Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
welcome
Session One:
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
EMPOWERED.
If we want to get HIRED, we've got to think HIGHER!
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This year has been so tough for so many of us. This summit was designed to help you not only learn about job opportunities, but to also energize you with the motivation you need to move forward.
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This HigherMe Workforce Summit begins with a session by speaker, entrepreneur and radio host, Frankie Wilson Jr.
sessions
Session Two:
Workforce 2021:
Preparing for a New Economy
What industries will be on the rise in the future? How should you prepare for what comes next in the workforce? What about entrepreneurship - is now a good time to start a business? Join industry leaders for a dynamic conversation about the workforce of the future.
Session Three:
Preparing Students
for Success in a
Post COVID World
What opportunities await our students? How do we ensure that our children are prepared for the workforce? With what skills should they be equipped? Join our panel of educators for a conversation about preparing our students for what's next.
demetra brown
Dallas Entrepreneur Center
Demetra Brown is the Senior Director for the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, an organization that helps entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.
richard perez
Workforce Solutions - Greater Dallas
Richard Perez is the Research Manager at Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
candy sloucum
North Central Texas Interlink
Candy Slocum is the Executive Director at North Central Texas Interlink, Inc, an organization that gathers information about the workforce in North Central Texas.
ben magill
Dallas College
Ben Magill is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Economic Opportunity at Dallas College
dr. joe seabrooks
Dallas College
Dr. Joe Seabrooks is the President of Cedar Valley, a Dallas College Campus.
tracy williams
Texas Christian University
Tracy Williams is the National Board Alumni President of Texas Christian University.
tyesha smith lowe
Cedar Hill ISD
Tyesha Smith Lowe is the Director of Innovation with Cedar Hill ISD.
