Appetite for Construction
314 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Mechanical Hub Media's John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward turn up the volume as hosts of this weekly Appetite for Construction podcast. The chat fest digs deep into the building trades industry, and features interviews with industry professionals and a variety of irrelevant, fun stuff that we hope you will enjoy. Trust us, we are just two regular guys with lots of thoughts, ideas and opinions. #construction #trades #tradetalk #plumbing #mechanicalsystems #buildingtrades #hvac #heatingandcooling
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The Millennial Tradesman—Terence Chan
August 17, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Now that the border is open, the boys travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, to talk with the ever-youthful Terence Chan, owner, Impetus Plumbing and Heating LTD (@the__impetus). Okay, we didn't really travel there, but we did talk being a plumber in the millennial age, and how to attract those young people to the trades. A son of an arcade owner, Terence's career path took a right turn as he left his engineering studies to follow a path in the plumbing trade. Custom...
Legionella, Legionella, Legionella
August 10, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBWith the recent news of a possible new premise research plumbing program by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that will help to combat a 900% increase in Legionnaires’ disease since 2000, there's no better time to talk Legionella with one of the industry's foremost consultants and thought leaders on the subject. This week the boys visit with Tim Keane, Legionella Risk Management, Inc., as he informs the guys on all things Legionella—What is it? How it spread? Who's at risk? ...
Legionella, nella, nella
August 10, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBSend us a Text Message. With the recent news of a possible new premise research plumbing program by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that will help to combat a 900% increase in Legionnaires’ disease since 2000, there's no better time to talk Legionella with one of the industry's foremost consultants and thought leaders on the subject. This week the boys visit with Tim Keane, Legionella Risk Management, Inc., as he informs the guys on all things Legionella—What is it? How i...
On the Road with Steve Coscia
August 04, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys talk with Steve Coscia CSP, Coscia Communications, about his recent 5-month journey out west. Just him and his trusty pick-up truck, Steve logged his travels as he met some interesting people, had some great food and managed to still do some work as he met up with contractors, and taught at some vocational colleges along the way. As a nearly 40-year veteran of consulting and teaching, Steve also shares some of his soft skills tips. You don't want t...
An Eggcellent Conversation with Geothermal Expert Jay Egg
July 28, 2021 03:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys heat up the podcast and scramble to the mic to enjoy a main course with Jay Egg. We even include a side serving of humor. Jay is a longtime friend to the Hub, where you can find many of his articles on our websites. Jay is also a consultant and designer of geothermal HVAC systems, author of two books and, as mentioned earlier, the founder of Egg Geo, which focuses on geothermal consulting, engineering, and contracting technologies. But as you will find out, ...
The RIDGID Experience—Press On
July 20, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys chat with John Ruese, vice president & general manager, RIDGID Pressing, a technology that has been introduced into the US for more than 20+ years. John Talks about the RIDGID Experience, the evolution of pressing, the R&D behind the tools such as the RP-350, and continues the good fight against the stigma that pressing technology is taking the skill out of the trades. Let's bring it! #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #ridgidexperience #ridgid #powert...
Tech Academies & Name Changes
July 13, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBSend us a Text Message. John & Tim head to America's heartland and visit with Chad and Tyler Peterman of Peterman Brothers, formerly Peterman Heating, Cooling & Plumbing out of Indianapolis. We talk about the name change and marketing that goes along with that, Peterman Top Tech Academy where new recruits are trained the right way, how the boys made their way into the business and industry, and how it is running a business as brothers. #notdeadyetpodcast #petermanbros #ndypodcast #plumbing...
On the Path to Sobriety
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Michael Flynn (@flynnstone1 on Instgram) joins the show to talk about his journey into the trades and more importantly his five years of sobriety. Michael admitted he was installing gas-fired equipment in customers' homes and he needed to be at his best, and not hungover. What was his turning point? Fast forward five years up the road and Michael is a new father, and that should be motivation enough to keep on the right path. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #flynnston...
Can ERCOT Be Trusted?
June 29, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBSend us a Text Message. After what happened in Texas earlier this year, how can the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)—which represents 90% of the state's electrical load—possibly be trusted? This week the boys return to San Antonio to talk with Joel Frederick, president of Quartermoon Plumbing & AC as he shares his views of ERCOT and conserving energy, the Texas deregulated electrical grid, the cold snap earlier in the year, the supply chain, rising prices, finding and keeping g...
For the Love of the Trades
June 22, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys talk with George DeJesus as he talks about his journey into the trades, soaking in as much knowledge and experience as he could before venturing out on his own in August 2020—during a pandemic, mind you—to start his own business—George's Drains. One of the best in drain cleaning, George talks about his love for the trades. We talk about his experience with the supply chain, and how he manages to work under the current conditions. If you're not foll...
Thryv to be Better and Smarter
June 15, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBSend us a Text Message. This week's podcast is spent chatting with Cole Justice, Vertical Product Manager with Thryv, who we've recently partnered with on Thryv Connect Home Services Lunch and Learn Webinar that takes place on Wednesday, June 23rd. We talk about the various features, benefits and speakers we'll be learning about and hearing from during the webinar. If that's not enough, we highlight our attendance at a trade show for the first time in nearly 18 months, the Las Vegas Loop, ...
Back Orders & Price Increases
June 08, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBSend us a Text Message. What the heck is going on with the supply chain? From back orders to price increases, Bradford White's Travis Mikulenas, Director, Primary Metals Procurement and Carl Pinto, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, talk about disruptions in the supply chain, especially as it pertains to steel. How long will this roller coaster last, and are price increases here to stay? Bradford White is doing everything in its power to work with its customers to keep them "whol...
Sad But True
May 26, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Season 2 wraps up as Tim and John discuss the supply chain craziness, stimi and unemployment checks that are making people soft, and they reflect back upon what was season 2. We will be back in a couple of weeks with a fresh new season just like a summer's eve. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #letsgetbacktowork Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the o...
Contractors & COVID
May 21, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBSend us a Text Message. It's Friday, and while we'd all like to be enjoying some CC&C, we talk with Michael Copp about a recent survey conducted by PHCC regarding contractors and the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it has affected their business. We also talk about the recent announcement that Michael is moving on from PHCC at the end of the year. Bummer; good luck, nonetheless! #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #phcc #contractors #COVID19 #plumbing #HVAC Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction...
Learning Labs & The Skilled Labor Dilemma
May 19, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This week we talk with Bob Clark, HVACR Program Chair at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill. Bob talks about his CTE program at the college, and he is damn proud of the fact that the lab is built from within, from the students. They need the smarts and aptitude to apply what they've learned in the classroom to the lab to the field—the real world—successfully. We also ask Bob the $1 million question: what are we doing we wrong in attracting young, skilled people i...
Laying Pipe
May 12, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys talk with Michael Crouch, project foreman for NPL. As project foreman, Mike and his crew oversee distribution main services for natural gas, and it can be a pretty dangerous job. Our first in-studio guest, he talks about his eagerness to become a leader at his job, getting more kids interested in the trades, safety on the jobsite, and much more. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #pipelines #gaspipelines #jobsitessafety #jobsafety #skilledtrades Subscribe to t...
How Can PR Help Your Business?
May 04, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSend us a Text Message. PR guru Heather Ripley, founder of Ripley PR and author of a new book, "Next Level Now," joins the show to talk about all things PR. She discusses her new book and hugely important things such as SWOT—strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats—to negative reviews and reputation management to relationship building and the $1 million question: Why PR? #notdeadyet #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #publicrelations #PR #marketing #SWOT #reputationmanagement #strategi...
Best Vacation, Best Cities and Getting Paid!
April 30, 2021 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.97 MBSend us a Text Message. The guys get back together after Tim was away for a week on vacation in Punta Cana and they focus on a recent list highlighting the The Best Cities for Construction Workers in 2021; Building Permits; Architecture Billings Index (ABI). Just another quick take on a Friday! Enjoy the weekend peeps! Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!...
The Customer Is Always Right. Are they though?
April 28, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBSend us a Text Message. We thought it would be fun to talk about customer experiences, as John talks with Eric Aune and Alan Carlson about their close encounters with the unusual customer — standing over you while you work, negotiating costs, unprepared clients, "I could've done it myself but I didn't have the time," interrupting sexy time and hoarders. This light-hearted conversation is bound to get a few laughs as we keep it light. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #plumbing #...
Gun Shy, Stage Fright, Bladder Shyness
April 23, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.91 MBSend us a Text Message. While Tim is away drinking cocktails with umbrellas in them, John invites Eric Aune to tackle the topic of paruresis, or bladder shyness—the inability to pee when others are around. We also talk about Earth Day and why we should be taking the future of the environment seriously everyday. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #stagefright #gunshy peeproblems Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don'...
Carrying on the Jobsite
April 21, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBAfter a plethora of shootings across the country, and one that recently took the lives of two HVAC techs in South Carolina, John flies solo on this podcast to talk with Jason Ridgeway, Ridgeway Home Services and Veterans Heating and Cooling, to discuss conceal and carry and carrying on the jobsite. This honest conversation tackles a topic that we think more contractors are partaking in, legally, of course. #notdeadyetpodcast #NDYpodcast #concealandcarry #carryingonthejobsite #packingheat #yo...
Conceal & Carry on the Jobsite
April 21, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBSend us a Text Message. After a plethora of shootings across the country, and one that recently took the lives of two HVAC techs in South Carolina, John flies solo on this podcast to talk with Jason Ridgeway, Ridgeway Home Services and Veterans Heating and Cooling, to discuss conceal and carry and carrying on the jobsite. This honest conversation tackles a topic that we think more contractors are partaking in, legally, of course. #notdeadyetpodcast #NDYpodcast #concealandcarry #carryingonth...
Chill Brah: The Most Stressful Jobs
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Last week Tim and John discussed some of the most chill places to live and some not so much. This week they piggyback off of that and talk about the Top 10 Most Stressful Jobs in America, according to a story by CNBC. Is your job on the list? We break down the top 10 most high anxiety producers. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!...
Disruptions in the Supply Chain & Pesky Bugs
April 14, 2021 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Tim and John welcome back Bill Gray, president or Uponor North America, to discuss disruptions in the supply chain, in part due to the storms in Texas, those pesky Western Conifer Bugs and Uponor's commitment to the trades. Case in point, donating to the American Red Cross and Water Mission, and providing materials to contractors in the Lone Star State. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #uponor #supplychain #supplyanddemand #texasstorms #texascrisis #PEXp...
Shooting in South Carolina Leaves Two HVAC Techs Dead; Hug Your Kids
April 12, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.58 MBSend us a Text Message. Tim and John report somber news as the second HVAC tech, who was clinging to life in a Charlotte hospital, died over the weekend. James Lewis and Robert Shook, employees of GSM Services, Gastonia, N.C., were shot outside their work vans while doing work at a prominent physician's home. Six people dead from a senseless act, and these two HVAC guys were at the wrong place at the wrong time, and the industry mourns for them and sends love and prayers to their families, ...
Charcuterie and One Hitters
April 09, 2021 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Tim and John try out the new chill Friday podcast as they talk about whatever is on their mind, really. They step away from the seriousness and business of the industry and take a chapter out of Aaron Rodger's playbook and R-E-L-A-X. Sit back and joy this short snippet as the boys talk about the most chill places to live, and the most stressed. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the ot...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 33: Dain Hansen, at the Table Where the Sausage is Made in D.C.
April 08, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys travel to Washington D.C. to talk with Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, the IAPMO Group. One of the hardest working people in the industry, Dain talks about policy, IAMPO's mission, his journey into the government affairs world, and we take a deep dive into the new American Jobs Plan and the Texas crisis. #notdeadyetpodccast #NDYpodcast #IAPMO #codesandstandards #mechanicalhub #plumbing #HVAC #texascrisis #americanjobsplan #constr...
NDY News: American Jobs Plan, Stink Bugs and the Texas Crisis
April 05, 2021 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Tim and John test drive the new NDY (Indy) news format (Mondays and week in review on Friday), and while we say these will be shorter in length, this introductory one goes a bit longer as we touched upon some BIG topics. We'll still be doing our regular, longer guest formats on Wednesdays. Here, we discussed the new ambitious American Job Plan proposed by President Biden, stink bugs and we introduce our special guest and new Texas correspondent, and good friend, Lisa...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 31: John & Tim Shoot the Shite
March 31, 2021 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBSend us a Text Message. As we reach the halfway mark of season 2, Tim & John make a major announcement to their podcast format. They also discuss stuck cargo ships, weather apps, truckin', fishin', boatin', NCAAs, NASCAR, and going commando? This laid back episode is just what the doctor ordered as they make the turn to the clubhouse on season 2. #NotDeadYetPodcast #NDYPodcast #plumbing #HVAC #contractors #servicecontractors #installers #NASCAR #NCAATournament #MarchMadness #MLB Subscribe...
Not Dead Yet (Ep. 30): Chris Carrier, Reliance Worldwide Corporation and Ed Brady, Home Builder's Institute
March 24, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys are back from their Wisconsin planning session and share a bit on their weekend work activities as well as John's upcoming family vacation to the Outer Banks. After the cross talk John and Tim bring in their guests Chris Carrier with Reliance Worldwide Corporation and Ed Brady with Home Builder Institute. Chris and Ed share the details of their recent partnership in which RWC will be the exclusive Trade Sponsor for HBI's 22 plumbing programs across the U.S...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 29: Ashley Martin, NIBCO
March 17, 2021 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys head east as they cross over into Indiana to talk with newly appointed Executive Vice President at NIBCO, Ashley Martin. She discusses growing up all things NIBCO and now working with her father, Rex Martin, and she reminisces about her late mother, Alice. She talks about her new role, how the company navigated through COVID, the future of the NIBCO and Webstone, boarding school, horseback riding, Notre Dame, enjoying some quality time on the water with frie...
NDY Ep. 28: Remembering Bob Mader — Guests include Dan Ashenden, Bob Miodonski, Steve Smith, Dave Yates and Barry Campbell
March 10, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBSend us a Text Message. We celebrate the life and career of trade journalist Bob Mader. Some of his close friends and cohorts share some stories about Bob, from the various trade shows to traveling overseas. He was a giant in trade journalism, and one of the best to put pen to paper. But most of all he was a dear friend and he will be missed. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with ...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 27: Carl Balentyne & Chris Robinson, Sycamore Crossfit
March 03, 2021 02:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBSend us a Text Message. It seems that every week we talk about fitness and how it intertwines with everyday work functions—mobility, strength, etc. The boys visit John's home town of Sycamore, Ill., to talk with Carl Balentyne and Chris Robinson of Sycamore Crossfit to discuss the importance and fitness and health. Not only is strength and endurance important, but also the psychological boost you get from a healthy body and mind — stress relief, anxiety and confidence gain. Chris and Carl d...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 26: Mike Crompton & Ron Parshall, Hydronic Heating Techs
February 24, 2021 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Tim & John head into the social media zone and talk with the guys that run Hydronic Heating Techs, a Facebook group that celebrates the hydronics industry and its 5000+ member base. Mike Crompton, the creator of the group, and Ron Parshall discuss moderating the group and the ins and outs of running a successful social media page. Both contractors, with years of experience, talk about how they entered the trades, what they like to do in their "spare" time, and it's o...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 25: Anna Pearson, @theplumbingprincess
February 17, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Anna Pearson is a rising star. The Not Dead Yet crew head to Las Vegas to talk with this first-year apprentice who has what it takes to make an indelible impression in the plumbing trades. Anna (@theplumbingprincess on Instagram) and the crew discuss her journey, championing for women in the trades and the recruitment of young, skilled women, dispelling sexist overtones on the jobsite and what she loves most about the job. Barefoot plumbing, Porta Potty communication...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 24: Bob Baker, Baker Plumbing
February 10, 2021 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys head up to one of the most beautiful, yet fairly frigid places in the world as they cross the border to the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in Calgary, Alberta, where they talk to the warm and toasty Bob Baker, Baker Plumbing. We run the gamut of topics, ranging from beard or no beard, working with his boys—and now daughter—to his journey into the trades, coping with the death of his father, goat yoga, beekeeping and his fear of Sasquatch. Man, what a fun...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 23: The Taco Training Trifecta — John Barba, Dave Holdorf, Rick Mayo
February 03, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Talk about alliteration! The boys have a menage a trois with arguably the best trainers in the business. John Barba, Dave Holdorf and Rick Mayo talk about their journey—how they crossed paths and worked together at Wirsbo—eventually Uponor—and how training has evolved in the last 25 years, especially during the last year through COVID-19. They also talk about Taco After Dark and the new winter season starting February 10 at 7:00 pm EST. And they turn the tables on t...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 22: Michael Copp, Executive Vice President, PHCC
January 27, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys head out to Falls Church, Va., to talk with Michael Copp, Executive Vice President, PHCC. Michael talks about how the PHCC-NA has navigated through the pandemic, describes the many benefits of being a member, the live, in-person CONNECT trade show planned for October and the state of the industry. We also get to know Michael a bit better as he tells us his journey into his career and the PHCC, his hobbies such as recording music, motorcycle riding, sailing a...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 21: Bob 'Hot Rod' Rohr/Max Rohr, Caleffi
January 20, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Season 2 has begun! This week the boys head to Missouri & Utah simultaneously (what?) to talk with Bob Rohr and his son Max about the industry, how he got his nickname, the Grub Steak Restaurant, Max's return to Caleffi and the new Shop Talk webinar series in 2021 with a Showdown twist. The Rohr family has been an influential and important name in the plumbing, HVAC and hydronic industry, and Hot Rod talks about his introduction into the trades and introducing Max to...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 20: The Season 1 Wrap-Up Show with Eric Aune
December 30, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBSend us a Text Message. As the boys finish Season 1 of the Not Dead Yet podcast, they reflect on the past year, and Mechanical Hub's Eric Aune joins the guys to talk about an array of different topics — the Make Trades Great Again podcast, the future of mankind, roach motels, colonoscopies, the pros and strangeness of Air BnBs, having fun getting together at trade shows, missing their friends in-person, binge watching, and Netflix and Chill. Check out the end of Season 1 and subscribe to ou...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 19: How It Be with Danny G: Danny Gronendyke
December 23, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys head over to northwest Indiana to talk with Danny Gronendyke, Gronendyke Plumbing, Inc., Merrillville, Ind. This rapping plumber talks about his burgeoning rap career, his entrepreneurial spirit, his professional journey, advice he would give people starting in the trades, what the industry can do to better itself, service calls during the Cubs World Series and triathlon training. Oh, and you think we'd let Danny off the hook without a little rap d...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 18: Joel Frederick, President, Quarter Moon Plumbing & AC, San Antonio
December 16, 2020 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys head deep in the heart of Texas to visit with Joel Frederick, president of Quarter Moon Plumbing, San Antonio. Joel talks about the state of the plumbing trade in Texas with licensed plumbers, promoting the trades in his area, Texas BBQ, Dallas Cowboys and random Texas football thoughts, as Tim shares his woes of Big 8 football and witnessing the fall of an undefeated Kansas State football team at the hands of Sirr Parker and the Texas A&M Aggies, ...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 17: Nick Sattler & Mark Perrone
December 09, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the guys talk with Nick Sattler, partner and executive director of MechanicalXchange, Egan, Minn., and Mark Perrone, purchasing manager, JC Cannistraro, Watertown, Mass., a top 100 mechanical contractor out of the Boston area. The MechanicalXchange connects manufacturers and contractors on a one-on-one level. It gives contractors the relationship and control in their supply chain management that they can’t get anyplace else in the market, and it gives the ...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 16: Alan Carlson, Armbrust Plumbing & Heating Solutions
December 02, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBSend us a Text Message. This week the boys head to Chicago's western burbs as they talk to the bearded magician, Coach C, Alan Carlson (@alan_carlson on IG). One of our favorite follows on the Gram, Alan discusses his family roots in the plumbing trade, life as a service tech, the Bears' ongoing futility as a franchise, social media etiquette and the need for better industry marketing to attract more people into the trades. #skilledtrades #notdeadyet #plumbinglife #servicetech #notdeadyet...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 15: Everett Knudsen, 907 Heating & Plumbing, Alaska
November 25, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Want to know what it's like to live and work in Alaska? This week the boys head up to the Last Frontier to talk with Everett Knudsen (@907plumber on IG), owner of 907 Heating & Plumbing. Everett talks about living and working in extreme conditions, as he navigates the Alaskan climate, funky daylight changes, and some encounters with the free-roaming wildlife. He also tells a story about a life-and-death encounter crossing the Valdez Harbor in extreme cold and snowy c...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 14: Omar Harris, Plumber, Broward County Facilities
November 18, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBSend us a Text Message. No one ever accused us of not having real talk with our guests. This week the boys head to South Florida to talk with Omar Harris (@omartheplumber on IG), plumber with Broward County Facilities, Broward County, Florida, as they discuss diversity in the trades. Are we doing enough as an industry? Omar talks about his path to the trades, his work, and his influence on others to join the trades. Warning: For the most part, this is unedited and uncut. #skilledtrades #blu...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 13: John & Tim Poop Show
November 11, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBSend us a Text Message. As the boys reach mid-point of season 1 of the Not Dead Yet Podcast, they go pantless, I mean, guestless, as they reflect on the first 12 episodes, conduct their own Mount Rushmore of movies, music, cocktails and bucket list travel destinations. Get to know the hosts better as this lesson in free association is chock full of good stories, including their craziest work experiences. Tim even goes through the gauntlet of a segment we called Quick Hitters, no not those. ...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 12: Brian Fenske, Director of Commercial Business, Navien & Eric Silva, Silva Mechanical
November 04, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBSend us a Text Message. The Not Dead Yet crew talk tankless water heaters with Brian Fenske, Director of Commercial Sales, Navien and Eric Silva, owner, Silva Mechanical. Silva, a plumbing and mechanical contractor from West Bloomfield Township, MI, just outside of Detroit, is an avid tankless installer and Navien loyalist. Silva knows tankless, but too "high profile" for the union? They talk about tankless' ever-growing share in the water heating marketplace, how they both started in the i...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 11: Chaunte Hall, president, Victory Trades Alliance
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBSend us a Text Message. With Veterans Day right around the corner, Chaunte Hall joins the boys. Chaunte Hall is a U.S. Air Force veteran, an adjunct college professor, executive career coach, CEO of Centurion Military Alliance, and most recently, became the president of Victory Trades Alliance (VTA). Victory Trades Alliance is an organization that focuses on helping veterans service members in transitioning into fulfilling careers in the skilled trades industry, specifically in mechanical, ...
Not Dead Yet Ep. 10: Steve Murray, CPI Plumbing & Heating & Bill Gray, Uponor
October 21, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBSend us a Text Message. The boys head to the Great Northwest to talk with Steve Murray, a 35-year industry veteran, who discusses why his employer, CPI Plumbing & Heating, has chosen to invest heavily in developing the tech skills of local high school grads, working with various vendors and suppliers to create a 2,500-sq.-ft. learning facility from scratch. Part of the success of the Training Lab came in the form of a sizable donation of hydronic equipment from Uponor. Bill Gray, president...