The Bridge To Tomorrow's Talent Podcast
The Bridge to Tomorrow's Talent Podcast brings together voices from across the education, workforce, and community development landscape. Each episode features insightful conversations with employers, educators, and community leaders who are shaping the future of work and learning.
From innovative career pathways to real-world success stories, this podcast explores how cross-sector collaboration is unlocking opportunities for the next generation of talent. Tune in to hear how systems are being reimagined—and how you can be part of building the bridge to a brighter, more equitable future.
The Bridge To Tomorrow's Talent Podcast
Ep. 10 How to Close the Education-to-Workforce Gap: Insights from Aerospace Leader Eric Schmidt
Show Notes:
In this episode of The Bridge to Tomorrow’s Talent, host Dale Marsden sits down with Eric Schmidt, President and Co-Founder of Exquadrum, to explore what it truly takes to prepare emerging talent for the rapidly changing world of work.
Eric shares insights from more than two decades in aerospace and engineering leadership, highlighting the widening gap between education and workforce needs, and what industry, educators, and communities must do to close it.
Bio:
Eric is the President and Co-founder of Exquadrum, a minority owned, defense and aerospace contractor which specializes in rocket-based technologies for the Department of Defense, NASA, and the commercial space industry. Exquadrum is headquartered in Victorville, CA and has 83 employees. In his role as President of Exquadrum, Eric guides and supervises the day-to-day business management of the company while providing the corporate and technical vision to its staff. He oversees Exquadrum’s industrial security, safety, and quality programs; operations; test and evaluation; engineering; and technical services. Eric graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with an aerospace engineering degree where he was also inducted into their Engineering Hall of Fame in 2019. A native of the Mojave River Valley since 1982, he married his high school sweetheart, Cindie Schmidt, who is a teacher in the Hesperia Unified School District. He has three children, Dwight, 38, Cameron, 36, and Summer, 24.
To connect with our guest, click on the links below:
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ericeschmidt
Website: www.exquadrum.com
Connect with Tomorrow’s Talent:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tomorrowstalent/
Dale Marsden: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-marsden-05287756/
Zachary Hill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-hill-0a5628219/
Website: https://tomorrowstalent.org/
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