The Geoholics

Episode 135 - Get to Know the Geoholics

So...much...fun! We took this opportunity to give our listeners a chance to get to know us better. The cast consisting of Kent "Dilfy Dilf" Groh, "Produca Suga" Sean Fabor, Mark "Chief Geek" Taylor, " The Good Dr." Nik Smilovsky, Peta "Survey Geek Girl" Cox & Nik "The Kid" Schlosser all participated in this candid conversation fielding questions from listeners and each other. This is the next generation of the Geoholics that will add even more value and make even more friends with every episode. Andrew Carnegie was quoted. Music for this episode by Captain & Tenneille!

Episode 134 - Bruce Buxton aka ”The Gray Beard”

Another LinkedIn legend in the books! The guys were joined this week by Bruce Buxton aka The Gray Beard! Bruce focuses on bringing world class spatial integration to innovative enterprises, is a geospatial community builder, is the founder of The Gray Beard Podcast, and is a horse hoof magician! Some of the topics discussed include Locana, know/like/trust, 3/2/1, getting over yourself, personal branding, social media personas, overcoming the fear of being wrong, if a door opens walk through it and the geospatial moment! Beryl Markham was quoted. Music by The Seldom Scene.

Phoenix JC Comancheros Pony Express Banquet 2022 - A Geoholics Roadshow

What an awesome and humbling experience! We were honored to be invited to this year's Phoenix JC Comancheros Pony Express Banquet! We hope you enjoy these random unscripted interviews with some amazing folks and key players of this incredible event. Email us at info@thegeoholics.com if you'd like The Geoholics to "add value & make friends" at your next event! Music for this episode by Toby Keith & Willie Nelson!!!

00:01:00 Bryan Elsey (Horses Help)
00:14:45 Phil Fedor, PLS
00:28:04 Darryl Cross
00:38:50 Kevin Black
00:54:15 Reeca Hill
01:02:15 Ty Shaffer
01:14:24 Debie Grant
01:26:58 Jason Spiess (2022 Pony Express Trail Boss)

Episode 133 - Michael Galen, Esq.

This is one of those shows that we had high expectations for and it found a way to exceed them! The guys were joined this week by Michael Galen, Attorney at Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Michael focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and liquidations, distressed debt transactions, bankruptcy reorganizations, restructurings, creditors' rights, workouts, and other financial transactions. Some of the items discussed include structuring a business correctly, the importance of operating agreements, avoiding risks, things that lead to bankruptcy, when is bankruptcy the right decision, and how to maneuver through this extremely complex process. COG made a remote appearance from an undisclosed location. A looming milestone calls for a celebration that we need your help with! Jordan B Peterson was quoted. Music provided by The Decemberists! 

Episode 132 - Listen Up Folks!

More value was added, more friends were made and another milestone was reached! The guys were joined this week by a slew of "younger" surveyors with a wide range of experience levels including one that has been surveying for less than a week! Tyler Lapointe, Austin Maxwell, Nik Schlosser, Anissa Williston and Tate Childers were all participants on this week's show making it the most guests we've ever had on a single episode! This creates a number of technical challenges and lessons learned (which is a really good thing!), but we promise that there is a ton to glean from this conversation if you'll power through it! Just some of the topics discussed include the skillset required for surveyors today...and in the future, stereotypes, the importance of image/perception, roles of younger surveyors, making yourself marketable, changing the culture, and how more engineers are becoming surveyors! DD takes a cold plunge and Suga Sean may be the best producer yet! Gino (Gyno) Wickman and Nik Schlosser were quoted. Music provided by the Black Moods!

Episode 131 - Travis ”Maverick” Bohan, PLS

"WE feel the need...the need for speed"!! The guys were joined this week by Travis Bohan, PLS. Travis is not only a handsome man resembling DD's man crush Tom Cruise, but also a very talented and insightful professional land surveyor who also does all his own stunts. Travis is a Survey Manager at Mark Thomas & Company. Little known fact, Mark Thomas was the first consultant allowed to design improvements to Caltrans facilities, with the I-880 Widening project in Santa Clara County in 1987!! We covered a ton during this episode including the challenges of performing survey on mega transportations projects, applying the right technology for each phase of a project to increase efficiency and profit without sacrificing accuracy, importance of the right education for land surveyors, creative yet effective ways to promote the profession (and yourself!), what folks can do to make themselves more marketable and a bunch more that I can't remember at the moment thanks to the leftover Garrison Brothers whiskey! Mark "Big Ticket" Taylor co-hosted and COG makes a big announcement! Henry David Thoreau was quoted. Music provided by Dave Matthews Band (poop droppers)!

Episode 130 - Charlie Garrison ”Whiskey Peddler”

What...a...show! If you like whiskey, great storytelling and unscripted conversation, this is for you! Charlie Garrison, the self-proclaimed much better looking and wiser half of the Garrison Brothers Distilling tandem joined the guys this week. Garrison Brothers produced the first "legal" bourbon in Texas and has never looked back! We talked all things whiskey as we tasted our way through an impressive lineup of Garrison Brothers fine bourbon. Needless to say, new friends were made and value was added! Joel Rosenberg was quoted. Music was provided by Dire Straits. Go get ya some Garrison Brothers award winning bourbon today...you will not regret it!!!

Episode 129 - Dr. Charles A. ”Tony” Nettleman III, PLS, Esq.

Let us start out by simply saying that we are so blessed and humbled to have the opportunity to have candid conversations with people like Dr. Nettleman. That said, time to stir things up! The cast this week included the usual suspects along with Peta Cox and Nik Schlosser. The different perspectives made this a great conversation that touched on topics like the "numbers", addressing an aging profession, the effects innovation has on a profession, accessibility/portability of licensure, how arrogance & pride leads to building walls, competing professions, "we've always done it that way" and the importance of always "sharpening your blade"! Zig Ziglar was quoted. Music by Tim McGraw. #yeehawgeoholics

Episode 128 - Russell White & Josh Feemster from Dimensional Geomatics

Another first for the Geoholics! Russell "Russ" White & Josh Feemster of Dimensional Geomatics joined the guys this week from an oil rig platform in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Providing industry leading geomatics’ services worldwide, Russ, Josh and DG take on the projects most shy away from. Needless to say there were some great stories shared throughout this conversation. "Beyond the Nominal" = No BS! Mark Taylor was the co-host with music provided by Stone Temple Pilots!

TopoDOT Users Conference 2022 - A Geoholics Road Show

What an absolutely amazing experience! I was honored to be invited to this year's TopoDOT Users Conference in beautiful Orlando Florida! We hope you enjoy these random unscripted interviews recorded at #TUC22. Email us at info@thegeoholics.com if you'd like The Geoholics to "add value & make friends" at your next event! Music for this episode by Zac Brown Band!!!

00:00:25 Intro
00:01:05 Danny Clark
00:10:48 Jason Bentley
00:22:51 Jennifer Triana
00:33:36 David Clapper
00:42:12 Andra Catias
00:53:28 Dustin Clark
01:16:48 Ted Knaak
01:39:43 Outro
01:40:19 FOTP