The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects welding professionals around the world and unrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate Women Empowerment Month to learn about the incredible contributions of Women in the welding industry and our communities.

Trailblazer Laura Potje shares her 45-year journey in welding, from shop floors and uranium refineries to becoming a Red Seal welder and instructor. Laura reflects on breaking barriers, the importance of mentorship, and how hands-on workshops are helping more women discover careers in the skilled trades. Don't miss this empowering conversation about creating opportunities and building confidence for the next generation of women in welding.

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Today's guest is Jaslyn Hugli, an Outside Sales Representative from WeldCor Supplies from Regina, SK. From her first high school welding booth to fabrication bays, she shares how to stay sharp when budgets are tight and doors do not always open. We dive into bias in the trades, the importance of mentorship, and volunteering with your local CWB Association Chapter.

If you care about welding education, workforce growth, and smarter process choices, this one delivers practical insight you can use tomorrow.

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Grab your welding helmet, we’re going international. Today’s guest is Martin Willinger from Austria, an R&D Arc Welding Technician at Fronius International GmbH, pushing arc technology to the next level. We dig into Austria’s dual apprenticeship model and compare the hands-on intensity of Canadian training programs. Martin opens his lab door to explain the interesting work his team is focused on, and if you’ve ever fought a cast-iron repair, this is your masterclass. Come for the process insights, stay for the mindset shift!

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Shaun “Birdman the Welder” Bird has carved out a career in welding on his own terms. From custom car builds to Boilermaker shutdowns, and now running a one-man architectural metal shop, Shaun shares what it really takes to navigate different corners of the trade without losing your footing. At the core of this episode is something deeper than weld processes and shop setups. Shaun marks nine years sober and speaks openly about mental health, addiction recovery, and rebuilding a life alongside a career. It’s an honest look at trade culture, pressure, pride, and the quiet strength it takes to choose a better path. This episode is a reminder that welding is more than square footage or follower counts. You get to choose the work that matters and build a life strong enough to hold it.

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From the pressure of the WorldSkills stage to the realities of running a welding business, Adam Sebastian’s journey is built in millimetres and measured in discipline. In this episode, the Legacy Welding Services owner and former WorldSkills Team Canada competitor pulls back the curtain on what elite-level welding actually demands. We talk about the grind behind the podium, the mentorship at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and the mental rehearsal required when a fraction of a point can separate first from fourth.

If you care about welding techniques, WorldSkills insights, starting a welding business, and building a career that holds under X-ray, this episode will light a spark!

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A full-size figure weeping in steel doesn’t just look heavy—it carries a story. In today's episode with Rob Jung, we explore art as a trade with measuring off real bodies, building internal cages, calculating growth from texture layers, and learning the hard way how underquoting can turn weeks into miles of weld. Rob shares the importance of community and how he set up the Rob Jung Youth Welding Program, right across from a high school that cut its shop. With a handful of donated machines, electrodes, helmets, and shielding gas, he opens his doors to youth to learn fundamentals, safety, and pride in what you can create with welding.

To learn more about how you can help support the Rob Jung Youth Welding Program, contact here: https://www.robjungsmetalart.com/contact/

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Dorian Giles traded a future in computer science for the smell of burning metal on the shop floor. In this episode, the owner of Allwyn Steel and DMG Fabrication shares how early fabrication challenges sparked a journey into precision work, apprenticeships, and building a modern job shop. From serving local builders with specialty steel to pushing into advanced technology and custom automotive projects, Dorian reflects on hard lessons, evolving leadership, and why learning fast and owning mistakes matter.

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Are you a young welder, looking for advice to move ahead? This episode is for you! Jesse Wilson is a 20-year old third-year apprentice Welder from Moose Jaw, SK, and we dive into how pre-employment training at Saskatchewan Polytechnic gave him a real edge to succeed and how theory matters on the shop floor. If you’re mapping a welding career, this conversation is loaded with practical insights: tickets that matter, tools that stretch a budget, tips for passing tests, and why math makes stairs and handrails less scary. Jesse’s mantra is simple and sharp - ask questions until you’ve got the answer!

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Today, we sit down with Diesel D’Souza to map the unexpected path as a self-taught welder, multi-machine operator, and stainless TIG artist pushing colour and control to the edge. We dig into experiments with maxing settings to learn cause and effect, walking them back to find the sweet spot, and translating arc sound into repeatable parameters. Diesel discusses AC/DC pulse on aluminum, torch heat management, when features matter more than brand names, and why skill outpaces hype. Don't miss this episode!

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Sparks fly when precision matters with today's guest, Joshua Hren from Long Island, New York. Joshua shares how a career that began with laser welding under microscopes in medical devices took him through an eight-hour 6G TIG test on nuclear pipe and into the tight tolerances of aerospace heat exchangers. We dig into the skills that separate hobby work from production-grade welding, from joint preparation to gas coverage. 

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