TRADEOFFS: The Hardware Startup Podcast

For this episode, we sat down with Jenny Sharpe, Director of Workforce Development for the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, for a candid conversation about the people behind the robots. We explore why Pittsburgh’s hiring challenge is about matching the right people to the right teams (not simply finding more talent) and what’s making it harder for early-career engineers to break in. 

Jenny shares practical advice on building genuine relationships, telling your story, and standing out in a sea of AI-generated applications, with a clear message: building the future of robotics is still a deeply human endeavor. 

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Episode: T-26-016