Televerde’s Second-Chance Model Means Business

Originally published on The AZ Insider

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Televerde launched its foundation in 2020 to strengthen the bridge between incarceration and long-term career success. The goal is not simply to help women land a job. It is to help them build stability, confidence and the kind of career momentum that can change families and communities.

Second chances can sound nice in theory. Televerde is putting numbers behind them.

The Phoenix-based revenue creation company’s latest results from its prison-to-workforce program show what can happen when professional training, corporate accountability and real career pathways meet women preparing to re-enter the workforce after incarceration.

For more than three decades, Televerde has brought a for-profit work environment inside correctional facilities, giving participants structured recruiting, performance-based training and client-facing experience tied to marketing, sales and customer success programs for B2B companies.

The results are hard to ignore.

In 2025, 88% of Televerde graduates secured full-time professional employment within 90 days of release. The recidivism rate for graduates remains under 5%, compared with a national three-year average of more than 68%. Meanwhile, 93% of graduates re-entered the workforce with active certifications in platforms such as Salesforce and Marketo, helping reduce the typical ramp-up time for new hires.

That is not just a feel-good storyline. It is workforce development with receipts.

“In the B2B world, revenue is only as strong as the talent driving your sales engine,” Vince Barsolo, CEO of Televerde, says. “Our 2025 results confirm what we’ve known for decades: second-chance hiring is a powerful business lever. The work our team does on the inside creates a level of technical proficiency and commitment that is rare in today’s market. Our graduates re-enter the community as job-ready professionals who drive immediate results for our clients and the enterprise companies that hire them.”

Over the past year, 44 women in Arizona and Indiana completed Televerde’s training and transitioned from incarceration into the corporate workforce. Graduates moved into high-demand roles including Sales Development, Demand Generation and Marketing Operations at Fortune 500 technology firms, global SaaS leaders and B2B agencies.

They also entered the workforce with an average starting salary of $41,169, creating a foundation for financial independence and long-term career growth.

Televerde currently operates five in-prison contact centers in Arizona and Indiana and has generated more than $14 billion in revenue for its clients. The company partners with major B2B brands while building a talent pipeline that challenges tired assumptions about who belongs in corporate America.

“The strength of our business comes from the women preparing to re-enter the workforce, and we stay invested in their success over the long term,” Barsolo says. “We make sure that when these women return home, they have the market-ready skills and support to do more than just get by. They have the foundation to lead, innovate, and show the business world what second-chance talent really looks like.”

The model begins inside correctional facilities, where participants work on real revenue-generation programs for enterprise companies. That experience is supported after release by the Televerde Foundation, an independent nonprofit partner that provides reentry support, career development and personal stability resources.

In a market constantly talking about talent shortages, retention problems and skills gaps, Televerde is making a sharper point: opportunity works when companies actually build it.

Insider Takeaways

• Televerde’s 2025 results show 88% of graduates secured full-time professional employment within 90 days of release.
• The recidivism rate for Televerde graduates remains under 5%, compared with a national three-year average of more than 68%.
• In 2025, 93% of graduates re-entered the workforce with active certifications in platforms such as Salesforce and Marketo.
• Forty-four women in Arizona and Indiana completed Televerde’s training and transitioned into the corporate workforce over the past year.
• Graduates achieved an average starting salary of $41,169, creating a stronger foundation for financial independence.
• The Televerde Foundation supports women after release with reentry resources, career development and personal stability programs.