Latest Energy projects Podcast Episodes
S03|E06 - Generational Shifts and Adaptability in the Energy Industry with James Thurston
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - March 11, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes invites James Thurston, a longtime friend and experienced land agent, to the show to discuss insights on their generation and its alignment with the industry. James Thurston reflects on his journey, emphasizing the importance of networking and building relationships during his time i...
S03|E05 - Green Energy Initiatives with Blandon Granger
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 26, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHost Chad Hughes welcomes Blandon Granger, Supervisor of Real Estate Services for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), to the show. Blandon has been in the energy industry at SMUD for the past seventeen years and supervises asset management and complex acquisitions. He talks with Ch...
S03|E04 - Jennifer Tidmarsh
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 12, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHost Chad Hughes welcomes Jennifer Tidmarsh, Vice President of Indigenous Relations & Partnerships with Ontario Power Generation, to the show. Jennifer talks about the development of small modular reactors in the nuclear space and the challenges surrounding presenting those solutions to the comm...
S03|E03 - Pablo Gutiérrez
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 29, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHost Chad Hughes welcomes Pablo Gutiérrez, Managing Director of O’Gorman&Hagerman professional services firm, to the show to talk about what it’s like to acquire land access and engage with the public in Mexico. O’Gorman&Hagerman started in corporate law but moved to provide agrarian services wh...
S03|E02 - Robert McCallum
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 15, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHost Chad Hughes welcomes Robert McCallum, President of McCallum Environmental, to the show. Robert has been working in the environmental consulting industry for over 25 years and he specifically brings his experience in working across varied Canadian provincial jurisdictions to the conversation...
S03|01 - Gordon MacNair
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 01, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the inaugural episode of Elevated Access’ third season, Chad Hughes is joined by Senior Real Estate Infrastructure Advisor Gordon MacNair. Gordon has spent time with the RWA and worked across more than six countries. He shares advice along with the similarities and differences between the jur...
S02|14 Tim Robillard
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - June 02, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes is joined by Tim Robillard, Vice-Presisdent of Engagement & Operations for Communica Public Affairs, to discuss the energy transition. Tim draws from his background and experience to talk about how the energy transition may create new interests or concerns for stakeholders in the fut...
S02|13 - Jeff Burke
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - May 19, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Jeff Burke - Environment, Land and Emissions Governance for TC Energy - to the show to talk about non-technical risk across jurisdictions. Jeff addresses common challenges that can be expected whether you’re in Canada, the US, or Mexico, and shares great advice for land acce...
S02|12 - Jon Lovink
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - May 05, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJon Lovink, Western Canada’s most experienced media coach, joins Chad Hughes on the show to talk about trust and the media. Jon has a program called CRED which is effective for building trust in scenarios from one-on-one conversations to crisis or media. He gets into details with Chad. Jon desc...
S02|11 -Charles Neustaedter
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - April 21, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Charles Neustaedter, the Realty Section Manager at the City of Surrey in BC, to the show to discuss negotiations. Their conversation covers different types of negotiating as well as the importance of preparation in determining the right approach to use. When Charles starte...
S02|10 - Eric Barnett
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - April 07, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Eric Barnett, Director of Development for Vistra Corp, to the show to discuss A&D activity in the renewable space as well as evaluating and mitigating risk. Eric has a long career in land and much to share with access professionals and developers alike. Eric explains how h...
S02|09 - Mark Bradley
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - March 24, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Mark Bradley, Principal Owner of Marram Consulting Ltd and Team Lead at Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc, to the show to discuss “the quiet coexistence between pipeline operators and the public”. Mark shares from his wealth of experience in building post-construction relationshi...
S02|08 - Andrea Carolan
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - March 10, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Andrea Carolan, Managing Director of Public Private Property in Adelaide, Australia, to the show for insight into challenges in her sector. Andrea talks about her career in valuation and sheds light on what approaches are different between urban and rural appraisal. Followi...
S02|07 - Thomas Schaffer
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 24, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes hosts Thomas Schaffer, Senior Manager for Transmission Right-of-Way at American Electric Power, on the show to discuss the work AEP is doing and how they engage with customers in meaningful ways. They delve into Thomas’ career history and what the future has in store for the industry...
S02|06 - Richie McNally
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 10, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Richard McNally of O R Colan to the podcast to discuss his career in the right of way space. They discuss human resourcing complexities and resource scarcity in the industry, drawing on Richard’s extensive experiences and insight. Richard is Vice President of ORC’s Utility ...
S02|05 - Nikki Sitch
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 27, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes invites Nikki Sitch, Manager of Land and Community Inclusion at Kiwetinohk Energy Corp, to the show to talk about her career journey and the insights she has on attributes that lead to success. As Nikki talks, it becomes clear that she lives what she believes in regards to creating y...
S02|04 - Kala Belding
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 13, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes invites Kala Belding, Technology Strategy Manager of Wireless Real Estate for Telus, to the show to share her insights on the key attributes that lead to success in real estate management or access roles. Kala’s career journey has given her clear sight into what skills and attributes...
S02|03 - Mike Anderson
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - December 30, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Mike Anderson, Manager of Surface Land at Tamarack Acquisition Corp, to the show. Chad centers this episode around Indigenous participation in the industry. Mike is able to shed a lot of light on what Tamarack has been doing in their approach to building relationships and cr...
S02|02 - Brent Leftwich
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - December 16, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Brent Leftwich, President of Leftwich Management Inc., to the show. They discuss Brent’s 32+ years experience leading Contract Land Staff (CLS), which he transformed into one of North America’s largest independent right of way and land management companies. Brent shares how ...
S02|01 - Paul Scannell
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - December 02, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Paul Scannell, Manager of Real Estate and Title for Geenex Solar LLC, to the show to talk about title in relation to access. Paul has the better part of 15 years of experience in the sector and sheds light on the intricacies of title, including how minerals for subsurface ca...
13 - Jon Yoachim
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - March 16, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes meets with Jon Yoachim, innovator and Founder of Part & Parcel, to discuss Jon’s background in land access and dive into the details of Part & Parcel. As a matchmaking marketplace that connects access professionals with companies that are hiring, Part & Parcel is set to be a fascinat...
12 - Glenn Miller
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 23, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChad Hughes welcomes Glenn Miller, Land Negotiator and Energy Professional, to the show to discuss his 25+ year career. Together, they dig deep into Glenn’s learning experience with an offshore gas exploration project off the East coast of Cape Breton Island. Glenn Miller grew up on a mixed gra...
11 - Dayna Morgan
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - February 09, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDayna Morgan, COO at BRITT RADIUS, discusses how the land access industry is changing. She shares how stepping into leadership alongside two other strong women has propelled personal and professional evolution that serves employees and clients alike. Dayna started work at BRITT RADIUS when she ...
10 - Nicola Millions-Hollamby
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - January 19, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNicola Millions-Hollamby is an Instructor and Coordinator in the Olds College land access training program. Nicola sheds light on the qualities that make students successful, the relevance and transferable content contained in the course material, and how the industry has contributed to the prog...
09 - David Gould
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - December 15, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDavid Gould has over 32 years of experience as a mediator, working to help others resolve conflict. David and Chad Hughes explore the nature of conflict, breaking down how our stories are told, and David shares advice on how he deals with and de-escalates conflict ahead of time. While David Gou...
08 - Travis Warren
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - December 01, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTravis Warren has extensive experience securing access for renewable energy development across the United States. He discusses with Chad Hughes some of the key differences between access needs for renewable energy projects versus access required for pipeline projects. Travis began his career in...
07 - Dan Tocher
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - November 17, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDan Tocher, Vice President Stakeholder Relations for Greengate Power, has worked on some of the largest renewable energy projects in Canada. He walks Chad Hughes through his career and the skills that have assisted him in becoming a leader in his field, and how he deployed these skills in acquir...
06 - Chris Lupaschuk
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - November 03, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChris Lupaschuk started in land acquisition in 2005 while attending Olds College. In 2017 his career journey led him to a copper mining project in the Republic of Serbia where he developed the first successful land acquisition and resettlement program in the country. Moving from Canada to Serb...
05 - Chris Bakker
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - October 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChris Bakker has over 20 years of access experience in the oil and gas and mining sectors. In today’s episode, he breaks down lessons he’s learned and experiences he’s had that have shaped how he approaches business with his company Avanti Energy. In 2002/2003 Chris worked in Eastern Europe, sp...
04 - Jason Gouw
Elevated Access | The Inside Story - October 06, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJason Gouw has 25+ years of experience managing land acquisition and engagement programs and has seen substantial changes in the industry with how stakeholders and Indigenous communities participate. He believes collaborative relationships and transparent engagement are the keys to the progressi...
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