E08: Partners in Progress: Workforce, Economic Development, and Commerce Unite

In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, is joined by Nathan Ohle, CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and Sheree Anne Kelly, President and CEO of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), for a discussion about the intersection of workforce development, economic development, and Chamber of Commerce activities. The conversation covers how organizations work together on challenges like talent shortages, rural-urban differences, and changes in workforce skills. The leaders share stories of partnerships, discuss their workforce development certificate program, and examine approaches to talent acquisition, including skills-based hiring and work-based learning.