Boots and Suits: Breaking the Stereotypes
Boots and Suits: Breaking the Stereotypes
Tacoma Power
Boots and Suits: Breaking the Stereotypes is a podcast that brings in individuals working in offices or out in the field, together, to fill in the disconnect between both work environments. Boots and Suits: Breaking the Stereotypes is brought to you by Tacoma Power Internal Communications, produced by Alex Alex Abplanalp, Sarah Nystrom, Lay Conn, and Noah Daheim.
Workplace Modernization
Follow along in this episode of Boots and Suits as Chris Robinson (General manager of Tacoma Power) talks with Andy Trimmer and Tammy Smith about the importance of workplace modernization. They discover the various ways in which workplace modernization can be defined, as well as how to make sure everyone is included and no one is left behind.
Jun 22, 2022
28 min
Personal and Workplace Values
In this episode, our host, Chris Robinson (General Manager of Tacoma Power), talks with Nikki Bufford and Blake York to take a deep dive into personal and workplace values.
May 23, 2022
27 min
Conflict in the Workplace
In this episode, our host, Chris Robinson (General Manager of Tacoma Power), talks with Jennifer Davies and Justin Quevedo to examine how to properly manage conflict in the workplace. 
Apr 15, 2022
27 min
Extra - Thankfulness
Boots and Suits is out with an extra snippet of our thankfulness episode. A little gift from us to you before the holidays. Enjoy!
Dec 22, 2021
11 min
Thankfulness - Why does it matter?
Listen as our host, Chris Robinson (General Manager of Tacoma Power), talks to our “boot” and “suit” representatives, Vivian deZwager and Ozan Ferrin about thankfulness and its importance.  
Nov 29, 2021
23 min
Effective Leadership – What does it look like?
Host, Chris Robinson (General Manager of Tacoma Power), dives in to the good and bad of leadership with our “suit” and “boot” representatives, Kacee Woods (office) and Justin Hamilton (field).  
Oct 29, 2021
24 min
Safety - what does it mean?
In this inaugural episode, we sit down with host, Chris Robinson (General Manager of Tacoma Power) and our "suit" (office) and "boot" (field) representatives, Maizey Nunn and Tim Nordstrom, as they talk about safety in the workplace. In each environment, safety plays a different, but important role.Spotify  
Sep 30, 2021
19 min