The RIG Way Podcast: Recent Episodes
Andrew Fulton
PRODUCED IN LAS VEGAS, THE RIG WAY PODCAST IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND!
YOUR HOST ANDREW FULTON, IS ONE OF THE THREE FOUNDERS OF RIG ROPE ACCESS.
ON THIS PODCAST, WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ROPE ACCESS, STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS, AND WHY ADDING ADVENTURE INTO YOUR LIFE IS SO IMPORTANT! THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM INDUSTRIES WHERE ROPE ACCESS IS UTILIZED.
YOU’LL HEAR INTERVIEWS FROM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS, AND WIND ENERGY EXPERTS ALONG WITH ROPE ACCESS INSTRUCTORS, TRADESPEOPLE, AND NDT INSPECTORS. WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, CLASSIC ADVENTURE PERSONALITIES, AND HEARING SOME FUN STORIES WITH CHARACTERS FROM THE LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RIG ROPE ACCESS AND THE RIG WAY PODCAST, CHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, AND LINKEDIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US.
AND REMEMBER, WHEN YOU LIVE THE RIG WAY. YOU'RE LIVING…THE RIGHT WAY!
Paul Traconga has been involved in the rope access industry for nearly 17 years. Paul starts off by yelling us how he got started in the business, how he became a rope access instructor and ended up working for RIG, and the "why" behind the why he landed in Las Vegas. This is a very interesting and engaging episode with some excellent rope access wisdom, it's a conversation we know you'll enjoy!
An interesting conversation with the host of The RIG Way Podcast and cofounder of RIG Rope Access Andrew Fulton with Jason Sellmann. Jason talks with Andrew about his transition out of the entertainment rigging industry to working for RIG Rope Access full time, his responsibilities at their company, and a crazy story of survival during a summertime canyoneering adventure in Red Rock Canyon just west of Las Vegas. This is a fun episode we know you'll enjoy!
When you call RIG, there's a good chance it'll be Chad Zipprich who you speak with. Chad is an integral part of managing the day to day operations at RIG. In this fun conversation you'll hear all about his construction background, how he landed in Vegas and started working in the entertainment industry, and how he came about working for RIG. It's a fun conversation we know you'll enjoy.
Clayton tell us how he got started in construction and rope access and what his responsibilities entail as a Senior Project Manager for RIG...and what it takes to do rope access construction offshore in the Land Of The Midnight Sun.
In this episode you get to meet Trevor Whipkey, a partner and senior project manager at RIG Rope Access. We learn all about how Trevor got started in the rope access industry and how he came to the RIG Team! It's a fun conversation that we know you'll enjoy!
HEY THERE RIG FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HERE’S WHAT’S INSTORE WITH EPISODE-4 OF THE RIG WAY PODCAST THAT’LL DROP NEXT THURSDAY JULY 7TH.
WE’RE GOING TO BE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH RIG ROPE ACCESS PARTNER TREVOR WHIPKEY WHO IS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER AT THE COMPANY.
THIS EPISODE WITH TREVOR WILL BE GREAT, WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS, ROPE ACCESS, ENTREPRENUERSHIP, WIND ENERGY, AND ENTERTAINMENT RIGGING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT CHINWAG, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US FOR THIS FOURTH EPISODE OF THE RIG WAY PODCAST.
We sat down with RIG Rope Access co-founder Bob Goodwin and had a great conversation about how he got into the rope access industry, info about becoming a rope access instructor, some business insight, a bit about a fantastic climbing achievement in Zion National Park and his volunteer work with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments technical search and rescue team for Red Rock Canyon. It's a super conversation that we know you'll enjoy.
In the upcoming episode-3 we have a fun conversation with Bob Goodwin one of the co-founders of RIG Rope Access. On the subject of rope access, Bob tells us about his responsibilities as Director of Training & Standards for the two sides of RIG, that being operations, and the IRATA & SPRAT training programs. Then we chat about his history of being involved in starting up another interesting business, and he throws out some excellent business advice. When the conversation turns to adventure, he tells us about his super accomplishment of free climbing (with a rope) a very famous rock climb in Zion National Park, there's some great wisdom that goes along with this achievement. Then we finish off with Bob telling us why he enjoys volunteering on the Search and Rescue Team with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. We know you'll enjoy this chinwag with one of the most interesting individuals in the rigging and rope access industries.
Talking with RIG Rope Access Co-Founder Chad Umbel about his construction background, how he got in to rope access, good trade skills to have that compliment a career in rope access, a bit about business, some success strategies for life, and his climbing adventure to the Himalaya in Pakistan.
HEY THERE RIG FRIENDS…
EPISODE-2 OF THE RIG WAY PODCAST WILL DROP NEXT THURSDAY JUNE 9TH
ON THIS EPISODE WERE GOING TO BE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF RIG ROPE ACCESS CHAD UMBEL WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF ROPE ACCESS OPERATIONS AT THE COMPANY.
THIS CONVERSATION WILL BE GREAT, WE GET TO COVER ALL THREE SUBJECTS THAT WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT ON THE RIG WAY PODCAST…ROPE ACCESS, SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR LIFE AND BUSINESS, AND ADVENTURE.
WE’LL HEAR ABOUT CHAD’S LONGTIME ROPE ACCESS AND CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND, AND THE TRADE SKILLS THAT HE THINKS ARE THE BEST TO HAVE TO COMPLIMENT A CAREER IN ROPE ACCESS.
AND SINCE WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SUCCESS STRATEGIES, WE’LL DISCUSS A FEW OF THOSE SIMPLE METHODS THAT CHAD BELIEVES ARE IMPORTANT FOR BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR LIFE, CAREER, AND HAVING FUN.
AND BEING THAT CHAD IS A CLIMBER, AND WE ARE A COMPANY OF CLIMBERS, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HIM TELL US ABOUT HIS EXPEDITION TO THE KARAKORAM REGION OF THE HIMALAYAS IN PAKISTAN, WHICH WILL BE AWESOME.
AND REMEMBER…THE GOAL OF THE RIG WAY PODCAST IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND ENTERTAIN!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US FOR THE SECOND EPISODE OF THE RIG WAY PODCAST.
In Episode-1 of the RIG Way Podcast you will learn about how the rope access company RIG came to be, a bit about the host Andrew Fulton's background, and the type of content that will be shared in future episodes.
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PRODUCED IN LAS VEGAS, THE RIG WAY PODCAST IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND! I’M YOUR HOST ANDREW FULTON, ONE OF THE THREE FOUNDERS OF RIG ROPE ACCESS.
ON THIS PODCAST, WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ROPE ACCESS, STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS, AND WHY ADDING ADVENTURE INTO YOUR LIFE IS SO IMPORTANT!
THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM INDUSTRIES WHERE ROPE ACCESS IS UTILIZED.
YOU’LL HEAR INTERVIEWS FROM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS, AND WIND ENERGY EXPERTS ALONG WITH ROPE ACCESS INSTRUCTORS, TRADESPEOPLE, AND NDT INSPECTORS.
WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, CLASSIC ADVENTURE PERSONALITIES, AND HEARING SOME FUN STORIES WITH CHARACTERS FROM THE LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US.
AND REMEMBER, WHEN YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE THE RIG WAY...YOU'RE LIVING THE RIGHT WAY!