Everything They Don’t Tell You

Today we talk with a fellow FEDD Member, and if you don’t know what that is, shame on you. Just kidding, look them up Food Equipment Digital Disrupters on Facebook. The fedd group dot com.

Anyways, C…

Today’s guest came up in the automotive industry to find his success. Chris Knuth is the owner of Star Motors European Service and founder of APAC ATI a non-profit organization that provides automoti…

Today we sit down with someone close to my realm of the industry. Matt McMahon is the President of S&K Oil and a former restaurateur who literally built hundreds of restaurants including Chi-Chi’s an…

Our guest today gives a perspective on a very unique trade. Siobhan Colleen is a former entertainment rigger with a ton of great insight on what it takes to make it in that industry, what’s involved …

I’m so excited to introduce our next guest today. His name is Ryline Monkman and he has such an incredible story about hard work, perseverance, and overcoming circumstances.

Ryline grew up in a bad w…

Today we sit down with another fellow podcaster and skilled trades advocate, Mr Cal Wiebe.

Cal grew up in a skilled trades family with his dad and uncle driving truck and another uncle as an electric…

Today I get to sit down with someone who is well known behind the scenes in my industry. Jenn Davis, President of Davisware, a robust software for commercial service companies.

Jenn grew up on a farm…

Stepping out of realm a little bit today to get a different perspective of the trades. Lisa Zalenski is the Media Manager/Creator of Video Imagines/Producer of Social Things at Malachy Parts and Serv…

Today we’re talking to our first member of CAREERS: The Next Generation, Mr Gord King. Make sure to catch our second episode with Ryline Monkman on April 30th!

Gord started out on the traditional pat…

Today’s guest is a huge voice in the skilled trades. Growing up around construction, Jon Isaacson has found a fulfilling career in the trades that has allowed him to work with his hands and help thos…

Today we get to sit down with a couple of experts in the trade careers. Wood Boyles & Dan Baker run Blue Collar Talent scouts and have a first hand perspective of what makes for a good career in the …

Today’s guests are blazing new trails in the food equipment industry. Ray and David Bartolomucci (CEO & Founder respectively) are two brothers with strong entrepreneurial spirits looking to solve a p…

Today’s guest is someone who I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know over the past few months. An extraordinary wealth of knowledge and incredible thought leader in the industry. Gyner Ozgul is the …

Today we sit down with Jillian Hubbard, an electrical apprentice from Connecticut. Jillian loved to work with her hands from a young age and made the decision to go to a CTE high school. She tried di…

My guest today has one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever heard. Max Ceron is the Executive Director of the CWB Association in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. But it was a long and winding road …

Today’s guest has a wonderful, relatable story about how he fell into the trades at 16 years old and never looked back. Zack Hartle is an electrical apprentice instructor at SAIT, and also hosts a Yo…

Today we have two very special and innovative guests on the show with a wonderful idea on how to connect and empower blue collar workers from all over. Robert Birch & Barb Hansen are the founders of …

Today I have 3 guests on the show, all from the same company, Gary’s East Coast Service. Of course Gary Petitti himself, his wife Angela, and one of his 3 daughters, Lyndsi. And yes, they all work un…

Today’s guest hails all the way from Istanbul, Turkey. Yasemin Somuncu is an expert in Energy Efficiency and believe me, expert is an understatement. Yasemin has such a pure and vast understanding of…