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The […] The post Awareness Starts at Home E20 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2604</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/398677a117958a121aad87fc53650da4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Steinmetz brothers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-steinmetz-brothers--58019979</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58019979</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:02:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58019979/the_steinmetz_brothers.mp3" length="49982902" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Phoenix Business Radio</itunes:author><itunes:duration>3124</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9a105c46c79edd63ecf0c08b8386cb79.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Improving Employment Outcomes Through Awareness E19</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/improving-employment-outcomes-through-awareness-e19--57399178</link><description><![CDATA[Improving Employment Outcomes Through Awareness E19 Recognizing National Disability Employment Month (NDEAM special guests Julie Oliver and Steve Tepper joined David Steinmetz in the conversation regarding the need for Hiring Managers to change their perception of blindness and as Julie mentioned removing conscious or unconscious bias from the hiring process. 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