All Business Podcast

We're pleased to welcome Brian Tedeschi, President of Think Communications, Inc. to the re-launch of the PA Chamber's All Business Podcast. Brian is a 30-year public relations, advertising and product launch veteran – bringing strategic communications expertise to bear for leading healthcare, consumer and specialty brands, including Penn State University, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, Phili...

On last month’s All Business podcast, we sat down with Harrisburg University and discussed their work with STEM curriculum in the high school and how HU is bringing that exposure to students through dual enrollment, early college programs and summer exploration camps. This month is PART 2 of our Harrisburg University interview where we take a look at women in STEM. With over 70 percent of jobs tod...

Kids who like to fix things, make things, or understand how things work by taking them apart are getting the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild while earning college credits through Harrisburg University’s innovative programs. Harrisburg University is opening the doors to middle school and high school students to unleash their passion for science and technology and channel their drive...

Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast to meet Myra Brown, CEO and Owner of NWON – National Workforce Opportunity Network. You’ll hear how they are providing not only job readiness skills but career preparedness to help businesses get the right candidates to meet the staffing needs and build a skilled workforce.

With the increased need for employees for open positions at companies across the Commonwealth, learn how one Pennsylvania staffing company is connecting outstanding employees with the best companies in the area! Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast to hear from Jim Carchidi, Chief Executive Officer of JFC Staffing Companies who is not only building a great workforce for companies here in...

What started as a DJ business in high school and has grown into a full-service entertainment service company, Klock Entertainment is a true entrepreneurial success story. Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast and meet Jason Klock, founder and President of Klock Entertainment, as he takes us on his journey of success, shares his vision, and explains how he grew his business into this award...

As the health insurance renewal time is upon us, we invite you to meet PA Chamber Insurance’s new Chief Operating Officer, Brian Orsinger. Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast to get his insights on where health insurance for businesses is going and his vision for PA Chamber Insurance’s continued and growing success.

As employers are looking to fill in-demand positions for their organizations, one pool of potential employees that have skills and are looking for opportunity are re-entry candidates. Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast and learn how the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is working to build sustainable, employer-driven career pathways that prepare inmates with in-demand skills whil...

Highmark Inc. is universally recognized as one of the leaders in healthcare. But their contributions go well beyond providing healthcare benefits – listen in to this month’s All Business podcast and learn how they make a significant financial, community and sustainability footprint here in the Commonwealth, and the partnership approach they take to address the varied needs of our communities!

This month’s All Business podcast takes us to Happy Valley, State College, PA where we discuss the business of hospitality with Hospitality Asset Management Company – known as HAMCO for short. Listen and learn how HAMCO has built and continues to expand its property base and how their commitment to quality, their employees and decades of experience awarded them the Choice Hotels prestigious Premie...

This month’s All Business podcast takes us back to school where we are talking to Dr. Ruth Patterson at Olney Charter High School in Philadelphia about their JAG program—Job’s for America’s Graduates. Listen in and learn how this program is teaching students employability skills and increases their workforce opportunities, all while reducing poverty and unemployment.

This month’s All Business podcast welcomes Stacy Kyle, Director of Business Development and Partnerships from member organization AHEDD. With so many jobs available across the state, one company is making a difference in filling those employment opportunities and helping Pennsylvanian’s with disabilities. Listen in to hear how AHEDD is serving youth in transition from school-to-work, and adults wh...

The first All Business podcast of the year features Jim Rodgers, Chief Strategic Officer from member company Dawood Engineering. Listen and learn how Dawood has grown over the past twenty years and their important contributions to Pennsylvania’s economic landscape! From designing, overseeing and coordinating projects varying in size such as single well-pad sites, to major highway reconstruction pr...

This edition of the All Business podcast features Allison Davenport, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan. Listen in to learn how UnitedHealthcare is creating a future health workforce that meets a community’s diverse and distinct health care needs and grooming the next generation of health care talent in Pennsylvania through their Diverse Scholars Initiative.

Keystone Canna Remedies is the first medical marijuana facility to open in Pennsylvania, establishing its residency in Bethlehem, PA. The All Business podcast welcomes Victor Guadagnino Jr., Chief Business Development Officer for Keystone Canna Remedies to explain how this family-owned facility has become one of Pennsylvania’s premier medicinal marijuana dispensaries, the myths and facts surroundi...

How do companies recruit the future workforce they need that have the skills they want? It’s a critical area for businesses across the Commonwealth. The Challenge Program, Inc., based in Johnstown, PA plays a crucial role in developing Business/Education partnerships while introducing students to careers in their communities and building the necessary employability skills. The All Business podcast...

The All Business podcast welcomes Dr. Maurice Flurie, CEO of Commonwealth Charter Academy. Tune in to hear how this unique educational institution is changing the landscape of traditional learning. You’ll hear about their focus on filling workforce needs and their students’ future success. Commonwealth Charter Academy not only concentrates on fostering each students’ achievement, but also on the f...

Pennsylvania businesses continue to tell us their struggles with recruiting a qualified and ready-to-work workforce. The Harrisburg US ARMY Recruiting Battalion is here to help! Listen in to this month’s All Business podcast and learn how they are filling critical employment needs in almost every employment field found in the private sector.

This month’s All Business podcast welcomes Wilfred Muskins, President and CEO of Stevens & Lee/Griffin International. Listen and learn how Pennsylvania businesses can capitalize on the wide range of opportunities available to expand into global markets, some of the common misconceptions about going global and how opportunity for international trade is growing.

This month’s All Business podcast welcomes Robert and Devin Langan of Legacy Business Advisors. Specializing in personalized financial service and business succession planning, Legacy Business Advisors has a proven process and is recognized as best in class in delivering a customized plan that will position you to exit your business in a manner that preserves your legacy and on financial terms tha...

This month’s All Business podcast features Cara Young, Business Development Manager for the ALMAC GROUP. The ALMAC GROUP is an established contract development and manufacturing organization that provides an extensive range of integrated services to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors globally. Listen in and learn how the ALMAC GROUP is growing here in Pennsylvania and beyond and why they are a...

This month’s All Business podcast is talking workforce and the needs of Pennsylvania businesses. But—we are changing it up a bit and hearing from some of those who are becoming the future of Pennsylvania’s workforce: four students from Hanover Senior High School. Listen in to learn about the unique opportunity Hanover High has given them to get real-world experience that has allowed them to explor...

This month’s All Business podcast features Steven Sabold, Director of Marketing and IT with the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Ranked by Forbes as a Top Two-Year Trade School in 2017, PIA has produced top notch aircraft mechanics and avionics technicians to enter the workforce in aviation maintenance, electronics, and other related fields since 1929. Graduates are in demand throughout the US...

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The July All Business podcast features Gordon Laabs and Jay Roth from Elsner Engineering based in Hanover, PA. Founded in 1934, Elsner Engineering Works, Inc., has earned a worldwide reputation for leadership in the design and manufacture of a wide range of converting equipment for the paper, film, foil, and nonwovens industries. Virtually every type of consumer roll product can be wound, rewound,...