Morales Group

Continuing on the topic of the immigrant and refugee population, Kofi and Adam sit down with Tom Butera, Plant Manager at a container manufacturer and recycling company in Plainfield, Indiana, where he discusses how they’ve diversified their workforce and are learning and adapting to new cultures and habits.

Episode 10: Adapting to the Culture of Your Workforce

In the season finale of the Skill Up Build Up podcast, Kofi continues with the Indiana Latino Institute. In this episode, we bring on ILI Leadership Circle participants Anabel Menifee and Juan Guzman.

Get an inside peek into why, even when in modern day “diversity” is a household word, Latinos are mysteriously absent from the movers and shakers of this country. But, ILI is doing something about it.

Episode 50: The Reason Latinos are Missing from Leadership — Indiana Latino Institute, Part II

In this first-part episode featuring the Indiana Latino Institute, Kofi mixes it up with CEO Marlene Dotson and education program coordinator Rachel Santos. 

The grand design of ILI has its fingers in many pots: health, education, and leadership cultivation for the Latino community. It’s systematic and well-connected. 

Learn how things have changed for the newer Latino generations, and how this community is quietly (and powerfully) effecting change at the national level.

Episode 49: 21st Century Challenges for the New Latino Voice — Indiana Latino Institute, Part I

Sarah K. Robinson returns to the Skill Up Build Up podcast to dish science on Strengths Finder, the necessity to challenge yourself, and to warn against limiting beliefs. Kofi calls Sarah’s brand of coaching “a secret sauce” for companies trying to grow.

Tune in for what's basically a free coaching session on Strengths Finder. Businesses — employees using their strengths every day at work are 10 times more productive! Help them develop their superpowers.

Episode 48: "In the Game of Business, You Either Grow or You Die" - Sarah K. Robinson, Part II

Kofi snags Gallup-certified StrengthsFinder coach and bestselling author Sarah K. Robinson to illuminate the magic of working with an engaged team. The difference is tangible for your bottom line!  This part-one-of-two episode breaks down Sarah’s workplace “golden nuggets,” including her acronym F.R.E.S.H. — which stands for five skills to transform your team.

Episode 47: "Who Are You Getting FRESH With?" - Sarah K. Robinson, Part I

Did you know that nearly half of Marion County’s justice-involved return to prison? Did you also know that the majority is due to a probation technicality or unaffordable fees -- instead of a new offense?
 
In this episode of the Skill Up Build Up  podcast, Kofi cracks into the realism of a broken criminal justice system with Chris Purnell, executive director of the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic. The conversation centers on the necessity of hope for the justice-involved, and the role recidivism and expungement play in that process. Spoiler alert: there is hope, and there are resources to help.

Episode 46: Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic - Chris Purnell

This episode of the Skill Up Build Up podcast digs deep into the justice-involved community, how the cash-bail model is criminalizing poverty, and the profound talent pool available in this population. Kofi speaks with David Gaspar, regional operations manager of The Bail Project, about his own justice-involved past and the success story open to employers who value the person who workers can be in the present moment.

Episode 45: The Bail Project - David Gaspar

Learn how to increase productivity, improve employee retention, and develop effective workforce development initiatives. Join host Kofi Darku for engaging conversations with business and community leaders who share real-world insights about how smart employee education strategies can help you bridge the skills gap and compete more effectively in a 21st Century market.

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