Inland Marine Insights Podcast: Allica Austin & Ashley Burns

In this special episode of the “Inland Marine Insight Podcast,” presented by HealthWorks Medical, we’re broadcasting straight from the floor of the 2025 Inland Marine Expo (IMX)!

Our guests are Ashley Burns and Allica Austin from WKCTC Workforce Solutions, an award-winning program tackling one of the industry’s biggest challenges: workforce readiness. From custom wheelhouse training to creative retention strategies, they’re helping maritime operators upskill, retain talent, and meet rapidly evolving industry needs.

From shoreside operations to leadership development onboard, WKCTC Workforce Solutions brings a flexible, solutions-based approach that’s shaking up how maritime businesses think about talent.

Learn more about WKCTC Workforce Solutions: https://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/workforce-solutions/index.aspx

Filmed at the Inland Marine Expo 2025 Exhibitor Hall presented by The Waterways Journal

Inland Marine Insight Podcast is presented by: HealthWorks Medical