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Masters of Scale

Rapid Response: From ‘delusion’ to criminal justice revolution, w/Ameelio’s Zo Orchingwa

Masters of Scale

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Startups, Business, Mindset, Management, Bob Safian, Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Inclusion, Reid Hoffman, Jeff Berman

4.64.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

When a tech nonprofit competes against a $2 billion incumbent dominating the market, its odds are slim. But Zo Orchingwa took that bet, founding Ameelio, believing that access to communication and education for the incarcerated is needed for their future success. Ameelio is on a quest to partner with every prison district in the country until one day, it scales enough to be redundant.   

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, this is Jordan, executive producer of Masters of Scale.

0:04.2

Nearly every entrepreneur we've had on the show has faced something unexpected in their

0:08.2

career.

0:09.2

And what I've noticed is that it's often these unexpected moments that lead to the greatest

0:13.8

learnings.

0:14.9

So with that in mind, I want to tell you about another podcast that does a fantastic job

0:19.8

of shedding some light on the unexpected.

0:22.4

It's called 99% Invisible.

0:24.9

And it's all about the unnoticed elements of architecture and design that end up having

0:29.2

a huge impact on our lives.

0:32.0

In each episode of 99% Invisible, you'll hear surprising stories about the people, inventions,

0:37.9

and ideas that shape our world.

0:40.5

It's such a fascinating show because design is everywhere, perhaps most importantly in

0:45.8

the places where we've just stopped noticing.

0:48.5

You can follow and listen to 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts.

0:53.0

And now onto the show.

0:57.1

Not enough attention is being paid to what are the resources available to folks while

1:01.5

they're incarcerated.

1:02.5

If you want to stay connected with your loved one, you're having to pay exorbitant fees.

1:08.9

This is really limiting the reentry prospects for the incarcerated.

1:14.3

There's been research that shows that more contact with family, more video calls as a

1:18.5

very, very significant impact on recidivant reduction.

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