Talking to Allison Zerr, the Women in Trades Program Head at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, about the positive influence of a supportive community, and how technical welding can be.

• How sensitive stainless steel is to contamination.
• Coming back from failure.
• Most memorable workplace injury.
• Types of welding tests.
• Knowing your worth and where you’re valued.

Mentioned in Episode

• Hydraulic Ironworker Machine
• Plasma Torch

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Talking with Conor Phillips, founder of fuel2go and pathfinder365 about building a team, embracing rest, and challenges along the way.

• Features of a quality vending machine.
• Understanding the responsibilities of business ownership.
• Handling uncertainty, and ways to recharge.
• How technology is changing customer interactions.
• Benefits of an online marketplace.
• Criteria for hiring staff.

Mentioned in Episode

• 472 Merchant Media Combo Unit
• Abstract Moving
• Smartless
• Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan

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Talking with Bahir Sokmenoglu Saskatoon Liquor Store manager and Level 3 Sommelier, about alcohol trends, innovations, and collaborations.

• Ways alcohol preferences vary depending on area of the city.
• How current drink trends effect local brewers.
• Resilient grapes for wine.
• Stresses of forecasting and ordering products.
• Biggest mistakes made during the first year of store opening.
• Collaborating with local brewers.
• Emergence of low and no alcohol counterparts to traditional alcohol.

Mentioned in Episode

• Don Julio
• Clase Azul
• 9 Mile Belgian Triple

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Talking to Don Leslie, Chief Animal Protection Officer, about common calls, moving on from the armed forces, and effective communication.

• Distinction between conservation, animal protection, and animal control.
• Changes in animals able to be owned after 2020.
• Transitioning to a more trauma informed enforcement model.
• Understanding hoarding behaviour.
• How animal calls can uncover more criminal behaviour.
• Overcoming fear of heights.

Mentioned in Episode

• Tiger King
• Canadian Police Knowledge Network

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Talking to Adam Read, Safety Officer, about workplace safety, animal encounters, and deciding to leave the rigs to be with family.

• Consequences of neglecting paperwork on the job.
• Common hazards on site.
• Accidents witnessed.
• Keeping a level head.
• Ways to reset after a hard day.

Mentioned in Episode

• North Ridge Development
• Rock Ptarmigan

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Talking to Brett Cowden, Critical Care Paramedic, about managing stress, favourite piece of gear, and lessons learned throughout his career.

• Responsbilities as you age.
• Practicing HALO events.
• How stress is applied during simulations.
• Main stressors of the job.
• Ways to process all the trauma you encounter.
• Reason to be EMS.
• Frequency of triage situations.

Mentioned in Episode

• Elliot Field BSW, MSW, RSW
• Royal University Hospital(RUH)
• Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital(JPCH)
• Memento Mori

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• Extra costs that can incur when moving a house.
• Properties of soap.
• The benefits of shifting the business from home based to offsite.
• Developing the scent of a product.
• Mistakes made along the way.
• Learning to not sweat the small stuff.
• Steps taken to mitigate risk.
• How much further you can go with a supportive spouse.

Mentioned in Episode

• MuniCode

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• Efficiency when climbing.
• Balancing climbing, coaching, business, and family.
• Intricacies of competition.
• Ways to apply competition pressure in the training room.
• Difference between real rock and indoor climbing.
• New design elements to make the gym safer and more spectator friendly.

Mentioned in Episode

• Grandpa Peabody
• Mallorca

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Talking with Will Rodriguez, Owner Operator at Old Dutch, about work ethic, father figures, and different times of loss.

• Pandemic projects.
• Claiming store display space for your product.
• Growing up with immigrant parents.
• Realizing how tastes change.
• Love of cooking.
• Grandparents and importance of the relationship.
• Grieving process, and music.
• Facing your fears.
• Handling Loss.
• Best selling products.

Mentioned in Episode

• Shameless(TV Series)
• X-Men vs. Street Fighter
• Positive Work Environment – Hobbies – Mental Health
• Hunting – Computer Networks- Retirement Planning

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Talking to Aaron Miles, a 20 year fixed wing pilot, about the most critical time of a flight, and choosing lifestyle over pay.

• How visibility affects the approach to landing an airplane.
• Safety protocols.
• Different technologies for an approach.
• The need to re-certify twice a year.
• How your expectations of the job change from the beginning.
• The boom and bust of the career.
• Realizing that pay isn’t everything.
• Declining experience level in the cockpit due to pilot demand.
• Most satisfying parts of flying.

Mentioned in Episode

• ATR

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