Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

On this week's episode of The Hidden Workforce, our host Lisa Toth interviews our new remote reporter, Alex Weddington! Alex takes us through the many parts of his life, passions, interests, education, and more. We are excited to have Alex on board our team!

On this week's inaugural segment of Adventures with Alex, Alex interviews local Dunkin performer, Sadi Blaylock with Dunkin Little Theater.

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

This week on the Hidden Workforce we welcome back Lisa's sister, Daniele Hillyer. Daniele is a Licensed Professional Counselor and takes us through the important conversation of overexposure to gaming and technology and how it affects our brains. She shares with us that there are direct links to ADHD and sleep disorders due to too much screen time. Fitting in our theme on the hidden workforce, we address the importance of managing our time with technology and its effect on our brain development- especially important for our friends and loved ones who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Tune in to this insightful episode.

We also venture to Duncan, Oklahoma where our remote reporter, Alex, interviews Stacey Weddington with Autism Oklahoma. They chat with us about the versatile artists who display their work at the Neurodivergent Market as well as some of the other amazing programs Autism Oklahoma provides!

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

On this week's episode, we have a viral influencer in the studio, James Droz! James gives us the exciting inside scoop on his iconic line, "What Happened?!" that helped him grow over a million followers on social media and opened the door to incredible opportunities. Tune in to hear his amazing story!

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

On this week's episode of the Hidden Workforce, Detective Baylor Pittinger of the Sapulpa Police Department shares his experiences in the field and how he worked his way up to being one of the youngest detectives in their department. Detective Pittinger dives deep into the world of law enforcement, experiences from being an officer to a detective, and different specialized training he's gone through- including Crisis Intervention Training to work with people living with disabilities. This segment will have you on the edge of your seat!

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

In our next segment, we step outside the realm of our regular show as we take a road trip to Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Tune in as we enjoy some great food at Ree Drummond's Mercantile and interview some of their wonderful guests and staff.

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

We have some amazing guests on this week's episode of The Hidden Workforce!

On this first segment we have actress, model, and Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma member Courtney Gaines with her Momager, DeAnna Gaines. Tune in to this interview to hear all about DeAnna's advocacy for her daughter and the incredible accomplishments Courtney is making in her life.

In our closing segment, we have Mery McNett with Mery McNett Designs! She has been working as an artist and with art-centered organizations for almost a couple decades. Mery is an important force within the hidden workforce being a woman on the spectrum and owning her own business providing art commissions.

You can check out her work and get in touch with her at: https://www.merymcnett.com/

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

This weekend on the Hidden Workforce we have quite the show for you to tune in to! We'll keep you on the edge of your seat with back to back interviews catching up with new and old friends we have featured- you won't want to miss this!

Kicking off the first segment of our show, remote reporter Kelsey O'Halloran takes us live to the Tulsa Zoo as she interviews Patrick Weisz, Vice President of Guest Experience.

Remember when Extreme Makeover Home Edition (EMOHE) came to Tulsa? In this next segment, we take you behind the scenes to the second-place project submission for Tulsa! Even though it wasn't selected for EMOHE , that didn't stop us! We are joined with Toby Powell from Concept Builders. He was the contractor who provided Lisa with a free consultation for the EMOHE project submission, and when the submission wasn't selected, Mr. Powell sent his own workers out to this home and provided the renovations needed free of charge!

Last but not least, we hear back from Raittia Rogers! She wrote the book, "I Broke Out of Prison" and since then, she has produced a documentary based off her book and experiences! She is hosting a premier coming soon! This event is important to the hidden workforce, because Raittia is a powerful force advocating for her community and opportunities for them. Something that we are all too familiar with and is near and dear to our hearts.

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

The Hidden Workforce attends Tulsa International Airport's Ribbon cutting ceremony announcing their focus on supporting passengers with disabilities along their travel journey!

A functional needs area has been developed in each of Tulsa International's 2 terminals. This area includes an adult changing space complete with a height adjustable table; a sensory-friendly room with fidgets, bean bags, sensory-friendly lighting, and a soundproof room; a family restroom; lactation room; and a service dog relief area.

Brian Crook, Tulsa Airports Director of Customer Experience, created a vendor resource fair to kick off the opening of the travelers functional needs area. The Hidden Workforce visits with Bridges Foundation, Job Connection, Sooner Success, Aces Autism Therapy, The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges, The ARC of OK, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Together Just, ORU Music Therapy, and more at this special ribbon cutting ceremony.

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Welcome, listeners! Join me, Lisa Toth, as we venture through the Hidden Workforce, a show about the positive impact people who live with different abilities bring to the workforce and our world.

This weekend Lisa dives into Job Connection LLC, a contractor with the Department of Rehabilitation Services here in Oklahoma. Tune in as Richard Frawley explains how his father started Job Connection and recruited Richard to bring Oklahomans who live with disabilities into the workforce. Richard shares high school transition stories, his personal connection to advocacy and why it's important to him, plus much more on this episode of The Hidden Workforce.  

To learn more or get connected visit: https://okjobconnection.com/

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