Shanen Aranmor says she was once described as a life coach under a welding helmet. She's taken that philosophy and run with it, and now identifies herself as Chief Wellness Welder with all the various initiatives she's involved in. In our first episode recorded from FABTECH 2023 in Chicago, Aranmor joins host Dan Davis and co-host Rafael Guerrero to talk about her Yuma, Ariz.-based program Weld Like A Girl, her involvement with SkillsUSA welding competition, being a judge on Project MFG's Clash of the Trades, her affiliation with American Welding Society (AWS), her time working with Miller Electric, and more.

At the top, Fabricators and Manufacturers Association President and CEO Ed Youdell joins the podcast to talk about FMA's rebrand, the unveiling of it FABTECH 2023, and what FMA's new workforce lifecycle means for the metal fabrication industry.

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