LiveWire Podcast

Welcome back to LiveWire, the podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business built on safety, trust, craftsmanship, and the people behind the work. Some conversations are about the job. Others are about the life that shapes the person doing the job. In this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, John S. Miller joins Asa for a deeply personal conversation about creativity, mentorship, photograp...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. A lot of safety lessons do not come from a manual. They come from moments that get too close. In this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Matt Poland joins Asa to talk about growing up around the trades, working as an iron work...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. Rules matter. Compliance matters. But Brad Johnson believes real safety has to go deeper than a rulebook. In this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Asa sits down with Brad Johnson, safety coordinator at Parker Water Sanitatio...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. Power has to show up. That sounds simple, but the systems behind it are anything but. In this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Amy Cook from Always On Energy Research breaks down grid reliability, energy policy, baseload pow...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. Electric vehicles are evolving fast… but are we keeping up with the safety risks? In this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Captain Patrick Durham from StacheD Training, firefighter, engineer, and leading voice in EV safety,...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. AI is evolving fast, but is it moving too fast to understand the risks? In this new episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Preston Knight, owner of IT Specialists, sits down with our host, Asa Dyer, to break down AI’s real impact...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. On this episode of the LiveWire Podcast, Asa Dyer talks with industry legend Roy Paulson to share the story behind one of the most influential names in electrical safety and manufacturing. Explore a third-generation leader at Paulson...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that manufactures arc flash safety gearnsulated tools In this week's episode, Asa Dyer sits down with Chris Boden to continue their raw, direct, and unfiltered discussion —covering real experiences, perspectives, and conversations that don’t always get said out loud. They explore the growing skill...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that manufactures arc flash safety gear, insulated tools, and trusted across the trades. In this week's episode, Asa Dyer explores the rise and fall of the Geek Group, founded by Chris Boden, long before “makerspace” became popular. Listen in as we cover Boden’s Bitcoin venture, which turned i...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that manufactures arc flash safety gear, insulated tools, and is trusted across the trades. In this episode, get ready for a hilarious conversation with host Asa Dyer and his brother, Forrest Dyer, Regional Sales Manager at OEL Worldwide Industries. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories from Forre...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that manufactures arc flash safety gear, insulated tools, and is trusted across the trades. On this episode we join host Asa Dyer and special guest Heath Garrison , Enforcement Coordinator at National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) , with U.S.A Department of Energy (DOE), leader in electrical saf...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. In episode 9, we sit down with Michael Dresser, National Sales Director at OEL . He shares insights on the habits that help sales teams go from being "busy" to being truly effective. How establishing routines, taking...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. In this episode of LiveWire, host Asa Dyer speaks with Marilyn Stansbury, CEO of IEC Rocky Mountain , about training the next generation of electricians and dealing with the current reality of workforce shortages. They discuss...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. On this episode, host Asa Dyer sits down with special guest Derek Sang, Senior Technical Training Manager at Bulwark FR, with over 25 years in flame-resistant (FR) and arc-rated safety clothing. They dive deep into the untold s...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. On Episode 6 of the LiveWire Podcast, host Asa Dyer chats with Jim Ellis, a seasoned industry leader whose career has been driven by curiosity, purpose, and a people-first mindset. From early days working in remote settings to...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-owned business that builds arc flash safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. On this episode, host Asa Dyer sits down with Valerie Boyd, founder of Colorado Safety Supply. Valerie’s inspiring journey through one of the most male-dominated industries is nothing short of remarkable. She reveals how she ea...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. On this episode of Livewire, host Asa Dyer sits down with Greg Hollingsworth—trainer, safety leader, and former IT pro turned arc-flash expert. Greg’s story spans from Southern California to Kansas, from selling hardware to teaching crews how...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, where we talk about the people, ideas, and innovations shaping today’s trades. In Episode 3, host Asa Dyer sits down with Annie Bloj, a veteran fashion designer who’s worked with brands like Abercrombie & Fitch, J.Crew, and Gap, to talk about designing workwear that actually fits women in the field. They dig into how...

Welcome back to LiveWire, the no-fluff podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family business that builds safety gear, tools, and trust across the trades. In Episode 2, Josh Dyer joins host Asa Dyer to share the real story behind OEL’s early years, from almost shutting down to building a brand that now supports crews across North America. They talk about the tough years that shaped them, what it...

Welcome to LiveWire, the no-fluff electrical safety podcast from OEL Worldwide Industries, a family-run American company that makes arc-flash gear, insulated tools, and training built for the real world. In our first episode, Asa Dyer sits down with filmmaker and brand storyteller Jeremiah Dalesio to talk about how sharing your story can help your team, your partners, and your customers trust you...