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Taking The Hire RoadSecond-Chance Success With Emerge CareerZo Orchingwa, co-founder of Emerge Career, joins Jeremy Reymer and shares how he’s addressing the stigma around hiring formerly incarcerated individuals through Emerge Career’s technology platform, and how the unparalleled loyalty and retention these second-chance employees provide.Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)Workhound (https://workhound.com/)Asurint (https://asurint.com/)Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)2024-05-1628 min
FreightCastsTaking The Hire Road EP157 Second-Chance Success With Emerge CareerZo Orchingwa, co-founder of Emerge Career, joins Jeremy Reymer and shares how he’s addressing the stigma around hiring formerly incarcerated individuals through Emerge Career’s technology platform, and how the unparalleled loyalty and retention these second-chance employees provide.Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)Workhound (https://workhound.com/)Asurint (https://asurint.com/)Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)2024-05-1628 min
Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!Ep. 23: Cole Richman, Co-Founder & CEO, Bottom Bunk Sneaker House & Uzoma 'Zo' Orchingwa, Founder & CEO, AmeelioHello Everyone -An important topic on this show is second chances or using CONBODY’s Coss Marte parlance, providing a first opportunity to someone who may not have had one, to folks going through the US prison system and who are coming home. My guests for this conversation were referrals from previous guests, Andrew Glazier of Defy Ventures and Aria Finger, Reid Hoffman’s Chief of Staff. I had on Bottom Bunk Sneaker House, CEO & Co-Founder, Cole Richman who spent 8 years inside the California prison system for dealing drugs who discussed his expe...2023-04-2530 min
Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!Ep. 18: Phil Schermer, Founder & CEO, Project Healthy Minds & Aria Finger, Chief of Staff, Reid HoffmanGood Morning Everyone -Mental health is a prevalent issue in the US which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Americans who experience mental health issue symptoms are less likely to identify what they’re going through and experiencing based on stigma and that is compounded with not knowing where to turn. Who can I speak to? What resources are available to me? Is this covered my insurance? Is my employer aware of mental health and its impact on my and the overall company’s productivity? Many of these questions and topi...2023-02-0332 min
Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!Ep. 8: Aria Finger, Chief of Staff to Reid HoffmanWelcome Back Everyone !It seems there’s no respite from the recent streak of hot, sunny summer days but alas, there’s a new conversation to hopefully distract you from the heat!I had a chance to reconnect with my friend and colleague, Aria Finger, who when I met her back in 2017, was the CEO of DoSomething.org. DoSomething.org is a global non-profit organization whose goal is to motivate 13-25 year olds to make a social impact through volunteering for a slew of causes and campaigns the organization leads throughout the year. Aria...2022-08-0931 min
Masters of ScaleRapid Response: From ‘delusion’ to criminal justice revolution, w/Ameelio’s Zo OrchingwaWhen a tech nonprofit competes against a $2 billion incumbent dominating the market, its odds are slim. But Zo Orchingwa took that bet, founding Ameelio, believing that access to communication and education for the incarcerated is needed for their future success. Ameelio is on a quest to partner with every prison district in the country until one day, it scales enough to be redundant. Read a transcript of this episode: www.mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...2022-06-3027 min
Rapid ResponseFrom ‘delusion’ to criminal justice revolution, w/Ameelio’s Zo OrchingwaWhen a tech nonprofit competes against a $2 billion incumbent dominating the market, its odds are slim. But Zo Orchingwa took that bet, founding Ameelio, believing that access to communication and education for the incarcerated is needed for their future success. Ameelio is on a quest to partner with every prison district in the country until one day, it scales enough to be redundant. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2022-06-3027 min
What's Wrong With: The PodcastHow increasing access to communication helps incarcerated people ft. Uzoma OrchingwaFollow Ameelio on Twitter, and LinkedIn!Follow us on Instagram and on Twitter!Created by SOUR, this podcast is part of the studio's "Future of X,Y,Z" research, where the collaborative discussion outcomes serve as the base for the futuristic concepts built in line with the studio's mission of solving urban, social and environmental problems through intelligent designs.Make sure to visit our website - podcast.whatswrongwith.xyz- and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so you never miss an episode. If you found value i...2022-02-2841 min
Brand on PurposeBreaking Down the Barriers in Prison Communication with Ameelio Co-Founder & CEO Uzoma “Zo” OrchingwaAmeelio Co-Founder & CEO Uzoma “Zo” Orchingwa uncovers the prison-industrial complex within the United States, how the company connects incarcerated people with their loved ones for free, and why it’s so important for this group to have access to free communication and education. Growing up in Hartford, Connecticut, Zo witnessed the patterns that were exhibited in the American correctional system, which led him to delve into mass incarceration and target the problems that challenged the U.S. prison system. Zo and Aaron discuss the financial exploitation that exists within the U.S. prison system, how the company used the pandem...2021-12-2842 min
YANA PodcastsYANA Town Hall: Advancing Prison ReformSOCIAL JUSTICE: Advancing Prison ReformNearly 1 in 2 Americans has a family member who has experienced incarceration. Learn how 3 Yale nonprofit leaders are creating a more humane and just prison system. SPEAKERS Zelda Roland ’08, ’16 PhD is the Founding Director of the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI) at Dwight Hall which offers for-credit Yale courses to individuals in Connecticut’s correctional facilities. YPEI, in partnership with the University of New Haven, will expand its educational offerings, giving the incarcerated the opportunity to earn college degrees for the first...2021-04-291h 17
Sit Down StartupAmeelio’s Uzoma Orchingwa on changing the future of prison communicationsIn 2020, a couple of bright and compassionate Yale students decided to do something about the captive $1.2B prisons telecommunications industry. They founded technology nonprofit, Ameelio, to provide free communication tools for incarcerated people to connect with their families and loved ones. Learn from Co-Founder, Uzoma Orchingwa, on: How Ameelio is decoupling incarceration and profit Overcoming technical hurdles of providing free communications The value of human connection 2021-02-0218 min
Pod Save the PeopleGo Where The Love Is (with Zo Orchingwa and Emma Gray)DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including teachers' unions, police discipline records, election delays, and facial recognition. Johnetta Elzie joins again to update us about developments around the current protests. Then, DeRay sits down with representatives from Ameelio; the nonprofit that allows families to communicate with incarcerated populations.DerayDe'AraKayaSamAmeelio
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