Gigs CEO Allen Narcisse

I Need to Spend More Time With My Records

Allen Narcisse is the CEO of Gigs, a marketplace that lists jobs with varying degrees of flexibility and requiring different skill levels. He previously had leading roles at UberEATS and Lyft, and was COO of Workrise. Before sitting on a panel for the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program in Oakland, “What Is a Good Job Now? In Gig Work,” he swung by the green room to chat vinyl, Iowa, and Denzel.

CalMatters Reporter Levi Sumagaysay | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

CalMatters Reporter Levi Sumagaysay

My Mom’s Work Ethic Sticks With Me

Levi Sumagaysay reports on the California economy for CalMatters. She previously worked at MarketWatch and the Mercury News. Before moderating the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation panel in Oakland, …

The Workers Lab Chief Research Officer Shelly Steward | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

The Workers Lab Chief Research Officer Shelly Steward

The More Power Workers Have, the Better the Jobs

Shelly Steward is the chief research officer at The Workers Lab and former director of the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative. Before sitting on a panel for …

Why Corporate America Needs to Listen to Workers’ Voices

When Companies Raise Pay Without Empowering Employees, Morale and Democracy Both Suffer

Like many frontline workers across the country, Denise Kohr saw her pay at Amazon increase over the past year; as for her say, not so much.

“They don’t want to hear …

We Can Solve California’s Service Worker Crisis

Ending Tipping Culture, Implementing a Livable Wage, and Training Future Leaders Can Sustain an Essential Industry

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on Indio, California, this month for the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The festival is a banner event for Riverside …

Work Is Boring—Use It

Let Your Zoom Ennui Inspire You to Change Your Life, or the World

Work is boring.

I expect many of you will disagree. You’ll offer your job as a counterexample. Or, if yours isn’t much to brag about, you’ll come up with hypothetical scenarios …