Episodes

  • Affordable Housing
    Feb 13 2024

    🎙️ New Podcast Alert! 🏡👩‍🔧

    In our latest episode, we dive deep into a pressing issue that affects countless workers across the nation - "Affordable Housing" 🎧

    🏠 Affordable housing is not just a dream; it's a fundamental right. We explore the challenges faced by working individuals and families in securing a stable and affordable place to call home, and the implications this has on their lives.

    Share this episode with friends, colleagues, and anyone who's navigating the challenges of affordable housing. Let's work together to break down these barriers and build a better future! 💪🏡

    #AffordableHousing #WorkerBarriers #PodcastEpisode #HousingSolutions #CommunitySupport #ImagineThomasville

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    22 mins
  • Pipelines to Post Secondary
    Jan 9 2024

    🎙️ Exciting News! 🎙️ Our latest podcast episode is live and it's a must-listen! 🚀

    🎓 Join us as we explore the critical topic of "Pipelines to Post-Secondary" as it relates to the current and future workforce in Thomasville-Thomas County 📚💼

    🎧 Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform.👆

    #Education #CareerDevelopment #Podcast #PostSecondary #WorkforceSuccess #ImagineThomasville

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    22 mins
  • Communication and Relationship Building
    Dec 12 2023

    🎙️✨ Exciting News! Our latest podcast episode is here, and it's all about Communication and Relationship Building in Thomasville-Thomas County! 📣🤝

    In this episode, we delve into the art of effective communication and the power of building strong relationships within our community. We sit down with local experts, leaders, and residents to share their insights, stories, and tips on fostering meaningful connections.

    Tune in and discover how better communication can strengthen the bonds that make our community so special. 🤗🎧

    #ImagineThomasville #PodcastEpisode #CommunicationMatters #RelationshipBuilding #ThomasvilleThomasCounty #CommunityConnections #TuneInNow 📻🤗

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    34 mins
  • Literacy by 3rd Grade
    Nov 14 2023

    🎧 New Episode Alert! 📚🎉 Dive into our latest podcast episode: "Literacy by 3rd Grade"! In this installment, we explore the importance of literacy by 3rd grade, as it pertains to our future workforce.

    Whether you're a parent, teacher, or business owner, this episode will inspire you to nurture a love for reading in our young learners. 📣👦👧

    Tune in now! 📣📚
    #LiteracyBy3rdGrade #PodcastEpisode #StorytellingMagic #YoungReaders #EducationMatters #ImagineThomasville

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    26 mins
  • Candidates for Council
    Oct 13 2023
    🎙️ It's here!

    Dive into the heart of local politics with our latest podcast episode featuring exclusive interviews with your city council candidates representing District 1 and District 2 in Thomasville, Georgia!

    🗳️ Get to know the voices vying to make a difference in our community. Listen now and be an informed voter!

    *Imagine Thomasville is a non-partisan voice for business. *

    #CityCouncilCandidates #letstalkthomasville #LocalPolitics #GetInformed 🎧🗳️

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Season 3 Episode 3: Child Care Tax Credits
    Sep 20 2023

    In this episode of the Workforce Plan, Shelley and Andrea continue discussing the first pinch point in the community's birth the work pipeline, early care and learning.

    Hear from guest speaker, Tina Herring, Assistant Director of Existing Industry and Regional Recruitment at Georgia Department of Economic Development for Region 10. Tina explains how Georgia offers credits to businesses that sponsor or provide Child Care for their employees.

    If you own a business, give this episode a listen!



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    22 mins
  • Season 3 Episode 2: Early Care & Learning with Lisa Billups
    Aug 22 2023

    Shelley and Andrea connect with Executive Director, Lisa Billups with the Thomasville Community Resource Center. Together, Imagine Thomasville and Thomasville Community Resource Center engaged Georgia Partnership in Excellence in Education (GPEE) to evaluate the community's birth to work pipeline. Listen to this episode to hear about how early care and learning deserves a strong focus in our program of work.

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    29 mins
  • The Workforce Plan Introduction
    Jul 13 2023

    Tune into Let's Talk Thomasville, a podcast produced by Imagine Thomasville and Summerhill Creative.

    Season 3 highlights the massive community collaborative, undertaking the birth to work pipeline challenges in Thomasville and Thomas County.

    In episode 1, Shelley Zorn, Executive Director of the Payroll Development Authority and Andrea Collins, Executive Director of the Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber, introduce how the workforce plan initiative was born.

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    24 mins