Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Guests On Entrepreneurial Success Show
Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “The Hart & Hustle” podcast.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) June 10, 2025 - Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “The Hart & Hustle” podcast.
Inroads to Opportunities is a Union County, NJ, based non-profit, social services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 16 to retirement. As the largest skills training program for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey, Inroads offers vocational preparation, transition from school to work, job placement and coaching, certificate training programs, day habilitation, and mental health services.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Host Keenan Hart, Calzone discussed the importance of Autism Awareness. “It’s beginning to affect a good part of our population,” she said, “This is at an epidemic level. Everyone knows someone who is affected by autism. Especially in the region of the country we are in…we have the second highest rate of autism cases in the country.”
Additionally, Angela spoke of the opportunities at hand when advocating for awareness. “We work very collaboratively with each other. Information sharing is critical. There's a lot of reciprocity and I think it is crucial that we’re all in the know. This way we can band together and make our case to local politicians and to those who make the rules…it's important for our medical community to understand; our law enforcement, etc. I think that education, overall awareness and exposing each other to autism is vital for our success.”
Calzone further emphasized how the change in language of the community is essential to how we navigate the future. She stated, “It re-defines the individual…At Inroads, we work with not only those who are neuro diverse, but those who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well…we look at the community at large and then the microcosm of the community which are the folks that we serve. Truthfully, they are all a part of the community. It's incumbent on all of us to be able to make sure we are agile and flexible as a society to be able to effectively communicate, educate, employ and retire the entire population successfully and productively.”
To listen this episode in its entirety, please click here: https://bit.ly/3SUJp1q
ABOUT ANGELA CALZONE:
Angela Calzone, an award-winning business and management strategist, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Inroads to Opportunities. She previously served as the agency’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that she served as Chief Operating Officer in a contract position for The Webster Apartments in NYC and for ten years as a co-managing member of Change & Response Strategies, LLC, a consortium of leadership, management, human resources, marketing strategists and corporate trainers. Previously, Calzone has held senior leadership roles at a number of top consulting and professional services firms across an array of Verticals.
Throughout her career, Calzone has received numerous state-wide accolades in recognition of her exceptional leadership both as a serial entrepreneur and business professional. She has been among the finalists of NJ’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners by NJ Monthly Magazine, celebrated among the Best 50 Women in Business in New Jersey by NJBIZ Magazine and was nominated for Garden State Woman of the Year. Calzone holds a Master of Arts in corporate and organizational communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and business administration from Upsala College.
ABOUT THE HART & HUSTLE PODCAST:
The Hart & Hustle Podcast is dedicated to exploring the journey of perseverance, ambition, and growth. Each episode highlights individuals who are actively navigating challenges, overcoming adversity, and laying the groundwork for a better future.
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, the Occupational Center of Union County, DBA Inroads to Opportunities, a 501 c3 non-profit, social services agency has been providing programs and services to over 400 individuals annually with various types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include transition from school to work, vocational preparation, certificate training programs, job placement & coaching, day habilitation, and mental health services. Based in Roselle, NJ, Inroads to Opportunities supports individuals throughout northern and central New Jersey.
Now in its 66th year, Inroads to Opportunities is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an approved provider of the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Commission of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Inroads is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJ Division of Mental Health, and Addiction Services to provide partial care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide Day Habilitation, Pre-Vocational and Transportation Services. Inroads is an approved Medicaid provider and an approved Employment Network under the Ticket to Work Social Security initiative and an approved Benefits Planning and Counseling Service through the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
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