How can natural gas companies like Spire recruit and develop new talent while simultaneously helping young students start careers in the energy industry? In this edition of the Beyond the Boots Podcast series, talent acquisition manager Nicole Fondren and eastern Missouri field operations director Todd Gibson talk about a new Cooperative Education Program that helps shape lives and advance communities … while also growing Spire's workforce.

In this first edition of the new Beyond the Boots Podcast series, host Jason Merrill talks with business development representative Rick Moran about a project years in the making that’s changing lives in a rural Alabama community. By connecting to natural gas, poultry farmers in Ranburne, AL, now have something they need for their business to thrive – stability.

Introducing the new Beyond the Boots Podcast - a podcast from Spire. Spire is a natural gas company serving 1.7 million homes and businesses in Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. We're here to share stories of Spire’s work to positively impact the communities we serve, through the voices of those making a difference.