A deep dive discussion with Maria Salinas, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Sheneui Weber, Vice Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development of California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. The discussion is lead by Salvatrice Cuomo, not only the host of this podcast but also the Vice President of Pasadena City College Economic and Workforce Development Department. This discussion distills the many topics breached in our previous episodes like necessary system changes & integration and discoveries such as the modern workforce being driven by data. Which brings us to this question: What is the biggest problem we are trying to solve?

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