The Geoholics

2024 Horses Help Barn Bash Episode

If you've been listening for a while, then you know that we have soft spot in our podcast hearts for Horses Help. Their vision for the future is to provide the special needs community a therapeutic and recreational equine environment where collaborative efforts of like minded organizations and volunteers can work together to design, construct and implement unique animal assisted opportunities maintaining the highest industry standards, while providing professional development of its participants, therapists, instructors, staff and volunteers, ensuring growth and diversity of the organization for years to come. Whether its supporting this amazing agency through The Pony Express (and our good friend Phil Fedor) or promoting what they do via The Geoholics platform, we can't say enough about the incredible people that make it all possible. Please enjoy these conversations recorded from this years Barn Bash!  

Episode 236 - Craig Williams, PS & Brian Elbe, PS from Leica Geosystems

Oh man, this was such fun episode! The guys (along with our good friend Russ Hall) were joined this week by a couple of beauties...Craig Williams, Geomatics Sales Manager & Brian Elbe, Direct Sales Manager at Leica Geosystems a part of Hexagon. To say we covered a lot of ground would be an understatement! A few of the items discussed include the Leica/Hexagon relationship, the value of being a practicing licensed surveyor for many years prior to joining Leica, ground breaking developments, where reality capture is fitting in to workflows, what the most successful survey companies are doing different, what the next generation of surveyor will look like, the power of learning, Leica - "When it has to be right!", and we brought back the "favorite sandwich" question! Music by The Police!

Episode 235 - Dr. Tony Nettleman, Attorney, Educator, Author, Speaker & Mentor

Such an interesting conversation! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Dr. Tony Nettleman. Tony is a Land Surveyor, Real Property Attorney, Author, Speaker, and Educator, who has been practicing for over 25 years. Dr. Nettleman holds a BS, MS, and PhD in land surveying as well as a law degree. He is the President/Owner of Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc., and NLC Test Prep. Tony is licensed as a surveyor in ten states and as an attorney in Florida. He regularly testifies in court proceedings regarding land surveyor standards of care, boundary disputes, easement, water rights disputes, and other surveying-related matters. Tony has held distinguished professorships at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, and Troy University. When not in the field or in the courtroom, Tony helps surveyors become licensed. In fact, over the course of his career, he has helped over 1,000 land surveyors become licensed professionals. Tony is the author or co-author of several surveying related reference publications, including Clark on Surveying and Boundaries, Evidence and Procedure for Boundary Location, and Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles. He has given dozens of presentations to various state societies a variety of topics, including Legal Aspects of Surveying, Deeds, Boundaries, Understanding and Litigating Water Boundaries in Florida, and The Surveyor in the Role of Expert Witness. Find out more by visiting www.NLCPREP.com. Music by Zach Top!

Horizons 2024 by DroneDeploy

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

02:29 - David Fischl, Owner at O'Fischl Inclusion Consulting LTD 

12:45 - Tyler Stewart, Solutions Manager at Swinerton

21:45 - Daniel Tabar, Co-Founder & President at Atomontage Inc.

34:30 - Mike Winn, CEO at DroneDeploy

50:48 - Joaquin Flores, VDC Manager, Vaughn Construction

1:03:21 - Zachary Stoner, Regional Manager and Drone Program Administrator at Sunrun

1:19:40 - Jaresiah Desrosiers, Senior Project Manager at Build Health International

1:31:00 - Davis Meeks, Assistant Project Manager at Garney Construction

1:43:10 - Ben Oller, Business Development Lead at GEODNET

 

 

 

 

Episode 234 - Kory Baxley, LS, Scott Spears & All Things AllTerra Central

We love these guys! The boys were joined this week by Kory Baxley, Vice President of Sales and Scott Spears, Regional Sales Manager and all around great guy at AllTerra Central, Inc. At AllTerra, they LISTEN to their customers, they are here to HELP, they have the LATEST technology, they have the FASTEST service turn around time, they keep their team TRAINED, they are CLOSE by, they SUPPORT their local communities, THEY are your #1 source for ALL surveying, mapping, and supply needs. A few other takeaways include, Scott is a freakin pro…what you give out, you get back (PS)...guess what, you don’t have to carry thumb drive…get to know multi trademarked data source integration…leave no stone unturned…and always take the high road! Music by Greyhounds!

 

Episode 233 - Ted Strazimiri, Russell Hall, PLS & Mark Taylor

Another one for the ages! The guys were joined this week by Ted Strazimiri, CEO of SkyDeploy & Parkalytics, Russell Hall, Mobile Mapping Manager at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and Mark "Chief Geek" Taylor, Owner at Extreme Aerial Productions to talk all things UAV's and Parkalytics! Just some of the topics discussed include technology integration, data management, regulations, cost barriers, competition, the skills gap and "Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should!! Music by System of a Down!

INTERGEO 2024 - Day 3

Check out these highlights from Day 3 of this year's awesome event!!!

03:10 – Michal Gula, 3D Evangelist & Chief Technology Officer @ Overhead4D

14:30 – Tan Nguyen, Division Manager TLS @ Riegl USA Inc.

26:30 – Ray Woering, CEO & Hanno Kant, Development Manager and Survey Wizard @ Apglos B.V.

49:50 – Michael Dutch, Team Lead Reseller CSM @ NavVis

1:03:50 – Rami Tamimi, Surveying and Geospatial Technology Researcher and Educator

INTERGEO 2024 - Day 2

Check out these highlights from Day 2 of this year's awesome event!!!

02:35 – Mike Horton, Project Creator @ GEODNET

19:00 – Andrey Kleymenov, CEO @ Pix4d & Larry Fox, VP Marketing and Business Development @ Bad Elf

31:50 – Britta Ricker, Tenured Assistant Professor @ Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University

42:20 – Jeroen Zanen, Founder & CEO @ AI-Infrasolutions

1:00:20 – Mike Workman, Sales Director EMA @ Emesent 

INTERGEO 2024 - Day 1

Check out these highlights from Day 1 of this year's awesome event!!!

02:50 - Joerg Hahn, Sales Director at Oracle Construction and Engineering 

15:00 - Sid Hinrichs, Head of Operations at Pointly GmbH

25:30 - Karim Cosslett, Head of Sales - UK & EU Region at Autel Robotics

38:50 - Dr. Jeremy Sofinia, Senior Technical Specialist at Emesent

52:00 - Peter Terrett, Managing Director/Founder 4D Global

 

Episode 232 - Claire Masikewich, Pediatric Cancer, Resilience & Family

If you only listen to one show this year make it this one! With Producer Sean leaving early for INTERGEO, DD was joined this week by Peta Cox for this heartfelt and inspiring story. Our guest was Claire Masikewich. Claire is a seasoned marketing and communications professional at GeoVerra with a passion for advocacy that transcends her corporate career. 

In May 2023, Claire's career paused when her five-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive pediatric cancer. This life-altering event ignited a new purpose: using her marketing expertise to raise awareness and advocate for more research in the severely underfunded area of pediatric cancer.

Claire’s story is not only one of professional success but also of personal resilience. She has faced and overcome challenges with anxiety and depression, which once felt overwhelming. Yet, with her daughter’s diagnosis, Claire channeled her strength and transformed her pain into purpose, becoming a fierce advocate while navigating her daughter’s treatment.

By August 2024, just before Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Strong Like Sloane Foundation—named in honor of her daughter—became an official charitable organization in Alberta. Since launching fundraising efforts in October 2023, the foundation has raised over $155,000 for pediatric cancer research at Calgary’s Riddell Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy. 

Claire is a testament to the power of resilience, personal growth, and the unwavering love of a parent. Her life's journey is an inspiration to all who face personal challenges and a reminder that, with determination and support, we can find strength and light even in the most difficult of circumstances.

"You don’t know what you’re capable of until you’re asked to be capable."

Music by Zach Bryan!