Work ReImagined
Collaborative workspaces: The New Model. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Alberto González Martínez. Miss your water cooler chats with team members at the office? The future of work is changing with teams working remotely and needing to collaborate. Ruby talks with Alberto González Martínez about creating […]
What Job Skills Employers Want (Work ReImagined)
A Recruiter’s View of the Labor Market. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Kelsea Yamashita. Did you know you can work with a recruiter from a staffing agency to help you get in front of an employer? Recruiters can work with you so you can have a […]
Future of Work: Remote Teams On Demand (Work ReImagined)
Military Spouses-An Untapped Talent Pool. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Liza Rodewald. How do you provide an on demand remote workforce using an untapped source of professionals? That’s a question that Liza Rodewald, CEO/Founder of Instant Teams (https://instantteams.com/) tried to solve with her startup. Ruby talks […]
Hope For Ex-cons and Construction Waste (Work ReImagined)
Furniture Design With A Mission. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Sasha Plotitsa. What do ex-felons and construction waste have to do with one another? They are two very important social challenges that are in dire need of support: recidivism and construction waste. In this episode of […]
Why Salesforce Is The New Hot Career (Work ReImagined)
Learn Salesforce With The Hiapo Program. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Keahi Selhorst. The Hiapo Program is designed to give Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders the opportunity to transition into a new career in tech. The program’s vision is to create a new generation of skilled […]
Changing The Way Workers Are Supported (Work Reimagined)
Help is one text away with Empower Work. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Jaime-Alexis Fowler. Did you ever have a problem at work and wished you could talk to someone you trusted about it? What if you could talk to a trained peer counselor who could […]
From Public Transportation Deserts To Jobs (Work Reimagined)
How Tech Is Transforming The Hood. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Su Sanni. Systems such as public bus routes, train lines, and taxi services fail to reach certain communities, creating what’s called a “transit desert.” Dollaride is a Brooklyn-based tech and mobility company for communities that […]
Skills matching: The new future of work (Work Reimagined)
How AI connects workers to jobs. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Sean Hinton. Why is it that job seekers complain that they never hear back from employers and employers complain that they can’t find workers? Our labor market is broken and is even more fragile now […]
Clean tech and workforce development (Hawaii Re-Imagined)
Training EV technicians in clean tech. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Evette Ellis. ChargerHelp! Inc. is a California-based technology company that has created a mobile application and web-based platform to dispatch technicians to fix electric vehicle charging stations. They provide access and opportunities to people from […]
From real world projects to career paths (Hawaii Re-Imagined)
Exploring project based learning. The host for this episode is Ruby Menon. The guest for this episode is Sheila Buyucakar. Focused Reality is an educational company that provides students an interactive learning environment by providing real world projects to solve community challenges. In this project based learning model, students learn 21st century skills that will […]