Work In Progress

Work In Progress


Latest Episodes

A guide to increasing the percentage of Black, Latina, and Native American women in the tech industry
October 03, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Dwana Franklin-Davis, CEO of Reboot Representation whose mission is to double the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women in the t

Increasing access to capital for Latina and Latino entrepreneurs, leaders is the small business boom
September 26, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I discuss increasing access to capital for Latino entrepreneurs with Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and

The New Technology State: How do we address the downsides of a tech-driven economy?
September 12, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by William Raduchel, a pioneer in the tech industry and author of The New Technology State: How Our Digital Dreams Became Societal Nightmares and What

CoGen Challenge: Older and younger people working together to advance economic opportunity
September 05, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Marci Alboher, vice president at CoGenerate, and Janet Oh, director of innovation at CoGenerate, a social-impact nonprofit dedicated to bringing old

American Opportunity Index: What makes a company a good place to grow your career?
August 29, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School and co-head of the school's Managing the Future of Work Project, and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, head o

Accelerating Black representation in the tech workforce through career exploration and coaching
August 22, 2023

On this episode of Work in Progress, I'm discussing increasing representation of Black talent in the tech industry and the new career exploration tool Black Genius Academy with Rachelle Olden, head of

AI and education: ‘We don’t have 20 years to get this right’
August 16, 2023

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I'm joined by Alex Kotran, the co-founder and CEO of The AI Education Project (aiEDU) to discuss preparing K-12 students for the impact of artificial i

‘Our world requires innovation. Innovation needs science. Science demands diversity.’
July 25, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Jayshree Seth, chief science advocate and corporate scientist for global manufacturing company 3M. Seth's role at the company is two-pronged. As

Democratizing access to wealth to improve economic equity across our country
July 18, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress,Joanna Smith-Ramani, co-executive director of theThe Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), and I discuss how we, as a society, can improve financial s

‘We have a labor market desperate for skilled people’
July 05, 2023

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Andy Van Kleunen, founder and CEO of the National Skills Coalition. We sat down in the "Bucky Dome" on the Aspen Institute campus at the Aspen Ideas