When Education & Work Collide: Live from the ASU+GSV Summit, Part 1
Join Jeanne for the first in a special two-part edition of in Piazza, live from the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit and stay tuned for part 2, airing later this week. Andiamo!
First, we talk to members of the NFL and sports player management space. Co-founder/Co-CEO of Pro Athlete Community Chip Paucek, tog…
Swinging Hammers
We’ve long known, in the US, that our global economic advantage rests on an educated workforce. To that end, a couple of generations ago, America was virtually alone in providing free, readily available high school education.
As knowledge-based industries have grown, so has the demand for a higher…
Hard Hats, Soft Skills: How Aaron Frumin's unCommon Construction Prepares Students for College and Career Success
What if students could earn school credit, get paid, and build a house—all in one semester? Aaron Frumin, founder of unCommon Construction, is making that a reality. Based in New Orleans, unCommon Construction is a nonprofit apprenticeship program that places high school students on job sites, wher…
Call to Vote: Which Idea Should Win $50k?
One of the entrepreneurs who came on Pitch Playground this season will receive $50,000 to take their idea to the next level. Which idea do YOU think deserves the cash? This episode takes you on a tour of ten bold education entrepreneurs—spanning equity in education, career readiness, cutting-edge t…
When Construction Becomes a Classroom: Rethinking Workforce Development
In this episode of The Comms Exchange, hosts Rachel Ledet and Christianne Brunini explore workforce development through a very literal lens: the construction site. Their guest is Aaron Frumin, founder and CEO of Uncommon Construction, a nonprofit that has spent more than a decade transforming how y…
unCommon Construction is "Building Houses, Framing Character" by empowering the youth with vital "soft skills"
Aaron Frumin, founder & CEO of unCommon Construction, joins Newell to talk about the building process to empower youth with skills, networks, resources, and experience to lead the workforce after high school or college.
Hour 1: Who decides who the city's "culture bearers" are and which privileges they get to enjoy?
This hour, Newell explains how using the label of "culture bearer" to justify the gain of special privileges can unintentionally lead to discriminatory practices.
Then, Aaron Frumin, Founder & CEO of unCommon Construction, joins the show to talk about the building process to empower youth with ski…
Full Show 3/6/2026: Energy Policy Researcher believes oil prices affected by the Iranian war will self-correct in the coming weeks
On today's show, Newell explains how using the label of "culture bearer" to justify the gain of special privileges can unintentionally lead to discriminatory practices.
Then, Newell has on
Aaron Frumin, Founder & CEO of unCommon Construction, to talk about the building process to empower youth w…
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