?On No Excuses, host Deanna Parrish, who works directly in real estate marketing in Alabama, continues her conversation with Renee Sides, Director of Economic Development for the City of Cordova, Alabama. Renee walks through how her office builds toward Main Street Alabama status, supports existing local businesses, and evaluates a 387-acre development project that would be Cordova's first new subdivision since the 1960s.If you're weighing whether a small town is worth your investment, this episode shows you exactly what to look for.🎙 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:✔️ Building every new project to a formal downtown standard now makes future certification faster later ✔️ Underground power lines survive storms that snap overhead lines and cause lasting outages ✔️ A defined region's shared natural landmarks, like rivers or mountains, can anchor a town's whole identity ✔️ Copying another city's downtown rarely works as well as borrowing single ideas and adapting them ✔️ A single donated parcel of land can turn into a fully booked community facility within a few years ✔️ Selling a development plan to local boards and councils matters as much as writing the plan itself ✔️ A long-term relationship with one city contact protects a business owner's future plans better than a one-time deal 🎧 HOSTED BY: Deanna Parrish👤 GUEST: Renee Sides is the Director of Economic Development for the City of Cordova, Alabama; she previously owned the Cedar House shop in Cordova and chaired the city's industrial board before moving into economic development, bringing a background in construction, supply chain logistics, and inventory management software. 🚀 If you want to stop losing leads to faster-responding competitors and lock down your local market, this episode gives you the blueprint!⏳ Timestamps:00:00 - Recap: Part 1 With Renee Sides 00:53 - Quality of Life as Economic Strategy 06:15 - Downtown Walkability, Small Business 08:38 - Cane Creek & Natural Resources 15:20 - Tourism & Recreation Revenue 20:22 - Tourism Without Copying Big Cities 25:01 - Nonprofits, Churches & Government 28:09 - $5.5M Infrastructure Project 31:59 - "Growing or Dying": Taking Risks 33:14 - Leading 1,875 Residents 40:02 - Next Milestone: 387-Acre Project 43:54 - Advice for Small-Town Investors46:51 - Closing & Where to Find Renee💡Key Questions Answered in This EpisodeQ: How can a small town prepare to become an official Main Street community before it even has a downtown?→ A: Renee Sides, Director of Economic Development for the City of Cordova, Alabama, says Cordova is building every new project to Main Street Alabama's criteria in advance, so it can submit its application the moment it has the buildings and infrastructure needed to qualify.Q: Why should small towns move their power lines underground?→ A: Renee Sides says underground power prevents the kind of widespread outages Cordova experienced when a storm broke its overhead lines, since buried lines can't be damaged the same way.Q: What should a small town figure out first before trying to build a tourism economy?→ A: Renee Sides says a town should first figure out who it truly is and who it wants to be, identify its real assets, and build a plan around those instead of copying what another city has done.👉🏻 CONNECT WITH RENEE SIDES:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-sides-630453276/• Website: https://cordovaal.org/👉🏻 CONNECT WITH DEANNA PARRISH:• Website: https://deannaparrish.com/• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-parrish-42655616/• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanna.e.parrish_realtor/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithlakepropertyDon’t forget to LIKE 👍 SUBSCRIBE 🔔 COMMENT 💬 below!💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate https://iconsofrealestate.com#NoExcusesPodcast #RuralEconomicDevelopment #SmallTownInvesting #QualityOfLife #CordovaAlabama #ReneeSides #DeannaParrish
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  • Renee Sides: How Small Towns Win $1M Grants | No Excuses

    Renee Sides: How Small Towns Win $1M Grants | No Excuses
    2026/09/23
    📈 What does it take to bring $1 million into a town of under 2,000 people?On No Excuses, host Deanna Parrish, who works directly in real estate marketing in Alabama sits down with Renee Sides, Director of Economic Development for the City of Cordova, Alabama. Renee shares how a 20-year comprehensive plan, a $6.4 million road-paving grant, and one well-timed PowerPoint pitch turned into real, measurable wins for a small rural town.If you lead or love a small town, this episode is a working playbook for turning limited resources into lasting growth.🎙 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:✔️ A 20-year plan keeps every project decision aligned with community goals ✔️Steep or unusable land can become valuable trail infrastructure ✔️ Trusted teams need the right people in the right roles ✔️ Federal grants can fund major infrastructure without raising local taxes ✔️ Youth workforce programs build both career skills and community trust ✔️ One well-placed pitch to the right official can unlock major funding ✔️ Beautification projects deliver high impact for very low cost If you're building, leading, or investing in a small town, this episode is your blueprint, listen now and follow No Excuses for more 🎧 HOSTED BY: Deanna Parrish👤 GUEST: Renee Sides is the Director of Economic Development for the City of Cordova, Alabama; she previously owned the Cedar House shop in Cordova and chaired the city's industrial board before moving into economic development, bringing a background in construction, supply chain logistics, and inventory management software. 🚀 If you want to stop losing leads to faster-responding competitors and lock down your local market, this episode gives you the blueprint!⏳ Timestamps:00:00 - Lives Lost, Housing Lost 00:32 - Meet Renee Sides of Cordova, AL 01:32 - From Retirement Plans to City Leader 05:34 - Cordova's 20-Year Comprehensive Plan 06:40 - Turning Steep Land Into Trails 13:03 - Rural Development Mistakes to Avoid 15:06 - Why Towns Skip Certified City Planners 16:50 - The Pipeline Fight Common Sense Won 19:09 - Nick Saban's Team-Building Lesson 20:15 - Cordova Wiped Away: The Real Story 25:32 - AmeriCorps: Training Local Youth 28:35 - The Pitch That Won $1 Million 31:30 - $6.4M RAISE Grant Repaves Roads 39:38 - Beautification on a Small Budget 41:16 - Competing for Private Investment 💡Key Questions Answered in This EpisodeQ: How can small towns win state and federal grants for local projects?→ A: Small towns win grants by building direct relationships with state economic development officials and pitching a specific, concrete community need: Cordova, Alabama secured a $1 million commitment for a middle school robotics facility this way, through the Appalachian Regional Commission, matched by the Board of Education.Q: What is a comprehensive plan in local economic development?→ A: A comprehensive plan is a long-term strategic document: in Cordova's case, a 20-year plan built over 18 months, that every proposed project is measured against to confirm it matches what the community said it wanted.Q: Why do rural communities struggle to grow economically? A: Rural communities struggle to grow because most local leaders are part-time, staff resources are stretched thin, and towns rarely invest in personnel who can write and manage the federal grants needed to fund long-term projects.👉🏻 CONNECT WITH RENEE SIDES:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-sides-630453276/• Website: https://cordovaal.org/👉🏻 CONNECT WITH DEANNA PARRISH:• Website: https://deannaparrish.com/• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-parrish-42655616/• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanna.e.parrish_realtor/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithlakepropertyDon’t forget to LIKE 👍 SUBSCRIBE 🔔 COMMENT 💬 below!💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate https://iconsofrealestate.com/#NoExcusesPodcast #RuralEconomicDevelopment #SmallTownRevitalization #CordovaAlabama #ReneeSides #DeannaParrish
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  • Beyond Money: Heart-Driven Nonprofit Leadership | Paul Kennedy (Part 2)

    Beyond Money: Heart-Driven Nonprofit Leadership | Paul Kennedy (Part 2)
    2026/09/16
    📈 Why would Paul Kennedy turn down a six-figure donor for something else instead?Continuing from Part 1, this half gets into harder questions: how do you tell 260 churches in a county of 65,000 that duplication hurts more than it helps? What happens to families raising kids and aging parents at once, with no plan?Host Deanna Parrish and Paul Kennedy, President of the Walker Area Community Foundation, dig into running a $150 million fund, the math behind America's nonprofit funding gap, and the story of a retired resident whose skill set and network turned out to be worth more than their money._____________🎙 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:✔️ Understand the "sandwich generation" squeeze and its rising financial toll✔️ Learn why funding duplicate nonprofits can hurt more than help✔️ See how volunteers rebuilt 121 homes for free after 2011✔️ Find out why your taxes may not fund your local food pantry✔️ Learn how to give to a cause through time or skills, not just money✔️ Get a behind-the-scenes look at Walker County's growing HDCI campus_____________⏳ Key Questions Answered in This Episode :Q1: How do community foundations prevent nonprofits from duplicating the same services?→ A (EN): They prevent duplication through a formal grant review: reviewers check whether other organizations offer a proposed service before funding is approved. If similar work exists, they won't recommend the grant unless the applicant proves they're meeting an unmet need. Q2: What is the "sandwich generation" squeeze?→ A (EN): The sandwich generation squeeze is the strain on adults raising kids and caring for aging parents at once, without the family support networks larger families once had. Paul Kennedy calls it "untenable," risking families going broke meeting both needs at once. Q3: Why can't nonprofits alone solve poverty and homelessness in the U.S.?→ A (EN): Nonprofits can't solve it alone because, per a report Paul Kennedy cites, if every U.S. nonprofit pooled its resources into those programs, funding would only last 16 weeks. National need far exceeds combined charitable capacity, making the gap unfillable by nonprofits alone._____________⏳ Timestamps:00:00 – Recap: What Happened in Part 1 01:06 – Ideal Community & Disaster Recovery 03:50 – Avoiding Duplicate Nonprofit Efforts 06:15 – Walker County's 260 Nonprofits Problem 08:20 – Government & Outside Partnerships 15:08 – 16 Years of Interns as Ambassadors 15:42 – Walker County vs. Mountain Brook Pride 21:43 – Advice for Families Leaving a Legacy 23:23 – The $10 Donation That Made Him Cry 24:34 – More Than Money: Repurposing Resources 30:16 – Homelessness & the 16-Week Funding Gap 35:30 – How to Find and Support WACF 39:28 – Storytime: Uncle Max and Southern Roots 45:30 – Expanding HDCI & Keeping Young Talent _____________🎧 HOSTED BY: Deanna Parrish👤 GUEST: Paul Kennedy is a registered forester and President of the Walker Area Community Foundation, a role he's held 19 years after 14 years running his own nonprofit. He has grown the endowment from $10M to $150M and spearheaded the $100M+ Heman Drummond Center of Innovation (HDCI) in Jasper, Alabama. _____________👉🏻 CONNECT WITH PAUL KENNEDY:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kennedy-b5a6204/• Instagram: Company → https://www.instagram.com/walkerareacommunityfoundation/?hl=en• Facebook: Company → https://www.facebook.com/walkerareacommunityfoundation👉🏻 CONNECT WITH DEANNA PARRISH:• Website: https://deannaparrish.com/• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-parrish-42655616/• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanna.e.parrish_realtor/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithlakepropertyDon’t forget to LIKE 👍 SUBSCRIBE 🔔 COMMENT 💬 below!💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate https://iconsofrealestate.com/#NoExcusesPodcast #WalkerCountyAlabama #CommunityFoundation #JasperAlabama #PaulKennedy #NonprofitFunding #Philanthropy
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    48 分
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