"An employment opportunity gap affects some 103 million adults in the United States who lack in-demand skills and connections to advance in their careers or earn higher wages. Few are able to access formal upskilling opportunities—with barriers such as limited...

"On this episode of Leading on Purpose, we talk with Helen about her background: growing up in the segregated south and how moving to an Ivy League school helped open her horizons. Helen also explores her move into corporate America, a transition into a new passion,...

Our Managing Director, Kathryn Harris, was featured December 31, 2019 in an article in Colorado Business Magazine highlighting her two decades worth of experience in Colorado’s nonprofit sector and previous ventures in education-focused nonprofits.

"You can help employers AND employees, see the untapped potential they bring to the table. Helen Hayes founded a placement firm in Denver to unlock the hidden talents of overlooked and undervalued workers trapped in the cycle of poverty. Activate Workforce Solutions...

Shawn Greco, is a consumer processing representative, at the FirstBank headquarters in Lakewood. Activate Workforce Solutions helped place Greco in his job with the company. Learn more about how Denver firms are convincing millennials that the finance industry is as...

Our Founder, Helen Young Hayes, was honored October 30, 2019 during the Thin Mint Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center.

Our Founder / CEO, Helen Young Hayes, recently authored an article published in Colorado Biz Magazine, entitled, How to Increase Loyalty, Engagement and Your Bottom Line.

Our Founder, Helen Young Hayes, was featured December 24, 2018 in an article by Aldo Svaldi in the Denver Post highlighting her transition from finding and investing in undiscovered companies, to finding and investing in undiscovered talent.

“We have teamed up with Mile High Workshop and Activate Workforce Solutions to come alongside people in our community who are overcoming barriers in their lives,” said Michael Coors, Co-CEO at CoorsTek. “Being able to help people find personal pride and fulfillment in...

Activate Workforce Solutions, a Denver-based company that helps businesses discover, retain and develop motivated and loyal talent in hard-to-fill and high-turnover jobs. Read more in Lending a Hand to Social Enterprise.

“I just have too much energy and too much intensity to not be engaged,” said Ms. Young Hayes, 54. Working for 20 years before she left made re-entry easier, she said. “It gave me the confidence to realize there were no limits to my career.” Read more: More Women in...