BCEA Power Up Podcast Episode 6 – Industry Update: Flip the Script

November 19, 2021

Hosts 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.

The PowerUp Podcast is presented by the BCEA as your window into the electrical industry in British Columbia. News, market insights and long form interviews with influential members of the electrical industry is just some of the valuable content that you can find with the PowerUp Podcast.

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