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When you're passionate about work it shows. Today's guest has a podcast discussing people who are passionate about their job. Dean Craig sat down at the Table to talk about his role at Willamette Workforce Partners and his podcast All in a Day's Work.

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https://open.spotify.com/show/0mGoT8oA4eMwJtneVFFZ7P?si=3cc4f317c92f4688

How often do you get to interview your boss? Today we sit down at the Table with the Director of Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry to discuss what all goes on in our building. We got to know him a little bit and explored some of the cool things that go on here in the Center.

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https://www.chemeketa.edu/locations/center-for-business-industry/

What makes a leader a good leader and how can we upskill our leadership qualities? Today brings local leadership speaker and coach Jacob Espinoza to the table to chat about leadership. Stories and even insecurities show up as we gather around the table for this episode.

https://jacobespinoza.com/

Education indeed has a price on it. But is it daunting? Maybe. Today's guest, Howard Freedman, discusses some methods he uses as a financial aid consultant to help families find ways of getting the most bang for their buck when it comes to post-secondary education. Pull up a chair.

https://www.financialaidconsulting.com/

Chemeketa loves its partners. Since everyone has a seat at the Table we love sitting down with our partners. This episode we sat down with WorkSource Oregon's Neil Johnson. Neil came in to share about what WorkSource does for workers and employers to help ensure that workers at all levels are skilled to do their job well. Pull up a chair, there's always a spot for you at the Table.

Today we sit down with Kip Miller from SEDCOR and have a discussion about one type of education, apprenticeships. Kip is a team member of the Strategic Economic Development Corporation and has vast experience in educating trades of many kinds. Pull up a chair, there's a spot for you at the Table.

https://www.sedcor.com/

https://www.chemeketa.edu/programs-classes/program-finder/apprenticeship/

This episode we will get more serious. We sit down with local author Allen Prell. "I Miss Hugs, Kisses and Conversations" is an ode to Prell's experience with a loved one who suffered from mental illness and his desire to share some thoughts with the world about how to navigate those challenges. As he shares, be sure to 'pull up a chair' this is a heavy conversation with light at the end of the tunnel.

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When I think of Public Safety I think first of police fire and ambulatory service. Then hospitals and a list of others who care for the safety and well being of the public. Chemeketa Public Safety is another realm of serving and protecting. We sat down at the Table with Tony Moore who then served as the Director of Chemeketa Public Safety to discuss what it looks like from an educational standpoint and a protection stand point. There's a spot for you at the Table.

So many acronyms. This particular acronym might be of interest to those in our community who are part of business community. Small Business Development Centers all over the nation serve to help businesses by serving them with free or low cost services to help them reach new heights. I sat down at the Table with Angie Oven, Chemeketa SBDC's lead advisor to discuss what an SBDC does.

As a College that celebrates various cultures we had the opportunity to sit down at the table with Fata Levi Ariu who shares the beautiful history of his Polynesian culture. Come on in, there's a seat for you at the Table.