Hi, this is Greg Kielstrom. Welcome to season three of the Agile World, where we discuss customer

employee experience, organizational and workforce transformation, and how business can adapt and

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book, The Agile Workforce, now available on Amazon and other retailers. My name is Greg Kielstrom,

and I'm the host of the Agile World podcast. Welcome to a special episode of the show,

brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related

to the workforce, the role of place and the future of work, and more. We call this return on

creativity. Today, we're going to talk about the increased demand for a diverse workforce,

and how STEM skills are and will continue to be in demand. To prepare the future workforce,

it's good to start young and to ensure that all children, particularly those like,

less likely to participate in STEM, are able to. Tell me, discuss this topic. I'd like to welcome

Brittany Greer, Executive Director of Rosie Revitors. Welcome to the show. Thanks for having me.

What you're doing is really exciting, and I've heard a bit about it, but really excited

for you to share this with my audience. I'd like to just start by talking about Rosie Revitors.

Why don't you start by just talking a little bit about the mission and what you're

aiming to accomplish? Yeah, absolutely. Rose Revitors, our goal is to start young in terms of

early engagement. Our goal is to equip and empower girls from preschool. As early as we can get

on in a classroom setting, through middle school, from diverse backgrounds to be confident, strong,

and competent in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, as we've all come

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