Two Tree Guys

#85: Training Talk: David Joseph of Joseph Tree - How to Hold People Accountable

David is a scholar of leadership, owner of Joseph Tree, and a Captian with the city of Columbus Fire Department. He joins us to share some of what he has learned and spoken about at the TCIA expo in years past. As David says, "A culture of accountability is dependent on good leadership."

#84: Gear Talk: Solidur Protective Chainsaw Clothing with Anthony Le Bigot

Anthony Le Bigot's grandparents founded Solidur in 1946. Following WWII they decided to start producing safety shoes for farmers then moved into clothing for forestry. Solidur is the first company in world to meet the EU standard Category III PPE.

#83: Training Talk: Korey Conry: Keeping Them Onboard with Onboarding

Korey is a Field Safety and Training Supervisor for Mountain Enterprise. He joins us to talk about the importance of proper onboarding and how to effectively retain an employee.

#82: Training Talk: Matt Meckley and The 7 Part Falling Plan

Matt Meckley joins us at Arbor Fest to explain The 7 Part Falling Plan. He walks us through the process, from assessment to a successfully fallen tree.

#81: What’s Your Story? - Kevin Bingham

At age 16 Kevin saw some arborists on his way home from school and asked if he could get a job with them. They said come back when you're 18 and that's what he did. He's been working in trees ever since.

#80: What’s Your Story? - Jon Sullivan

After being in and out of trouble as a young man Jon was sent to the Teen Challenge recovery program. During the 1.5 years of this work based recovery program he was able to learn the trade of tree work. After the program he was offered his first job with Professional Tree Services in Eureka, CA . Since then he has worked 9 years in trees and been 9 years clean.

#79: Gear Talk - Climb Green Initiative - Blair Williams, Tripp Wycoff, Nick Bonner, and Josiah Georgeson

Industry leaders Blair Williams, Tripp Wycoff, Nick Bonner, and Josiah Georgeson educate us about Edelrid's Climb Green initiative of sustainable and ethical material sourcing and manufacturing.

 

https://edelrid.com/us-en/sustainability

#78: What’s Your Story? - Andres Vernego & Flavia of Arborista

Andres and Flavia join us from Uruguay to talk about their companies, Arborista and Pro Arbol, and what they do for training and work in Latin America.

#77: Gear Talk: Edelrid Tree Rex with Megan Bujnowski and Josiah Georgeson

Megan Bujnowski and Josiah Georgeson join us from Edelrid to speak to the features of their TreeRex Triple lock Harness as well as what goes into a harness pre-climb visual inspection. 

#76: What’s Your Story? Joe Aiken and Korey Lofy of Discovering Forestry Podcast

Joe Aiken and Korey Lofy of Arborjet and The Discovering Forestry Podcast join us and share there background and take on the tree industry.