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Horizons

21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Presented by Jobs for the Future (JFF), the Horizons podcast series shares highlights from JFF’s annual Horizons summit. Listen and learn along with host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield, JFF’s vice president for workforce innovation, as we revisit key themes from the conference like building connection, diversity, and innovation in the workforce. Look for new episodes of Horizons every month and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.

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Episodes

Equity Needed For The American Dream

February 26, 2024 20:42 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

In this episode of the Horizons Podcast, we explore the American dream of climbing the corporate ladder. Abigail Disney of Hollywood’s dream-making family takes the stage at JFF’s Horizons conference, calling out corporate leaders for perpetuating a fairytale of upward mobility for all and challenging them to reshape the US economy for the benefit of all workers. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield continues the conversation started by Disney with special guest Ashley Black, Managing Director, E...

Hard Data on Equity for U.S. Workers

December 12, 2023 19:55 - 24 minutes - 1 MB

In this episode of the Horizons Podcast, we look at who is getting ahead in the U.S. workforce, who's still lagging behind, and why. As income skyrockets in major cities, small towns and rural areas are seeing far less growth offering residents little chance at upward mobility. Women are back to work after the pandemic, but their climb to the top of the ladder remains languid. And workers without college degrees are still waiting for a workforce that values their skills. Host Tameshia Bridge...

Quality Jobs for Gig Workers

October 27, 2023 00:47 - 25 minutes - 1 MB

Investing in human potential sits at the center of the Horizons podcast’s season opener. This is a primary focus of JFF’s North Star, a bold new initiative to get millions of people, facing systemic barriers to advancement, to work in quality jobs in ten years. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and special guest Adrian Haro, of The Workers Lab, move the conversation from the stage to the studio as they dig deeper into some of the themes presented by Jobs for the Future President and CEO Maria ...

Dual Transformation: Creating a Better Tomorrow for Today’s Workforce.

June 06, 2023 19:29 - 35 minutes - 50 KB

In this final episode of season 2 of the Horizons podcast, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and special guest Maria Flynn, President and CEO of JFF, dissect some of the efforts that are in motion to create a more equitable workforce post-pandemic and how the approach of dual transformation can help address the change that’s needed now and in the future. The lessons from the pandemic could not be more clear. Disparities in wealth, education, opportunity, and safety proved devastating for mill...

How to Build a Stronger Workforce: A Cross Sector Perspective

May 16, 2023 16:57 - 33 minutes - 50 KB

In this episode of the Horizons podcast, collaboration is key. Experts from the education, business, and non-profit sectors explore effective ways to work together to create pathways to success for all Americans and, by extension, build a more robust workforce. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield talks to special guest Anthony Carnevale, Research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, to advance the conversation and provide a unique political p...

What Nontraditional Learners Teach All of Us

March 15, 2023 22:11 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MB

In this episode, non-traditional students take the stage to share their stories of struggle and triumph. More than 70% of Americans pursuing higher education are considered non-traditional, yet many grapple with securing pathways to success between the classroom and work. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and special guest Kai Drekmeier from InsideTrack explore how traditional education and workforce systems can help set up all students for success.  Guest Speakers from the stage: Panelists:...

Entrepreneurial Ambition - Building to Scale

February 14, 2023 20:34 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MB

In this episode, we hear from a group of ambitious entrepreneurs who are betting that they can use the power of business to help build a sustainable workforce by addressing the needs of workers and employers at scale. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield is joined by special guest Mallory Dwinal-Palisch, CEO of Craft Education System and Chancellor of Reach University. Together, they carry the conversation forward from JFF’s annual Horizons conference, where entrepreneurs harnessing the power of ...

Creating Tomorrow’s Workforce Today

January 12, 2023 20:41 - 32 minutes - 74.6 MB

In this episode, Tameshia Bridges Mansfield is joined by special guest Zoe Weintraub, senior vice president of Executive and Community Partnerships at Guild Education. How do we reimagine the workforce – the opportunities and challenges -- as corporations shift to skills-based hiring and expand access to on-the-job training? Mansfield and Weintraub carry the conversation forward from JFF’s annual Horizons summit, where leaders across the private sector discussed shifting systems to attract a...

Mission Critical: Financing the Future of Learning Today

December 15, 2022 19:25 - 30 minutes - 70 MB

In this episode, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and special guest Sarah Miller of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta carry forward the conversation from JFF's annual Horizons summit. They discuss the challenge of financing the future of work and how today's future of learning -- with or without a college degree -- can prepare workers for sustainable careers and a viable U.S. labor market. This podcast was recorded on December 1, 2022. The comments offered by Sarah Miller are her opinions ...

Working Toward a Future of Lifelong Learning

November 15, 2022 01:46 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MB

In this episode host, Tameshia Bridges Mansfield examines the future of work and learning as experts in education, workforce development, and business ask the important question – what constitutes success? Most Americans do not have a college degree. So how do workers gain the crucial skills employers need? And how do employers ensure that America is building a viable workforce? The Horizons Podcast takes topics from the stage at JFF’s annual Horizons conference and carries the conversation ...

Leading with Fair Chance Hiring

October 04, 2022 08:01 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

In this episode, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and her expert guests explore the economic benefits of Fair Chance Hiring to businesses and the US economy. Each year more companies are committing to hiring people with criminal records, still hundreds of thousands of workers are still being left out of the workforce costing our economy billions. The Horizons podcast takes topics from the stage at JFF’s annual Horizons conference and carries the conversation forward. Bridges Mansfield intervi...

Horizons: Looking Back to See Beyond

June 02, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

Wrapping up Season 1 of Jobs for the Future’s Horizons podcast series, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and JFF President and CEO Maria Flynn take a look back to explore what it means to See Beyond—the theme of JFF’s 2022 Horizons summit, which takes place June 7-8 in New Orleans. Be sure to listen in as Maria and Tameshia explore key themes that emerged in the first seven episodes in preparation for two days of conversations among Horizons attendees from across the learn and work ecosystem. ...

Cabinet Secretaries Commit to Scaling Equity and Opportunity

May 02, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

In this episode of JFF’s Horizons podcast, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield shares insights from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. Appearing together for the first time in a Horizons 2021 session titled “Advancing Equity and Opportunity at Scale,” the three members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet discussed strategies for developing education, training, and workforce development initiatives that lead ...

Blurring the Lines Between Education and Work

March 28, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

 In this episode, host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield explores Jobs for the Future’s bold concept “The Big Blur,” which blends educational pathways across high school, postsecondary education, and career development opportunities to make it easier for all learners to obtain the skills they need to succeed in the workforce, regardless of their zip code or background. Listeners will hear highlights of the Horizons 2021 session “The Big Blur: Reimagining the Transitions Between Grade 11, Postsecond...

Future Proof: Leading to an Equitable Economic Recovery

February 21, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Title: Future Proof: Leading to an Equitable Economic RecoveryDescription: This episode of JFF’s Horizons podcast explores strategies for achieving an equitable economic recovery following the pandemic. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield shares clips from four sessions from Horizons 2021 that highlight partnerships, agility, collaboration, and employer leadership as key elements of efforts to “future-proof” an equitable economy. Listeners will hear insights from the following speakers:  Joe Ma...

AI in Learning and Work: A Double-Edged Sword

January 23, 2022 10:01 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

This episode of JFF’s Horizons podcast explores the exciting yet unpredictable world of artificial intelligence, or AI. Host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield shares clips from two Horizons 2021 presentations that portray AI as a double-edged sword of a technology. Listeners will hear insights from Tod Loofbourrow, CEO and Chairman of ViralGains and chair of JFF’s board of directors; MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, a roboticist, entrepreneur, and founder and director of the Personal Robots group at...

Career Navigation for Future Talent

November 22, 2021 15:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

 As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, the job market is changing, too. With these changes comes the need for educational institutions and other non-traditional talent pipelines to keep up with the seemingly constant growth and evolution. In this episode, Tameshia discusses the challenges many young people are still facing when it comes to building a successful career, or even choosing the right path to begin with. Reviewing clips from three different Horizons 2021 conversations...

Education Meets Employment: The Need For Collaboration

October 25, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

In the second episode of the JFF Horizons podcast, Tameshia Bridges Mansfield shares highlights from Horizons presentations that explore the need for the stakeholders in the learn-to-work ecosystem to work together. This month's episode includes insights from a community college system leader who says measuring results is the overlooked key to identifying effective training programs and career pathways. And another education thought leader calls for the full integration of the education and ...

Building a More Equitable and Supportive Corporate Community for Black Talent

September 20, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

In this episode of Horizons, Tameshia Bridges Mansfield shares highlights from two powerful discussions about promoting Black talent in the workplace. The first clip features Dalila Wilson-Scott, executive vice president and chief diversity officer of Comcast sharing her perspective on corporate efforts to increase Black, Latinx, and Indigenous worker advancement over the past year. In the second clip, we’ll hear from Maurice Jones, CEO of OneTen, a new coalition of leading executives who ar...

This Is Horizons

September 11, 2021 00:28 - 2 minutes - 2.25 MB

Presented by Jobs for the Future (JFF), the Horizons podcast series shares highlights from JFF’s annual Horizons summit. Listen and learn along with host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield, JFF’s vice president for workforce innovation, as we revisit key themes from the conference like building connection, diversity, and innovation in the workforce. Look for new episodes of Horizons every month and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast. To listen to the full sessions from this epis...

This Is Horizons

September 10, 2021 20:28 - 2 minutes - 2.25 MB

Presented by Jobs for the Future, aka JFF, the Horizons podcast series shares the best and brightest highlights from JFF’s annual Horizons Summit. Listen and learn along with host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield, JFF vice president for workforce innovation, as we revisit key themes from the conference like building connection, diversity, and innovation in the workforce. Look for new episodes of Horizons every month and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.