Galen Emanuele works with teams around the globe including Microsoft and NASA, transforming the way teams communicate and show up at work. Along with his business background, Galen is a world class improviser. He performed and taught improv for many years and toured with the cast from ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’   In this episode George Ratermann and Marie Williams talk to Galenabout: Cultures that make or break young professional talent, the appropriate tolerance level a company should have for gossipers and bad mouthers, who really needs a mentor at your company, emotional intelligence & why your leaders must have it..and if they don’t, where to get it, executing difficult conversations with your boss, and why purpose statements might feel like BS to your team.    Keep learning from Galen! Sign up for his weekly culture drop newsletter here: https://galenemanuele.com/join-the-culturedrop

Do you have a culture that embraces mental health in the workplace? On this podcast, we talk to Ben Greene of Mindshare partners about why mental health in the workplace is taboo, what the divide may be between generations, and how companies can make improvements to their culture. We are very excited for the upcoming GAWDA where our industry will be discussing mental health

On this episode, the General Air leadership team sits down to discuss what makes their operation so successful. General Air is known in the industry as being on the leading edge of technology and emerging markets. We cover everything from serving the cannabis market to hiring & retaining employees. This episode is a great inside view of one of the shining stars of the industry.

John Raquet, Owner of Global Magazine, CEO of Gasworld, talks: How the gas industry is shifting after 2020 How Gas Distributors can differentiate themselves in 2021 Helium is back but has technology moved past its use?

In this episode, Rich Gottwald explains: - Do we have enough Dry Ice for the Vaccine Needs? - Working with Operation Warp Speed & Homeland Security about the dry ice shortage & the Covid - 19 Vaccine. - Markets with billions of dollars of opportunity.   Subscribe to our podcast here: iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/69tgdRQ...   Follow us on Linkedin! https://www.linkedin.com/company/rate...

In the second part of this episode Mary-Carter-Ratermann and Marie Ratermann, daughters of George Ratermann, discuss the important aspects when working with the dynamics of a family ran company. George opens up for the first time about being dyslexic and the roll its’ played in his life, and George discusses the unique companies he started as a teenager that helped to teach him lessons about the company he wanted to start and would go on to create.

Mary-Carter-Ratermann and Marie Ratermann, two of Georges's daughters, sit down and interview George in this 2 part episode. In this 1st part, Mary and Marie ask George about how he started in the gas and welding industry, why he chose to start Ratermann, the importance of leaving your comfort zone, and how to stay motivated when things are easy and good, or difficult and challenging.

James is the Sr. Principal investigator and founder of the cryogenics test lab at NASA Kennedy Space Center for energy-efficient technology development and materials research. James Joins George to talk about gases used in rockets, a new technology that will leave you with your jaw dropped, and advice about where gas distributors should be focusing their attention in the coming years. James started working at NASA at 18 and now has now worked for NASA for over 35 years and has been inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. James also owns his own business called Energy Evolution. His website can be found here: http://www.321energy.us Please subscribe to this podcast and give us a thumbs up if you enjoyed the episode. Follow us on Linkedin for more updates and stories: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ratermann-manufacturing Check out our Cryogenic Catalog of products mentioned in this podcast here: https://ratermann-mfg.dcatalog.com/v/2018-Ratermann-Cryogenics/ A special thank you to cryogenic society for your assistance in this episode: https://cryogenicsociety.org/cold_facts/

Today we talk to Phil Kornbluth, a helium expert, and consultant on the current state of helium, if the helium shortage is over, advice for gas distributors, and the future of helium pricing for end-users. Phil Kornbluth’s website can be found here: http://www.kornbluthheliumconsulting.com/ About Phil Kornbluth: Phil Kornbluth is the founder and President of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, LLC, a helium-focused consultancy that advises clients on all commercial aspects of the Global Helium Business. Phil is recognized as one of the world’s foremost commercial experts in the Global Helium Business. He has been employed by several leading industrial gas companies over the last 39 years, including The BOC Group, plc (BOC), the Matheson Gas subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) and Global Gases Group FZE and has worked in various roles related to the Helium Business for the last 37 years.  While at both BOC and TNSC, Phil held executive positions that included general management and P&L responsibility for their global helium businesses.  As VP, Global Helium at BOC, Phil led BOC’s Helium Business to a co-#1 worldwide position in the industry.  Phil has been a frequent speaker on helium-related topics at industry conferences, has contributed to and authored numerous helium-related articles, and has made important contributions to U.S. helium legislation passed in 1996 and 2013. Kornbluth holds a BS in Economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and received a Masters in Business Administration degree from Rider University. Kornbluth, his wife Arleen, and their daughter Kim reside in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

Ken Thompson, The unofficial grandfather of the gas and welding industry is looked at by gas distributors as a resource of industry knowledge, know-how and expertise. Ken works alongside industry leaders and emerging companies as an unspoken guide to help in their success. Listen for industry knowledge from a guru of the gas and welding industry.