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Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast
The Workforce Solutions Podcast brings expert insights and real stories from workforce leaders, educators, employers, and community innovators to explore the evolving world of work, career readiness, and economic opportunity. Each episode dives into trends, solutions, and practical strategies that empower job seekers, businesses, and communities to thrive in today’s labor market.
Episodes
16 episodes
How Vocational Rehabilitation Helps Employers Build a Talent Pipeline
What if your next great hire is part of a talent pool you haven't tapped yet?In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stipeche, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, talks with Fernando Rivera Jr., Busi...
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Beyond GED & ESL: How Adult Education Builds Career Pathways PART 3
What does Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) really offer? It's a lot more than GED prep and ESL classes.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stipeche, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, talks ...
Work In Texas: The Free Hiring Tool Every Texas Employer Should Use
Think workplace accommodations are complicated or expensive? Think again.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stipeche, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, talks with Fernando Rivera Jr. from the ...
Hiring People with Disabilities: The Talent Pool Employers Are Missing
Think workplace accommodations are complicated or expensive? Think again.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stepich, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, talks with Fernando Rivera Jr. from the T...
Beyond GED & ESL: How Adult Education Builds Career Pathways PART 2
Your experience matters — and the right education and support can help you turn it into your next career opportunity.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stipeche, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Boa...
AI, Jobs & the Changing Workforce
How is artificial intelligence changing the workforce — and what does it mean for your career?In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Podcast, Juliet Stepec, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, sits down with Parker...
Finding the Right Career Through Vocational Rehabilitation
Finding a job is one thing. Finding work that matches your skills, interests and goals can change everything.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions podcast, Gulf Coast Workforce Board Executive Director Juliet Stipeche is joined by ...
Beyond GED & ESL: How Adult Education Builds Career Pathways
Adult education and literacy is about much more than GED and ESL classes.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions podcast, Gulf Coast Workforce Board Executive Director Juliet Stipeche talks with Danielle Knotts, Manager of Career Pat...
Quality Childcare: Why It Matters for Children, Families and Employers
Affordable childcare is important, but quality childcare matters just as much.In this episode of the Workforce Solutions podcast, Gulf Coast Workforce Board Executive Director Juliet Stipeche is joined by Dr. Sharon Spillman, who leads ...
Economic Mobility and the Future of Work in Houston
Economic mobility is often connected to the idea of the American Dream. It is the ability for each generation to build a better future than the one before it. But today, that future is not guaranteed for many families.In this episode of ...
Helping Gulf Coast Employers Build a Stronger Workforce
In this episode of the WFSGC podcast, Crosby Brito walks through the support available to Gulf Coast employers, from recruitment and hiring events to On-the-Job Training, incumbent worker training, registered apprenticeships, labor market insig...
Housing, Education & the Data Behind Getting Ahead
In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast podcast, Parker Harvey unpacks what regional data reveals about housing, education, career pathways, and financial stability across the Gulf Coast. Even with a steady job, getting ahead can ...
Hire Gulf Coast Youth: Internships, Summer Jobs & Career Pathways
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast is helping connect young people across the region to meaningful career opportunities through Hire Gulf Coast Youth.In this conversation, LaToya Casemere shares how HGCY supports youth and young adults ages...
¿Qué es Workforce Solutions?
En este episodio de Workforce Solutions, Crosby Brito conversa con la Dra. María Franco sobre los servicios disponibles para la comunidad en la región de la Costa del Golfo.Workforce Solutions ofrece apoyo sin costo para personas que bu...
Apprenticeships Work!: Building a Stronger Workforce
Most people still believe the only path to a successful career runs through a four-year college degree.But what if there’s another way?In this episode of the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast podcast, we explore how ...
Connecting People to Opportunity: The Role of Workforce Solutions
Most people don’t think about the workforce system until something breaks.A business struggles to find talent. A worker can’t find an opportunity. Or an entire region begins to feel the strain.In this inaugural episode, Juliet Sti...