Press
Steve Waters has been featured extensively in the press, making over 300 appearances.
Featured Appearances
“Moving the goal posts: this could be the perfect time for your career plan B”
“This one thing is holding you back from becoming a leader”
“How the pandemic could redefine our productivity obsession”
All Appearances
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/health/coronavirus-contact-tracing-jobs.html
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/08/health/contact-tracing-covid-19-white-house/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/health/contact-tracing-explainer-coronavirus/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/us/contact-tracing-unemployment-trnd/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/us/coronavirus-contact-tracing-trnd/index.html
Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2020/07/youve-been-called-out-for-a-microaggression-what-do-you-do?
Fast Company
https://www.fastcompany.com/90537475/this-one-thing-is-holding-you-back-from-becoming-a-leader
New York Post
https://nypost.com/2021/01/24/this-could-be-the-perfect-time-for-your-career-plan-b/
Harvard’s Data-Smart City Solutions
https://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/news/article/map-monday-power-geospatial-data-opportunity-zones
Harvard Kennedy School Review
https://ksr.hkspublications.org/2020/09/19/how-state-government-leaders-can-improve-contact-tracing-programs/
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/profile/steve-waters/?sh=2f99f2d0a6f6
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferbarrett/2020/11/16/6-side-hustles-you-can-do-from--home-to-earn-extra-money/?sh=2d8095ae470c
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/06/are-we-ready-another-pandemic/619285/
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/08/contact-tracing-hr-6666-working-us/615637/
Money Magazine
https://money.com/coronavirus-contract-tracing-jobs/
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/contact-tracing-jobs-founder-describes-successful-applicant-2020-5
Business Insider Australia
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/contact-tracing-jobs-founder-describes-successful-applicant-2020-5
Pulse by Business Insider (Nigeria)
https://www.pulse.ng/bi/politics/the-founder-of-a-contact-tracing-firm-thats-fielded-80000-job-applications-in-5-weeks/1yys3r9
MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-most-american-covid-19-failure-yet/ar-BB18xHlZ
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/so-you-want-to-be-a-contact-tracer/ar-BB14hggI
Governing
https://www.governing.com/topics/urban/gov-federal-empowerment-zones.html
Defense One
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/06/were-not-ready-another-pandemic/174970/
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/most-american-covid-19-failure-yet/168104/
Government Executive
https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/06/were-not-ready-another-pandemic/174991/
Institute of Leadership & Management (UK)
https://www.institutelm.com/resourceLibrary/what-should-leaders-learn-from-shifting-views-on-productivity.html
Route Fifty
https://www.routefifty.com/management/2018/08/opportunity-zones-small-business-data-smb/150918/
Government Technology
https://www.govtech.com/dc/Map-Monday-The-Power-of-Geospatial-Data-in-Opportunity-Zones.html
Centre for Governance Studies (Bangladesh)
https://cgs-bd.com/article/3491/We%E2%80%99re-Not-Ready-for-Another-Pandemic
Impact Alpha
https://impactalpha.com/seizing-the-opportunity-to-finance-small-businesses-in-new-opportunity-zones/
SmartBrief
https://www.smartbrief.com/s/2021/01/can-we-redefine-productivity
Inverse
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/the-emotional-lives-of-contact-tracers
Currently from AT&T
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/everyday-americans-turned-disease-detectives-114743207.html
American Express
https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/business/trends-and-insights/articles/4-predictors-to-look-for-when-forecasting-cash-flow/
PR On The Go
https://medium.com/@PRontheGO/the-worst-advice-you-could-ever-get-about-public-relations-81137f79d3f4
Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/can-an-army-of-contact-tracers-help-contain-coronavirus-171224029.html
PeopleScout
https://rapidreads.peoplescout.com/post/102ge12/getting-uncomfortable-to-grow
VeryWell Family
https://www.verywellfamily.com/contact-tracing-key-to-reopening-schools-5074998
Healthcare Facilities Today
https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/RAS-Watch-Partners-with-CONTRACE-Public-Health-Corps-to-Expand-Access-to-Trained-Contact-Tracers--24927
Fundera
https://www.fundera.com/blog/business-to-start-to-be-rich
Moneycontrol (India)
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/so-you-want-to-be-a-contact-tracer-5285021.html
Massage Magazine
https://www.massagemag.com/mts-ask-how-can-a-contact-tracing-job-provide-supplemental-income-124133/
Local
Chicago Tribune
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-contact-tracing-jobs-20200519-tvzva66yqfg4rhgc5tx7kcd4pa-story.html
Vancouver Sun
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-fears-over-growing-average-daily-vaccine-stockpile-in-b-c
Business in Vancouver
https://biv.com/article/2021/03/covid-vaccine-challenge-2021-bc
Vancouver is Awesome
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/british-columbias-vaccination-plan-leaves-little-room-for-error-3513789
Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/29/21242079/howard-brown-contact-tracing-illinois-coronavirus
Hartford Courant
https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-contact-tracing-jobs-20200519-tvzva66yqfg4rhgc5tx7kcd4pa-story.html
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/12/do-your-part-on-covid-and-answer-the-friggin-call-editorial.html
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_92be3e39-5a85-5e88-b832-bc2cf730c2bd.html
Orlando Sun-Sentinel
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-contact-tracing-jobs-20200519-tvzva66yqfg4rhgc5tx7kcd4pa-story.html
ABC Action News
https://www.abcactionnews.com/rebound/states-are-expanding-contact-tracing-efforts-fla-maintains-its-program-is-adequate
ABC 27 Tallahassee
https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 8 News Portland, ME
https://www.wmtw.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 3 Palm Springs
https://kesq.com/news/national-world/2020/10/06/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-theyre-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/
ABC 9 Cincinatti
https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 4 WTAE Pittsburgh
https://www.wtae.com/article/how-everyday-americans-have-turned-disease-detectives-armed-with-a-phone/32668343#
ABC 23 Bakersfield
https://www.turnto23.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 12 News Milwaukee, WI
https://www.wisn.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 40 News Fort Smith, AK
https://www.4029tv.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083#
ABC 13 Las Vegas
https://www.ktnv.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 7 News Albuquerque, NM
https://www.koat.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 57
https://www.abc57.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19
ABC 25 West Palm Beach, FL
https://www.wpbf.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 13 Colorado Springs
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/2020/10/06/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-theyre-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/
ABC 10 San Diego, CA
https://www.10news.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 5 Oklahoma City
https://www.koco.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 5 Boston, MA
https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 3 Lafayette
https://www.katc.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 9 Kansas City
https://www.wesh.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
ABC 17 Columbia, MO
https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/2020/10/06/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-theyre-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/
ABC 25 News Victoria, TX
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/i/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
ABC 7 Detroit, MI
https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
ABC 10 News Wichita, KS
https://www.kake.com/story/42740673/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way
ABC 12 News Medford, OR
https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/572679502.html
FOX 13 Salt Lake City
https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
FOX 47 Lansing & Jackson
https://www.fox47news.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
FOX 17 West Michigan
https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
NBC 13 Birmingham
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 6 New Orleans
https://www.wdsu.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 5 Burlington
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 6 News Corpus Christi, TX
https://www.kristv.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
NBC 5 Cincinatti
https://www.wlwt.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 8 Lancaster
https://www.wgal.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 2 News Tulsa
https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
NBC News 8 Salinas, CA
https://www.ksbw.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC News 12 Winston-Salem, NC
https://www.wxii12.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 11 News Baltimore, MD
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
NBC 5 News Southern Colorado
https://www.koaa.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
NBC 21 News Bend, OR
https://ktvz.com/health/2020/10/08/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
CBS 58 Milwaukee
https://www.cbs58.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19
CBS 32 Louisville
https://www.wlky.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
CBS 13 News Yuma, AZ
https://kyma.com/dsw-living/health/2020/10/08/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
CBS 8 Des Moines
https://www.kcci.com/article/spam-calls-and-scammers-are-more-than-annoying-they-re-hindering-efforts-to-track-coronavirus/34283083
CBS 46 News Monterey, CA
https://kion546.com/health/2020/10/08/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
CBS 7 News, Pittsburgh, KS
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/i/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
KCMO Talk Radio
https://www.kcmotalkradio.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19/
KOH AM 780 Reno, NV
https://www.kkoh.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19/
TALK 99.5 Birmingham, AL
https://www.talk995.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19/
WHDH 7 Boston
https://whdh.com/news/how-everyday-americans-have-turned-disease-detectives-armed-with-a-phone/
https://whdh.com/news/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19/
WENY News Ithaca, NY
https://www.weny.com/story/42726687/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19
News Channel 5 Nashville, TN
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/coronavirus/contact-tracers-facing-problem-where-many-dont-answer-calls-from-unknown-numbers
The Daily James
https://thedailyjamesonline.com/coronavirus-contact-tracing-jobs-are-on-the-rise/
Rockdale Newton Citizen
https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/features/health_wellness/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_20ac566a-077f-549f-88cd-0760d2abbfdb.html
KBNR 680 AM San Francisco, CA
https://www.knbr.com/news/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
The Southern Illinoisian
https://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_d4188746-5f63-5cbb-a2f1-3e7d005977ec.html
Roanoke Times, Virginia
https://roanoke.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_c0d7a32e-9de9-5a0a-b5e4-757a315605bf.html
Albany Democrat-Herald
https://democratherald.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_4e05f787-9778-5dac-8ca1-619b272ee9b1.html
Danville Register & Bee
https://godanriver.com/lifestyles/article_b081b96c-7915-5863-a429-e12134ec8ca3.html
Erie News Now
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42726687/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19
The Daily News, Washington
https://tdn.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_362ca04d-bb85-590b-ab22-d922d6ed0bbc.html
Casper Star-Tribune, WY
https://trib.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_682d9fb6-9343-5345-adb3-132ca2dc30af.html
LaCrosse Tribune, Wisconsin
https://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_e23d0a38-06a5-5cbb-b113-229a9349287f.html
Jackson Progress-Argus
https://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/news/world_nation/spam-calls-are-hindering-efforts-to-contact-trace-and-track-covid-19/article_6871907a-6f0f-51c9-8438-7aabb02321f9.html
KXLY News Radio Spokane, WA
https://www.kxly.com/i/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else-but-these-steep-hurdles-stand-in-the-way/
Opelika-Auburn News, Alabama
https://oanow.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_b3937bc1-825d-54f6-9582-2b046a55f233.html
Northwest Indiana Times
https://www.nwitimes.com/niche/get-healthy/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_332ae19c-7eaf-56b0-b944-0e68449af3bb.html
Journal-Gazzette & Times-Courier
https://jg-tc.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_907fec6a-2eb6-5e0d-824e-dcb34e53c0db.html
The Sentinel, Pennsylvania
https://cumberlink.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_88e69e03-3dd0-54ab-b9d2-8141c74a9a05.html
Ravalli Republic
https://ravallirepublic.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/article_99170421-bac4-5e54-9ceb-58e9d48cb717.html
Greensboro News & Record
https://greensboro.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_ff2102ab-3475-5dcb-899a-2bf3c97f70d7.html
North Platte Telegraph
https://nptelegraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_fc17f01c-4cb5-5686-b287-3145d94fd691.html
The Valley News, Iowa
https://valleynewstoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_969247db-f861-5eca-b68d-6d7383496ca4.html
Bristol Herald-Courier, Virginia
https://heraldcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_5175793c-75a1-55c6-b04d-3028ab643280.html
Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas
https://wacotrib.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_b468b04b-cc20-540e-a19b-b169055b917d.html
Independent Tribune, North Carolina
https://independenttribune.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_02cd1db3-b222-5b67-928f-f2fa3f073b41.html
Statesville Record & Landmark
https://statesville.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_fc315697-04c1-5ef0-b356-5558bf8b52b6.html
Winston-Salem Journal
https://journalnow.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_d17fb5d6-5747-5ac2-a14d-c9faea6b39cf.html
Morganton News-Herald
https://morganton.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_7e31deb1-f856-525a-aa12-502759405beb.html
Danville Register & Bee, Virginia
https://godanriver.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_b081b96c-7915-5863-a429-e12134ec8ca3.html
Tulsa World
https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/article_f01fea48-bc2a-5ea1-9461-2423f031541b.html
Corvallis Gazette-Times
https://www.gazettetimes.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/contact-tracing-is-key-to-controlling-covid-19-at-the-white-house-and-everywhere-else/article_8e149fff-507c-5c49-944b-bad684c4d82c.html