In this episode of Aedifico Insights, Mandy sits down with Calandra Cruickshank, founder and CEO of Statebook International, to explore her unexpected journey from journalism to tech entrepreneurship. Calandra shares how her outsider perspective helped her identify a massive gap in economic development data – and how she built a patented platform to solve it. From leveling the playing field for small towns to powering site selection for Amazon’s HQ2, Calandra discusses how actionable, location-specific data can drive smarter decisions in real estate, climate, health and beyond. Plus, a candid take on AI, what it means to be a “non-technical” tech founder, and how resilience is becoming the new must-have for communities across the US.