Episodes

Making a plan for career success starts in K-12 schools! At Transfr, we’re passionate about helping the professionals at these foundational schools help their young students get on their own personal pathways to career succes...

The world of work is constantly evolving! Dedicated educators and counselors at K-12 schools are working hard to help their students understand their career possibilities and create education and training plans that will help...

Ryan Ott is the Executive Director of Big Ideas, a nonprofit in Minnesota that specializes in helping students understand the opportunities available to them in the building trades. From a challenging start in high school to ...

Almost no one’s career path is a straight line. Amanda’s had some unexpected turns that ultimately led her to the place — and the person — who she is today. From Galveston Bay and the restaurant industry to Austin and …

Transfr’s own Amanda Longtain has spent years creating anti-poverty programs designed to help people forge their own pathways out of poverty and into living-wage careers that give them dignity and upward mobility. Amanda’s wo...

Career exploration is a vital part of how people choose their a role for their working life. Ryan Ott, from Transfr client Big Ideas, and Transfr’s own Amanda Longtain delve into how VR career exploration is helping young peo...

Career exploration is a vital part of the educational journeys of students and job seekers of all ages — but what’s actually going on in the real world where the rubber meets the road? To find out, we sat down …

Career exploration is one of the most important activities students and job seekers undertake along their career journeys. That's why we put so much time, energy, and thought into our VR career exploration product. We sat dow...

Understanding the effectiveness of VR is a complex process and one that the industry as a whole is only just beginning to grapple with. Here at Transfr, we’ve assembled a team of learning experts to put our own simulations to...

“Is VR effective?” “Does VR really work?” To answer these questions, Transfr has built up an industry-leading team of learning experts! Hear about the work they’re doing in this exciting episode.

Every nontraditional career path deals with overcoming challenges. Yun Jin’s story has twists and turns she never saw coming, which profoundly changed the way she approaches understanding each individual learner. Don’t miss h...

The aviation maintenance sector is poised to have a lot of open roles to fill in the coming years. So how can educators and workforce agencies help fill those gaps? On this episode, hear from Brian Hartz (former Business Owne...

A lack of trained, certified aviation mechanics spells disaster for transportation, logistics, shipping, and a host of other industries. It's going to take the right tech and the right people to help train the future of this ...

Instead of going college, Transfr Creative Producer Ryan McLaughlin went on tour. Join us on a journey through his unique background, complete with ups, downs, and an inside look into the life of a working musician and produc...

The challenges for present and future healthcare workers are great, but tools like VR training are helping level the playing field. Hear from Transfr's Head of Health Sciences, Lori Hardie, and Senior Experience Designer Sydn...

Healthcare is in crisis: Fallout from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with older professionals aging out of the industry, have created a looming wave of vacancies in this vital industry. Only a combination of human effort and technology …

Jeanine A DeFalco, PhD, is Transfr's Director of Instructional Design, but getting here was anything but a straight path! Explore her story, from theater and retail to a PhD and career in learning science, in this fast-paced, compelling interview. You'll …

Transfr founder and CEO Bharani Rajakumar's family immigrated to the US when he a small child. Growing up, he did a wide array of jobs before eventually founding Transfr. Check out his inspiring story and hear his vision for ...

Manufacturing is surging back here in the USA, but not everyone knows it — especially not young people just entering the workforce, as well as job seekers of all ages who could swell the ranks of this critical industry. Transfr …

When it comes to finding the right job, you need to see it before you can be it! VR career exploration is one of the most important things we do hereat Transfr, so it seemed like a natural progression to …

The US Department of Labor projects that an estimated 795,700 electricians will be needed by 2030 to meet the demands of our evolving energy infrastructure and deal with current electricians retiring. Averting this crisis wil...

Building a line of new VR training simulations for a trade is a complex job — no one can do it alone! That’s why Trio Electric and Transfr teamed up to build an industry-defining package of simulations designed to help …

The electrical construction industry is in crisis: Electricians are retiring at an unsustainable pace — averting disaster will take a combination of technology and human effort. Here at Transfr we partnered with Trio Electric, a Houston-based electrical construction company, to …