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TOP5_DefinedTalentTop 5 Biggest Impacts of 1HuddleTara Thurber interviews Sam Caucci, CEO of 1Huddle, a technology company that uses gamification to enhance employee onboarding and continuous development. Caucci emphasizes that traditional LMS platforms are outdated and ineffective, leading to high forgetfulness rates. 1Huddle's games improve knowledge retention by 91% after 30 days, compared to 11% for traditional methods. A case study with Tao Hospitality showed a 45% faster onboarding process and $1.17 million in additional revenue from improved service. Caucci highlights the importance of lifelong learning, internal talent identification and empowering employees to own their skills, which can be leveraged for future job opportunities.To...2024-11-1929 min
Women Entrepreneurs1Huddle : Key Lessons and Mistakes to AvoidFounded by Sam Caucci in 2015, 1Huddle is an American startup that revolutionizes employee training through gamification. Based in Newark, New Jersey, 1Huddle offers a platform that transforms traditional training programs into interactive games, making learning more engaging and effective. Since its inception, 1Huddle has emerged as a leader in professional training, collaborating with renowned companies like Loews Hotels, Madison Square Garden, and the New York Mets. This success story provides valuable lessons for female entrepreneurs, particularly in innovation in education, managing growth, and understanding client needs.
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SkillUp AmericaE12: Leveling Up Skill Development with 1HuddleIn this episode of the SkillUp America podcast, Mike Fazio, Co-President of Workforce180 and Metrix Learning, interviews Sam Caucci, founder and CEO of 1Huddle, a company that helps organizations onboard and upskill workers through game-based learning on mobile devices. They discuss how 1Huddle landed in Newark, NJ, and became part of a growing tech hub there. Sam explains how mobile technology still has room for advancement in the enterprise environment, and advocates for more investment in frontline workers for recruitment and skills development purposes.2024-01-1820 min
Get FED by JB and The DoctorThe Gamification of Training, 1Huddle at a Time w/ Eddie JimenezHello there ROCKSTARS! Welcome to The Entrepreneur Mastery Lab Podcast Episode 155 ~ The Gamification of Training, 1Huddle at a Time w/ Eddie Jimenez
This week inside the Lab, we are revisiting our chat with Eddie Jimenez of 1Huddle.
Eddie has backgrounds in the fitness industry, banking industry, and real estate industry. A martial artist enthusiast who enjoys working out as well as axe throwing. He have a firm belief that nobody does it alone -- we all need luck and opportunity to achieve your goals and dreams.
How to contact Eddie (here's a f...2023-08-2142 min
Modrn BusinessSupplier Wire 017: Sam Caucci of 1HuddleIn this Supplier Wire Series episode of Modrn Business Podcast, we sit down with Sam Caucci, CEO of 1Huddle, a coaching and development platform that uses quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively educate, elevate, and energize your workforce — from frontline to full-time.
We dive into 1Huddle's mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker.
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Register for the Franchise “UnConferences” at www.franchisors.com2023-06-0746 min
Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore966: Sam Caucci Founder & CEO of 1HuddleSam Caucci is the Founder and CEO of 1Huddle. Before founding 1Huddle, Sam was in the business of training professional athletes across the US as the General Manager of Perfect Competition. He then became a Strategy Consultant in the same career field. Later, in 2018, he founded 1Huddle which is a coaching and development platform that uses quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively educate, elevate, and energize a company's workforce. Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions...2023-02-161h 43
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#93: Sam Caucci — Founder & CEO of 1Huddle, Thought Leader, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Bestselling Author2022 is in the bag and with that, comes our traditional End of Year Special where Sam and our very own Jaime, Manager of Branded Media sat down and to chat about the year.
2022 was a year filled with craziness in the workforce, from in-office mandates, to The Great Resignation, Boss Loss, to the rise and fall of dozens of companies, the year certainly had its ups and downs.
And, how did 1Huddle navigate this crazy year?
By doubling down and investing in our people. The name of the game this year was coaching...2023-01-1323 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#90: Tammy Browning — President of KellyOCG on Jobs Report and "Boss Loss"That’s right: According to a recent report, 53 percent of executives are unhappy in their jobs, and 72% plan to leave within the next two years.
72%!
To learn more about “Boss Loss,” 1Huddle Founder and CEO Sam Caucci sat down with Tammy Browning, the President of the company that coined that term, KellyOCG – global leader that manages all categories of talent to drive strategic growth for clients worldwide– and one of the brains behind that shocking report.
Together they unpack what dynamics are behind those numbers, what change management has to do with your tech strategies, and what talent is really looking fo...2022-10-1426 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#83: Michelle Weise — Author of “Life Long Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet” and Future of Education & Workforce Strategist"The answer to filling a skills gap or for upskilling for the future is not always going to be another degree."
There’s approximately 4,000 degree granting institutions across the United States, offering hundreds of thousands of different credentials. Each of these institutions offer the promise of secure and fulfilling employment after graduation, but in a rapidly changing working landscape, how is someone supposed to know what credential is going to best suit their needs?
More importantly, who can afford the cost, both in time and in finances, to attend these institutions?
These are ju...2022-06-0828 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#82: Coach Anson Dorrance — 22x National Championship Head Women’s Soccer Coach at UNC — Chapel Hill on Competition, Team and Being the BestThe U.S. Women’s National Soccer team boasts one of the most impressive dynasties in all of sports, with numerous World Cup Wins, Olympic Gold Medals, and more under their belts. Many elite players such as Mia Hamm, Allie Long, Crystal Dunn, and Jessica McDonald all went through the same Soccer program at the University of North Carolina under the leadership of today’s guest, Anson Dorrance.
Coach Dorrance has been at the helm of the UNC’s Women’s Soccer program since its inception in 1979. Over his 45 years, he has achieved over 1000 career wins, 22 National Titles...2022-05-1733 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#81: Barbara Oakley — Author of “Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn,” Engineer, Professor at Oakland University, and Fmr. Army CaptainHundreds of institutions, both online and offline, claim to offer quality educational experiences and expose you to the best learning techniques available.
According to Barbara Oakley, most of these groups are nothing more than scams.
For the past 30 years Barbara has focused all of her research on the relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. Published in outlets such as the National Academy of Sciences, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, where her work has been called “revolutionary.”
Barbara has had a varied career, starting in the U.S. Army and even...2022-04-2028 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#80: Todd Simon — Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southern Utah UniversityMarch Madness is always a time to see individual talent shine on the hardwood, but at the end of the day, it’s always a team that comes together to win the day. And behind every great team is a great coach.
Todd Simon has been the Head Coach for the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds since 2016. He has consistently broken school records for wins, points, and more, leading the Thunderbirds to their first Big Sky Conference win in 2020.
What did it take to lead the team to their first win?
Coach Simon’s proc...2022-04-0619 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#79: George Donahue — Director of Training at Sixty Vines and Mexican SugarThe restaurant industry is one of the biggest providers of jobs in America, employing over 15.6 million Americans and had an economic impact of over $2 trillion pre-COVID. These employees give millions of others amazing dining experiences year in and out, and many can find lifelong careers in this lucrative industry.
So, why are so many young people told “Be careful in school, otherwise you’ll end up flipping burgers?” Why are restaurants struggling with churn and burnout in record numbers?
George Donahue is well aware of these issues and is totally focused on changing that narrative. George...2022-03-2321 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#78: Julie Frans — Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer at The Doral YardThe American restaurant industry employs approximately 15.6 million people, about 1 in 10 Americans. When COVID hit and decimated the hospitality industry, it also damaged one of America’s reliable sources of jobs for our workforce.
In an era where big tech companies talk about innovating the most, the humble restaurant arguably had to innovate the most during the height of the pandemic in order to survive.
Julie Frans is the Chief People Officer of Doral Yards, and was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer. She’s spent years in executive positions across the hospitality space, including Executive Chef...2022-03-1724 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#77: Dara Torres — 12x Olympic Medalist Swimmer, Author of “Age Is Just a Number,” Speaker, Model, and EntrepreneurImagine being one of the most decorated and elite swimmers ever. You retire, but after a while, you decide to come back, and the first words your coach says to you is “You need to learn how to swim again.”
That’s exactly what Dara Torres went through, right before she proceeded to win a medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, her 12th career medal. Boasting one of the longest careers in Olympic swimming, starting in the 1984 Los ANgeles Olympics at the age of 15, to her 2008 Beijing victory at age 41.
Dara had retired numerous times during her sw...2022-03-0916 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#76: Kent Babb — Sports Writer for The Washington Post and Acclaimed Author of “Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City”Football is the American passion, but in many cases, it’s more than just a sport: it’s literally life or death.
Acclaimed sports writer Kent Babb witnessed how football and the great coaches that emerge from the sport, help save lives in some of the most impoverished communities across the country.
Kent has been a longstanding sports writer for The Washington Post and his work was included three times in The Best American Sports Writing Anthology and was selected in the inaugural edition of The Year's Best Sports Writing. His books include “Not A Game...2022-02-2330 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#75: Paul Epstein — Author of “The Power of Playing Offense,” Fmr. Sales Manager for SF 49ers and LA Clippers, and Chief Impact Officer at PurposePoint“Games are won and lost in practice.”
To a lot of people, the pandemic was a show stopping almost world ending event that threw everything into chaos. However, for some people the pandemic was a “forced timeout,” and what do you do in a timeout?
You adjust, you re-strategize, you rest, and you rethink your goals.
For Paul Epstein, when the pandemic hit, he knew exactly what to do. Prior to the pandemic, Paul took some time to really think about his purpose. What were his non-negotiables, what did he stand for, what really d...2022-02-1724 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#74: Adrian Gostick + Chester Elton — Authors of NY Times Bestseller "All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results"If you don’t think that culture is a big deal for your organization, then why do 60% of employees who leave a full-time job say it had nothing to do with the pay? Why are rates of burnout hitting new all-time high levels? Why are some industry leaders and coaches creating whole movements about building good culture?
Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton are some of the world's premier experts on building a safe, successful, and winning culture. With over 20 years of experience, they founded The Culture Works, helping big-name brands like P&G, Intel, and Nationwide develop th...2022-02-0324 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#73: John O’Sullivan — Author of “Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams,” and Founder of the Changing the Game ProjectSports are kind of a big deal.
Not just among the pro leagues across the world, organized sports are also where a lot of future members of the workforce meet coaches and teammates for the first time. Like our K-12 educational system, organized athletics are a massive influence on future members of our workforce.
Despite this, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports because sports culture has taken the ‘play’ out of ‘play ball’. No wonder we’re seeing only 15% of employees being engaged in our workforce.
John O’Sullivan focuses on making sports fun a...2022-01-2629 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#72: Joshua Eyler — Director of Faculty Development at Ole Miss, and Author of “How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching”There are millions of institutions, programs, supplements, and hacks that claim to help you learn better. Among all this noise though, no one’s really answering a very simple question: how do we learn? What actually works?
Joshua Eyler is probably one of the best-suited scholars in the world to answer these question. He’s the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching.
Joshua has been a dedicated teacher for institutions such as Columbus State University, George Mason University, and Rice University. He’s currently the Director of Faculty Develo...2022-01-2022 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#71: Alex Hutchinson — Author of "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance," 2X Canadian Olympic Runner, Cambridge Ph.D.What do we mean when we say “hitting our limit?”
Especially in a time when reports of burnout are hitting record high for workers across the globe, it’s never been more important for employees and employers to understand how to effectively and safely push themselves.
Today’s guest, Alex Hutchinson, has a bold idea. In his book “Endure” Alex claims that hitting your limit and giving up is always a mental decision. As a lifelong runner, 2X Canadian Olympic team member, repetitive ultra marathon runner, a prolific award winning journalist, and even a quantum computer res...2022-01-1326 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#70: Guy Snodgrass — TOPGUN Graduate & Instructor, Author of "TOPGUN'S TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit," Speechwriter for the Secretary of DefenseAt 1Huddle, we know practice needs to be challenging, it requires feedback, and it needs to be as real world as possible.
Unfortunately, not a lot of managers and folks in charge of upskilling people believe that.
But, this is a perfect episode for them to listen to with our guest Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, former TOPGUN instructor who shares his take on how to best implement challenging practice.
With over 20 years in uniform in the Navy, including flying some of the first aerial missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Guy served as the former Comm...2021-12-2925 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#69: Tom Vanderbilt — Author of “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning”Is it possible to learn anything?
Maybe, but only if you’re really young, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” as the saying goes, right?
As an author, speaker, and academic for institutions such as NYU, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Design Trust for Public Space, Tom Vanderbilt wanted to understand why so many adults simply stop trying to learn new things.
Vanderbilt was inspired by a simple question from his daughter to get to the bottom of why so many adults stop learning new skills. Well into his fort...2021-12-2328 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#68: Coach Aliceann Wilber — Women’s Head Soccer Coach at William Smith College, 2X NCAA Division III National Champ, and United Soccer Coaches Hall of FamerIt’s no secret that a lot of managers and leaders out there are struggling to get the most out of their people. Between a changing workforce, technology constantly changing the nature of jobs, and the effects of the COVID pandemic still being felt, it’s difficult to lead a cohesive, focused, and fired up team.
Coach Aliceann Wilber, though, has nearly perfected this craft. Being the first and only head coach of the women's soccer team at William Smith College, Coach Wilber has accumulated 2 National Championship titles, back-to-back NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Coach of the Ye...2021-12-1529 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#67: Kevin Werbach — Professor at Wharton University of Penn and Author of "For the Win: The Power of Gamification and Game Thinking"The big question employers everywhere, from small size mom-and-pop shops to global enterprises, are struggling with is “how do we attract and keep talented workers?”
There are a lot of different and important factors, such as wages, having safe COVID policies, remote work, culture, but one thing very few people are talking about is even in such a serious time, making the effort to make a workplace fun.
Kevin Werbach is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of Legal studies and Business Ethics at The Wharton University of Pennsylvania. His recent book, “For the Win: The Power...2021-12-0816 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#66: Tony Stewart — Fmr. Director of Administration for the U.S. Dept. of the Navy’s SEAL Program, Chief Yeoman of the U.S. Navy, and CEO & Co-Founder of Us4WarriorsDespite many employers complaining about not being able to find talent during “The Great Resignation,” there’s one group of our nation's population that is more than ready to tackle any kind of job, our veterans.
However, amongst all the flag waving, the “thank you for your servicing,” and patriotic social media posts on holidays, the jobless rate for all veterans rose to 6.5% across 2020 (for reference, the non-military unemployment rate rose to 6.7% over 2020).
Tony Stewart, a 20-year-veteran of the U.S. Naval Submarine fleet, found a new mission after leaving the Navy. An impressive tenure creating d...2021-11-3028 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#65: Luke Shaefer — Author of "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America," Professor of Social Work, and Public Policy ExpertIn the early 2010s, a study was conducted across the U.S. to get a sense of the levels of poverty in the nation. Staggeringly, in the supposed “wealthiest nation on Earth,” 1.5 million households were living on $2.00 a day, including over 3 million children.
These were families where people had jobs, often multiple jobs, working their hardest and longest, and still were unable to escape from this extreme poverty, despite doing everything in their power to “pull themselves up by the bootstraps.”
Luke Shaefer was one of the conductors of this study and has dedicated his life to...2021-11-2444 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#64: Geoff Smart — Author of "Who: The A Method for Hiring" and Chairman & Founder of ghSMARTWe’ve talked a lot about the importance of culture in the workplace, but what exactly is culture? How does it impact your company? Why is it such a make-or-break part of your company?
Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder of ghSMART and 3X Forbes Winner of Best Management Consulting Firm in its segment, has made developing a winning culture the foundation of his business.
According to a Gallup study pre-pandemic, 70% of people who left their jobs said it had nothing to do with pay. It all came down to growth opportunities, teammates and managers, and cu...2021-11-1826 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#63: Michael Soloman + Rishon Blumberg — Authors of "Game Changer: How to Be 10x in the Talent Economy" and Founders of 10x ManagementIf you Google the word ‘talent’ and click the news tab, hundreds of articles pop up about the tightest labor market in people's lifetime. This environment has been changing hiring practices, starting wages, and caused many companies to send out desperate cries for new workers, hoping to find talented individuals to fill the gap.
However, many employers are still unsatisfied with the amount of qualified applicants they’re receiving, despite the hundreds of thousands of workers still looking for a job. One way to tackle the issue that you won’t find being discussed as much in the news...2021-11-1030 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#62: Kristen Holmes — WHOOP VP of Performance and NCAA Champion CoachAccording to a CDC Survey, 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. say they feel as though they don’t get enough sleep. The U.S. has the highest annual economic loss due to insufficient sleep in the world with up to $411 billion lost per year, mostly made of lost productivity from workers.
Kristen Holmes is the Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP, an innovative wearable that helps users optimize their days for peak performance. She works with hundreds of the best tactical, professional, surgical, and NCAA athletes and teams in the world helping them interpret WHOOP da...2021-11-0324 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#61: Rep. Joe Ciresi — Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Policy Making for the Future of WorkWhile a lot of the national spotlight gets pushed to the federal level, the state and local levels are arguable what impact American constituents and businesses more on the day to day.
Representative Joe Ciresi has dutifully served the 146th District in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2018 and has made it a priority to create an effective, all inclusive job training pipeline from K-12 to the workforce.
Born in Long Island to two first generation Americans who had never gone to college, Rep. Ciresi learned at a young age the value of both encouraging vocational...2021-10-2724 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#60: Jamie McCallum — Author of “Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work is Killing the American Dream,” Award-Winning Sociologist, Filmmaker, and ActivistThe majority of working Americans today have temporary, unstable, low paying jobs. When a monthly job report flaunts how many ‘new jobs’ have been created, very often it’s these types of jobs. This discrepancy leaves a vast population in a state of constant poverty, stress, and in no exaggeration, life threatening circumstances.
This is the crux of our guest, Jamie McCallum’s work. After years teaching at the University of New York, Jamie moved into a position at Middlebury College as an Associate Professor on Sociology, focusing on labor, politics, and globalization.
His latest book “Wo...2021-10-1921 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#59: Jim White — Executive Director at Covenant House New Jersey on Homelessness and the Future of WorkIn the 2018-2019 School Year, New Jersey Homelessness Statistics estimated that about 14,000 K-12 public school students experienced homelessness over the year. Of those homeless, approximately 9.2% were likely victims of human trafficking. Since COVID, unfortunately these statistics have only increased.
Since 1989 Covenant House New Jersey has served homeless youth across the state and from the very beginning, Jim White has been growing and working alongside the organization.
Jim first started out in CHNJ developing their Rights of Passage, a transitional living program that is now used nationally across all Covenant House Locations. From there he became t...2021-09-3026 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#58: Ruby Payne — Author of “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” and Nationally Acclaimed Advisor on Poverty in EducationAccording to the Center for American Progress, 1 in 7 children fall under the poverty line and this was pre-pandemic. Over a year into the pandemic, 4 out of 10 children live in a family that struggles to meet basic needs and anywhere between seven to eleven million children live in a household with inconsistent access to meals from cost.
It’s safe to say poverty, especially generational poverty, is the root of thousands of issues that plague our nation. Today’s guest has dedicated her life to advising educators and employers about the effects of generational poverty.
Ruby Payn...2021-09-2234 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#57: Alec Ross — Author of "The Raging 2020's: Companies, Countries, People - and the Fight for Our Future" and Fmr. Obama Tech Advisor“Innovation brings promise or peril.”
That’s one of the standout lines in the book "Industries of the Future" by today’s guest, Alec Ross. Alec’s experience as an entrepreneur, investor, political advisor, and educator, has given him a unique perspective on the relationship between business, government, and the people that make up these groups.
Alec’s success in building a startup in the South Side of Chicago led him to be appointed to Former President Obama’s 2008 Election Campaign as the Convener of Technology and Media Policy and he also became the Senior Advisor for In...2021-09-1423 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#56: Jose Lozano — Fmr. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Obama Administration's Environmental Protection Agency President and CEO of Choose New JerseyWe’re proud to be headquartered in Newark, New Jersey and work closely with groups that seek to improve the state of New Jersey. So, for this episode, we figured why not give our home state a shoutout!
Jose Lozano is the President and CEO of Choose New Jersey, a non-profit economic development organization dedicated to providing resources to businesses interested in making New Jersey their home. Over the past ten years, Choose New Jersey has helped hundreds of companies secure thousands of jobs for New Jersians and amassed $6.2 Billion in capital investments.
Prior to jo...2021-09-0816 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#55: Brian Polian — Associate Head Coach & Special Teams Coordinator at Notre Dame FootballCoaching an ever-changing workforce is difficult enough and the pandemic forcing us apart has only made it more challenging.
With Gen Z and Millennials now making up the majority of the workforce, managing and coaching skills many Gen X and Boomers grew up used to, simply no longer work, especially in a post-pandemic world.
And, Coach Brian Polian has something to say about this.
As the Special Teams Coordinator for LSU and Fmr. Associate Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Notre Dame Football, Coach Polian is an expert at creating star teams...2021-09-0124 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#54: Susan Dreyfus — Why Social Sector is Critical to the Future of WorkThe news is filled with talk on what the public and private sector should be doing to help overcome the challenges facing our future workforce, but what about the nonprofit sector?
Or rather, the social sector, as Susan Dreyfus considers this the 1 of 3 critical pillars of our workforce economy.
Susan was the former President and CEO of the National Health and Policy Forum from 2012-2021. There, she led the Forum to educate policy makers on decisions that would impact the national healthcare system. Before her time at the Forum, in 1996 she was appointed Wisconsin's first-ever...2021-08-2527 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#53: Jamie Madigan, Ph.D. — Author of “Getting Gamers” and Expert on the Psychology of GamesYou can learn anything through a game. Fact. If you still need some convincing, then this episode is just for you!
Jamie Madigan has spent the last decade of his life studying how video games hold the secret to creating a motivated, positive, and engaged workplace. He’s consulted for over a dozen high-profile enterprises over the years, such as Anheuser-Busch, APTMetrics, and Sempra Energy.
Jamie has compiled much of his research and experience into his blog and podcast Psychology of Gamers, where he provides free, research-backed, scholarly articles and interviews to popularize the study an...2021-08-2026 min
Hire Power Radio ShowThe Great Resignation & Struggle Learning with Sam Caucci of 1HuddleThe key to retention is growth. With looming fears of “the great resignation” company’s are unsure as to how to structure the organization. Forcing a state of flux that is not healthy for the business.
The poles tell us that at least 40% of people will quit if forced to go back into the office full time. Will your company have a mass exodus? If you have not put your people first…. Most likely.
Companies who have been fostering personal & professional growth through leadership will experience far less separation because they have put their people in front of...2021-08-2028 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#52: Andy Stern — Fmr. President of the SEIU and Author of "Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream""“Do you really want to solve the problem or complain about it and use it as a shield?”
This is the question Andy Stern has for employers, especially as the world still grapples with the impacts of COVID and a changing workforce.
Andy Stern is the former President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and now serves as its President Emeritus. He has been a senior fellow at Georgetown University, Columbia University, and is now a Senior Fellow at the Economic Security Project.
Under his leadership SEIU became both the fastest growing unio...2021-08-1035 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#51: Peter Cappelli — Author of “Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs” and Director of the Center for HR at The Wharton School at UPennSkills gaps are real...right?
In a ‘tight’ labor market, where we’re hearing employers complain left and right that they can’t find good workers for their companies, author, Fulbright scholar, and Professor of Human Resources at the Wharton School at UPenn, Peter Cappelli, has some other things to say...
Peter Cappelli was the Co-Director of the National Centre on the Educational Quality of Workforce with Robert Zemsky for the U.S. Department of Education during the Bush and Clinton Administrations. He was ranked 5th in HR Magazine's Top 20 Most Influential International Thinkers in HR, was n...2021-08-0329 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#50: Brendan Long — VP of Sales at Madison Square Garden on Coaching for the Future of Work“Coaching matters. It's an on-going thing.”
Brendan Long is the Vice President of Sales for "The World's Most Famous Arena," Madison Square Garden, and leads the charge in coaching and developing young salespeople who represent some of the most iconic franchises in New York City. Home to The New York Knicks and The New York Rangers, but MSG Entertainment also represents Radio City Hall, Beacon Theater, The Hulu Theater, and dozens more historic locations.
Being based almost entirely around massive live events, COVID was a massive blow to MSG. Brendan doubled down on his team and...2021-07-2716 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#49: Patrice Bain — Author of “Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning,” Educator, SpeakerWhy are we all so bad at learning? Well, maybe it’s because we aren’t being taught right. According to Patrice Bain, author of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning, teaching and learning are like muscles, they need to be exercised correctly.
A Fulbright scholar, adjunct professor at numerous universities, national educational advisor, with over 25 years of experience teaching K-12, Patrice has dedicated herself to teaching others about the process of learning.
This episode we dive deep into the need for struggle when it comes to learning, how so many cognomyths became so acce...2021-07-2224 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#48: Donna Orender — Fmr. President of the WNBA, SVP of PGA on the Future of WorkWith COVID forcing teams to distance themselves and create a divide between those who had the privilege to work remotely and those who didn’t, having a uniting culture in a company was more important than ever. As things begin to reopen, it’s important to never lose sight of the importance of a strong culture.
That’s something Donna Orendar is focused on right now; recognized as one of the top 10 women in the sports business, she knows how strong culture drives sales, engagement, and creates a better, healthier workforce.
Donna was formerly the Senior...2021-07-1622 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#47: Coach John Mosley — Head Coach from Netflix’s Last Chance U: Basketball, East L.A. College Men’s Basketball & Top 50 CoachWhen you and your team are thrust into stardom from Netflix’s Last Chance U: Basketball documentary, you’d expect things to change pretty quickly for you right? Not for Coach John Mosley, who’s looking to continue a dominant run with the ELAC Huskies with a 189-52 record, and 8 straight trips to the CCCAA Championships.
Coach Mosley is an East L.A. Husky through and through. He was a player and 2x Team Captain in his time as a student-athlete at ELAC before moving on to coach and play at Masters College and California State University Bakersv...2021-07-0738 min
The PARTNERNOMICS ShowEp 58 - Eddie Jimenez, Partnerships Lead at 1HuddleIn this episode, Mark Brigman chats with Eddie Jimenez, Partnerships Lead at 1 Huddle. Their SaaS startup is revolutionizing the way employees onboard and continuously train their employees. The 1Huddle solution puts the power of content, games, and repetition in user's hands through their mobile-first platform to reinforce success habits and knowledge that leads to success. Eddie and his team are focused on being efficient as they seek and execute new partnerships that add value for their clients. Eddie, as a currently PARTNERNOMICS Cohort participant, flips the script and he hit Mark with some questions, such as, how do I...2021-06-2928 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#46: Gordon Lafer — Author of “Job Training Charade”, Fmr. Sr. Labor Representative for U.S. House of Representatives, Economist“If I’m running a business and I can’t afford to pay my electricity, I can’t say the electric company is lazy.”
So, why are so many companies over the last few weeks going on TV and calling workers lazy?
Gordon Lafer has been fighting for the rights of workers for over 30 years. He is a political economist who has served as Senior Labor Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor and has a history of Labor Union activism. He has written widely on labor and employment...2021-06-2822 min
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#45: Ian Adair — Nonprofit Industry Leader, TEDx speaker, Author of “Stronger Than Stigma”“Leadership today is more about taking care of your people.”
On this pod episode, Ian Adair joined us for an important conversation on mental health. He has been one of the greatest mental health advocates for the workforce, currently serving as the Executive Director for the Gracepoint Foundation, as well as the author of “Stronger Than Stigma” and “A Call To Action: Stories of Grief, Loss, and Inspiration.”
Unfortunately, for the last decade, mental health issues have steadily been on the rise in North America, but people like Ian are rising to the challenge to ensure every wor...2021-06-2327 min