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Genuine Curiosity episodes
- Women in Trades – Welding – Workplace InjuriesWomen in Trades
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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- Real Estate – Integrity – AA
- How to Remove Asbestos – Details – Visual Progress
1 hr 32 min - Business Ownership – Communication – UncertaintyBusiness Ownership
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
Similar Episodes- How to Remove Asbestos – Details – Visual Progress
- Letting Go of Attachments – Production Run – Business Growth
- Importance of Relationships – Painting – Process Improvement
1 hr 47 min - Alcohol Trends – Time Management – LocalAlcohol Trends
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
Similar Episodes- Letting Go of Attachments – Production Run – Business Growth
- Critical Care – Stress – Mental Health
- Old Dutch – Work Ethic – Loss
58 min - Animal Protection – Paratrooper – CommunicationAnimal Protection
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
Similar Episodes- Importance of Relationships – Painting – Process Improvement
- Working in Corrections – Chosen Family – PTSD
- Entertainment Rigging – Teamwork – Focus
- How to Remove Asbestos – Details – Visual Progress
1 hr 22 min - Workplace Safety – Wild Life – NatureWorkplace Safety
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
Similar Episodes- Railway Maintenance – Coping with Grief – Drilling Rigs – Financial Discipline
- Hunting – Computer Networks- Retirement Planning
- Underground Mining – Communication – Safety
56 min - Critical Care – Stress – Mental HealthCritical Care
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
Similar Episodes- Paramedic Services – Mindset – Leadership
- Singing Lessons – Play – Interoception
- Fixed Wing Pilot – Contingencies – Lifestyle
1 hr 37 min - Moving – Natural Products – Big Picture
Talking to Mike Zimmer, Owner of Uncle Mike's All Natural Products, about his recent house move, favourite products he makes, and balancing it all.
- 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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- Real Estate – Integrity – AA
1 hr 20 min - Indoor Climbing – Coaching – Precision
Talking with Jason Holowach Owner of Grip It Climbing, about indoor climbing, gym design, and ways to challenge your athletes.
- 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
Similar Episodes- Letting Go of Attachments – Production Run – Business Growth
- Entertainment Rigging – Teamwork – Focus
- Hockey Strategy – Tactics vs. Skill – Leadership
1 hr 8 min - Old Dutch – Work Ethic – LossOld Dutch
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
Similar Episodes- Railway Maintenance – Coping with Grief – Drilling Rigs – Financial Discipline
- Nursing School – Long Term Care – Dementia
- Trucking Industry – Regulations – Peace of Mind
2 hr 45 min - Fixed Wing Pilot – Contingencies – LifestyleFixed Wing Pilot
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
Similar Episodes- Positive Work Environment – Hobbies – Mental Health
- Trucking Industry – Regulations – Peace of Mind
- Railway Maintenance – Coping with Grief – Drilling Rigs – Financial Discipline
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