Nicole Riehl is President and CEO of Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), a nonprofit founded by business leaders to help employers and communities address workforce challenges through access to high-quality, affordable child care. With experience spanning early childhood education, finance, and nonprofit leadership, Nicole brings a rare ability to connect workforce instability, business performance, and long-term economic competitiveness. She works closely with CEOs and senior leaders to reframe child care as workforce and economic infrastructure, not simply an HR benefit.
Nicole Riehl has been a guest on 1 episode.
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242: You Can't Recruit Workers Who Can't Find Childcare with Nicole Riehl
November 9th, 2026 | 29 mins
childcare affordability, childcare and economic development, childcare business models, childcare supply and demand, early childhood education, employer-sponsored childcare, public-private partnerships, talent attraction and retention, workforce development, workforce participation
Nicole Riehl explains why childcare has become a critical economic development issue and how employers, communities, and economic developers can work together to solve one of the biggest barriers to workforce participation.