Innovative Veterans Program recognized as unique solution to broad challenge
Genesis10 was recently recognized for its innovative Veterans Program as part of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s inaugural Eureka! Awards program.
The Eureka! Awards were created to recognize the activity surrounding startups, new products and business transformations in a wide variety of industries, including advertising, education, energy, health care, product design, restaurants and retail.
“It’s an honor to be counted among the inaugural class for this award program,” said Angie Brekke, managing director of Genesis10’s Minnesota branch. “We share this recognition with clients and veterans participating in our Veterans Program. They are the ultimate proof of how this unique approach really works.”
Genesis10, a leading talent and talent-based solutions firm driving business and technology initiatives, has a longstanding passion for supporting U.S. service members. After recognizing how many corporations are challenged with evaluating veteran military experience against their requirements for civilian job opportunities, Genesis10 was inspired to design a Veterans Program to help companies identify meaningful business and technology roles where veterans’ military skills would correlate.
Through the program, Genesis10 addresses two challenges: helping veterans translate military experience to corporate skills, and helping companies understand the value of military experience embedded in the veterans talent pool.
Once a veteran is trained and successfully placed within a company, Genesis10 provides mentoring to guide progress and to connect them with the growing community of post-deployment veterans applying their military skills for civilian companies.
“Our experiences in refining this program is gradually shifting the veterans hiring paradigm,” explained Nick Swaggert, director of the Genesis10 Veterans Program. “There’s still more to do, but awards like this help us reflect on how far we’ve come, and fuel our journey forward.”
With extensive senior leadership experience in the Twin Cities business community, Brekke has held key roles at organizations including Analysts International, Fingerhut, and Ernst & Young. A respected voice in the tech industry, she has served on the board of the Minnesota High Tech Association and has contributed to national leadership efforts across Genesis10’s diverse portfolio of business and technology talent management services.
Brekke has received recognition from the Department of Defense for her executive support of Genesis10’s veterans program. She has also been honored multiple times as one of the most influential women in technology, earning spots on the SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list, the Notable Women in Technology list by Twin Cities Business, and The Minnesota 500 – The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Minnesota.
Through her leadership at Genesis10 and Dev10, Brekke continues to shape the future of tech talent development, expanding opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds and driving innovative workforce solutions.