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TalentWise is our workforce solutions podcast where you’ll hear from leaders
navigating workforce challenges in real time and discover strategies you can apply to your own organization.  

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Season 2 | Episode 1

Duration: 35 min

S2 Ep 1: Lessons From the Front Lines of Leadership with Laura Kavanagh

Wednesday Jan 14, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 2

Duration: 43 min

S2 Ep 2: Good Jobs Birmingham: A Local Model for a National Healthcare Workforce Crisis with Dr. Olivia Cook Howell and Sarah Wilson

Tuesday Jan 27, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 3

Duration: 30 min

S2 Ep 3: Marketing With Meaning: Building Trust, Results and Good Jobs with Rashida Reese and Jillian Darling

Wednesday Feb 11, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 4

Duration: 29 min

S2 Ep 4: Driving the Workforce Forward: Inside the Tank Truck Workforce Challenge with Ryan Streblow

Wednesday Feb 25, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 5

Duration: 26 min

S2 Ep5: Building Better Workforce Campaigns: Inside the Markstein Approach with Chris Hoke and Angela Thomas

Wednesday Mar 11, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 6

Duration: 20 min

S2 Ep6: Progress Starts with Partnership: Rethinking How Communities Grow with Cornell Wesley

Wednesday Mar 25, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 7

Duration: 19 min

S2 Ep 7: The Future of Leadership: How Today’s Leaders Are Navigating Workforce Transformation with Ani Huang

Wednesday Apr 8, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 8

Duration: 42 min

S2 Ep 8: Driving Alabama Forward: Inside the Workforce Powering Alabama’s Economy with Mark Colson

Wednesday Apr 22, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 9

Duration: 58 min

S2 Ep 9: Stop Fixing Symptoms: Rethinking the Future of Work with Dr. Don Barden

Wednesday May 6, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 10

Duration: 20 min

S2 Ep 10: Lead Like a Warrior with Lee Price

Wednesday May 20, 2026

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Season 2 | Episode 11

S2 Ep 11: Building Giants: Connecting Education, Industry, and Opportunity in Maritime Careers with Lindsay Cline

Wednesday Jun 3, 2026

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Season 1

TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein

Season 1

Introducing TalentWise: A Podcast by Markstein

Wednesday Apr 9, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 1: Behind the numbers with Dr. Nyesha Black

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S1 Ep 1: Behind the Numbers featuring Nyesha C. Black, Ph.D.

Tuesday Apr 15, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 2: Inside the C-Store with Jeff Lenard

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S1 Ep 2: Inside the C-Store with Jeff Lenard

Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 3: Changing Workforce, Changing Marketplace with Kim Lear

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S1 Ep 3: Changing Workforce, Changing Marketplace with Kim Lear

Tuesday May 13, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 4: Managing a University Workforce with Janet May

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S1 Ep 4: Managing a University Workforce with Janet May

Tuesday May 27, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 5: Getting the Workforce Tea from Ryan Faught

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S1 Ep 5: Getting the Workforce Tea from Ryan Faught

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 6: Sustaining a National Laboratory’s Human Capital with Frank Trigueros

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S1 Ep 6: Sustaining a National Laboratory’s Human Capital with Frank Trigueros

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 7: Framing the Health of Our Mental Health Infrastructure with Commissioner Boswell

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S1 Ep 7: Framing the Health of Our Mental Health Infrastructure with Commissioner Boswell

Wednesday Jul 9, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 8: A Workforce Without Women Is No Workforce At All with April Benetollo

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S1 Ep 8: A Workforce Without Women Is No Workforce At All with April Benetollo

Wednesday Jul 23, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 9: Creating Pathways to Prosperity through Apprenticeships with Brent Parton

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S1 Ep 9: Creating Pathways to Prosperity through Apprenticeships with Brent Parton

Wednesday Aug 6, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 10: Inclusivity Is the Key if We Are to Prosper with JW Carpenter

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S1 Ep 10: Inclusivity Is the Key if We Are to Prosper with JW Carpenter

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 11: Strategy Starts with a Vision First with Gray Swoope

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S1 Ep 11: Strategy Starts with a Vision First with Gray Swoope

Thursday Sep 4, 2025

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TalentWise, a podcast by Markstein. Hosted by Danny Markstein. Episode 12: No Limits with A.C. Roper

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S1 Ep 12: No Limits with A.C. Roper

Wednesday Sep 17, 2025

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