Workforce Situation Room

A duo to be reckoned with , CEOs from the El Paso Chamber of Commerce and Paso Del Norte foundation join forces to catalyze local economic growth.

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WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.

WSB hears from Mary Beth Stevens, President of the Better Business Bureau and Terri Reed, Vice President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to talk about the forward thinking ways of replenishing businesses post-pandemic.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

 Bianca and Leila sit down with Susie Byrd (Director of Economic Development and Workforce Excellence at the Aerospace Center) and Mary Helen Aldeis (Program Director, Women's Border Business Center) to talk about the future of El Paso's growth as the aerospace industry positions itself to bring an economic boom for the community and its businesses.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

More than two decades in the business development industry, the El Paso Hispanic Chamber's CEO Cindy Ramos-Davidson has led entrepreneurs through historic ups and downs of her economic era. Listen in as she joins Leila and Bianca on a conversation about work ethic, equality and changing our community for the better.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

This month, we launch our Women's Month Series with Laura Butler, the Executive Director of Pioneers 21 and a leader in regional economic development. Laura and her team have cultivated a business incubator within their non-profit organization to provide up-and-coming entrepreneurs with opportunities that set them up for success. She gives us a peek at the innovation making its way into El Paso, and how it's teeing up El Paso for economic prosperity.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

The weakening effects of "brain drain" on the Borderplex economy negatively impact the livelihood of all industries with a trickle-down effect to our workforce by way of wages, job opportunity, community development, and quality of life. Aztec and WSB team up to help revive the spark and progress of the Borderplex economy with a robust Nextforce internship strategy in the world of Construction.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

It feels like just yesterday we recorded our Crystal ball look ahead back in January of ‘22. WSB covered quite a bit of community needs over the year and This episode we'll be taking a look here at our Annual Report overview, with Communications Director Bianca Cervantes and CEO Leila Melendez.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

WSB sits down with VP of Bitwise Industries, Liliana Mireles to hear about how this human-centered company is elevating the Borderplex workforce. WSB parallels with Bitwise Industries' mission to fortify the Nextforce and workers most in need of skills and career development by way of hope, encouragement, and motivation.

About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

As part of WSB's mission to successfully equip the workforce, an initiative to nurture the Nextforce, our youth (ages 16-24) entering into work involves providing a safe platform to express their needs. After a rollercoaster education with unstable learning environments thanks to covid, students at a local high school had the chance to open up about their envisioned career trajectories.


About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna

In this episode, WSB Business Services client Rooftoppers opens up about having an open mind when they opted to participate in our justice-involved program initiative. Business owners Ruby and Ruben Maldonado opened their doors as a potential employer to inmates preparing to be released and return to the workforce. Listen in on how second chances evolved to changed lives, expanded business, and a business strategy that fortifies the economy on multiple levels.


About Us:
WSB is in full force addressing these workforce situations. If you’d like to join us in our mission to connect people to opportunity by providing not just individual solutions but systemic problem-solving for our communities, you know where to sound off.

We don’t always have a choice in the situations we face – but you do have a choice in subscribing to Solutions. Join the Workforce Situation Room on your favorite podcast platform and hit subscribe where you’ll find a solution, to every situation.


Production By: @ProducerAlayna