TheLadders & StreetWise Partners Celebrate a Year of Success
TA: Since 1997, StreetWise Partners has delivered a deeply impactful, unique, and highly reputable career-mentoring program. Its efforts leverage and enrich the experiences of a diverse network of business professionals, models corporate-engagement best practices, and equips trainees with the skills, confidence, and strategies needed to achieve their career potential, break the cycle of poverty, and get on a path to economic self-sufficiency. The new year ahead marks a momentous time for us. After fifteen years of program delivery, we are poised to mature our programs, deepen our impact, and grow strategically. With the combined experience and expertise of a dedicated staff, the commitment of our Board of Directors, and support from high-impact corporate partners such as TheLadders, we can look forward to another 15 years of transforming lives!
TM: Searching for a job, at any income level, can be overwhelming and uncomfortable. For me, being part of a team which has helped countless, self-motivated job seekers find pride in their next career is truly humbling. Over my three-year tenure at TheLadders, especially during this last year partnering with StreetWise Partners, I was impressed by the unwavering commitment of our teams to stay at the forefront of information and training. Anyone who has participated in our partnership with StreetWise Partners knows that none of our information and support would be possible without Amanda Augustine. She has leveraged her role as Job Search Expert for TheLadders’ more than 5 million job seekers and ensured that her bespoke advice and support can be repurposed specifically for the StreetWise Partners’ trainees.
3. Over the past year, what is your favorite memory in working together?
TA: Our first Career Bootcamp in February 2012 was an eye-opening experience for me. I know that TheLadders’ staff is a talented bunch, but this inaugural half-day workshop illuminated the extent to which TheLadders’ team brings their “A-game” each and every time. The level of professionalism, content expertise, generosity, and enthusiasm that staff demonstrated was incredible!
TM: I cannot pick just one. Of course, creating and implementing our first onsite training in under eight weeks was an amazing feeling of pride and success. Both teams agreed to a lofty goal and, together, worked hard, knowing that our efforts would pay dividends to the larger community. However, there is a consistent feeling that makes every event special to me, especially when considering the way we have grown. Through the dedication and leadership of The Ladders’ Manager of Talent Specialists Christina Kane and Director of Sales Lou Ciniglia, every new volunteer always return for future events. There is something to be said about the programs and a community we create that makes our teams come back for more!
4. What traits do you think that Tom/Tracey possess that make him/her so effective at motivating others?
TA: Tom is a thoughtful doer and a natural leader. In spite of what I know must be incredibly busy days with his own work at TheLadders, he contributes meaningfully — and as promised — to every collaborative planning session, workshop design, implementation, and follow up. Tom models an exceptional level of civic leadership that enables StreetWise Partners to thrive as a result of this partnership.
TM: Inevitably, no matter how hard everyone has worked and prepped for one of our events, there will be that last-minute stress. It’s during those times that Tracey’s motivation truly shines through; she is always calm and thoughtful in those moments. She successfully listens to everyone’s concerns and helps guide the teams forward. On a personal level, I have never met someone so established in her profession, yet so open to others’ ideas and feedback. Every time Tracey asks “tell me what you think,” I am reminded and motivated to insist that my own mentors and peers help me perform my job better through their honest and helpful feedback.
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