Best in Business Luncheon

The number one struggle of businesses today is workforce. This month’s luncheon will showcase a panel of workforce partners that will help you think outside the box for your workforce strategies.  Atlanta CareerRise Executive Director John Helton will lead a panel of the best of the best in workforce which will showcase unique approaches to recruiting and retaining talent.

Meet our Speakers!
John Helton, Atlanta CareerRise
With a Kennesaw State University public and social services degree fresh in hand, a very green John Helton began his career as a DFCS child protective services investigator, ultimately learning the ins and outs of human services by serving in progressive roles managing childcare, volunteer, and community development programs before being appointed deputy director of Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services. Discovering his passion for helping create economic opportunities for people and communities through workforce development, John then spent 19 years as the founding president and CEO of CobbWorks, Inc. and WorkSource Cobb, the local workforce development board, until assuming leadership of CareerRise, Inc. in June 2019. John has served on boards of numerous workforce development and civic organizations at the neighborhood, local, state, and national levels including president of the Southeastern Employment & Training Association (SETA). John currently serves as chair of the Metro Atlanta eXchange (MAX) for Workforce Solutions as well as president of his neighborhood association in the historic Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta. John is an avid traveler, but when home, he enjoys sharing a good meal with family and friends and caretaking his often neurotic and frequently aggressive rescue poodle, Duncan.
 
Beth Herman, Monster
Beth leads the Eastern US Enterprise sales team for Monster Worldwide, a technology division of Randstad. She oversees the sales of comprehensive SaaS solutions to include career sites, cloud, EVP/branding and other offerings that allow talent acquisition professionals to connect with top talent effortlessly.  Prior to Monster, Beth spent over 25 years in the staffing industry with two of the Top 5 global staffing firms as Regional Vice President. She is active in the HR community and volunteers with Cobb WorkSource Georgia.  She previously held Board positions with Cobb WorkSource Georgia, State of Georgia Workforce Board and Year Up.  She is a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting and is passionate about connecting people to meaningful work.
 
 
Robert LeBeau, AICP, Atlanta Regional Commission
Rob LeBeau is the Manager of the Workforce Solutions Group at the Atlanta Regional Commission. In this role, he serves as the Director of the Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board (ARWDB), which provides workforce programs and services for dislocated workers, unemployed adults & youth, and businesses with employment needs. Rob has a Master of Public Administration with emphasis in Urban Planning from the University of Central Florida and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Rob has served in volunteer roles with the Southeastern Employment and Training Association, the Georgia Planning Association, Cliff Valley School, and Furkids.