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The Empower Group & Tyrone Smiley: Fair-Chance Hiring in Action

In this Founder Fridays conversation, Marcus Casswell, CEO & Co-founder of Develocode, sits down with The Empower Group and Tyrone Smiley, CEO of TLS Maintenance, to explore how technology, policy, and lived experience can expand access to fair-chance hiring. This episode centers on how companies, especially in manufacturing, construction, and facilities management, can responsibly hire and support fair-chance hiring while balancing safety, compliance, and opportunity. Tyrone Smiley shares his journey as a formerly-incarcerated entrepreneur who actively implements fair-chance hiring in his growing construction business, offering real-world insight into what works and why it matters. 💡 In this conversation, you’ll learn: How The Empowerment Group supports businesses in implementing second-chance hiring How fair-chance hiring impacts the community What startups can do to scale second-chance hiring practices How to design systems that balance safety, compliance, and meaningful opportunity A vision for a Midwest where fair-chance hiring is accessible, normalized, and effective This conversation is the final episode of Season 1 Develocode’s Founder Fridays series, spotlighting Midwest founders, civic leaders, and organizations using technology and innovation to build more equitable, people-centered systems. 👉 Don’t miss the rest of the series! Subscribe to catch more Founder Fridays episodes featuring bold builders and community-driven innovation. 📍 Filmed at BlaCk Coffee Lounge #FounderFridays #FairChanceHiring #SecondChanceHiring #TechForGood #WorkforceInnovation #MidwestInnovation #CincyStartups #SocialImpact #Entrepreneurship #Develocode