Certified Wrench Podcast

On this weeks episode Mrs. Certified and I sit back and cover a couple topics and really dive into questions. We talk about doing something we know as a technician is incorrect but still told to do so by a superior, tools and questions from listeners. Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for donations!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode we are joined by Erik Struebig. Erik has been a long time listener and supporter of the podcast, in this episode we talk about how Erik got into the trades after 8 years in the army. We talk about the union, work boots, tools and more. Hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms and be sure to like, subscribe, rate and review!CWP Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JeFedPvRTbCAvZZbzuXgQCheck out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for donations!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode I am joined by YouTuber Josh "Adept Ape" (no last name). Josh is a CAT technician out of Idaho that also runs the Adept Ape Youtube channel. Josh is is extremely passionate about his work but even more passionate about his channel as we discuss in this episode. We also talk a little bit about tools, generators, customer service and much more. Hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out Josh's Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AdeptApe/channelsCheck out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for donations!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode "An ode to the Homies" I am joined by some buddies of mine, Spenser Jeans and Casey Ross. We talk about dad life, work life, tools etc. It was fun getting to hangout with some old friends and just shoot the bull and do a fun podcast with it. hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for donations!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.All music from SoundStripe.

On this weeks episode we are joined by Derek Kent all the way from Canada. This episode was put together real last minute due to plans falling through and poor back up scheduling but we managed! With Derek it was a quick run through of his background and some talking crap back and forth and we also covered a couple topics. Hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for donations!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode we take the podcast all the way to the UK! Ben is a gas genset field tech and has been a listener of the podcast since the beginning. In this episode we talk about Ben's past and how he got into wrenching, hit on a few topics, stories and much more. It always fun talking with guests in different countries and hearing different lingo and the different ways to get into the trades. Big thanks to Ben for taking the time out to join me for this episode, hope y'all enjoy it! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms and merch line and PayPal for donations.If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode the wife and I jump on and record a quick episode to test out the new sound board. We are fortunate enough to have some great supporters of the podcast and though donations we were able to upgrade to a new soundboard, a Rodecaster Pro 2. Now that everything is dialed in, we will be back to normal recordings with guests next week. Hope y'all enjoy this episode! Special Thanks to: Chris Hadley, Zeth Key, Alex Kraft, Chris O'Daniel, Ethan Hines, and Jordan Brown For the donations! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms, merch line and PayPal for Donations. If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a contact form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Bryan Furnace of the YouTube channel Diesel & Iron and Sweat & Grime The Podcast. My wife and I were lucky enough to be guests on Sweat & Grime in the earlier days of the their podcast (episodes 19 and 21). I wanted to change things up this week and steer away from wrenching a little bit and take about the other side of it and talk to an operator, of corse we get our little digs in on each other since we are on the opposite sides of the dirt world but it always in good fun. We talk about how he got into the trades, how to get folks into the trades and much more. Hope y'all enjoy the episode!Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms and merch line!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode we are joined by my work wife Steven Jason, Finally! We talk about Steve's history, tell a couple funny stories, and hit a couple topics. Hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out the podcast on all streaming platforms.Check out the https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench link for all social media pages, streaming platforms and merch line!If you are interested in being a guest, check out Www.Certifiedwrenchpodcast.com and fill out a context form at the bottom of the page.

On this weeks episode Joe and I teamed up with Stephen Cox and recorded a killer episode. Stephen is an owner operator field tech that works on pretty much everything and makes great YouTube videos of some of the work he does, tips and tricks etc. On this episode Stephen gives a great run down of his history and we cover quite a few topics throughout his story and we ended up running out of time on this episode so we will definitely be recording a part two! Check out the links below for the Certified Wrench Podcast- check out the march line, like and subscribe to our social media page and YouTube and give us a review on whatever streaming platform your listening to us on!Certified Wrench Podcast- https://linktr.ee/CertifiedwrenchStepthen Cox- https://www.youtube.com/@StephenCoxChannel/featured

On this weeks episode we are joined by Beer! oh and Travis Buda. Joe and I do a little cover of January and our first month into season two, talk a little gibberish, tools and nonsense. We didn't want to go too crazy on the episode and just wanted to hang out and catch up, hope y'all enjoy the episode! Check out Certified Wrench's linktr.ee for merch, social medias and more! https://linktr.ee/Certifiedwrench

On this weeks episode we are joined by Alex Stursa of DBM (Design Build Maintain) of Fernley Nevada. Alex was able to come by and sit with us and record this episode while visiting town on personal business. In this episode we discuss Alex's background and how he started his career and where he is now, company trucks, tooling, funny stories and much more. It was so fun getting to sit down with Alex and just shoot the sh$t, hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode Joe and I are joined by Chris O'Daniel. Chris is the new owner operator of Arrowhead Field Repair based out of central California. Chris just so happened to be visiting town on personal vacation and we squeezed him in and got him on. We talk about how he started and where he is now and the challenges along the way, the new challenges of being a new business owner and a little bit of tool talk. Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode we fire off season two, episode one! Joe and I are joined by Andy Bennett, Andy runs a service truck for Joe and his company. We talk with Andy and cover a couple topics, the holidays and the podcast. Here's two season two! Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

Well folks 2022 is finally a wrap and what a better way to finish it up with a bonus episode?! I am joined by Zeth Key (ZK MasterTech), Myranda Carter and Joe Cashen. We cover a few topics like life, tools, safety and more. It was nice getting to catch up with a couple of the earlier guests, hope y'all enjoy the bonus episode. See you next season!

Well the time has come! The end of the year is here and that's a wrap for season one of the CWP. The first season did not go as well as planned and we should have had a lot more episodes out than we did but with all the trial and errors, technical difficulties and life in general I think the podcast did well and can only get better from here. We've got lots of plans for season two so stay tuned!!

On this weeks episode Joe and I are joined by Trent Norton. We picked this weekend to bring Trent on due to the computer technical difficulties we've been having and did not want to schedule an over the phone guest. we cover a few topics, tell a few random stories and go back and forth on a few discussions.

On this weeks episode, well what can I say! As the title says this weekend was a train wreck when it came to recording. We've always kind of just "wing it" and this week we decided to plan ahead and scheduled a guest and had this whole idea in our heads for an episode and we learned that this weekend wasn't our best. Joe and I went ahead and threw together a quick little episode talking about the issue and future plans. we'll be back in action next weekend!

On this weeks episode Joe and I just sit back and take the weekend to ourselves and let Joe blow off some steam about a would have been employee that backed out last minute! We talk about a couple topics, tell some stories and have some laughs. hope y'all enjoy the episode.

On this weeks episode we are joined by Joe Cashen as Co-host and we get to talk with Blaine Bowen. Blaine is a crane technician in south Texas and is working his way up in experience quick being a younger field technician. We discuss the hard times with finding new technicians and ways to inspire the younger generation to want to get into wrenching, social media, tools and more. Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode I am joined by Erik DeAndero of HD Service. HD Services Is the first official sponsor of the Certified Wrench Podcast.We talk with Erik and get to know him and about HD Services, we talk tools, company growth, starting from zero vs. schooling and much more. We are proud to be partnered with such a great guy and company! Hope y'all enjoy the episode.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Joe Cashen, Joe got in touch with me in the early days of Certified Wrench and we've always kept in touch and have become friends over the past few months. Joe recently took the leap and went out on his own and has had a great start! We discuss tools (go figure) ups and downs of social media, emissions and much more. Joe did a great job with this episode and it was great hearing his opinion on everything. Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode Mrs. CertifiedWrench and I are joined by Jason Boyes all the way from Canada via FaceTime! Jason has a busy background and it’s quite entertaining to listen to his history with the funny stories along the way. We discuss a few different topics along the way like the differences in training in Canada vs. the US, apprenticeships, the good and the ugly that come with the trades and much more. Jason is the first Canadian to join us and we hope to have many more!Certified Wrench Podcast does not own any rights to clips featured in this episode.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Emma Faus. Emma is a John Deere Ag technician and has quite the back story, we talk about her life in the early years all the way to college and where she's at now. We discuss quite a few topics including tools (of corse) certain differences in Ag vs. C&F, new vs. season techs and much more. It was a pleasure getting to sit and talk with Emma and would love to do another podcast with her and dive into more topics. Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode we talk about life in the McCormack house hold with the covid plague that rolled through the house and back to school stuff with the kiddo. The CWP will be back to normal recording next week, big thank you to everyone who have been sticking with the podcast since the beginning!

On this weeks episode I take a drive to my buddy's house to do a podcast in his shop and to hangout and shoot the sh!t. We discuss his background, from working in dealerships to getting out on his own and starting his business. Spencer is a linebore machinist and is learning the day to day struggles and accomplishments of starting a new business and it is great to watch him grow! Hope everyone enjoys the episode.

On this weeks episode we take the podcast to Australia! the wife and I are joined by Scott "Scruff Dog" Jackson, Scruff is a John Deere construction field tech and we dive into a little bit of everything in this episode form service trucks, pay rates, difference is currency and kilometers to miles and a little bit of tool talk. The wife and I learned quite a bit from this episode and glad we got to sit and chat with my buddy from down under, hope everyone enjoys the episode!

On this weeks episode we are joined by Kheldon Stapley and we call him "The Rambler" because, well.. just listen to the episode and you will understand! All jokes aside, Kheldon is a CAT technician out of Utah that has recently gone to the dark side and joined us in the field service side of the trade. Kheldon is also known for his major following on his "Ravenlocke13" Instagram page with almost 9K followers! We discuss Khledons military and trade school background and how he got into the trade, we touched on a few good topics before unfortunately running out of time. Part 2 will be coming in a few weeks so stay tuned!

On this weeks episode we had some technical difficulties with the original episode so we pushed Josh's episode a week forward! In this episode we talk about his military career in the Marines and how that got him into the heavy equipment trade, we also talk what he's doing now and hobbies and how we hate tools and working on stuff in our free time. Super cool laid back episode, hope y'all enjoy!

On this weekends episode we did not have time to schedule a guest due to being on call, so I went solo and talked about stuff that I listen to day to day and also talk about a couple personal life things and give my opinion on some topics. Hope y'all enjoy this short episode and be ready for upcoming episodes!

On this weeks episode I have my wife on as my on as my cohost and together we talk to Mike Castro. Mike is a local union field technician who works on crew trucks and other equipment in Hollywood for the sets of movies and tv shows. We talk about new technician, helpers, his type on work etc. This was a fun episode and learned a lot about an industry that we didn't even know existed! Hope y'all enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode we changed it up and I am joined by Trent Norton and Travis "Buda" Glenn again and our weekly guest is Carlos Nunez. Carlos is a friend of mine that came down here to Texas from Oklahoma and he is a John Deere AG field tech that went through the Deere tech program and we talk a bit about that, service trucks, tools and footwear. With this group podcast things were slightly all over the place but we made it through the train wreck!

On this weeks episode I am joined by Mrs. Certified as my cohost and we are joined on the phone by Myranda Carter. On this episode, we discuss what led a former pageant girl to start turning a wrench and her journey to becoming a technician. Myranda is the first female technician that we have hosted on the Podcast and we hope to be joined by more in the future as it is apparent that she was able to provide valuable insight in to working with a female technician and also how to become a successful female technician in a male dominated trade. We also learn that the individual that drove her to pursue this career is from within her own family, her grandmother.

On this weeks episode I am joined by Wade Bohde, he is the owner operator of the newer business Freedom Field Service. On this episode we dive into being a new business owner and the politics of starting a business and the pros and cons. We discuss where he started, experience, tools and much more. Wade is rising fast with his company and has been doing great his first year and we are glad to be partnered with him since the beginning of the Certified Wrench Podcast! Hope y'all enjoy this episode as we dive into the owner operator side of the industry, Cheers!

On this weeks episode I am joined by one of my best friends "Buda". We discuss how he started and where he's at now and little random stories in between from our past, we also discuss service truck organization, service trucks, tools and more. This episode was just more of a laid back and shoot the sh!t buddies type episode to make up for our last episode that we tried to record while having a few too many beers! mind you there were beers involved in this episode as well, hope y'all enjoy!

This weeks episode we are joined by TJ Woodland AKA Mr. Blackfoot of Blackfoot Mechanical LLC out of Austin TX. We discuss his background, college, underwater diving career and his current career working out in the oil fields of west Texas and the difficulties of being away from home. We talk tools and trucks including his new service truck that requires a CDL and the obstacles that come with obtaining a CDL with the new law that is now in place. I love learning new stuff and love hearing the type of work that he does day to day. I hope y'all enjoy the episode and I do apologize for the sound quality as he was in the middle of no where in west Texas during the recoding!

On this weeks episode we have Mrs. Certified Wrench (aka Kate McCormack) joining us.This week we talk how she got to where she is today, pay raises, how to deal with difficult customers and also how to manage working as a field technician and being the wife to a field technician.We are hoping to have more females in the trade join us and give some insight on their day to day life as a field technician in the future.

On this weeks episode I am joined by my buddy Tim "Skeeter" Gentry, He is a field technician at the local caterpillar dealer here in north Texas. We discuss how he got into the industry and where he's at now, we talk about his take on certain machines, dealership talk and much more. We also dive into a dark time in his career that came out pretty positive in the end! Hope y'all enjoy this episode. Check out the Certified Wrench Podcast on Facebook- Certified Wrench Podcast and on Instagram- certifiedwrench_podcast. Certified Wrench is pleased to announce that we now have a merch line! All proceeds earned from sales will be going towards new recording equipment like a computer as i am recording on a dinosaur macbook. certified-wrench.myspreadshop.com Thank you all for the support!!

On this weeks episode I am joined over the phone by Zeth Key, Zeth is a Deere Ag technician based in Illinois and has an awesome youtube channel known as ZK Mastertech. Zeth and I linked up and we discuss how he started the youtube channel and the tough times at the beginning, we also discuss other topics about the industry, he shares a crazy story and we just have a good time sitting back and talking like old friends. We are definitely going to have to have Zeth back on for a part two to discuss more topics, Zeth is a great dude and I really enjoyed teaming up with him for this episode. We also talk about his wife Dawnaya Key's book and where you can find it. Check out Zeth's youtube channel and Instagram page and show him some love!Youtube: ZK MastertechInstagram: @zk_mastertech Tomate: https://a.co/4ZvsVL5

On this weeks episode I am joined by Trent Norton again in person and we bring on Chris Hadley of Hadley's Field Service in Salt Lake City UT. We discuss being an independent company owner and the ups and downs, employees and how hard it is to find qualified technicians, tool talk and more. Chris also is featured in the Certified Wrench cover art. I do apologize for the phone cutting out in certain parts of the feature we were recording in a metal shop and did not have the best reception, we hope to have Chris on again to answer more questions from listeners. Thank you for listening and the support!

On this weeks episode of Certified wrench I am joined by a buddy Antonio Martinez and we talk about how we met, old times, Antonios history and his opinion on schooling and other stuff in the trade. I really enjoyed sitting and talking with him and hope we can hang out again! Hope y'all enjoy!!

In this episode I am joined by my friend Kyle Rowe and we discuss how he got where he got where he is in his career and he give his opinions on certain topics in the industry. I do apologize for the shorter episode and horse voice, I have picked up the ick thats going around!

Episode 2 I have my good friend Trent Norton on and we talk about how we met and how he ended up in the field service industry. We go through a couple different suggested topic and give our opinions on them and our experiences with situations also a couple stories, thanks for tuning in!

Welcome to Life of a Field Tech with Colton McCormack! On this very first episode I have my wife join me and we sit and talk a bit about how I ended up being a field technician and how we both ended up together in Texas. Shout out to Chris Hadley of Hadley's Field Service and Wade Bohde of Freedom Field Service for the permission to use their photos on our cover art.