ExchangeNation Information

Are you in disbelief about the Divide in our country? Do you live in a Bubble? Part “Extreme Home Makeover”, part “Wife Swap,” part “The Apprentice, "The Exchange" is a TV series people. People who live in different places, face different challenges, and experience our country in completely different ways. And it’s about getting these seemingly incompatible people to work together to help make our world better. It’s become clear that no government, nor elected official can heal the divisiveness in our country. It will take people building bridges and helping each other, mano-a-mano, to address our serious problems and show that we are all just people, doing what we can to live our best lives, every day. Lawrence County, Alabama (LC) is a Red County in the Northwestern part of the state along the Tennessee River. It was decimated in 2013 when the County’s main employer, International Paper, closed overnight leaving 30% of the working-adults in the county without a way to support their families. Team Boston, a group of talented business people and marketers will come to LC to work on a project called “Lawrence County is Open for Business” that will focus on teaching the people of LC how to showcase their county to companies looking to bring jobs back to our country. Boston, Massachusetts has almost everything going for it, but is also known for being unfriendly and hard to get to know. Team LC, a group of hospitality ambassadors will come to Boston to work on a project called “Smile Boston” that will focus on helping Bostonian soften their rough exteriors in hopes of becoming a friendlier city.