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Downtown Depot - Will Phipps

Will Phipps, Executive Director of the Greater Waco Sports Commission with Austin Meek

In episode 52 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Will Phipps, Executive Director of the Greater Waco Sports Commission.

They discuss the Ironman triathlon that overtook downtown Waco last weekend, the importance of sports in a growing community, and exciting athletic events planned for 2019. Before that conversation, Meek shines the Small Business Spotlight on Waco Moving Company, learns about downtown development from Wendy Gragg, and talks with Summer Shine about her work with the Sunshine Recovery House. 

Austin Meek is an entrepreneur based in Waco, Texas. For his media company, Waco Business News, he documents Waco's economic revitalization and hosts the radio show and podcast, “Downtown Depot,” on 103.3 KWBU-FM. For Pokey O’s Cookies and Ice Cream, a food truck and storefront that he owns and operates with his wife, he serves as Chief Cookie Monster. Additionally, he is developing a retail and entertainment center on Elm Avenue in East Waco. Austin and Julia are proud parents to their daughter, Stevie, age 1.