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Kevin Flaker, Becca Schmidt, & Ryan Karlin - Powered by Black & Veatch

A podcast for Young Professionals in the STEM industries, covering tech news, work/life discussions, and innovations that excite.

Episodes

20 of 74 episodes

The Future of Indoor Air Quality with AlgenAir

In our last episode of Season 1 on the Future of Food & Beverage, the podcast team sits down with Dan Fucich & Kelsey Abernathy, co-founders...

0:39:56Mar 10, 2022

S1 E6 - Outdoor Farming Innovation with Grand Farm

Although not commonly thought of, technological advancements in farming have led to the most dramatic socio-economic shifts. From the plow t...

0:57:26Feb 17, 2022

S1 EP5 - Controlled Environment Agriculture with Iron OX

The agriculture industry has come a long way from manned equipment fertilizing and harvesting fields of crops to robots analyzing the needs...

0:55:39Jan 27, 2022

S1 E4 Farm to Table with Fresh Direct

Have you ever wondered how your food gets from the farm to table…..we have! To better understand the supply chain and logistics process, the...

0:53:14Jan 6, 2022

S1 E3 Cell Based Protein with Wildtype

It may seem like something out of Jimmy Neutron or some sci-fi movie, but the cell-based protein market is starting to plant some serious ro...

0:45:49Dec 16, 2021

S1 E2 Plant Based Protein with Better Meat Co.

5 years ago, most vegetarians wouldn’t touch a plant-based alternative if they saw it on the menu or in the store. Now, the proliferation of...

0:48:54Dec 2, 2021

S1 EP 1 NextGen AG Enabling Food Tech

Technology and innovation is rapidly being adopted in all facets our lives….but how is it being adopted in the food and beverage space? How...

0:47:27Nov 18, 2021

Episode 27 - Tunneling 101

Have you ever wondered how infrastructure tunnels are constructed or if they are being constructed underneath you as we speak? Us co-hosts h...

0:53:08Jul 9, 2021

Episode 26 Blockchain - The Backbone Of Our Digital Wallet

Cryptocurrency, NFTs…..digital assets have become a huge trend in the financial world the past couple of years and the GenSTEM squad has bee...

0:51:16Jun 24, 2021

Episode 25 - Offshore Wind Energy – The Next Renewable Push

The new administration has made it clear that offshore wind energy is going to be a focus for their renewable growth and goal to decarbonize...

0:51:24Jun 10, 2021

Episode 24 - Data Centers - The Key to our Digital Future

Our world has become more and more digital, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has kicked the world's transition to a completely digital wor...

0:43:48May 13, 2021

Episode 23 - The Suez Canal Blockage + Piloting Cargo Ships

On this episode, Ryan takes us into a solo interview with our special guest in light of the recent Suez Canal blockage incident, where a car...

1:00:52May 4, 2021

Episode 22 - Career Recap - Then vs. Now

Becca, Kevin and Ryan are ringing in their 5+6 year anniversaries of having adult STEM jobs. On this week's episode of GenSTEM, the squad ge...

0:54:51Apr 15, 2021

Episode 21 - Texas Power Crisis Explained + Future of the Grid

One of the biggest cold weather events in history hit Texas in February, that caused 4.5 million Texans without power for days. On this week...

0:49:52Mar 25, 2021

Episode 20 - Music Artist AY Young + Sustainable Energy Future

Bring the beat back! On this week's episode, Ryan and Kevin chat with producer, writer, rapper, and sustainable energy advocate AY Young! Tu...

0:37:37Mar 11, 2021

Episode 19 - CEO of Virgin Hyperloop + the Future of Transportation

We're back this week with another episode of GenSTEM and we're delivering to your ear holes one of our BIGGEST. INTERVIEWS. YET. We got toge...

0:54:29Feb 25, 2021

Episode 18 - Hydrogen + a Path to a Greener Future

If you've tuned in to our recent episodes, you've heard the GenSTEM squad buzz about something big coming to the utility sector: HYDROGEN. K...

0:52:37Feb 11, 2021

Episode 17 - The 2021 STEM Predictions Episode

New year, new episode!!! On this episode, the clairvoyant GenSTEM squad looks into their crystal balls to make the their predictions on the...

0:55:38Jan 28, 2021

Episode 16 - Bleutech Park Las Vegas

We are back with a new episode with some BIG 2021 energy. On this episode, Kevin, Becca & Ryan interview Steph Stoppenhagen of Black & Veatc...

0:39:12Jan 8, 2021

Episode 15 - The 1st Annual SEMI STEMy AWARDS: A 2020 STEM Year in Review

It's the GenSTEM squad back at it again!!!! We're excited to bring back an annual tradition REVAMPED.....The SEMI STEMy AWARDS: a year in re...

0:58:08Dec 17, 2020