On episode 21, Kofi and Adam have a conversation with Marina Waters, President of Luna Language Services. The goal of Luna is to provide equal access to language through consultations, translating documents, and supporting the diversification of the community. With Indianapolis being the 8th largest growing immigrant population, it has become vital to make businesses knowledgeable on the impact of a diverse workforce. Luna Language Services will stop at nothing to serve nonnative speakers in our community.

Season two of the #skillupbuildup podcast kicks off with Danny Lopez, Chairman of Governor Holcomb’s Workforce Cabinet. Adam, Kofi, and Danny discuss the need to change how we think about workforce development and post-secondary readiness. Every year, 25,000 students graduate high school with no secondary education plans and Indiana is committed to combat this issue by teaching the various career paths available to our students.

The first season of the Skill Up Build Up Podcast has flown by. We’ve had some amazing guests on our show this year and we’ve covered a lot of topics. In this episode, Kofi and Adam sit down with our Executive Producer, Luisa Lopez, and recap the highlights from our 2018 episodes, covering the current climate in workforce development and the powerful conversations that took place in the studio. You will also get some behind the scenes moments that didn’t make the official episodes and a sneak peek at what lies ahead in 2019

On this episode of the Skill Up Build Up podcast, Kofi and Adam sit down with Terri Morris Downs, Executive Director of the Immigrant Welcome Center. The discussion centers around their Natural Helpers Program and it provides the immigrant community with the skills needed to thrive in the work world and how this pocket of talent can be a key resource for helping employers find talent.

In this episode, Adam and Kofi sit down with Lupe Martinez, Local Veterans’ Employment Representative at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Lupe shares tips on how to successfully work with our veteran population and how employers can better help veterans articulate their skills and experience.

In this episode, Adam Scholtes and Kofi Darku sit down with Sally Reasoner, Vice President of Talent Identification at Ascend Indiana .

They discuss how Ascend Indiana bridges, divides, and fills talent gaps with network and services they provide to students in Indiana. Ascend Indiana helps translate and advocate for students to learn what jobs they qualify for and have confidence as they search and apply for jobs or internships.

In today’s episode, Kofi and Adam discuss an article from SHL titled: “Talent Acquisition: The Changing Nature of Work”.

In this episode, Adam sits down with Jeremy York, State Director for HR Indiana SHRM and President and Lead Consultant for Invigorate HR to discuss easy wins for organizations to engage their current workforce and how Indiana SHRM is leading talent to thrive.

Closing the gap between the worlds of learning and work, featuring Angela Carr Klitzsch, John Ruckelshaus, and Daniel Elsener.

In today’s episode, Kofi and Adam discuss an article from the Harvard Business Review by Whitney Johnson titled: “What to do When a Good Employee Stops Trying to Grow”.