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This is Project Management Masterclass, hosted by Brittany Wilkins. In today’s episode, we unpack the 2025 PMI Global Talent Report—a sobering look at the critical project management talent shortage threatening global progress.

You’ll learn:

• Why project management is not a niche—it’s the backbone of global innovation, infrastructure, and economic transformation.
• Where the demand for project professionals is rising fastest, including China, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• What’s causing the gap—from aging workforces to rapid AI and tech disruption.
• What project leaders can do about it using PMI’s M.O.R.E. mindset: Move outcomes, Own value, Realize change, Elevate impact.

Whether you're just entering the field or leading complex portfolios, this episode helps you understand where the profession is headed—and how to rise with it.

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In this powerful episode of Project Management Masterclass, host Brittany Wilkins unpacks the rise and fall of the Chill-Can Project in Youngstown, Ohio—a $20 million initiative that promised over 200 jobs, economic revival, and innovation but delivered none of it.

This isn’t just a case study—it’s personal. Born and raised in Youngstown, Brittany shares her firsthand experience of watching hope turn into heartbreak as communities were uprooted, homes were bulldozed, and nothing materialized.

Through the lens of project management, she breaks down what went wrong: missing milestones, ignored red flags, poor risk planning, and blind optimism without validation. The episode also examines the chillingly similar case of Zoetic Global—another failed promise in the same city.

🎧 Whether you’re a project leader, policymaker, or community advocate, this episode will challenge you to rethink what responsible project management really looks like—and why the lessons we learn must be applied.

🔑 Key Topics:

• The emotional and economic cost of failed projects
• Lessons in risk, governance, and stakeholder accountability
• Why "lessons learned" aren't enough without action
• A call to project managers to lead with integrity, not just ambition

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Is the customer always right? Only if you measure success through their eyes.

In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins shares the lightbulb moment from a company town hall that redefined how she leads projects—and why the secret to lasting impact isn’t just hitting deadlines or budgets, but embracing a customer-centric mindset.

Whether you’re serving internal teams or external clients, Brittany breaks down how true project excellence starts by putting the customer at the center of every decision. Discover why customer centricity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a leadership mindset that transforms priorities, builds empathy, and drives real value.

From stakeholder engagement to iterative feedback loops, she offers practical ways to reframe your project approach and lead with intentionality.

🎯 You’ll learn:

• How to apply value-driven delivery
• Why user experience is your secret weapon
• The six ways customer centricity shows up in real-world project work

Ready to stop managing tasks and start delivering transformation?
Tune in—and take on Brittany’s challenge to lead your next project through the customer’s lens.

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