Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance Paths to Prosperity
Paths to Prosperity
Conversations That Connect the System
The Paths to Prosperity podcast features candid conversations with community leaders, industry partners, Indigenous organizations, funders, and practitioners working to leverage economic and well-being drivers. Each episode explores real‑world challenges, lessons learned, and practical insights on building communities and regions that deliver results—not just activity.
Listen for systems thinking, grounded experience, and ideas you can apply.
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Episodes
14 episodes
Economic Ecosystem through the Indigenous Lens
What does economic reconciliation look like when we move beyond conversation and into action?In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, host Crystal Froese sits down with Milton Tootoosis, SREDA’s Senior Advisor of Indi...
Why Economic Reconciliation is a Regional Competitiveness Strategy
What if economic reconciliation isn’t separate from economic development — but essential to it?In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, Crystal Froese explores economic ecosystems through an Indigenous lens a...
What Holds Economic Ecosystems Together with expert guest Ron McCullough CAO of the Town of Lanigan
How much can one municipality really carry?In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, host Crystal Froese has a conversation with Ron McCullough, CAO of the Town of Lanigan, a community shaped by major economic drivers includi...
What Municipalities Can and Can't Carry in and Economic Ecosystem
How much can we really expect municipalities to carry?In this episode of the Paths to Prosperity podcast, Crystal Froese explores What Municipalities Can and Can’t Carry in an Economic Ecosystem — and why thriving regio...
Industry as an Ecosystem Builder: From Participant to Partner in Regional Growth
What if the businesses already in your community are the key to unlocking its economic future?Too often, we think of industry as employers, taxpayers, or sponsors. But what if their greatest contribution hasn't happened ye...
Industry as Ecosystem Builders with expert guest Tyler Thorn
In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, host Crystal Froese sits down with Tyler Thorn, President of Celebration Ford and a founding leader of the Moosomin Community Builders Allia...
Economic Ecosystems with guest expert Dallas Gislason
What exactly is an economic ecosystem, and could it be the key to creating stronger communities, more competitive regions, and long-term prosperity across Saskatchewan?In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, host Crystal Froes...
Economic Ecosystems: Do We Have Them in Saskatchewan—or Are We Ready to Build Them?
What if Saskatchewan already has everything it needs to build one of Canada's strongest economies?Maybe the real question isn't what we're missing—it's whether we're connecting the pieces.Do we have economic ecosy...
Rural Reach, Urban Roots: Two Sides, One Engine with guest expert Christopher Brown
Rural Reach, Urban Roots: Two Sides, One EngineIn this episode of Paths to Prosperity, Crystal Froese interviews Christopher Brown, creator and host of
Why Saskatchewan’s Urban and Rural Economies Rise Together
Why Saskatchewan’s Urban and Rural Economies Rise TogetherListen in as Crystal Froese explores the myth of “urban versus rural,” taking a closer look at how Saskatchewan’s economy actually functions — ...
Investing in Capacity with guest expert Brenda Herchmer
We invest in roads.We invest in buildings.We invest in infrastructure.What if we treated capacity the same way?In a province where one person can be the CAO, economic development officer, plann...
Is Capacity the New Capital?
What if the biggest risk to Saskatchewan’s growth isn’t lack of investment—but lack of capacity?In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, Crystal Froese explores the hidden infrastructure behind economic succes...
From Silos to Systems: Saskatchewan’s Next Chapter
In this episode of Paths to Prosperity, we pose a simple but uncomfortable question: are we building silos—or systems? Across Saskatchewan, good people are doing good work—but not always together.In this...
How to Move from Silos to Systems—with guest expert Colleen Christopherson-Cote
Working harder isn’t the problem—working in silos is. Across Saskatchewan, leaders and organizations are working hard—but too often in silos. The result? Burnout, duplication, and outcomes that don’t match the ef...
