S7E5 (65): Barb Clapp on jointly creating jobs and improving senior care

In this episode, Barb and Jeffrey discuss her career and entrepreneurial journeys, starting and growing Dwyer Workforce Development to improve senior care and provide job opportunities, including facilitating a $590 million business acquisition and conversion to non-profit, her passion for helping animals, and much more…

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FdS-rz9okm0

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Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker

Producer: Kait Grey

Editor: Nick Case

Recording date: 6/6/23

Barb:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-clapp/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/barbclapp/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/barbclapp

Dwyer Workforce Development:

Website - https://dwyerworkforcedev.org/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dwyerworkforcedev/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dwyerworkforcedevelopment

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dwyer-workforce-development/

Bio:

Barb Clapp joined Dwyer Workforce Development as CEO in 2021. In her role, she leads non-profit program development, operations, strategic partnerships, marketing tactics and board development while leveraging past entrepreneurial and non-profit success to develop an immediate and sustainable market presence.

A successful entrepreneur and national business leader, Clapp was the founder and CEO of Clapp Communications, an international communications company that she sold in 2019 with the goal of taking her expertise into the nonprofit world. Barb has received numerous awards for her leadership. Committed to give a voice to the voiceless, Barb shares the Dwyer family’s passion for building stronger communities through workforce development and improving senior care.