Department of Commerce

The FutureMakers Coalition is a collective of about 140 business and educational partners in five counties working to transform Southwest Florida's workforce. The organization's goal is to help working adults with college degrees, workplace and industry certificates, and other up-skill credentialing. Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, spoke with coalition director Tessa Lesage, who shares the role and opportunities that the coalition offers, in partnership with FGCU, in the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline.