Two Tree Guys - Audio Podcast

#43: What’s Your Story? Rudy RuteMiller

Rudy wanted to avoid cubicle life and decided to study Forestry at Virginia Tech. He really found his path during an Urban Forestry class which he thought was the perfect mix of biology and tree stuff without the isolation of only working in the woods.

#42: What’s Your Story? Tanner Bartee

Tanner Bartee talks about his experiences coming up in the tree industry and what qualities help set him apart.

#41: What’s Your Story? Todd Braguglia

Todd talks to us about coming up as a contract climber in Virginia. 

#40: What’s Your Story? Tom Dunn

Tom Dunn talks about his time working for TCIA and how he now consults and assists arborists with their insurance needs.

#39: What’s Your Story? Travis Sheaffer

Travis talks about navigating his way through the tree industry and how he was offered his first job after climbing a tree at a bbq to retrieve his friend's stuck drone.

#38: What’s Your Story? Yahya Ucbasaran

Yahya from Arbo Space joins us to talk about how his company started with ropes in the marine industry and moved into manufacturer and the distributing the latest technology of Tree Climbing Products. 

#37: What’s Your Story? Dustin Goodman

Dustin Goodman always enjoyed working off the ground. He started with roofing then transitioned into lighting and then finally became a full time tree guy.

#36: What’s Your Story? Tracy Cline

After leaving law enforcement Tracy Cline stared working for a high end German work boot manufacture Haix. She now helps arborists around the  world protect their feet.

#35: What’s Your Story? David O’Neil

David O'Neil lived spent 8 days straight (over a month in total) in a tree protesting a pipeline which was set to go across a friend's farm. During that time he decided that he wanted to purse a career climbing trees. 

#34: What’s Your Story? Andres Vernego (audio)

Andres Vernego joins Phil at ArborFest 2022 to share his journey from growing up within a military family in Uruguay and going to university for agriculture. He speaks about arbor-culture in Latin America and how he became a leading expert in the field of risk assessment after doing the largest non invasive tree risk assessment study in the world.