The Omar Project

I sat down with Jens Gravgaard, Project Development Director for Ørsted.  Jens has had a fascinating career at the forefront of global wind development. We talk about many topics on offshore wind in this episode, including training, technology developments and limits, and what it means for the US. 

Pathfinder Book 

In this episode, I give a 10-minute introduction to project phases. If you're unfamiliar with them, wonder why they exist, or how they work, tune in to get a crash course. 

Do you know the signs of a high-performing project team? 

In this episode, I walk through three telltale signs of a high-performing team and give you steps to get there. 

It's Hispanic heritage month, and as a tribute to my roots, I'm sharing some insightful data about Hispanic professionals, such as their biggest cultural obstacles and tips to overcome them. If you're a leader with Latinos on your team or a Latino yourself, this is a must-listen! 

SMU Latino Leadership Program
Pepe Estrada
Jacqueline Morales

On the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the city felt an all too familiar feeling. Hurricane Ida swept in as a category four hurricane, leaving homes flooded, streets covered in debris, and people's livelihood destroyed all in a matter of hours. Although New Orleans suffered damage, the investments made in the hurricane protection systems over the past decade proved invaluable. 

Preparing for a natural disaster takes time and resources, both of which are in short supply when facing a threat.  In this special podcast, I talk about emergency preparedness and what you and your business can do now to prepare for natural disasters in the future. 

Tina Marie is an executive and leadership coach who gets to work with some of the top executives in the country. She shares insights on the similarities she sees in top performers, the mindset it takes to turn a challenge into an opportunity, and where self-doubt and sabotage creep up. You do not want to miss this episode! 

Tina Marie St. Cyr is a dynamic force when it comes to personal development, leadership, and communications. She is a board-certified executive coach and a licensed corporate trainer specializing in human communications & human relations. With over 12,000 hours of application, study and design of programs, her methods for helping people create immediate and lasting results are extraordinary. 

Her specialty is in bringing new, transformative perspectives to a situation, allowing the human ability to solve problems flow easily. Her fascination with ‘why we humans do what we do’ and her unique ability to create an air of curiosity and wonder in her audiences has made her a revered public speaker and expert guest on human transformation. 

Tina Marie’s unique blend of certifications and degrees allows her to work with people from all backgrounds and cultures. Business owners will realize steady and scalable growth, positive team synergies and ever-increasing leadership skills. Entrepreneurs will have a highly experienced advocate and coach by their side advancing them to their true revenue results.

After ten years of private practice, St. Cyr founded Bonfire Coaching in 2017 and began training other coaches in her methods. As of January 2020, she has a team of ten coaches serving the many Bonfire clients in personal life coaching, career coaching and executive/leadership coaching.

In this episode, you'll learn everything you need to know about the engineering and construction term " Punchlist," what they are, how to avoid them, and how to structure your contracts to minimize the impact of unfinished work.  

If you're in projects long enough, eventually you'll be on a project that gets canceled, I've been there, and I talk through how you can turn this into an opportunity.

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The Omar Project

With the race to commercialize space underway, engineers at Space X are looking to the ocean for the landing and take-offs of their massive new Starship vessel. Using the same technology the oil and gas industry pioneered for a different application, floating spaceports can keep their operations safe from population centers. 

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1272972228326379520?s=20

In this episode, I detail the engineering considerations to renovate a drilling rig for space applications. Tune in below! 

In this wide-ranging interview, we talk about building a project organization structure, the latest trends in workflow automation, immigration, and the science behind the transition to renewables. You won't want to miss this interview!

About Luis:

Luis Felipe is founder and principal consultant of 100 Square Feet Consulting.

An engineer by education, a change agent and problem solver by trade, Luis leverages his lifelong passion for learning, along with networks and resources acquired over many years, to every new engagement.

With over 10 years of experience in various executive level roles in supply chain and complex operations management in Latin America, and more recent experience project managing North American capital oil and gas development and execution scopes, he has acquired a multitude of perspectives, people skills, team building acumen and business gravitas. He is keen to learn and fail fast, constantly making new mistakes once.

Luis is an accomplished athlete with over 30 years of competitive rugby under his belt, an immigrant and proud Canadian-by-Choice, who believes his greatest achievement to date is having raised kids to become good young adults with newly independent lives.

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