Around Town with @ColaMayor

Daniel Rickenmann

Columbia is open for business! And now the mayor of Cola, Daniel Rickenmann is opening up the studio too! Join Mayor Rickenmann every other week for interviews with some of Cola's finest from thriving small business owners to seasoned politicians and everything in between.

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Around Town with @ColaMayor

Episodes (84)

Mar 18th Inside Columbia’s Tech Startup Ecosystem: The Boyd Innovation Center with Sam Herskovitz
Feb 4th Finlay Park Is Back: A Behind-the-Scenes with Todd Martin
Dec 17, 2025 Local Roots with National Reach: The Flock and Rally Story with Merritt McNeely

Around Town with @ColaMayor

Mar 18, 2026
32¾ minutes
28 MB

In this episode of Around Town, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann sits down with Sam Herskovitz, Executive Director of the Boyd Innovation Center, to talk about how Columbia is supporting founders building scalable, tech-driven companies. The Boyd exists to help ideas turn into real businesses, and the impact is already showing. More than 200 entrepreneurs have been served, over 40 tech companies launched or supported, and more than $1.7 million in investment capital raised. They break down the gap that exists for high-growth startups, why many founders leave to find resources elsewhere, and how Columbia is creating a stronger foundation...

Around Town with @ColaMayor

Inside Columbia’s Tech Startup Ecosystem: The Boyd Innovation Center with Sam Herskovitz

Daniel Rickenmann

00:00 -30:58