00:00 -- Introduction 

01:11 -- Tiffany Melvin Introduction 

03:15 -- How the I-35 Corridor has influenced the beginnings of NASCO

05:59 -- How Tiffany Melvin got started with NASCO

08:46 -- Using statistical models for distribution pathways 

09:30 -- What the NASCO network is and what they do

14:00 -- Why cooperation between Canada, America, and Mexico is so important to trade 

19:20 -- How the pandemic has changed supply chains

23:48 -- How NASCO will help with the change in presidential administration and the policies and priorities that come with it

26:30 -- What is NASCO and Tiffany's role in workforce development? 

31:18 -- Will NASCO ever promote an international workforce development policy? 

33:49 -- Wrap up

This episode, we'll be playing you a recent webinar Mark Hays presented for on why educators need to engage with workforce and economic development.

Introduction: 0:00

Changing Times: 2:50

Crisis of Confidence: 6:30

Importance of Skills: 10:25

Synergy Between Education and Business: 12:08

Why? 19:50

JobsEQ Introduction: 22:04

Workforce Alignment using JobsEQ: 27:09

The Power of LMI: 38:40

Q&A: 46:00

Intro: 0:00

Global Location Strategies: 4:41

"Think Like The Client": 10:18

Communities working together: 13:00

Demographic challenges: 17:20

Site selection across industries: 23:42

Common site selection mistakes: 26:28

How GLS uses JobsEQ: 28:00

Impact of Covid: 33:20

Outro: 41:54

Kelly O'Keefe, managing partner of Brand Federation, sits down to chat with Leslie on modern branding strategies, how current events have affected these strategies and the importance of responsible branding.

Intro: 0:00

Brand Federation: 5:46

Messaging vs. Behavior: 11:11

COVID impact and responsible branding: 14:45

Cancel culture: 20:09

Balancing history: 23:38

Innovation and adapting to changing times: 29:13

Evolving a brand: 33:03

Kelly's advice to himself: 40:04

Outro: 42:50

Gray Swoope, President and CEO of VisionFirst Advisors, sits down with Chmura’s CEO, Dr. Chris Chmura, to provide insight on economic development and site selection in a post Covid environment. 

Introduction/Gray's background: 0:00

VisionFirst Advisors story: 4:40

Changes in economic landscape over past 5 years and Covid: 9:07

Advise for economic developers post-Covid: 12:29

How Gray uses JobsEQ data: 18:28

How economic developers benefit communities: 21:07

Collaboration between business and education: 26:17

The next big thing in local economic development: 28:10

Gray's advice for economic development organizations: 30:37

Outro: 33:20

Joined by the the Managing Director of the George W. Bush Institute, Matthew Rooney, Leslie and Matt have a fascinating discussion around the important work that the Bush Institute is leading.  Leslie and Matt also give us insight into the timely and important subject of world trade, diving into all aspects of challenges and opportunities the United States faces with her allies and adversaries alike.

Introduction: 0:00

Matthew's Background: 5:01

How he came to the Bush Institute: 10:46

The Institute's approach to leadership: 14:43

US Trade, NAFTA and their effect on the economy and labor force: 17:43

How NAFTA has been a win for North America: 27:24

NAFTA Coordination: 29:42

US and China trade disputes: 35:20

World trade over the next decade: 38:50

India's role in trade: 41:20

The future of the Bush Institute: 42:54

George Bush's artwork and immigration reform: 46:24

Outro: 51:40

Larry Gigerich, Executive Managing Director of Ginovus, sits down with Leslie to discuss site selection and how it’s changed in the past year, what’s coming next and how to navigate these choppy waters. 

Introduction/Larry's story: 0:00

Ginovus background: 3:43

How Ginovus differs from other site selectors: 5:47

How site selection has changed in the past decade: 8:31

Site selection shifts post-pandemic: 11:52

Work from home policies: 16:11

How Ginovus utilizes JobsEQ: 19:21

Future of site selection:  21:16

Larry's advice for other site selectors: 25:17

Intersection between economic development and tourism: 29:47

Outro: 32:48

Host Leslie Peterson sits down and chats with Bryan Shelly, the director of sales for Chmura Economics. They have a frank coversation about education in the current COVID-19 enviroment, from the wide ranging effects that the pandemic has had to the assistance that the Chmura team can provide. 

Introduction and Bryan's background: 00:00

Financial outlook for schools this fall: 3:11

Job losses in education: 7:05

Changes with Pell Grants: 8:45

Challenges with in-person instruction: 9:30

Transportation challenges: 12:45

Innovation in schools due to COVID: 14:55

Remote learning: 16:57

Current education students: 22:08

Homeschooling: 23:45

How JobsEQ can help educators: 24:50

Families adapting to COVID: 29:20

Positives for schools that can come out of COVID: 30:32

How to reach out to Chmura: 33:36

Outro: 34:51