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The TEC Talk Podcast: Presented by Natural Encounters, Inc.

Mar 31, 2022

The Month of Infinite Travel continues as Ari teams up with NEI Senior Trainer Meg Meyer to talk about the two flights, long drive, and boat trip that got them to a consulting project in the Bahamas. 

Yep. That's a real thing. 

In addition to recounting their long day (that almost landed them in jail), they talk about...


Mar 24, 2022

It's another GIRLCAST! This time Ari hangs out with NEI Senior Trainer Lucy Rutt at the Homewood Suites in Tyler, TX, to talk about NEI's ongoing project at Caldwell Zoo. They dive into celebrating your accomplishments with grace, building relationships with supporting departments, and being a good example for...


Mar 17, 2022

We made it! Chris and Ari sit down with Steve Martin to chat about the history of the TEC Talk podcast, to reflect on the special contributions sent in by some of the past presenters from our TEC Talks webinars, and to share our hopes for the future of our industry. 

Big thank yous go out to Ann Brooks, Wouter...


Mar 10, 2022

With Chris in California, Ari talks with the attendees of the IAATE 30th Annual Conference as they kick off the week at their Ice Breaker event in this special "half episode" leading up to next week's 100th episode extravaganza! 

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Mar 3, 2022

Chris takes a pause from the madness of the week to walk his dog and share some of the details of what has been a very busy, very interesting week. 

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