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Tennessee Tech Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Michael Aikens shares how students are creating IP which will hopefully fix society’s problems and help industry.

Join Chris Brown as she speaks with Michael Aikens, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tennessee Tech University about students building their dreams...with a little help from their friends.

In part 2 of our interview with Lobaki CEO Amber Coeur, we discuss how the XR industry is changing education and training, from the Department of Defense to working with students at the Painted Desert Montessori School in Buckeye, Arizona. As a former educator, Amber shares a personal goal for how she’d like to see XR technology used in education. #lobaki #Growthinnovationsgroup #XR #AR/VR #workforcedevelopment #training #oculus #postsecondaryeducation #publiceducation #privateeducation

In part 1 of our interview with Lobaki CEO Amber Coeur, we discuss the XR industry, the impact of COVID and the relationship with Growth Innovations Group.

Join Growth Innovations Group for part 2 of our interview with Dug Jones, Clark University Tech Quest Apprenticeship Grant Program Manager. Hear how Clark University is getting into the workforce development business and how prospective students and employers can get involved in this initiative.

Clark University is working with workforce partners coast to coast to fill 5000 apprenticeship positions. Join Growth Innovations Group Christina Brown and Clark University’s Dug Jones to learn how employers and students in states such as Nevada, California, Massachusetts, Florida and more are gearing up for this coast to coast initiative. For more information go to Twitter.com/TQAClark, LinkedIn.com/TQAClark

Project Youth build responds to the COVID 19 virus and the challenges faced by students who often don’t have a computer, connectivity, or basic business tech familiarity. The Youth Build board and staff meet the challenge with mentoring, outreach and support services to their students and their families.