Media & Speaking

In the Press

From NPR national coverage to Milwaukee's local newsrooms — the work speaks for itself. Featured across radio, print, and digital media for workforce innovation, systems design, and building liberation infrastructure from 53206.

Recognition

Awards & Honors

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40 Under 40

Milwaukee Business Journal

Recognized as one of Milwaukee's top young leaders making a difference in business and community.

2019View →

Future 50

BizTimes Milwaukee / MMAC

Mindful Staffing Solutions named one of the fastest-growing companies in southeastern Wisconsin. 1st-Year Winner.

2016View →

Wisconsin Job Honor Award

America's Job Honor Awards

Honoring Wisconsinites who have overcome significant barriers to employment and built careers that uplift their communities.

National Coverage

On the National Stage

National RadioAugust 2021

Milwaukee Program Bypasses Banks To Help People Get Into Homes

National coverage of the rent-to-own housing program where trainees renovate blighted city-owned homes and families purchase at 60% of market value — bypassing traditional banks entirely.

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Public RadioAugust 2021

Buying Power: Milwaukee Entrepreneur Helping Build A Path To Homeownership

Radio feature on building a path to homeownership on Milwaukee's north side — rehabbing and building homes in the 53206 ZIP code, including new construction, townhomes, and transitional living.

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Milwaukee & Regional

Local Coverage

NNSMay 2019

NNS Spotlight: Reggie Reed Wanted to Help the Community. His Solution Was an Employment Agency.

In-depth profile on growing up in 53206 and creating Mindful Staffing Solutions to connect people to real job opportunities.

Urban MKEAugust 2021

Local Entrepreneur Building North Side Homeownership

Coverage of the rent-to-own homeownership model and its impact on Milwaukee's north side neighborhoods.

OnMKEMay 2019

Reggie Reed Wanted to Help the Community; His Solution Was an Employment Agency

Syndicated feature reaching broader Milwaukee audiences on the founding story of Mindful Staffing Solutions.

BizTimes2020

Milwaukee Staffing, Training Firm Relocating to Park Place

Mindful Staffing Solutions signs lease for 32,300 sq ft at Park Place — signaling major growth in workforce training capacity.

WI Tech~2019

Milwaukee Entrepreneur Plans to Launch Tech Company

Coverage of the launch of Mindful Measures and the Real Time Resume platform — cloud-based metrics on job skill levels for employers.

Spanish Journal

"Mindful Group" quiere cambiar el Mundo

Spanish-language coverage of The Mindful Group's mission — addressing transportation, housing, childcare, and minority business development in underserved communities.

MMAC

Unlocking Potential

Feature on Mindful Measures and the REIGN platform — built after discovering graduates weren't receiving fair treatment and compensation at their placements.

WTMJ RadioJanuary 2019

MBJ's 40 Under 40: Reginald Reed Jr.

Radio coverage of the Milwaukee Business Journal's 40 Under 40 recognition — highlighting the Mindful Staffing mission.

Community

Community Features

Rotary Club of Milwaukee·August 2022

People of Action: Reginald Reed Jr.

Featured as a Rotarian with a "paradigm-shattering formula to lift Milwaukeeans" — from leaving high school in 9th grade to building an ecosystem that reverses poverty.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Construction Entrepreneur from Milwaukee's North Side

Feature on the journey from growing up on Milwaukee's north side to building a construction and workforce development enterprise.

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Speaking

Available Speaking Topics

Keynotes, panels, and workshops on systems design, workforce architecture, AI, and liberation infrastructure.

Systems Design for Social Impact

How to architect interconnected organizations that compound community investment instead of fragmenting it.

From 53206 to $60M

The real story of building liberation infrastructure without a degree, without a blueprint, from America's most incarcerated zip code.

AI Architecture for Operations

Building cognitive intelligence systems (REIGN) for workforce development — council logic, multi-agent design, decision frameworks.

Reversing Urban Poverty

Why programs fail and infrastructure succeeds. The economic architecture behind removing barriers at the system level.

The Stellar Engine Model

A self-reinforcing economic framework where training, employment, childcare, transport, and technology entities feed each other.

Bank-Free Wealth Building

Alternative pathways to homeownership and asset building for communities excluded from traditional banking systems.

Book a Speaking Engagement

Available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and media interviews. Let's talk about systems, liberation, and building infrastructure that lasts.

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