Business Unites Us. Stories Connect Us. | Eric McIntosh, Arizona Hispanic Chamber + Yo Amo AZ

Eric McIntosh — Senior Director of Community Engagement for the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and founder of Yo Amo AZ — joins Eric Rodriguez on Future of Human Experience for a conversation about what makes people actually stay in a place, why cultural identity is a competitive advantage in an era of mobility, and what the Arizona 2040s case actually looks like from the inside. If you lead a community-impact team, a corporate brand, a Chamber of Commerce chapter, a civic initiative, or you've ever wondered what makes one growing city feel different from another — this is the conversation. 🔗 Connect with Eric's work: https://linktr.ee/ericjrodriguez 🔗 Yo Amo AZ: https://yoamoaz.com/ 🔗 Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: https://www.azhcc.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — the city is more than apparel 00:39 Welcome — meet Eric McIntosh 01:48 Phoenix's growth and the risk underneath it 04:00 People take lower-paying jobs for the right environment 05:30 Why the youth are reconnecting with culture, family, and place 08:58 The Yo Amo AZ origin story 12:21 Eric's own Arizona story — moving with an 18-month plan, staying 16 years 15:42 Business unites us. Stories connect us. 17:30 Arizona's 2040s case — the business case to be written 20:43 The canals built by the Hispanic immigrant workforce 22:20 Surprise question — what's transformed Eric's work 25:00 Eric with a C, Eric with a K (the name's story) 26:50 How to connect with Eric McIntosh and Yo Amo AZ FOLLOW THE FUTURE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE Newsletter: https://ericjrodriguez.us18.list-mana... LinkedIn:   / ejrodriguez   Instagram:   / eric.j.rodriguez   TikTok:   / eric.j.rodriguez   #FutureOfHumanExperience #Arizona #Phoenix #YoAmoAZ #CommunityBuilding #BrandStrategy