The CWB Association Welding Podcast

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherThis week, we're joined by Dennis Beaudoin, Dean of Trades and Technologies at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, to explore his 30+ year journey from working on major industrial projects to shaping the next generation of skilled trades professionals. Dennis shares insights into the connections between welding, plumbing, pipefitting, and steamfitting, the importance of hands-on learning, and how trades education is evolving to meet industry demands. Follow  Website: https://www.oldscollege.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldscollege/?hl=enInstagram: https://www.youtube.com/@OldsCollegeAgTech  Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherWhat happens when a weld fails inspection? This week, we’re joined by Paul Holloway, Canadian NDT technician, welding inspector, trainer, and owner of Holloway NDT. Paul shares his journey from engineering into non-destructive testing, the career opportunities available in NDT, and what it takes to get started in the industry. Paul also shares his experience building an educational YouTube channel, the importance of ethics and accurate reporting, and how AI could shape the future of inspection. Follow  Website: www.hollowayndt.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollowaypaul/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hollowayndtengineeringinc.5201 Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherFrom starting as a beginner in the Yukon to building his own welding business in Alberta, Gordon Rozsa’s story is all about persistence, risk, and learning as you go. Gordon shares what it took to break into the trade, take on the oil sands, and eventually bet on himself as a business owner. We get into the realities of rotational work, buying tools one pay cheque at a time, knocking on doors, and building a reputation from scratch. Along the way, Gordon discovered that success takes more than technical skill. Communication, self-development, trust, and the willingness to keep showing up can make all the difference. Follow  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arc.precision.welding.inc/ Website: https://www.arcprecisionwelding.ca Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherWelding doesn’t just build projects, it builds people, and Nathanial Aldrich’s story proves it. From a low-paying first shop job to welding locomotives, leading teams, and now teaching at Ivy Tech while building the Trade School Teach community online, Nathan shares what it really takes to build a career in welding. We talk about starting at the bottom, why early experience matters, welding education and certifications, and what pursuing CWI learning taught him about the industry. Follow   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradeschoolteach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trade.school.teacEnjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherWelding is only one part of building a career in today’s trades. The Blonde Welder joins us to share how she went from discovering welding through a women’s trades program to earning CWB Welder Qualifications, pursuing her Red Seal, and building a recognizable brand along the way. We talk about social media on the jobsite, handling online criticism, protecting your mental health, and creating new opportunities through welding. Follow  Website: https://www.theblondewelder.ca/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblondewelder/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theblondewelderEnjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherA career can change course in seconds. For Chris Manning, it happened when a vision test ended his plan to become a police officer, forcing a reset that eventually led to a journeyperson ticket, B Pressure Welder Certification, and decades shaping trades education in Canada in his current role as the Acting Dean of Trades and Technical Programs at North Island College. We dig into the bigger picture across skilled trades in Canada with industry partnerships, program advisory committees, equipment and consumable support, college funding pressures, capacity limits, and why recruiting great instructors is getting harder when industry wages keep climbing.Follow  Website: https://www.nic.bc.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-manning-5644a522/ Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherSome welders build their reputation on quality, while others build it on price, but Kolt Tebb is proving there's another way. In this episode, Kolt Tebb, owner of True Repair Welding, shares how he built a premium mobile welding repair business by putting customer experience at the center of everything he does. From developing his skills through fabrication and repair work to introducing fixed-price packages, investing in marketing, and creating a seamless quoting process, Kolt explains why challenging traditional business models has helped him stand out in a competitive industry.  Follow  Website: https://truerepairwelding.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tebbfab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Truerepairwelding/Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

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. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded togetherBuying welding wire by the pound seems practical until you calculate the true cost. Jeremy Lake, Welding Specialist at ITW Welding, explains why the cheapest consumable can end up costing the most once you factor in labour, spatter, grinding, and rework. If you've ever had to justify a higher consumable cost, this episode will show you how to let the numbers tell the story.  Follow  Website: https://www.millerwelds.com/en-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/millerweldersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillerWeldersEnjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a welder who needs a nudge today.There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

The CWB Association is proud to continue our collaboration with Skills/Compétences Canada on this special podcast series, where we will highlight the training, passion, and dedication,showcasing the road to WorldSkills Team Canada from the competitors, trainers, experts, and everyone involved as they prepare to head to the World Skills Competition in Shanghai, China,on September 22-27, 2026.Where creativity meets precision, Dhefen Goh is stitching together the skills, confidence, and determination needed to represent Canada on the world stage. In this episode, Dhefen shares her unexpected journey into Fashion Technology, her rise from a high school fashion program to national gold, and the intense training behind the preparation for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. She reflects on how competition has pushed her outside her comfort zone, strengthened her confidence, and transformed a creative interest into an opportunity she never imagined.Follow Skills/Compétences Canada: Website: https://www.skillscompetencescanada.com/en/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkillsCanadaOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillscompetencescanada/ X: https://x.com/skills_canada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skillscanada TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skillscompetencescanada  There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry. https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

The CWB Association is proud to continue our collaboration with Skills/Compétences Canada on this special podcast series, where we will highlight the training, passion, and dedication,showcasing the road to WorldSkills Team Canada from the competitors, trainers, experts, and everyone involved as they prepare to head to the World Skills Competition in Shanghai, China,on September 22-27, 2026.A passion for food, a competitive spirit, and years of encouragement in the kitchen have helped shape Luca Assad’s journey to the world stage. In this episode, Luca shares her path into Culinary Arts, the competitive drive that helped take her from provincials to nationals, and the demanding training behind her preparation for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. Joined by her dad, Andrew, we also hear the family perspective on supporting a young competitor as she chases one of the biggest opportunities of her career.Follow Skills/Compétences Canada: Website: https://www.skillscompetencescanada.com/en/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkillsCanadaOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillscompetencescanada/ X: https://x.com/skills_canada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skillscanada TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skillscompetencescanada  There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry. https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-member What did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!