Who We Are
Founded by trusted business strategist and community advocate Corina I. Zepeda, CI Innovative Collective exists to bridge the worlds of industry, education, and workforce development through strategic collaboration and innovative solutions.
With decades of experience leading successful partnerships across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, we specialize in helping organizations align talent, training, and strategy to drive measurable community and economic impact.
Our collective of experts brings together deep experience in workforce strategy, program design, funding navigation, and operational leadership—empowering businesses, colleges, and community partners to build sustainable systems that grow people and strengthen local economies.
At CI Innovative Collective, we don’t just consult — we connect, design, and deliver results that move business and communities forward.
Services
We bring together a full suite of crucial workforce planning services while keeping the holistic community and business success as the cornerstones of our work:
- Planning, implementation and management of workforce development strategic plans
- Formation and management of private/public partnerships
- Pipeline and incumbent worker training with navigation of training funding
We work alongside our clients and communities to develop customized solutions that help them achieve growth for business and economic mobility for the workforce.
Expertise
CI Innovative Collective's expertise spans across strategic planning and workforce development education: project management, training funding, holistic workforce development strategy, business development, talent recruitment, public education partnerships, customized training, public-private sector partnerships, and economic development.
Philosophy and Mission
At Corina Isabel Innovative Collective, we believe that all organizations and communities deserve smart and dedicated workforce development services, coupled with experienced operational expertise.
We acknowledge as experienced workforce development experts that there are gaps in the process of building comprehensive, sustainable support connecting education and talent to industry and careers- so we build those bridges through knowledge, trust, and consistency.