Engaged, Empowered, Employed

As the workforce development board serving Mecklenburg County, Charlotte Works leads the way in connecting job seekers and employers, providing skills training and work opportunities for youth and adults, analyzing and sharing data to educate the public on workforce needs, and aligning community partners around workforce initiatives to help make Charlotte-Mecklenburg a place of economic opportunity for all.

Healthcare Career Pathways Program Partnership Between Charlotte Works and Atrium Health 06/06/2022

Healthcare Career Pathways Program Partnership Between Charlotte Works and Atrium Health In this episode, Charlotte Works Community Engagement Manager Tashara Brown chats with Atrium Health’s HR Manager Cynthia Bailey and HR Consultant Grace Croft. They discuss the partnership between Charlotte Works and Atrium Health called the Healthcare Career Pathways program and the critical job positions it helps to fill. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/23343587

Learn About the Coalition for Construction Careers (C3) 04/18/2022

Learn About the Coalition for Construction Careers (C3) Charlotte Works Senior Business Engagement Manager Andrew Davila chats with RJ Leeper Construction's Director of Workforce Development and Strategic Solutions Ben Hutchins about the Coalition for Construction Careers (C3), how Charlotte Works has helped RJ Leeper with Upskilling employees, and how to address the labor shortage. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/22827959

How are Inflation and the Great Resignation Impacting Companies? 01/07/2022

How are Inflation and the Great Resignation Impacting Companies? Charlotte Works' Chief Impact Officer Kevin Loux is joined by Catapult's HR Advisor and Compensation Lead, Becky Drozdz to discuss how companies are responding to today's challenges with talent attraction and retention. This episode also explores some best practices that companies can implement today even when facing budgetary constraints. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/21708131

Learn About Upskill Training Grants for Employers 12/13/2021

Learn About Upskill Training Grants for Employers Charlotte Works Communications Manager Shameika Rhymes chats with Charlotte Works Program Support Manager Chris Miller about her experience as a job seeker at the NCWorks Career Centers, what she does in her role at Charlotte Works, and how employers can acquire funding to train their employees by applying for Upskill Training Grants. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/21426989

Is the Great Resignation Real? A Deep Dive Into the Talent Shortage and Current Employee Sentiment 08/27/2021

Is the Great Resignation Real? A Deep Dive Into the Talent Shortage and Current Employee Sentiment Charlotte Works’ Chief Impact Officer Kevin Loux is joined by Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont’s Manager of Partnerships and Impact Mandy Couch to take a deep dive into the context around the Charlotte Talent Survey results. This episode explores the future of remote work, if the great resignation and talent shortage is real, and what employers are doing in response to the current environment. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/20281397

Charlotte Works Partner MeckEd Helps Students Determine Their Career Pathways 03/09/2021

Charlotte Works Partner MeckEd Helps Students Determine Their Career Pathways Charlotte Works Business Engagement Manager Erika Shorty chats with our partner MeckEd about their learning lab and how it's helping high school students on their career pathways. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/18105641

Charlotte Works Partner MeckEd Helps Students Determine Their Career Pathways 03/08/2021

MeckEd Student Shares Her Virtual Learning Experience During a Pandemic & Launches Her Own Brand 01/12/2021

MeckEd Student Shares Her Virtual Learning Experience During a Pandemic & Launches Her Own Brand Charlotte Works Business Engagement Manger Erika Shorty talks with MeckEd student Efuru Cole-Brewer about how she’s handling the pressure of navigating through her senior year with virtual learning at Harding University High School during a pandemic, launching her own business, and her goals for 2021. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/17504642

The Effects of Systematic Racism on Employment & More 12/15/2020

The Effects of Systematic Racism on Employment & More In this episode we highlight structural inequities and how racial disparities manifest in the workplace. Our Chief Impact Officer, Kevin Loux, talks with Fernando Little, Chief Diversity Officer at Atrium Health and Sherri Chisholm, Director at Leading on Opportunity, to get practical advice on what we can do to be a part of the solution. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/17208047

A Job Seeker Explains How Charlotte Works Helped Him Find a Job During the Pandemic 11/24/2020

A Job Seeker Explains How Charlotte Works Helped Him Find a Job During the Pandemic Charlotte Works Business Engagement Manager Erika Shorty talks with a job seeker about how Charlotte Works and NCWorks helped him find a position in the midst of a pandemic and what employers can do to ensure work from home success. Listen to hear this job seeker's inspirational words for others in the job market. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/16939778

Discovery Place Exposes Youth to STEM Careers 09/16/2020

Discovery Place Exposes Youth to STEM Careers Charlotte Works Business Engagement Manager Erika Shorty talks with Lotticia Shefferson from Discovery Place about preparing youth for STEM careers during COVID-19 and how Discovery Place is promoting diversity in STEM, and what area employers can do to help. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/16019855

What is a Living Wage? 07/29/2020

What is a Living Wage? Charlotte Works' Director of Labor Market Intelligence, Kevin Loux, discusses what a living wage is in Charlotte, pathways to a living wage, plus what happens with the loss of public subsidies and how it affects benefits. Brandi Newman of Atrium Health and Sylvia Cini of Central Piedmont also join the episode to share perspectives from an employer and an education partner. See the slides referenced in this episode . /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/15370358

MeckEd Student Shares Her Experience During COVID-19 07/22/2020

MeckEd Student Shares Her Experience During COVID-19 Charlotte Works Business Engagement Manager Erika Shorty talks with MeckEd student Efuru Cole-Brewer about how she’s handling the pressure of going into her senior year at Harding University High School while COVID-19 is still on the rise. She also discusses her experience with our community partner MeckEd and how their program is preparing her for life after high school. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/15159164

Career Advisor Continues to Serve Job Seekers & Employers During COVID-19 07/08/2020

Career Advisor Continues to Serve Job Seekers & Employers During COVID-19 Charlotte Works Chief Operating Officer Anna London talks with Ebony Copeland-Nesbit, a career advisor at one of our NCWorks Career Centers. The two discuss how Copeland-Nesbit and other advisors are continuing to serve job seekers and employers virtually during the pandemic. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/15126434

Analyzing COVID-19 Data with Kevin Loux 06/17/2020

Analyzing COVID-19 Data with Kevin Loux Charlotte Works Director of Labor Market Intelligence Kevin Loux hosts a round table on COVID-19 related data including unemployment numbers, jobs available, and forward thinking strategies featuring Alanna Williams from Opportunity Insights, Chuck McShane of Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, Alyssa Brown from the City of Charlotte, and Heath Dillard from Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/14840753

Miriam Espaillat of Sabor Latin Street Grill 06/10/2020

Miriam Espaillat of Sabor Latin Street Grill Charlotte Works Chief Operating Officer Anna London talks with Sabor Latin Grill co-owner Miriam Espaillat about handling the COVID-19 crisis from a business owner perspective, keeping employees mentally healthy, creating pathways through the Sabor Opportunity Program, and working with NCWorks. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/14770778

STEM Development 04/29/2020

STEM Development In this week’s episode, we highlight our iamSTEMCLT program and talk with employers who are helping shape the future of stem careers by preparing the youth. Host Erika Shorty talks to Isael Mejia and Sherry Jones, two members of Charlotte Works' partner organizations. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/14190809

iamSTEMCLT Builds Diverse Skill Sets 03/11/2020

iamSTEMCLT Builds Diverse Skill Sets In this week’s episode, we highlight our iamSTEMCLT program and talk with employers who are helping shape the future of stem careers by preparing the youth. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/13508201

Sheriff Gary McFadden Talks Partnerships with Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office 02/25/2020

Sheriff Gary McFadden Talks Partnerships with Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office In this week’s episode, Charlotte Works COO Anna London sits down with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office to discuss the relationship between local law enforcement and workforce development. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/13297289

Reliable Restorations Talks Finding Success 02/11/2020

Reliable Restorations Talks Finding Success In this week’s episode, we highlight the success story of Reliable Restorations and their ties to the NCWorks Career Center. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/13088654

How Charlotte Works and NCWorks Help People Find Jobs 01/28/2020

How Charlotte Works and NCWorks Help People Find Jobs In this week’s episode, we meet job seeker Tonya Dansler and hear how NCWorks Career Counselor Mark Greer helped her get back to work. Tune in to learn more about how we can help you find a new career or additional training. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/12904292

Welcome to Charlotte Works! 01/14/2020

Welcome to Charlotte Works! In this week’s episode, we introduce listeners to Charlotte Works. We sit down with Charlotte Works President & CEO Danielle Frazier and the Chairman of the Board of Directors Chris Payton to discuss how they are working to get the region engaged, empowered, and employed. /episode/index/show/charlotteworks/id/12674777

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