Summary of Podcast Episode 66 - Workforce Development Starts in 3rd Grade with Greg Lowe

00:00:00 - 00:40:00

In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how workforce development can start in 3rd grade. He emphasizes the importance of story-telling and how companies and entrepreneurs can improve their outreach by using social media and other tools.

• 00:00:00 Greg Lowe is the director of economic development for the city of Louisburg in Tennessee. He talks about the growth of Louisburg as a small town that's started to see some growth in industries tied to the automotive sector. He also talks about the challenges of being too tied to one sector and how he's seen the job change over the years.
• 00:05:00 Greg Lowe discusses how he became an economic developer, focusing on the challenges he has faced in his hometown of Louisburg, TN. He explains that the growth in population from outside of the area has led to challenges for the local economy, such as high housing prices. He also discusses how his background in journalism has helped him in his work, as well as his passion for the community.
• 00:10:00 Greg Lowe discusses workforce development and how it starts in 3rd grade with the Innovation Academy. He talks about how his hometown, Lewisburg, is benefiting from the program.
• 00:15:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how workforce development starts in 3rd grade with the 88% unemployment rate among women with school-aged children. Lowe discusses how the availability and affordability of childcare is a problem, and how turning a percentage of these mothers into in-home childcare providers can solve the issue.
• 00:20:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how workforce development starts in third grade and how he has shifted his focus to entrepreneurship in order to help revitalize his community's downtown square. He remarks that job creation and capital investment are not as easily separable as they may seem, and goes on to discuss how entrepreneurship can be a powerful tool for economic development.
• 00:25:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how he started working with schools to develop a workforce for companies in Tennessee. He talks about how he started this process in third grade by interacting with students and their parents, and how he has since worked to get other industries on board. Lowe believes that if companies want to keep their young people, they need to market themselves to the students and their parents.
• 00:30:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how starting in third grade, students can get started in workforce development by touring local businesses and learning about various careers. He also discusses how he created an economic development growth engine club to help these students find their future career paths.
• 00:35:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses workforce development and how it starts in 3rd grade. He emphasizes the importance of story-telling and how companies and entrepreneurs can improve their outreach by using social media and other tools.
• 00:40:00 In this podcast, Greg Lowe discusses how workforce development can start in 3rd grade with VR training. Lowe emphasizes the importance of providing access to training and education for those who don't have it, and how VR can be an effective tool for this.