This is a special episode with Nick Gatien, President of PowerNorth. We are going to discuss numerous topics on how the future is bright.This is one of the shining stars Powering the North!Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

This is such a big topic, I needed two guests. Rob McNeil (President, Composite Power), and Alexei Meicznowski (CEO, Northern Transformers) join me in a great discussion on today’s world of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and new normal that the industry is embracing to make sure equipment and materials are available. Please join us for a great exchange.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

We discuss how to deliver on a project or service agreement with Brendon Fenton, VP of PowerNorth.An engaging and enlightening discussion on best practices, customer relations, and performing at a high level. Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

This is a great episode about Risk Management. My guest is Guy Jolicoeur, VP of NFP Canada. Guy works out of the Toronto and Sudbury offices. His role within the technical risks and construction/infrastructure team allows him to share his knowledge.Many items of planning, review and managing are discussed. This is an informative episode. Please listen in on this one. One of the great people I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with.He is a big advocate for the team approach, great working relationships and the integrated project delivery models. This is one of the important topics on Powerful Connections.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

My guest on this episode is Mike Doherty, Health and Safety Consultant from Port Perry, Ontario. Mike brings a passion and focus on Health and Safety topics that will open you to proven and new approaches. We will cover Mentoring, Risk Assessment, Quality Job Planning, Organisational Health, Foundational Items, Enabling Loops, Learning Organization, No Blame Culture, and Human Performance. This is a jam-packed session.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

Today I welcome my older brother Rene Gatien, who retired from the utility world as CEO of Waterloo North Hydro and co-CEO of the newly formed ENOVA Power.We are going to discuss relationships and connections, many items of thought leadership, employee empowerment, and Rene’s favourite item VABEs. Tune in for an interesting episode.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com, or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

In this episode, we are going to have a great discussion with Merv McLeod, one of the leading First Nations advisors and strategists, about his experience with government.Merv specialises in Business Development, Negotiations, and Community Engagement. We are going to look into opportunities, and how this creates employment, economic development, and prosperity.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com, or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

Join us in a discussion with Pat Chilton (CEO, Five Nations Energy Inc.) as we discuss planning from an Indigenous point of view.Pat will show how the experiences he has had in different sectors, and his dedication to his family, led him to be the right choice for FNEI.We discuss the planning involved in major transmission, and the economic development happening.Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

This is an exposure to the hard stuff in project pre-development. Lloyd Girman is one of the very few people in this world that can do the necessary work to convince people they have a project. He is realistic on the order of magnitude of the effort to get any project to a point where the politics and the economics fit.Lloyd focuses on large scale infrastructure. He is part of Enterprise Canada. They focus on bringing the right people together for the right solutions for all. Lloyd works with many Indigenous groups in the infrastructure, energy, mining, and resource areas. “A project will not become a project until the politics and economics merge.” Lloyd has many guiding principles that make him effective. He is one of those quiet influencers you likely will not see but know he has been involved because of the success of the project or development. This is going to be a good one. Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.

In Episode 3 of the Powerful Connections podcast, I will discuss with my guest Chris Benedetti, Partner with Sussex Strategy Group, the importance of Strategy, Communications and Solutions when dealing with Regulations, Policies, Government Relations and Public Affairs.Chris is a leading expert in Strategy, Strategic Communications, and Solutions for Stakeholders. This is a great discussion on the up-front items that assist projects in the early stages and pre-development items that relate to agency interaction and requirements. Please subscribe to my podcast, and connect with me on my website at DGG5Advising.com or on LinkedIn at Dean G. Gatien.