# Fair Chance Hiring: Transforming Businesses and Lives w/ Marcus Sheanshang

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2025-06-24
- Episode: 263
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-5417b073-c3fb-44e9-9856-9a1eb6ab27bb

## Summary

Marcus Sheanshang, CEO of JBM Packaging, explains how his company’s Fair Chance Hiring program addresses critical staffing gaps by recruiting and training previously incarcerated individuals. The episode details the operational challenges of this initiative, including the implementation of prison-based training with ODRC, the provision of wraparound support services like life coaches and transportation assistance, and the management of internal cultural resistance. Sheanshang highlights specific success stories, such as employee Amanda Hall, and outlines the strict criteria and comprehensive support systems required to make the program viable for mid-sized manufacturers.

## Chapters

- [0:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=34) Introduction: Marcus Sheanshang and JBM Packaging
- [3:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=237) Labor Shortages and Failed High School Recruitment
- [6:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=362) Internal Resistance and Communicating the Strategy
- [11:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=683) Prison Training: ODRC Partnership and London Correctional Institute
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=925) Wraparound Services: Life Coaches, Wheels, and Housing
- [21:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=1294) Success Story: Amanda Hall and Promoting from Within
- [25:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang#t=1506) Purpose-Led Business and Jumpstart Ohio Partnership

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- JBM Packaging (company)
- ODRC (other)
- London Correctional Institute (other)
- Wheels (other)
- Nehemiah Manufacturing (company)
- Jumpstart Ohio (other)
- Guerrilla 76 (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [278: How Second-Chance Hiring Changes Lives and Helps Manufacturers Find and Develop Talent with Marcus Sheanshang, President of JBM Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Hire Diverse Talent or Risk Going Out of Business Featuring Equity Machine Works Founder Justin Sherman](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-12-07-hire-diverse-talent-or-risk-going-out-of-business-featuring-equity-machine-works) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Leading the New American Manufacturing Renaissance with Andrew Crowe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-30-leading-the-new-american-manufacturing-renaissance-with-andrew-crowe) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [BONUS - IPC President and CEO John Mitchell on Talent Shortages at APEX 2023 - EMSNOW & SCOOP On Location](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-02-bonus-ipc-president-and-ceo-john-mitchell-on-talent-shortages-at-apex-2023-emsno) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [219: How Skillwork Is Like Travel Nursing for Manufacturing Talent Featuring Brett Elliott and Tim Raglin of Skillwork](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-01-14-219-how-skillwork-is-like-travel-nursing-for-manufacturing-talent-featuring-bret) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)

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