<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.nwrc.org/podcast/tag/florida/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>NWRC - Podcast #florida</title><description>NWRC - Podcast #florida</description><link>https://www.nwrc.org/podcast/tag/florida</link><lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:53:33 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Workforce Talks Episode 4: Valencia Strowder]]></title><link>https://www.nwrc.org/podcast/post/workforce-talks-episode-4-valencia-strowder</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.nwrc.org/Episode-4-website.png"/>Workforce Talks Episode 4: Valencia Strowder | Meet the Florida Ready to Work Senior Customer Success Manager.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_RP3YPgIPSfeloWwMFt7FHg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_QBMfmI5PRlSt2b8DFmUBkA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_rnsVuyEKR3eE1mS1PXmxEg" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_LC9x0KqPSdyn_aYccJwZXQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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