The CWB Association Welding Podcast

The CWB Association has had the honor of working with Skills/Compétences Canada on a special Podcast Series interviewing members of the National Alumni Committee (NAC) from each province and territory to share their Skills journey. Every year, hundreds of Canadian youth participate in the Skills Canada National Competition and become alumni of their programs. The NAC was formed to create, support,...

The CWB Association has had the honor of working with Skills/Compétences Canada on a special Podcast Series interviewing members of the National Alumni Committee (NAC) from each province and territory to share their Skills journey. Every year, hundreds of Canadian youth participate in the Skills Canada National Competition and become alumni of their programs. The NAC was formed to create, support,...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Ben Schmidt, General Manager and co-owner of GWS Industrial and Great Western Saw, in Saskatoon, SK. Growing up Ben was on the academic path but had the urge to wo...

The CWB Association is committed to creating a safe space for growth and education to strengthen our membership by encouraging awareness. The LGBTQ2S+ community is a vibrant and essential part of our communities in the welding industry.  June is Pride Month, and we encourage you to actively promote and engage in equality, inclusion, and diversity as a priority all year long.    Today’s guest is Ag...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Kendra Liinamaa, a Millwright Apprentice in the mining industry from Sudbury, Ontario. Kendra shares her journey through her apprenticeship and the importance of t...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Morgan King, a Welder, and Mentor for the Women of Steel™️ from Norfolk County in Ontario. Morgan, unfortunately, didn't have the best experience starting her...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Alisha Dalton, a Mother and Shop Foreman at Dennis' Welding Ltd. in Kindersly, Saskatchewan. Alisha is a prime example of showing you can have a career while...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Adam Sebastian, a Journeyperson Welder and World Skills Team Canada Welding Competitor. Adam had the opportunity to travel to Russia for the World Skills competiti...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Mathieu Roy, Welder/Fabricator Dual Red Seal and Instructor at CCNB in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Growing up Mathieu had never been exposed to welding until he took...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Austin Hargett, aka Dr. Weldz, and Operations Manager at Weld.com. Austin is known for his welder humour and technical demonstrations on social media to help grow...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Weston Spencer from Salt City Steel. Weston wears multiple hats as a father, husband, ski-lift mechanic, metal fabricator, and weld shop owner, but is well known f...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Matthew Keep, a Certification Services Representative at CWB Group. Matthew has a passion with metal fabrication and enjoys helping his clients with their welding...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Michael Furick, professional Motorsport Fabricator and inventor of the Furick Cup. Growing up Michael struggled with school but he learned to excel working with hi...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Kat Tudor, a Welding Instructor at Durham College. After high school, Kat made the transition from Criminal Law to Welding...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Shannen MacDonald, the first female Structural Ironworker at the Ironworkers Local Union 765 in Ottawa, Ontario. Following...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Lauren Polk, Maintenance Coordinator at Max Aicher North America. She started her career in the steel industry as an intern...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's special episode is with our friends from Arc Junkies Podcast and Welding Business Owners Podcast, working together to promote the welding industry and discuss experiences a...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Darci Spiteri, 2nd year Electrician Apprentice at IBEW, and founding member of Women On Site. Darci recently took a welding...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Jennifer Almeida, Business Unit Manager at ABB Robotic Services Canada. After Jennifer completed her MBA Degree, she jumped...

The CWB Association Welding Podcast is celebrating Women Empowerment Month, supporting and empowering women in the industry today, and everyday. Our weekly episodes this month connects female welding professionals around the world to share their passion. Today's guest is Tara Chambers, Welding Specialist at Alliance Fabricating Ltd. Tara took the traditional University path after high school...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. On today's episode we are celebrating Black History Month with special guest Frederick Crawley. Frederick is a Red Seal Welder and he shares the truth of 7 generations of black his...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. On today's episode we are celebrating Black History Month with special guests, Sattina Dabb, Juno Kiezer, and Ruqaiyah Abdu-Allah; welding apprentices from Halifax, Nova Scotia.  S...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Justin Merrill, owner of The Fabrication Series and Weld Metals Online in Nevada, Las Vegas. Justin did not let any hurdles stop him from moving forward and utiliz...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Kevin Seymour, President of WeldReady. Kevin started his career as a Mechanical Engineer and a passion for business. After years of working in the Manufacturing in...

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Today's guest is Pandora Gosselbauer, a Metal Fabrication Apprentice from Toronto, Ontario. Pandora is a recent graduate from George Brown College and shares her journey to finding...