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  • May 27, 2025 — In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, we're talking about the critical role paid and unpaid home caregiving workers play in our society, and the economic, physical, and emotional toll they face on a daily basis. Importantly, we talk about...

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    As the population ages, the U.S. home caregiving system is tipping toward a crisis
  • May 20, 2025 — In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, Dr. Angela Jackson joins me fresh off the Win-Win Workplace Summit in Chicago. The Summit, co-founded by Jackson and Jamai Blivin, brought together business leaders from around the country to discuss...

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    Happy, thriving employees are good for business
  • May 13, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Casie Wise, senior program manager for the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), a nonprofit advocating and advancing comprehensive, culture-based educational opportunities for American...

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    Empowering Native American students through culture-based education
  • May 06, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, we discuss the impact of closing the digital divide, how it can connect learners, workers, and jobseekers to new opportunities for economic mobility, and how it could can new jobs around the country. Joining me in...

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    This is why we need to close the digital divide
  • Apr 29, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Dane Linn, senior vice president of corporate initiatives for the Business Roundtable, to discuss second chance hiring and how opening the door to people who are justice-impacted is good for the...

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    Second chance hiring is a powerful way to break the cycle of poverty
  • Apr 22, 2025 — In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, Sara Vander Zanden, director of Jobs for the Future (JFF), joins me to discuss the Climate-Resilient Employees for a Sustainable Future (CREST), a green jobs creation initiative funded by the Ares...

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    ‘They know their climate risks. They know the job opportunities.’
  • Apr 15, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, Dr. Sally Saba, vice president and global chief inclusion and diversity officer for Medtronic and president of Medtronic Foundation, joins me to discuss the organization's Medtronic Spark initiative, a ten-year...

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    ‘We don’t want to touch lives, we want to change the trajectory of lives’
  • Apr 08, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, we dive into the significant contribution that immigrants and foreign-born workers already make to our economy and explore ways to create better pathways to economic mobility through education and training. In...

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    Creating better pathways to economic mobility for immigrants
  • Apr 01, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Jamie Merisotis, president & CEO of Lumina Foundation, to discuss the foundation's goal to help more Americans obtain a credential beyond high school, one that leads to lifelong economic stability and...

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    ‘Education should remain accessible, valuable, and align with today’s workforce needs’
  • Mar 25, 2025 — In this episode of Work in Progress, we're talking about the integral role adult basic education plays in helping working-age adults achieve literacy and numeracy, increasing their employability. My guests are Sharon Bonney, CEO of Coalition on Adult...

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    Inspiring educators and helping adults achieve literacy and numeracy and career success
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