The Dignity of Work Career Path Services

This episode of the Partners in Progress series features part one of a two-part conversation with Eva Marquette, owner of FreshVue, a strategic design and organizational development company based in Spokane, Washington. Eva joins Cami Eakins, CEO of Career Path Services, to discuss their transformative partnership. They explore how FreshVue helped Career Path Services develop their strategic framework called "Our Winning Strategy," enabling the organization to navigate challenges, foster meaningful partnerships, and work towards its mission of breaking the spirit of poverty through the dignity of work. Eva shares insights into FreshVue's unique approach to building trust, promoting vulnerability, and facilitating long-term organizational change. To learn more visit: FreshVue - Spokane Business Consultants (afreshvue.com)

This episode of the Partners in Progress series features a conversation with John Dorrenbacher from Career Path Services as he discusses the organization's REDI CT team, which focuses on bringing race, equity, diversity and inclusion to the forefront of their work. John shares his passion for advocacy, his vision for expanding the REDI CT team's presence and impact throughout the organization, and practical advice for other organizations looking to start their own equity and inclusion initiatives. He also emphasizes the importance of starting small, changing language and behaviors incrementally, and approaching these complex issues with grace, compassion and a willingness to learn. Discover the crucial role that employees play as partners for change in this important work. 

This episode of the Partners in Progress series explores the ingredients of an enduring, purposeful partnership between workforce development leaders Dawn Karber and Cami Eakins. Tracing their 20+ year alliance, Cami and Dawn reveal the trust, empathy, and shared passion that allowed them to successfully navigate tricky organizational dynamics and drive systems-level change. From coordinating services to managing crises, they model how to put people first while tackling complex performance requirements.

Now pursuing innovative projects like SkillsFWD, Dawn exemplifies how genuine relationships outlast any single initiative. Their inspirational dialogue highlights professional generosity and wisdom gained from weathering major transitions shoulder-to-shoulder. Tune in for an uplifting model of partnership that emphasizes empathy, trust-building, and putting people at the center so collaborators can keep progressing together.

Tune in to our next episode of Partners in Progress to learn about an inspiring model of collaboration having a transformative impact on young lives. We’ll be spotlighting the Next Careers Consortium (NCC) - a purposeful alliance of Career Path Services, Career TEAM, Partners in Careers, Goodwill, and other regional partners leveraging over 170 collective years of workforce development experience in conjunction with The Workforce Southwest Washington Council to build a robust, integrated NEXT Youth Center.
United by a shared vision and passion for expanding what’s possible for young people through education and employment, the NCC embodies the spirit of creative coalition-building we explore in this podcast. This is a partnership leveraging diversity of experience and perspectives among collaborators as a strength. With governance frameworks emphasizing transparency, performance evaluation, and quality improvement, each organization has a voice in the collective success of the consortium.
While the NCC is in their first year of service delivery early results show - expanded reach, specialized programs for priority populations, and ultimately more youth empowered with the tools, training, and support to achieve their academic and career potential. Discover the possibilities when purpose-driven organizations come together in service of young people’s growth and empowerment. We’ll be digging into the inspiration fueling this unique collaboration advancing youth success across three counties and beyond.

Welcome to Partners in Progress, an uplifting podcast series dedicated to exploring the power of purposeful collaborations. We’ll be spotlighting diverse examples of innovative partnerships across sectors that come together creatively around a shared vision to drive meaningful community impact, from a job training partnership, youth center and workforce agency collaborating to serve young people holistically to a nonprofit investing executive coaching expertise from a consulting partner. By thinking outside the box, leading collaboratively, and working in genuine alliance anchored in trust, such partnerships unlock progress and possibilities that any single organization could not produce alone. Join us as we discover the inspiration and opportunity available when we invest in partnerships with the diversity to generate resilience, possibility, and positive change.
In this first episode of the Partners in Progress series, Cami Eakins, CEO of Career Path Services is joined by Ranko Fukuda, Managing Director of Career Work$, to discuss two career training programs offered by Career Work$- BankWork$® and CareerWork$ Medical®. These tuition-free 8-week programs prepare participants for careers in banking and healthcare by teaching job skills, professional etiquette, resume writing and interview practice. The programs also facilitate partnerships with local employers who engage with students and often hire graduates. Cami also shares inspiring stories of program graduates who have launched successful careers, highlighting the over 5,000 job placements CareerWork$ has facilitated to date.
 

In this episode of The Dignity of Work, Cami Eakins, CEO of Career Path Services, reveals her word of the year for 2024. She also explains the meaning behind the word she chose and what it represents for her in terms of achieving inner peace, seeking balance, and extending goodwill.  Tune in to find out what word Cami has chosen to guide her through the new year!