PowerGridTalks: From the Bucket Trucks to the Boardrooms

Storm restoration is big business and it isn't always pretty. Nicole Rhodes (CEO) and Dustin Toney (Director of Storm Operations) of Center Phase Energy join PowerGridTalks fresh off a brutal storm week in Oklahoma to talk about what really happens behind the scenes of line contracting. Host Thomas ...

We're bringing another of our early episodes to YouTube! In this episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson talks with veteran lineman Jason Novak about the lessons he’s learned from decades in the trade. From starting out having no idea what a lineman was, to becoming a respected foreman at ...

He spent 20 years running nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy. Now he's president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and he's bringing submarine-grade leadership straight into the boardroom. In this episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with Buddy Hast...

We're bringing another of our first episodes to YouTube! In this audio episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with journeyman lineman Jesse McKeral, also known on TikTok as afewclickslow. Jesse shares his unique journey into the trade, starting with a high school youth apprentic...

He almost turned down the job. Now he's the CEO. Colby Wells started as a teenage groundman apprentice terrified of heights in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and 20+ years later, he's running South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative and its broadband subsidiary, South Central Connect. In this episode of P...

We're bringing the pilot episode of PowerGridTalks to YouTube, as host Thomas Williamson sits down with Tammy Kent, co-founder of ATK Energy Group and OneSource Restoration (OSR), to explore her incredible journey through the utility industry. From her early days helping build a company with her hus...

What happens when a routine day in the line trade turns into a life-changing accident? In this episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with journeyman lineman Dominic Duchon and his wife, Naiane, to share the powerful story of a devastating accident on the job, Dominic's fight fo...

What are the biggest challenges, opportunities, and conversations shaping the electric utility industry today? In this special episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson travels to the 2026 OSR Conference to speak with linemen, utility leaders, contractors, manufacturers, and industry profess...

What happens when a lineworker is seriously injured or doesn't make it home? In this powerful episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with Tammy Duncan of the National Sisterhood United for Journeyman Linemen (NSUJL) to discuss the organization that stands beside lineworkers and ...