From Where I Sit with Ben Almond
From Where I Sit is hosted by Ben Almond, the CEO of Bisco Solutions, a strategic advisory firm that helps leaders redefine the possible. We sit down with Ben and often special guests to talk about a topic that is either hot in the industry, something that he's passionate about, or something that is effecting the world that we live in. He challenges himself to look at things through different lenses and always has a little bit of fun as he invites us to analyze the world as it spins around us.
Episodes
49 episodes
Episode 202: Forged In Fire
In this episode, Ben talks about what it takes to come back from a loss and to use it to make you and the people around you better than you were before. Hope you enjoy it!Original Score Artist: Jahzzar; Track Title: Fireworks, 201...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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7:49
Episode 201: A Bridge To Connect Us with Ruby Littlechild
In today's episode, we meet Ruby Littlechild, National Director of Indigenous Relations for Engineering Services Canada at SNC Lavalin. She shares her story, the story of her family and their experiences both personally and professionally as a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:41
From Where I Sit Season 2: I'm Back!...with a few changes
From Where I Sit Season 2 is here! Tune in to see what's been going on including the changes that have happened behind the scenes.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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10:04
Episode 44: Come Along Let's Take A Ride
That's a wrap on From Where I Sit Season 1. In this last episode of 2020, Ben reflects on the year, highlights some favorite moments, and discusses the lessons we've learned along the way. Bring on 2021!
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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27:10
Episode 43: Lifting People Up With Kate Kenny
This week on the podcast, Ben is joined by Kate Kenny, VP, Head of Sales for the UK and Ireland, P&PS at Jacobs . We get to hear Kate's story and some advice we could all use no matter how long or short our careers are so far. This pa...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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47:22
Episode 5: All Gave Some, Some Gave All
Today is Remembrance Day, also known as Veterans Day if you're in the United States. It's a pretty special day for all of us. It's a day we get to take a step back and think of those that sacrificed to create the world we have a chance to live ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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5:41
Episode 42: Be Courageous Like A Soldier With Katus Watson
In today's episode, Ben is joined by Katus Watson, VP and Geographic Operations Manager for Puerto Rico and Florida P&PS. Earlier this summer, Katus lead the effort to establish an action plan for social injustice and equality known now as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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51:06
Episode 41: Waking The Unconscious With Nicole McKinney
In today's episode, we have serial entrepreneur and racial equality advocate, Nicole McKinney. At the top of Nicole's vast resume, is her non-profit organization, Waking the unConscious, where...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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50:21
Episode 40: Surviving To Thriving with Louise White
Louise White, Vice President, Global Marketing, Communications, and Brand, People & Places Solutions at Jacobs joins Ben on the podcast. In this conversation, Louise and Ben share their thoughts on professional development, mentorship, reve...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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44:12
Episode 39: Adaptability's Strategic Cousin With Carmen Holschuh
On today’s podcast, Carmen Holschuh, Principal Technologist, Environmental Planning, Federal and Environmental Solutions at Jacobs, joins Ben virtually from Victoria, British Columbia. Not only do we get to hear Carmen’s personal story, we lear...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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44:23
Episode 38: Hone Your Leadership Skills with Bob Pragada
On today’s podcast, we were lucky enough to get Bob Pragada to sit down with Ben. We get to learn about Bob’s career and personal growth as he takes us through lessons that have stuck with him over time from his childhood through to where he si...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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45:34
Episode 37: Lead Like An Offensive Lineman With Tom Price
For almost 10 years, Ben's been lucky to work alongside Tom Price, SVP Global Growth, Strategy & Solutions. In this episode, we all get to learn more about Tom and his thoughts on leadership. They have an open discussion about their persona...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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56:35
Episode 36: A Safe Place For Equality With Ron Williams
This episode is another eye opening and important conversation in Ben’s quest to learn from others and the past to help shape the future. Ben was lucky to have his friend and colleague, Ron Williams, SVP, P&PS Americas West Regional Directo...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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39:24
Episode 35: Back To Bias
In today's podcast, we are re-releasing the first episode of this podcast, A Journey Into Unconscious Bias, with a different intro and outro than the original episode. Ben shares a personal experience where he was on the receiving end of the un...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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17:07
Episode 34: Now You Know Better, Do Better With Sharon Jean-Baptiste
In today’s podcast, Ben virtually sat down with Sharon Jean-Baptiste, Vice President, Growth and Sales US Mid-Atlantic P&PS at Jacobs. They have an open conversation where he learns from her experiences to be a better person, an ally,...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:01:19
Episode 33: Learning Through Stories
Over the past several weeks, Ben has been listening to and learning from the worldwide anti-Black racism movement. Ben has made a promise to not be silent. He will be an active learner and participate in driving improvement in any way that he c...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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26:37
Episode 32: Agility, The Great Equalizer
In today's episode, Ben discusses agility and adaptability. Being agile and adapting to our environments are two game changing characteristics we should all embody to thrive while managing our way through change and times of uncertainty.
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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26:51
Episode 31: Change Machine
Change is our new normal. Today, Ben does a deep dive into managing change and how we can use change to drive us forward. He shares personal lessons he's learned from some major events that have happened in his life and some real world experien...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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36:23
Episode 30: Bet On Yourself With Ken Gilmartin
In today's episode, we welcome Ken Gilmartin, SVP, Global Operations People and Places Solutions at Jacobs. We hope you enjoy this great conversation between Ben and Ken as we learn about Ken's history, where he came from, and some of the thing...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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49:47
Episode 29: Lookin' Backward To Move Forward
Today's episode is a throwback for some of us at Jacobs, bringing back one of Ben's favourites: Blake's Take by Blake Jeffcoat. He shares what he took from Blake's lesson and he briefs us listeners on the direction of the podcast for the next l...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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9:47
Episode 28: Come On Baby, Light My Fire!
In this episode, Ben talks about self-discipline and finding your motivation to accomplish the goals you may have whether it's personal or professional. He shares the things he's learned from some of sport's greatest and how that's helped him s...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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23:02
Episode 27: Don't Call It A Comeback
The world may feel pretty grim today. This is the perfect time to reflect on things that seem terrible in the moment but have turned into something fantastic. In this episode, Ben walks through some life altering events including personal, pres...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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30:11
Episode 26: All The Answers Part 2
We're back with the second Q&A podcast. The focus of this episode is to pick Ben's brain about the engineering and construction industry. These questions are geared at getting Ben's opinion on a variety of topics like where he thinks the in...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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23:31
Episode 25: It's Question Time Part 1
Today's podcast is the first of a Q&A series. We have been compiling questions from our listeners and will be answering them over multiple episodes. The focus of this episode is to get to know Ben. We cover what he's watching on Netflix to ...
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12:11
Episode 24: Lessons From A Blind Dog
In today's podcast, Ben talks about the things he's learned from his dog Kona who has recently lost her sight. He shares with all of us how we can relate to Kona in impactful ways from using our other senses to being resilient with many other l...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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16:16