Episode #40 — Open Hiring with Joe Kenner

Can you imagine hiring somebody for your business without knowing a single thing about them? You don’t know anything about their past, their experiences, or their skills, you don’t even see their resume before taking them on. The only thing you know is that they signed up to be considered for a job with you.

Joe Kenner is the president and CEO of Greyston Bakery in New York, a company known for its unique open hiring model, where no resume is needed to apply and employees are chosen from a list they are placed on when they sign up. Joe became CEO of Greyston in April 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic, and joins me this week to share more about his experiences with the open hiring model and how it creates a life-changing impact for folks who want to work.

In this episode, hear more about Greyston’s open hiring model, what it entails, and how its inclusive approach is a shining example of how business can be a force for good. Joe shares why he believes that open hiring is a revolutionary, radical new way of looking at work and the future of it, and what he would say to employers who are hesitant about this type of hiring.