Preparing an AI ready workforce requires more than teaching students how to use AI. Hosted by Sylvester Chisom, Episode 84 features Anshul Sonak, Intel's Principal Engineer, Global Director, and Head of Digital Readiness. Together, they explore how Intel is helping governments, schools, and universities around the world prepare students and workers for an AI powered future.

What can a former SpaceX Welding Supervisor teach us about the future of Career & Technical Education? In this episode, Juan Hernandez shares his journey from immigrating to the United States and learning welding on the job to helping build rockets at SpaceX and now Blue Origin. Along the way, we explore how craftsmanship, work ethic, ownership, and lifelong learning can create opportunities far beyond what most students imagine.

Brent shares how regional skill centers, employer partnerships, industry credentials, and even correctional education programs work together to expand opportunity across the entire state. Our conversation highlights what becomes possible when education, industry, and economic strategy are intentionally aligned. This episode reframes CTE as modern infrastructure designed to turn interest into impact, skills into wages, and education into dignity and opportunity.

Shelley shares her journey of transforming the CTE program, advocating for experiential learning, and pushing the boundaries of education.

Andrew "The MFG" Crowe to discuss the future of advanced manufacturing and its role in shaping the next generation of innovators.