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In this episode, weโre joined by ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, a nationally recognized workforce strategist who is reshaping how Canada attracts, prepares, and retains talent across the skilled trades, STEM, and beyond.
With over two decades of experience at the intersection of education, industry, and public policy, Nour has built Build a Dream into a national organization, hosting hundreds of career discovery events over the years, creating scalable workforce solutions, and securing federal funding to advance economic participation for equity-deserving communities.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, Nour brings both vision and action to the future of work.
Throughout the conversation, Nour shares how her work has evolved from breaking barriers to building real infrastructure, connecting talent to opportunity through national employer networks, innovative programming, and measurable outcomes.
Together, Dan and Nour explore the challenges of outdated recruitment systems, the importance of early exposure to career pathways, and what it truly takes to create an inclusive and sustainable workforce development.
This episode dives into the shift from performative conversations to real structural change, and what it means to build a future where opportunity is accessible, intentional, and built to last.
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ? Feel free to reach out to her at [email protected]
Donโt forget to visit ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐ฎ to explore more opportunities and resources. If you have a story to share, a guest to suggest, or a topic youโd like to hear on the podcast, email Dan at ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐@๐ฐ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐ฎ.
๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ
โ https://www.webuildadream.com/โ
๐ป ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ตโ
Access the blueprint hereโ
๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ & ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒโ
๐ป Learn More About CUSW ย
Discover who we are and what we stand for: CUSW - Who We Areย
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๐ป Get in Touch ย
Need to contact CUSW? Find out how: CUSW Contact Pageย
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๐บ Watch the Podcast on YouTube! โ Subscribe and watch full episodes on our official YouTube channel. Watch Here
๐ต Music Credits: Music Credits: Original music by Glen MacNeil (lyrics, vocals, guitar) with production by Brad MacNeil.
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By Canadian Union of Skilled WorkersIn this episode, weโre joined by ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, a nationally recognized workforce strategist who is reshaping how Canada attracts, prepares, and retains talent across the skilled trades, STEM, and beyond.
With over two decades of experience at the intersection of education, industry, and public policy, Nour has built Build a Dream into a national organization, hosting hundreds of career discovery events over the years, creating scalable workforce solutions, and securing federal funding to advance economic participation for equity-deserving communities.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, Nour brings both vision and action to the future of work.
Throughout the conversation, Nour shares how her work has evolved from breaking barriers to building real infrastructure, connecting talent to opportunity through national employer networks, innovative programming, and measurable outcomes.
Together, Dan and Nour explore the challenges of outdated recruitment systems, the importance of early exposure to career pathways, and what it truly takes to create an inclusive and sustainable workforce development.
This episode dives into the shift from performative conversations to real structural change, and what it means to build a future where opportunity is accessible, intentional, and built to last.
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฟ? Feel free to reach out to her at [email protected]
Donโt forget to visit ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐ฎ to explore more opportunities and resources. If you have a story to share, a guest to suggest, or a topic youโd like to hear on the podcast, email Dan at ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐@๐ฐ๐๐๐.๐ฐ๐ฎ.
๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ
โ https://www.webuildadream.com/โ
๐ป ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ตโ
Access the blueprint hereโ
๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ & ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒโ
๐ป Learn More About CUSW ย
Discover who we are and what we stand for: CUSW - Who We Areย
๐ป Stay Informed ย
Get the latest news and updates: CUSW Newsย
๐ป Get in Touch ย
Need to contact CUSW? Find out how: CUSW Contact Pageย
๐ป Get Involved ย
Explore opportunities to participate and make a difference: CUSW Participation Modelย
๐ป Never Miss an Episode ย
Catch up on all our podcast episodes here: Listen Hereย
๐ง Listen Anytime, Anywhere! โ Find our podcast on all major directories, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.
๐บ Watch the Podcast on YouTube! โ Subscribe and watch full episodes on our official YouTube channel. Watch Here
๐ต Music Credits: Music Credits: Original music by Glen MacNeil (lyrics, vocals, guitar) with production by Brad MacNeil.
Tune in, stay inspired, and keep shining that CUSW spotlight!ย