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Executive Edgecast
Executive Edgecast with Marg Bouse is built for one thing: giving you moves you can actually use to grow your business and sharpen your leadership team.
Every episode puts a battle-tested subject matter expert in your ear—people who have actually scaled small and medium businesses, rescued failing go-to-market plans, tightened operations, and led teams and initiatives to achieve great things.
No theory, no motivational sugar. Just proven playbooks, exact moves, and real-world results.
You'll hear how they really did it: the questions they asked, the levers they pulled, what they killed off, and what they'd repeat every time. It's the kind of conversation you forward to your leadership team with: "Watch this—let's do this."
If an episode gives you even one move you can use, please don't let it die in your headphones. Subscribe, and send it to the people helping you build what's next—your partners, leadership teams, and rising stars will benefit.
Executive Edgecast
Building Better Internships: Jackie Bouse on Meaningful Internships for Students
In this episode, host Marg Bouse sits down with her daughter and customer marketing professional Jackie Bouse for a candid, insightful conversation about building internship programs that truly matter.
Together, they explore how companies and teams can design internship experiences that create real value — for both the intern and the employer. Jackie shares her experiences managing and mentoring interns, while Margaret brings her perspective from decades of developing structured, purpose-driven internship programs.
You’ll learn:
- ✅ How to design internships with real learning outcomes and measurable results
- ✅ Why paid or for-credit internships attract the best candidates
- ✅ How to balance structure with creativity and autonomy
- ✅ The importance of mentoring, recognition, and supporting interns after the program
- ✅ Ways to partner with universities and comply with Fair Labor Standards guidelines
This discussion is packed with real-world advice, empathy, and humor — including how to manage hundreds of internship applications, tailor learning plans, and foster confidence in young professionals entering today’s challenging job market.
🎓 Whether you’re a business owner, nonprofit leader, or student preparing for your first internship, this episode will help you rethink what makes an internship truly successful.
📎 Show Notes & Resources
- Fair Labor Standards Act Internship Guidelines: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/71-flsa-internships
- Massachusetts Workforce Development Programs: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-labor-and-workforce-development
- LinkedIn Career Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/learning
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Our Host: Margaret Bouse / Marg Bouse https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretbouse
Our Guest: Jackie Bouse https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiebouse
Our Producer and Director: Jesse Walsh https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-walsh/
Sopra Solutions LLC www.soprasolutions.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopra-solutions
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