Empowering Industry Podcast - A Production of Empowering Pumps & Equipment

This week Charli and Bethany talk about what virtual tradeshows and events might look like and how to get the most out of them. Then Charli interviews Courtney VanValkenburg, a pipe welder from Billings Montana who works for Phillips 66 and CHS refinery. Courtney has been welding for ten years and has been in LU 30 for four years. In addition to welding, she loves dirt biking, baking, and crafting...

On this special bonus episode of the podcast Charli interviews the Editor of Empowering Pumps & Equipment, Cieana Detloff, about the focus of the June issue of the magazine. Short bio: Cieana Detloff is a Content Director and Editor for Empowering Pumps & Equipment™, a Marketing Strategist for Empowering Brands, and a co-organizer of the Empowering Women in Industry annual conference. She...

This week Charli and Bethany talk with Empowering team member Bekah all about advocacy marketing - what it is, what the benefits are, and how to implement it.   Then Charli interviews Terry Iverson, CEO of Iverson & Company, Founder of a 501(C3) CHAMPIONNow!, and author of Finding America’s Greatest Champion. Terry’s Bio & Links: In 1980 I started working for my family’s machine tool distr...

This week Charli and Bethany talk about how to incorporate national celebration days into your business and personal social media plans and then Charli interviews Randal Ferman with Ekwestrel Corp. Randal Ferman has more than 43 years’ experience in the pump industry. He served in variety of engineering roles with Flowserve, a major player in the global pump manufacturing arena, and went on to bec...

In this episode Charli interviews Chris Krimitsos, founder and CEO of Podfest Multimedia Expo.  Chris brings the unique perspective of success from both sides of an event. He understands the challenges of the organizer that needs to move an audience, having himself facilitated over 2,000 events that have brought together business owners, toward economic growth. In the interview you will hear Charl...

This week Charli & Bethany talk about using social media for good and Charli interviews IOT expert Preston Reine about forecasting during the coronavirus. Preston Reine is a Senior Research Manager at Omdia. Mr. Reine's areas of expertise include manufacturing technology, such as industrial automation equipment, building technologies, and wireless power and power supply. He has done exten...

This week Charli & Bethany break down Zoom - how to maximize the platform as a user and a host, and then Charli interviews Judaline Cassidy, a plumber working in New York City. Judaline is a feminist, plumber, tradeswoman, activist, motivational speaker and advocate. In 2017, she started “Tools & Tiaras” as a way to expose, inspire, mentor and show the next generation of young girls and wo...

This week Charli & Bethany break down social media challenges, preview Water Week 2020, and then Charli interviews Matthew Saw, a Mechanical Engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in the Hydraulic Equipment Group. Matt selects and specifies commercially available pumps for the Bureau of Reclamation. He has worked for Reclamation since 2013. Matt holds an undergraduate degree in physics...

We wanted to release this bonus content as a way to celebrate the launch of this podcast and to say thank you all for listening!  This special episode of the Empowering Industry Podcast, features an interview with Gail Rudolph, CEO of Lift Leadership and her VP of Marketing & Communications, Kristen Frank.  Gail Rudolph is the CEO of LIFT Leadership, a company that focuses on elevating human p...

Empowering Pumps & Equipment is the information and connection hub for pump and related equipment industries and has been for the past 9 years. Our mission is to connect, inform and educate, and we are launching a weekly podcast to compliment our existing digital and print platforms.  Hang out with your hosts Charli & Bethany as they discuss social media updates, preview the news from Empo...