Lean Local: The Future of Green Bay Starts Here
A public conversation about Green Bay’s future, hosted by former Mayor Jim Schmitt. Each episode brings together business leaders, neighborhood advocates, experts, and residents to explore what a thriving Green Bay looks like in 2035 and what it will take to get there.
Latest Episode:
Every episode explores one or more of Green Bay’s most critical conversations:
- Economic Development and Small Business – The entrepreneurs and business owners who are building Green Bay’s future
- Neighborhoods and Quality of Life – What makes neighborhoods thrive and what needs attention
- Public Safety and Trust – The foundation of a livable city
- Fiscal Responsibility and City Services – How City Hall actually works and where our priorities should be
Who This Is For
Lean Local is for anyone who cares about Green Bay’s direction: business owners, neighborhood leaders, civic volunteers, young professionals wondering if this is home, long-time residents watching things change, and anyone curious about how decisions get made in a mid-sized city that wants to do better.
The Host
Jim Schmitt served as Mayor of Green Bay and now hosts Lean Local while working at the New Community Shelter. His approach is simple: listen more, assume less, and ask harder questions about what it would actually take to make things work. He’s interested in specifics, not slogans.
What You’ll Hear
- Stories of small businesses and neighborhood leaders fixing things on the ground
- Honest conversations about where Green Bay is now and what lessons we’ve learned
- Ideas for where we could go next, grounded in real examples from other cities
- Voices from people who know how the system works and people who are changing it
Subscribe and stay in the conversation. New episodes every week on your podcast provider of choice or Sundays on 97.9FM WGBW.
Lean Local airs on Civic Media and wherever you get your podcasts. Join the conversation about Green Bay’s future.