19 episodes
Future Ready DSM Greater Des Moines Partnership
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The Future Ready DSM Podcast provides a snapshot of the future world of work and shares insights on the employment landscape for people who are just entering the workforce as well as those looking to advance in or change their career paths. In each episode, you will hear from local or national leaders and experts on the latest trends in talent development in our DSM region.
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Building a Thriving Community: United Way of Central Iowa Focuses on Equity
Mary Sellers, President of United Way of Central Iowa, joined the podcast to discuss the United to Thrive campaign, which launched in 2020, which focuses not only on education, income and health, but growing, prospering and thriving. Placing equity at the center of the campaign, United Way of Central Iowa strives to graduate students from high school, then goes one step further by looking at how to set them up with a plan to create a successful future and build wealth for their family and fut...
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Work-Based Learning for Students at Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Dan Greteman, the now retired Chief Information Officer & Transformation Leader for Ruan Transportation Management Systems, shares how Ruan offers work-based learning for high school and college students looking for an alternative career path.
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Job Ready Out of High School? John Deere Partnered Apprenticeships Provide Students With Knowledge and Experience
During the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Future Ready DSM podcast, guests share insights about the employment landscape for people entering the workforce, as well as those looking to advance or change their career paths with The Partnership’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Dr. Marvin DeJear. The most recent episode of Future Ready DSM welcomed David Ottavianelli, Director of Workforce and Community Development at John Deere about the work-based initiatives at the company...
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2022 Employment Trends in DSM | Dave Leto | Palmer Group
During the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Future Ready DSM podcast, guests share insights about the employment landscape for people entering the workforce, as well as those looking to advance or change their career paths with The Partnership’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Dr. Marvin DeJear. The most recent episode of Future Ready DSM welcomed Dave Leto, president and employee owner of Palmer Group, to discuss employment trends in Greater Des Moines (DSM). Leto also talk...
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A Blueprint for Economic Growth: How The Iowa Business Council Plays a Key Role in Talent Retention | Joe Murphy, Executive Director, Iowa Business Council
The most recent episode of Future Ready DSM welcomed Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council (IBC). Murphy discussed elevating Iowa’s economic vitality. The IBC is about companies coming together collectively to provide jobs and opportunities for everyday Iowans. In the past two years, with the effects of the pandemic, Murphy said they have worked to enhance Iowa’s economic growth even more.
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Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families: Creating Opportunities for Youth
In the first 2022 episode of the Future Ready DSM podcast, Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families Director Dr. Ahmed Agyeman discusses his upbringing, his role at the Evelyn K. Davis Center, where staff focuses on financial education and asset building, education and workforce training and work support, talent development opportunities and more.