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David Houle is a futurist, thinker and keynote speaker. He has spoken to over 4000 CEOs and business owners and has a column in the Herald Tribune titled "The Futurist". Houle is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Sarasota Institute, a 21st Century think tank that looks at 10 topics that will affect the Gulf Coast of Florida, the U.S., and the world. In this new episode of The BetterWorks Podcast, he talks to Hope White, a Talent Consultant at CareerSource Suncoast, about the current labor market problems. You can learn more about Houle by visiting his website at www.davidhoule.com.

 Michelle Brooks came to CareerSource Suncoast for assistance in getting her life back on track. She attended our Construction Technology Express class and now owns her own construction clean up company, Brooks Construction Site Cleaning, and is on her way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. In this episode, we talk to Michelle and her mentors Kim Gonzalez, Ginger Swanson, and Michael Meerman, who helped her and are continuing to walk besides her on her journey.

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney speaks with Ashley Brown, CEO of the Women's Resource Center discussing specific initiatives to help women become self-sufficient, prepare for a career, and be supported through mentorship. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent podcast, Chris Laney interviews Heather Kasten, President and CEO for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and Mireya Eavey, Executive Vice President of CareerEdge for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. We discuss things such as the importance of the chamber being involved in workforce development, legislative priorities, and the importance of how working together can lift up a community. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Doug Poll, a Chair of the C12 Group of Southwest Florida. C12 is an international leadership development and peer mentoring organization helping CEOs and leaders becoming better leaders from a faith-based perspective. In this podcast, we're discussing leadership. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent podcast, Chris Laney interviews Jamal Sowell, President/CEO of Enterprise Florida. Enterprise Florida is the state economic development arm to assist businesses with relocating to Florida and providing support for businesses currently located in Florida to expand. We look at economic development growth in the state, what things EF is working on, and the state of the legislative process for Enterprise Florida. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Paul Sharff, President/CEO of the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County. In this podcast, Chris and Paul discuss the importance of early learning to the community and future workforce while also getting a better understanding of what the ELCs do in our community. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Janet Kahn, the Executive Director of the Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County. In this podcast, Chris and Janet discuss the importance of early learning to a community, current, and future workforce. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney speaks with his colleague, Jen Zak, the Communications Director for CareerSource Suncoast about the recent launch of the 2020 State of Students Report, student perception on college and career. This report brings together key insight on what students are thinking about as they consider their future. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Dr. Suzanne Burke, the Senior Director of College, Career and Life Readiness at the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. Leaning on both Dr. Burke's experience and passion, we discuss the importance of social/emotional learning in the classroom and the effects it has on students entering the workforce. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Adrienne Johnston, Chief of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's Bureau of Labor Market Statistics. In the podcast we're discussing the future of Florida's workforce and the current state of our state's economy. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast - Chris Laney interviewed Kathy McDonald, the Assistant Director of Network Partnership from the Florida College Access Network or FCAN. In our conversation, we're going to be discussing collective impact, FCAN's work, and the launch of a new initiative called Plan It Florida. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney brings together his Top 10 moments of 2019. We just finished our first 4 months of doing the podcast and felt this would be an incredible time to kickoff 2020 by showcasing some of the great conversations happening around workforce and education. 

In this week's episode, Chris Laney interviews a very special guest all the way from the North Pole. Kathy is the Human Resources Director for Santa's Workshop. We're going to discuss work/life balance with Santa, elf retention, and reindeer diversity and inclusion. 

In this week's podcast, Chris Laney interviews Doug Van Dyke, CEO of Leadership Simplified. An organization dedicated to helping organizations build teams, develop leaders, and help organizations communicate more effectively. Some of his clients include American Express, Lockheed Martin, PepsiCo, Charter Communications, Bealls Department Stores, Allstate, TECO, CVS, and more. 

In this week's podcast, Chris Laney interviews the Sarasota Early Learning Coalition Executive Director, Janet Kahn and Manatee Early Learning Coalition President, Paul Sharff as we discussed the value of early learning in our region, legislative priorities, and how the community can get involved in their work. 

In this week's podcast, Chris Laney interviews Jacki Dezelski, President and CEO of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce. Freshly off of a trip to Tallahassee advocating policy pertinent to businesses in Manatee County, we discuss legislative priorities and other initiatives that are bolstering the workforce in the region. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent podcast, Chris Laney interviews Dr. Rich Barnhouse, Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management at State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota. In this podcast, we're discussing the importance of student persistence and retention. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Joshua Wright, Executive Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development for EMSI. We're discussing the 4th annual talent attraction scorecard that just released last week. 

In this week's Aligned for Talent Podcast, Chris Laney interviews Meggie Palmer, Founder of PepTalkHer, an organization focused on helping close the gender pay gap in the world. In addition, her organization works with clients such as Revlon, JP Morgan, SXSW, Payscale and more.