Blue Sky

Bill Burke

Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast will feature inspiring leaders, authors, researchers, and big thinkers who are taking on some of our world's toughest challenges with an infectious sense of optimism. Blue Sky takes its name from the meditation reminder that there's always blue sky above, sometimes you just have to get your head above the clouds to see it.

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Blue Sky

Episodes (152)

Today ENCORE PRESENTATION: The "Win-Win-Win" of Second Chance Hiring, with Jeff Korzenik
Wed Mar 4th Beatrice Erkers Describes Her Work at the Foresight Institute and Her Optimistic Belief in Existential Hope
Feb 25th ENCORE PRESENTATION: LaTosha Brown on the Roots of Her Optimism

Blue Sky

Mar 11, 2026
56¾ minutes
126 MB

Jeff Korzenik, the chief economist at a major US bank, explains how predicting a labor shortage in the US led him to discover the growing movement around "second chance" hiring of people with criminal records. His passion for this work led him to write "Untapped Talent," a book that explains to companies the benefits of this type of hiring and offers a blueprint of how best to do it. Jeff describes how second chance hiring can transform lives and communities. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Jeff Korzenik's Work This chapter introduces Jeff Korzenik, Chief Economist...

Blue Sky

ENCORE PRESENTATION: The "Win-Win-Win" of Second Chance Hiring, with Jeff Korzenik

Bill Burke

00:00 -54:55