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It is isn’t always easy for people to understand how a Catholic trade school works, especially when you consider that the school combines skilled trades training with intellectual and spiritual formation. And frankly, it is not always easy to e
Working Man is back for Season Three, and today’s guest is a special one. Adam Mills is an award winning brewer in Cincinnati, Ohio. In fact, in the time between the launch of this episode and the recording of this interview, Adam’s brewery, Ca
Today on Working Man we are joined by a mender of soles. Petr Kovarik is a bootmaker and owner of Liberty Footwear in Grand Rapids, MI. Today he talks about how he sees his work as the opportunity to serve those around him, and how trusting in
If you listen to this podcast, you likely know already that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has declared this to be the Year of St. Joseph. Our guest today, Fr. Donald Libby, is the pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in the Diocese of Gaylord, Michiga
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Today we’re talking with CNC Machinist Dan Grabinski. Dan and Dave talk about the state of modern manufacturing, the challenges of finding good people to fill good positions, the cultural side of learning a trade, and the attitude it takes to e
Today, a talk given by Harmel Academy’s President and Co-Founder, Brian Black. Brian gave this talk this fall in Traverse City, Michigan to a charitable organization named Martinus. In it, Brian does a deep dive into the meaning of work, and if
Our guest on today’s episode is Andy Newland. Andy is the president and CEO of Hercules Industries in Denver Colorado. Until very recently, Hercules was a family business that manufactures HVAC products, but when the family looked ahead to how
Andreas Widmer is the Director of the Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America. He is also a former tech executive, but many of you may familiar with
Our guest today on Working Man is Phil Sotok. Phil is an entrepreneur and businessman with over twenty years experience in the automotive industry. Phil is also the founder of DPMC North America, a firm that helps companies reorient their cult
The guest today on Working Man is Dr. DC Schindler. Dr. Schindler is Professor of Metaphysics and Anthropology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America. Dr Schindler is ha
As many of you know, Working Man is the official podcast of Harmel Academy of the Trades, and as some of you may also know, we are located on the campus of Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, MI. Now, Harmel Academy is a Catholic school, and Kuyper
Today on Working Man, you get two for the price of one. Our guests on this episode are Daniel and Michael VanderHyde. Daniel and Michael are two of ten kids, and all six boys in their family followed in the footsteps of their dad and grandad by
Several years ago, when our co-founders Brian Black and Ryan Pohl began to search for models of a residential trade school, they were able to find only one: Williamson College of the Trades, just outside Philadelphia.Williamson is a residentia
Today’s guest on Working Man is Mark Albert. Mark is the Editor Emeritus of Modern Machine Shop Magazine, a publication he worked for from 1980 until 2018. In his nearly forty years writing about manufacturing, Mark has seen some tremendous cha
It’s not uncommon for guys to think about their careers in terms of retirement. Plenty of fellas are out there counting the days until they can leave work behind them and spend their days on the golf course. But our guest today on Working Man —
Today’s guest on Working Man is Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke. Nathan is a farmer who also happens to teach biblical theology at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Seminary in Denton, Nebraska.In this episode, we talk about what God was up to when he placed m
Today’s guest on Working Man is Deacon Dominic Couturier. For 23 years before entering the seminary, Deacon Dominic worked at his family business, Couturier Iron Craft, makers of beautiful, custom stairways and railings. After working as a meta
Today on Working Man we’ve got a guest with a very unique resume. He’s a priest, a moral theologian, and the rector of St. John Fisher Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut. Before being ordained in 1997, he worked in air freight, and prior to tha
Our guest today on Working Man is Cal Schroder. Cal is a husband, a father, an electrician, and a graduate of Thomas More College. If you want to understand how an integrated human life requires both the work of your hands and the work of the m
Ryan Pohl is a machinist, former shop teacher, and the owner of Praeco Skills, a company that designs and delivers customized training programs for various industries. He is also the cofounder of Harmel Academy of the Trades. This is a guy with
Welcome to the first episode of Working Man, the official podcast of Harmel Academy of the Trades. Harmel Academy is a residential, Catholic trades academy that forms men in their Catholic faith while training them in a high-demand, skilled tr
Welcome to Working Man, the official podcast of Harmel Academy of the Trades. Harmel Academy is a Catholic, residential trade school in Grand Rapids, MI, and our mission is to share the Catholic Church's teaching on the human enterprise of work
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