The Geoholics

Ok...this is NOT geospatially related. But when you get a chance to talk to a legit comedian like our good friend Guy Hannah, you don't say no! Now for the PSA..."The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast hosts, producers, or sponsors. Information shared on this podcast should not be taken as professional advice so please consult with qualified experts before making any critical decisions based on podcast content. Topics discussed in podcasts can evolve. What might be true at the time of recording could change. Remember, some podcasts, such as The Geoholics, are designed for entertainment purposes. Always discern between content meant to entertain and that meant to inform". Now stop what you're doing, stick those earbuds in your ears and ENJOY! Music by Gary Clark Jr.!!!  

SO...MUCH...FUN!!! Our good friend Michelle Pauley is back to take control of this episode by turning the tables on Kent & Sean! Give it a listen and enjoy hearing the guys squirm a bit as the interviewers become the interviewees! Music by Queen! 

What's not to love about Shannon Conaway?!?!? Shannon is one of the Founding Partners and CEO of Conaway Geomatics, a Disable Veteran Business Enterprise. He is the son of a civil engineer and grew up loving surveying. In a geospatial world where big business and private equity are all the rage, Shannon and his team have figured out the recipe to compete and thrive. Shannon has built a company that is passionate about not only promoting the A&E industries but also preparing the next generation of land surveyors. A few things discussed included...you learn more from bad leaders...mentoring is a 2-way street...there is always an opportunity to add value and live each day with gratitude! Music by Turnpike Troubadours!

Well this was fun! The guys were joined this week by Ms. Jordyn Hjeldness (Jeldness). Jordyn is the epitome of what all young land surveyors should strive to be! She is well educated, has had great mentors, diverse project experiences and is passionate about all things land surveying! To say Jordyn is an adventurer and gets the most out of life would be an understatement. To summarize this dynamic not-to-be-missed conversation..."Land Surveying is the coolest job EVER!! Music by CAAMP!

Another one for the ages! Would you expect anything less with TK?!? The guys were joined during National Surveyors Week and on Global Surveyors Day by the one and only Trent Keenan and his good friend Christian Cernauskas. Trent of course is the President of Diamondback Land Surveying, Creator of Mentoring Mondays, Roundtable Tuesdays and Wisdom Wednesdays, and the driving force behind Get Kids Into Survey - West Coast. Christian, as an experienced writer and videographer, is the Marketing Communications and Outreach Strategist at NCEES. Having a conversation with these two about all things pertinent to the land surveying profession was absolutely priceless. You do not want to miss it! Music by Kings of Leon!

What an honor! The guys (and Dr. Nik) were joined this week by Rick Smith, Executive Director & Philippe Tissot, Chair of Coastal Artificial Intelligence at Conrad Blucher Institute, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. There is so much to glean from this episode...what a "research institute" actual does, history of CBI, current key initiatives as they relate to surveying & mapping, role CBI plays in education & advancing the geospatial professions, and confirmation that we are living through "the next big thing"! These guys are creating a model for success and we're happy to call them friends! Music by New Order!!!

Just another guest that is smarter than DD & PS combined! The guys were joined this week by Sam Hashemi. Sam has not only worked with NASA to develop apps for the International Space Station, he is also the CEO & Co-founder of Felt! What is Felt you ask? Only one of the coolest new mapping products on the planet that you probably haven't heard about yet...you're welcome! Felt is without question a better way to work with maps that is powerful enough for GIS Pros, yet easy enough for everyone else to use. As we continue to make maps part of our daily operations just like spreadsheets and a plethora of other online documents, Felt is like the "easy" button for your entire team to collaborate spatially! Music by A Tribe Called Quest!!

And yet ANOTHER survey "influencer! The guys were joined this week, fittingly on Terminus Day, by none other than Mr. Davey Edwards. Davey is already a legend in the geospatial world and we were humbled to have this conversation with him. We covered everything from working in the family business, being a TAMU-CC professor, growing up on a farm, working on a "patent correcting" survey for the GLO, the "3 E's of Licensure", to the importance of embryo donation...what a ride!! Music by HARDY!!

Now back to our regular scheduled programming!!! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Ramon Labrador!! Ramon is a bit of a survey celebrity that is for sure. He is the Deputy Surveyor, DC Department of Buildings – Washington, DC...the FIRST Hispanic Deputy Surveyor, DC! In his free time, Ramon is also the NSPS Director and NGS Coordinator for DC as well as the Get Kids Into Survey Ambassador for Maryland. We covered too many topics to list...give it a listen and get to know Ramon better! Music by the Fania All Stars!

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 00:10 - Rami Tamimi, Surveying and Geospatial Technology Researcher and Content Creator 14:00 - John "JB" Byrd, Federal Lobbyist on behalf of the National Society of Professional Surveyors  & Pat Gaylord, Geomatics Service Excellence Leader at David Evans and Associates, Inc. 35:37 - Jay Ure, Senior Customer Success Manager& Mike Melancon, Laser Scanning Account Executive Mountain West Region at NavVis 48:17 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & Scott Harrigan, President Harkin Aerial  01:03:00 - Jonathan Murphy, CEO, President and Founder of GoGeomatics Canada 01:15:33 - Jody Andruszkiewicz, Business Development Manager at SkyWatch

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 00:56 - Ben Williams, Chief Operating Officer at Exyn Technologies Inc 16:28 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & David Lowe, Chief Revenue Officer at Pointerra 31:12 - Patrick Gill, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Imagery and Emerging Markets & Travis Clemens, Senior Product Leader at EagleView 43:40 - Marc Goldman, Director Industry Solutions at Esri 57:55 - Madison Moore, Remote Sensing Specialist II at SpecTIR LLC 01:09:05 - Galen Scott, NGS Constituent Resources Manager at NOAA National Geodetic Survey

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 00:30 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & Matt Isenbarger, CRO at Freefly Systems 13:14 - Stefan Hrabar, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Emesent & Mike Russalesi, Founder SiteScout360 31:39 - Nathan Pugh, CTO and John Chwalibog, CEO & Founder at VTS - Virtual Technology Simplified 52:54 - Mike Falk, President & CEO at Falk PLI Engineering & Surveying, Inc 1:14:29 - Jeffrey Hong, Drone Program Manager and Tim Ultee, Principal GIS Specialist at Parsons Corporation

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 01:11 - Adam Driggers & Ty McBurnett from Hargrove Engineers & Constructors 14:38 - Dennis Rose, CEO at GIS Surveyors, Inc. 29:04 - Justin Brooks, Applied Geospatial Expert at Trimble Inc. 43:30 - Mario Montagna, Survey Technician & Navy Veteran 56:45 - Kevin Andrews, Director Land Products at Trimble Inc. 1:09:48 - Gavin Schrock, Consulting Editor and Land Surveyor & Jesse Huff, GM at Tersus GNSS Inc.  

We get to meet the coolest people! The guys were joined this week by Mike Lee, Senior Product Manager for Teledyne Integrated Imaging Solutions. Mike is managing the spherical imaging product line, Ladybug, as well as development of their digital platform initiatives. On the surface this may sound boring, but this conversation was nothing but! Just some of the items discussed include how AI is affecting geospatial business strategy, multi-spectral remote sensing and taking a unicorn startup to a billion dollar acquisition. Music by Journey!!!

Join the guys on a whimsical journey through Mexico's tequila and mezcal producing countryside during this educational and entertaining bonus episode! Rudy Felix (Tequila Snobs) & Ivan Carreño (Carreño Family Mezcal) shared not only their respective knowledge & wisdom, but some of the best stories ever! Music by The Champs of course!!!

Overachiever - a person who performs better or achieves more than people are generally expected to. Look up that definition and you will see a picture of this week's guest! The guys were joined by Linda Foster, Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre at Esri. Linda's strong work ethic was formed at a very young age being raised on a cattle ranch in southwest South Dakota. In addition to her responsibilities at Esri, Linda has been an advocate of the land surveying profession for many years being a past President of the South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors and current Vice President of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Too many insightful and relevant topics were discussed to list...give it a listen! Dr. Nik made a guest appearance. Music by Jelly Roll!

One word...wooooowwww! The guys were joined this week for our 200th episode by true influencers. OG Ben Shinabery, PLS, the Land Survey Director at Qk4, Tim Brouillette, EE, and John Dallmann, the Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Ministries International (EMI) took time out of their busy schedules to talk intimately about their recent trip to Zambia and all things EMI. EMI focuses on integrating global teams for their projects relying on local professionals in country and volunteer professionals from around the world. The value of each team is realized through the donation of time and experience in professional services for those in need who would otherwise not have the expertise or survey, planning and engineering resources (Adding Value). Team members receive new perspectives on culture, methods, materials, process and team dynamics as well as the experience of making a difference in the lives of people around the world (Making Friends). Peta Cox makes a surprise appearance. Music by Switchfoot!

If you've EVER questioned (or thought about) the importance of TRUST in personal or professional relationships, this episode is for you!!! The guys were joined this week by Randy Conley. Randy is Vice President and Trust Practice Leader for Blanchard. He is a co-author of Blanchard’s Building Trust training program and works with leaders and organizations around the globe helping them build and restore trust in the workplace. Randy co-authored the book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust, and is a contributing author to three other books, including Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard. His award-winning Leading with Trust blog has influenced 4 million viewers and counting. You can follow Randy on Twitter @RandyConley. Music by the Bee Gees!!

Happy New Year Geoholics!!! The guys were joined this week by Shawn Asher, Integration & Partnership Manager at Allen & Co. Trust us when we say...this guy is smart!!! Allen & Company is a technology-driven surveying, mapping and geospatial services company in Central Florida. Their teams support the needs of architecture, engineering, construction, development, commercial real estate, healthcare, resorts, theme parks, and other industrial clients across the U.S. They have a team of experts that merges traditional surveying methods with advanced technologies to provide its clients with accurate and reliable data. Something else you don't want to miss...they took an internal education opportunity and turned it into a full blown geo-experiment! They turned a scanning project into something the industry as a whole could benefit from. They made calls to see who wanted to participate. RIEGL, Exyn Technologies, Teledyne Optech, FARO Technologies, Triad Drones, Z+F USA, Emesent, BAAM.Tech, and NavVis all jumped at the opportunity to help the community. You will find 17 data sets from 9 vendors all on the same site so that you have more data to help you make an informed decision on your next purchase. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eU-dEyT3 Steve Jobs was quoted. Music by Blink-182!!   lR3eghX7JV7Uwrmtgq9x StxpROXpPZXBkKt39uh8  

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