Geography of Prosperity w/ Bradley Schurman

About this episode

Clayton Smith interviews demographic strategist Bradley Schurman about the Geography of Prosperity Index and its implications for future urban prosperity.

In this episode Clay is joined by Bradley Schurman. Bradley is a demographic strategist and author whose work has focused on how demographic shifts are re-shaping economies, cities, and global power structures. His most recent project is The Geography of Prosperity Index , which he co-created with Jaymes Cloninger. The Geography of Prosperity Index ranks the largest 250 U.S. metro-areas on five key factors that are intended to represent future-readiness for a prosperous life. Listen to this episode to learn what prepares a city to prosper in the future, better understand the five factors Bradley and Cloninger used to create the index, hear which metro-areas are in the top 10, and much more! You can follow Bradley on Instagram , Substack , and TikTok Mentioned in this episode: The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny The Wheeler District The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom Please rate and review us on your podcast player of choice! It’s the best way to support us. Subscribe on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube Follow us on Instagram and X

People in this episode

Hosts: Clayton Smith, Anthony Rispo

Guest: Bradley Schurman

Topics covered

• demographics
• economics
• urban development
• future readiness
• prosperity index

Keywords

• demographic shifts
• economies
• cities
• global power
• prosperous life
• metro-areas
• future readiness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Geography of Prosperity Index, The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny, The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom

Places: U.S., Wheeler District

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