In this episode, we’re joined by Michelle Williams, also known as the Survey123 Jedi. Michelle is a huge Star Wars fan behind the scenes (hence the name). 

One of the first guests' of the show, Arnold updates us on his promotion at Cox Communications from designer to HFC (Hyrbid Fiber Coaxial) Engineer. Along with a promotion he also created a rock scale grid nationwide for Cox Communications to help cost analysis on where to dig equipment and how his background in geosciences helped him spearhead that project.

Mary Susan (Suzie) Knauss has been pioneering the GIS industry through developing programs, engineering, network management, and making waves in the communication industry. Starting from analog to digital, the prounounced girl geek has defied societal standards by entering the STEM field in the early 80's and successfully creating developments to better enhance our communication systems. 

GIS Supervisor for the City of Mesa, Paul leads a team in the energy resources department. Mainly gas and electric, however, Paul has done it all from IT, to developing, to designing, and more. Paul taught himself different skills so well that positions were created just for him. 

Dentist now reformed GIS programmer/entrepenuer. Khaled's life changed when he decided to minor in GIS while pursuing is MBA. His pursuits helped him his passion towards helping companies become more eco-friendly by using solar and renewable energy. This prompted him to create his own company, Geoscope Analytics that has been recognized as a startup partner by Esri. Listen how he made all of this possible on this week's episode!

Grant West from, Hampton, Virginia, pushes the envelope and wants to help others broaden their knowledge within the GIS field. Mainly involved in telecommunications, Grant uses his expertise in data analytics and surveying to help best analyze poles maintained out in field and the building of newly constructed poles for Timmons Group. 

Evan Applegate, the man and maker of all things maps. Owner of the map consultancy and podcast host of VeryExpensiveMaps, Evan goes through how him working for Bloomberg to National Geographic lead him to now being a freelance mapper.

Michael Ivison is joining us from Japan. He is a jack of all trades, but he mainly works freelance, and content creates GIS tutorials on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MikeIvisonGIS.

Owners and founders of North Arrow, Charles and Olivia strive to help the underprivileged community and expose environmental injustices through visualization and storytelling. With the combined backgrounds of marketing/business and activism, North arrow was born.

Sam Hashemi, Founder and creator of the GIS Stack software, Felt, is passionate about design and innovation.

Mihir is a recent graduate of ASU majored in Urban Planning. His love of buildings and architecture steered him towards a career that he felt would help the public.

Jason is the drone guy, or more professionally known as, a drone architect. His passion for drones has led him to podcasting, starting a nonprofit, a YouTube channel and working for Cognizant as a drone architect.

CEO of RomoGIS, Frank Romo's GIS background and upbringing inspired him to focus mainly on helping underrepresented communities across the nation.

Michael Mirobelli is an enterprise architect and IT strategist for Esri. His role carries many hats to ensure his clients have a business structure that will help grow their business in many facets.

Andries Heyns is an advocate for advancing accessibility data for people who endure limited travel and healthcare resources. How he does this is through his work with NGOs like Doctors without Borders.

Bad Elf Geospatial Lead, David Grafton, geeks out on GPS and GNSS. We discuss what products and solutions Bad Elf provides their customers.

GIS Specialist, Anthony Saylor, works for Southern Company Gas in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with working within the utility industry, Anthony also helps young adults find mentors within the GIS industry through his organization, GIS mentors of Atlanta.

GIS developer, Jonathan Robinson, loves GIS and is super excited to talk to us about how it has changed his life. Growing up on the streets as a teen, and then enlisting in the marines where he found GIS, Jonathan owes GIS to helping him find a career he is passionate about.