Please enjoy the first episode of season 2 of the BCEA PowerUp Podcast. Brad and Brandon catch up after holidays to discuss some upcoming events from the BCEA, and later sit down with Jon Borgens of Wesco Kamloops to discuss his personal experiences running a branch and his outlook on what it takes to be a successful manager.

Please enjoy our next episode of our Meet The Leader Series. We sit down with Kyle Embley of Mac's II Agencies to get his thoughts on how to operate a successful sales agency and his views on the electrical industry in BC as a whole.

Episode 09 - Amped Up With The Women's Network

Have a listen as Brad and Brandon catch up with Abbie Macnamara and Olivia Rock, the Co-Chairs of the BCEA Women's Network. We discuss their careers in the electrical industry, the value that the Women's Network is bringing to our industry, and what events they have planned for the rest of this year.

PowerUp Podcast 2.0:

We introduce the new hosts of the PowerUp Podcast before jumping into an inspiring interview with Allison Straghan, President & Owner of Code Electric Products. This fascinating conversation covers both Allison's incredible career and also her outlook on the many challenges our industry is facing today.

Please enjoy!

Please enjoy an enlightening discussion and forecast for the year ahead in the construction industry in BC with Chris Gardner.

Chris and Andrew sit down this week to discuss the upcoming BCEA (formerly known as LINK) conference. They also discuss an exciting new Co-op program to help bring young talent into the industry.

And finally we flip the script this week as Chris Brams goes from interviewer to interviewee and has a discussion with Andrew about how he got started in the industry and where he wants to see it go in the future.

Chris Brams sits down this week with the President of Goodwin Industrial Electric, Perry McDougall. They discuss Perry's early years and the progression of his career, plus his unique outlook on employee work/life balance and how he is helping the future of the trades through his leadership in local apprenticeship programs.

Chris and Andrew sit down this week to discuss the benefits and challenges of returning to an office setting and what changes we may see in a post Covid workplace.