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. 

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!

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. 

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.  

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. 

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.  

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.

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!

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.  

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.

Meet Vy & Khai.  They are pharmacy technicians, and they are siblings.  Both are working in pharmacies, yet one is in outpatient services and the other in inpatient.  Two perspectives.  Together, they offer snippets of their wisdom in this career path.  

Meet Serge & Jason.  They are entrepreneurs and launched their own marketing firm.  Both are musicians and set forward on different paths, but eventually landed on the same path.  "There's no magic" to their success.  An inspirational listen for sure...find out what they think are the key qualities to starting your own business.

Meet Lorena.  She's an elevator constructor apprentice.  "Beat your fears" is her motto.  She takes pride in her work and wanted a career, not just a job.  Learn about how completing a welding program then propelled her into the speciality trade of constructing elevators.  

Meet Shira.  She's a firefighter.  Some people just know what their path will be after high school.  She entered the fire academy at her local community college and has been fighting fires ever since.  She's a true inspiration.  Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter?  Listen and find out.   

Meet Vanessa.  She's a vet tech.  With an expected job growth of 16% over the next 8 years, she talks about her love of animals and explains what's next on her journey.  Learn the 3 qualities (or is it 4?) she thinks are needed to be successful as a vet tech.  Sometimes one's path is not always a straight line, like in the case of Vanessa.  

Meet Kelly, the TinyPlumberGirl.  She's a master plumber.  She's salty, and she's talking about her journey from apprentice to master.  Her high heels  wrenched her the opportunity to become an apprentice with the plumbers' union.  Listen to this episode in parts or all in one fell swoop...it's not to be missed.

Meet Robert, a.k.a. Plumb Bob Rob.  He's a journeyman plumber.  Listen to his journey from playing music and stocking vending machines to using his connections to become a sponsored apprentice in his local plumbers' union.  This guy is going places.  Grab a cuppa joe and listen to Plumb Bob Rob.

Meet Seth.  He's an assembler.  With his certificate in Airframe & Powerplant, his path led to a position as an Assembler.  His favorite tool?  A profilometer.  Listen and learn about his path as Seth talks shop.

Meet Zain.  She's a millwright.  This high-precision craftsperson claims she went the "hard knocks route", discusses the 3 qualities needed to be a millwright, and talks about her mentors.  Listen to meet Zain.

Meet Michael.  He's a MedicoLegal Death Investigator, a fancy term for one who investigates deaths.  He has his college degree, but did he need it to get this position?  Listen and find out.

Meet Anthony.  He's a flight attendant.  He adapts well, can multi-task, and he's a people person.  Does this sound like you?  Maybe becoming a flight attendant is the path for you.

Meet Connie.  She's a sheet metal worker and leads a crew of nine.  She's dyslexic.  She talks straight about her career path from retail to sheet metal.  What's the silver tsunami?  And, what does it mean to "turn out"?  Listen and find out. 

Meet Melissa, the Diesel Queen.  She's a diesel mechanic and fixes heavy equipment used in agriculture, construction and forestry.  What makes a good mechanic?  Listen and find out!

Meet Nicole.  She's a Team Leader and Principal for a large real estate firm and leads over 400 real estate agents.  Hear about how she got started working in sales, which led to her current role.  Discover what the key has been to Nicole's success.

Meet Genny.  She's an apprentice with her local electrician union.  Gain insight into the steps to apply to the apprenticeship program, what the benefits are, and what the day is like.