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George Halford & Michael Aikens, Director of Center for Rural Innovation

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George Halford talks with Michael Aikens, Director of Center for Rural Innovation at Tennessee Tech. Michael talks about getting his since of entrepreneurship in high school, applying for an ad in a local paper and it leading to his current role in economic development, and helping the more rural counties throughout the state with their tourism branding

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