<p><strong>Jay’s bio:</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-kolbe-21753/">Jay Kolbe</a>, a Milwaukee area resident, is a 20-year communications pro and co-founder / managing partner of <a href="https://impactpartners.llc/">Impact Partners</a>, a New York-based strategic communications and growth advisory firm.</p><p>He works closely with high-net-worth individuals, family offices, investors, and emerging technology companies.</p><p>Jay also advises a wide range of technology and media-related brands and is known for helping founders, firms, and leaders create sharper, more ownable narratives around who they are and why they matter.</p><p>In this episode, Jay offers a sharp outside-insider perspective on Milwaukee and Wisconsin: a place with real substance, pride, and values, but one that too often under-owns its wins, hesitates to tell its story, and leaves too much room for bigger coastal markets to define the conversation instead.</p><p>Steve and Jay also get into one of the most uncomfortable but important tensions in the region’s tech ecosystem.</p><p>Sponsored by <a href="https://concurrency.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Concurrency</a> and <a href="https://scsprotect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Secure Compliance Solutions</a>.</p>