Job Match Makers

Minnesota Transformation Initiative

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 31m

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Since Oct 2024

Latest Episode May 2025

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Every 2 Weeks

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About This Podcast

The Job Match Makers Podcast shares stories from employment consultants about supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to find employment in their communities—one person, one job at a time. This podcast is produced by the Minnesota Transformation Initiative, a technical assistance center focused on expanding capacity for competitive, integrated employment across Minnesota. Hosted by Brian Begin and Sherry Healey from the University of Minnesota, the Job Match Makers Podcast is a partnership between the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration and UMass Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion.

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Recent Episodes

S1E10 The importance of working while in school

May 28, 2025 30m Transcript

In this episode, Jeff Gentry from JVS Boston shares a story of how an inclusive group work experience turned into a permanent job for a transition student.Learn more about the Minnesota…

S1E9 Pivoting to support new mental health needs

May 14, 2025 29m Transcript

In this episode, Brenda Albright from Lifeworks shares a story about supporting a person who had to leave a long-term, stable job to start an entirely new career after a mental health event.Learn…

S1E8 Supporting jobseekers in rural Minnesota

Apr 29, 2025 34m Transcript

In this episode, Dominique Berg shares a story about overcoming concerns from a person's support team and supporting a jobseeker to find a job at a nursing home in rural Minnesota. Learn more about…

S1E7 A job at a thrift store

Feb 04, 2025 29m Transcript

In this episode, Danny Brady from Reach for Resources shares a story about a job search that got off to a rocky start but eventually resulted in a job and better training for managers at a chain of…

S1E6 A job monitoring an indoor playground

Jan 02, 2025 27m Transcript

In this episode, Jessica Stejskal from TSE, Inc. shares how she supported a jobseeker to look beyond working in grocery stores to pursue a job working with children and found an employer that is…

S1E5 A job doing "spec checks" for a furniture company

Dec 21, 2024 31m Transcript

In this episode, Cynthia Capota from Reach for Resources shares how watching a jobseeker put together complicated Lego creations helped her recognize skills he had that filled a need of a furniture…

S1E4 A job creating and performing live DJ shows

Dec 17, 2024 37m Transcript

In this episode, Jill Eastman from our podcast partner, the University of Massachusetts-Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion, shares a story about supporting a jobseeker to customize a job that…

S1E3 A job that combines fishing and woodworking!?

Oct 12, 2024 35m Transcript

Brian and Sherry are joined in the studio by their Institute on Community Integration colleague, Kathia Fernandez. Kathia shares a story from her time as an employment consultant when she supported a…

S1E2 Perspectives from 50 years in employment services for people with disabilities

Oct 09, 2024 37m Transcript

In the second episode of Job Match Makers, Brian and Sherry are joined by their Minnesota Transformation Initiative colleague, Don Lavin. Don explains how he left his cousin Vinny behind in New…

S1E1 Welcome to "Job Match Makers!"

Oct 07, 2024 23m Transcript

In the first episode of Job Match Makers, hosts Brian Begin and Sherry Healey introduce the podcast, explain the objective of the Minnesota Transformation Initiative, and share about their careers…