TalkShop.Podcast

Meet Marisa, a.k.a. Killer_Mars.  She's an artist.  She's actually a Jill of many trades: welding, glass blowing, sculpting and fabricating.  With all of those talents, she creates art.  Having always wanted to make things, she put in her time and now has her own business.  The key to having confidence?  Fake it til you make it!  Tune in and discover what she considers to be her favorite tool. 

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Meet Rachael, a.k.a. TheGingerMason.  She's a stone mason.  Being a history nerd, with a love of art, she found her niche in masonry.  She claims that she's got the bug.  She is willing not just to learn, but to teach.  This fiery redhead has a favorite tool...tune in and find out what it is cuz she only has eight of them!

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Meet Kate...Inspector Kate to be exact.  She's a home inspector.   She first dabbled with power tools in high school while building sets for the drama productions, but her niche has been working with houses.  Kate inspects houses that are put up for sale and determines what improvements are needed.  She is a wealth of information for both her clients and her Instagram followers.  If you're a rule-follower and like to do things by the book, this path is one to be explored...especially if you like construction. 

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Meet Denise.  She's an aircraft maintenance technician apprentice.  Her fascination for aircraft took off long ago.  As a child, she attended air shows with her dad who was in the Navy.  She became a flight attendant, but found herself in a holding pattern.  She wanted to know how the airplanes worked.  If this sounds like you, prepare your flight deck and tune in to this episode.  

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Meet Tiana, the Wheelie Queen.  Along with her husband, they turned their passion into their business.  Their individual love of drag racing brought them together in high school, and now they both race drag cars in addition to building and fixing them.  What's the inside track?  Build relationships and connect with people.  The checkered flag is up, and Tiana is talking. 

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Meet Mark.  He's a boilermaker.  Do you want a nickname?  Do you want a feeling of belonging?  Become a boilermaker...it's the best part-time job you're ever gonna have.  Mark talks about what a boilermaker does and how to become one.  Grab a cuppa joe or make yourself a boilermaker 'cause Mark unveils his Big 3 as well as a few other nuggets of info and helpful advice.  

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Meet Arlyne.  She's a biotech manufacturing associate.  Once a nursing major, her path veered towards biotech.  Her curious and inquisitive mind wanted to know the unknown.  So, she "locked in".  Learn why she believes building relationships is the key to success.

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Meet Anna.  She's a court reporter.  This mom of two fell in love with court reporting after taking a theory class.  "Practice, practice, practice" is her mantra.  With flexible hours and a 9% job outlook, this path is not to be overlooked.  Let's talk steno!

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Meet Clara, a.k.a. PunnyHickster.  She's a pipefitter, a philosophizing pipefitter.  She dabbled in a few other paths before landing and working with her favorite tool, the portaband.  She unveils the 3 qualities to be successful in this profession.  Grab your turmeric-infused coconut water and get ready to listen to this ambassador of the pipes.  

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Meet Emily.  She's an automotive technician.  Her love of cars became her career.  Not quite a grease monkey, she still has that oily rag in her back pocket.  She's an inspirational gal helping other gals in the trades.  What's her favorite specialized tool?  Listen and find out.

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