Two Tree Guys - Audio Podcast

#127: What's Your Story? - Phil Berwick - Living tree Care - From Saving Trees to Saving Men

Meet the 67-year-old tree expert who's been climbing for almost 50 years. He started at 17 and had to be rescued out of the tree on his first climb! Hear about his journey from post-Vietnam tree work, pruning during dormancy, and battling Dutch Elm Disease—plus his faith and commitment to preserving trees whenever possible.

 

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#126: Innovation Talk - Greg Good - Good Rigging Control System (GRCS)

 

From the forests of Switzerland to studying mechanical engineering and earning a master’s degree in forestry, Greg’s career has been far from conventional. After working in various roles, he eventually launched his own tree care company. Faced with tough challenges in the field, Greg invented the groundbreaking GRCS winch in 1997, revolutionizing how tree work is done. The idea came to life during a tricky job removing a dead silver maple over a tile-roofed home, where crane access was impossible. His innovative solution? A rigging system that has since transformed the tree care industry.

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#125: What's Your Story? - Cameron Kuklick Part 2

Cameron, a tree care specialist at Sennebogen, is back on the 2TG podcast to share his journey of physical recovery and the insights he's gained along the way.

#124: Training Talk - Meredith Lischer and Andrew Freeman - Soil Health is Tree Health

Meredith and Andrew teach us about Oath Soil Life products and how their microbes create a strong support system for trees and promote healthy growth. These powder packets, which have been in development for 30 years, contain 150 strings of healthy soil microbes which increase the microbial diversity in the soil. www.oathsoillife.com

#123: What's Your Story? - Cortland Johnson - Twin Cities Tree Service

Cortland was born in CA and started climbing trees at the age of 17 through his family owned business. He joined the army after attending Sac State and was deployed a year later. While in Iraq Cortland was a part of a 9 man QRF team. After his deployment he was looking for that same sort of camaraderie and could only find it within the tree industry. He is now running his own tree company and learning as much as he can about training.

#122: What's Your Story? - Megan Bujinowski

Megan grew up a tomboy and learned about forestry in her vocational high school. After graduating from college with two degrees she got a job training telecom tower climbers rope access techniques. Next she joined Husqvarna and did product training with them for 3 years before going onto Wright Tree Service as a safety supervisor. She now owns her own training company - www.upward-training.com where she works with owners to be safer and more productive.

#121: What's Your Story? - Patrick Fitch and Peter DeVries

Patrick and Peter join our guest host David O’Neill to share stories and insight into rope rescue and the arborist community.

#120: Training Talk - TCIA CEO Dave White - Get the Tools You Need to Succeed

Dave White, CEO of TCIA, shares with us tips and tricks for succeeding in the tree business. He covers everything from fractional employees to effective networking and explains why it is important to avoid becoming too busy working IN the business rather than working ON the business.

#119: What's Your Story? - Dustin Goodman

Dustin joins Phil to share his experience at at TCIA Expo and talk a bit about Treepalooza in FL.

#118: Innovation Talk - Austin Dean - Studson Industrial Safety Helmets

Austin came from a ski racing background and realized there was an opportunity to bring action sports safety technology to the construction industry. The helmets that they have developed are ANSI type 2 rated and are made with Koroyd which are superior from an impact perspective and breathability. They even have a helmet with a NFC chip which can store your medical profile or any other pertinent information.