Moving Arizona
Interview with LaShondra Mercurius, President and Co-Founder of JLM Talent Partners
In this episode, I got to interview kindred spirit, LaShondra Mercurius. LaShondra is the President and co-founder of JLM Talent Partners. Together with her partner and husband, Jayson, they identified a niche market in staffing solutions for the AEC industry. Leveraging the cyclical nature of large-scale infrastructure projects, LaShondra and her team employ a community-centric approach to creating prosperity from policy. Though the current Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act emphasizes equity, JLM has drawn from these principals from the inception of their business. Unlike many other staffing firms, LaShondra and Jayson have created a training and on-boarding process that focuses on honoring the dignity of individual candidates, very often from high-risk communities, and setting them up for success.
LaShondra shares her passion for empowering entrepreneurial women and people of color. She is also an advocate for jobs creation through infrastructure investment and serves on the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board. The work of JLM spans California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, the Washington DC area, and numerous other communities across the country. Here in Arizona, they support the I-10 Broadway Curve reconstruction project, both the South Central and Northwest II light rail extensions, I-17 Flex Lanes, and have worked on numerous other large-scale projects. They’re growing their Arizona presence and bringing a passion for workforce innovation. I’m excited to work with LaShondra and her team and can’t wait for you to get to know her better.
In this episode, I got to interview kindred spirit, LaShondra Mercurius. LaShondra is the President and co-founder of JLM Talent Partners. Together with her partner and husband, Jayson, they identified a niche market in staffing solutions for the AEC industry. Leveraging the cyclical nature of large-scale infrastructure projects, LaShondra and her team employ a community-centric approach to creating prosperity from policy. Though the current Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act emphasizes equity, JLM has drawn from these principals from the inception of their business. Unlike many other staffing firms, LaShondra and Jayson have created a training and on-boarding process that focuses on honoring the dignity of individual candidates, very often from high-risk communities, and setting them up for success.
LaShondra shares her passion for empowering entrepreneurial women and people of color. She is also an advocate for jobs creation through infrastructure investment and serves on the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board. The work of JLM spans California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, the Washington DC area, and numerous other communities across the country. Here in Arizona, they support the I-10 Broadway Curve reconstruction project, both the South Central and Northwest II light rail extensions, I-17 Flex Lanes, and have worked on numerous other large-scale projects. They’re growing their Arizona presence and bringing a passion for workforce innovation. I’m excited to work with LaShondra and her team and can’t wait for you to get to know her better.