Expression

Approx. time

Explanation

economic development

1:05

promoting (existing and new) businesses in the area

serendipity

1:53

lucky result, happening without intention

ended up

2:02

resulted without plan or guidance

happenstance

2:05

coincidence, something occurring by chance

psyche

2:40 

a person’s total mindset, soul, and personality

Kauffman Foundation

2:55

http://www.kauffman.org

a calling

3:00

a job that one is meant to do, a natural fit

took me under his wings

3:10

mentored me, guided me with care

The rest is history.

3:15

After this, we all know how the story developed.

come into its own

3:50

fully develop its own identity and strengths

a good fit

4:00

a good match, paired well together

stay on the sidelines

4:13

not be involved, just watching the action from the side

municipal leadership

4:30

leaders of cities, towns, and counties

real estate brokers

5:00

specially licensed agents to buy and sell property

charged with doing

5:04

have the responsibility of doing

cheerleading and matchmaking

5:15

saying loud, encouraging things and promoting relationships

some exotic locale

6:00

an interesting faraway place

au contraire

6:01

just the opposite

the other way around

6:02

the opposite way, vice versa

symbiotic

6:13

living and working well together

take me for granted

6:49

assume I will be available and happy (without receiving any attention)

our worst nightmare

6:54

our worst fear, imagining something terribly wrong

resonance

6:58

something that sounds right

track record

7:05

proven history of performance

trade mission

7:15

governmental trip to encourage new business between the visiting and hosting representatives

hoopla

7:25

grand public attention and ceremony

roll up the sleeves

7:30 

get ready to work hard

junkets

7:45

paid (but financially unjustified) trips to nice destinations

logistical location

8:30

practical, functional location

getting to know you

8:50

becoming better acquainted, learning about you

treating us

8:57

paying for our [meal, ticket, beverage, etc.]

by the same token

8:59

on the other hand; but we should also consider [this]

nurturing

9:35

carefully assisting, helping to grow

in-thing to do

10:15

popular (or trendy) thing to do

a handful

10:24

a few (only as many as can fit in one hand)

over the long haul

10:38

long term (related to long-distance freight)

You know what?

12:15

I am about to tell you something surprising or important.

gone so far as

12:30

have even done something like [this]

Let’s step back.

13:00

Let’s stop and return to an earlier point in the story.

credit history

13:25

showing a record of having paid one’s debts

legit

13:40

short for “legitimate” (true, official, trustworthy)

vouch for them

13:43

speak on their behalf, guarantee their worthiness

behind the scenes

14:30

unseen activity, done away from view (like the backstage preparation behind a theater performance)

key selling point

15:50

important point of attraction, making people want to commit

is all about

16:20

concerns, pertains to, relates to

Native American

16:30

people from the tribal cultures of North America before the Europeans arrived

big-C culture

17:00

obvious aspects of culture: literature, art, architecture, music

little-c culture

17:01

unseen aspects of culture: beliefs, values, attitudes

Art Prize

17:25

http://www.artprize.org 

flip a switch

17:45

suddenly turn something on (or off)

not a stroll

18:50

not a long, slow walk