The BetterWorks Podcast

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.