Season 4 | 2025: Episode #13 with Tom Duffin

Tom is a social worker (LSW) and is most passionate about addressing the problem of mass incarceration. As the Executive Director of the Penn Restorative Entrepreneurship Program (PREP), Tom conducts a class entitled Social Impact Entrepreneurship Meets Mass Incarceration, which provides a group of formerly incarcerated individuals with intensive training on how to start a new business.Tom also teaches for Villanova University at classes held in SCI Phoenix, a maximum-security men’s prison. Tom completed his PhD and Master of Law and Social Policy degrees at Bryn Mawr College. He also completed Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology at Villanova University.Tom retired from a long career in the financial services industry, where he served as First Vice President at Wells Fargo Advisors. Tom and his wife, Janice, are the proud parents of two fine young men, Tommy and Sean.Learn more about Tom Duffin here:https://sp2.upenn.edu/person/tom-duffin/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-duffin-983a4b71?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F🎥 Want to watch the video version of this podcast? Head over to our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/rxVDvi0IgIsAnd to learn more about our host Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills of purposefilledsande.com and how we can support your business growth and employee development needs, schedule a Complimentary assessment and strategy session here:https://calendly.com/barbaraanne-purposefilledsande/pfse-free-coaching-consulting-strategy-referral