Water Well Journal Industry Connected Podcast

It’s the 30th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, and we’re joined by Rod and Sue Fogle of Fogle Pump & Supply Inc. in northeast Washington. We discuss the company’s recent transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, operating in its region, investing in its employees, and more. 

It’s the 29th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, and we’re joined by Jean Ndana, CSP, CIH, PMP, ASQ-CQE, of the Tools 4 Safety Titans newsletter. With June being National Safety Month, we discuss pinch point safety, new hire safety orientation, the three steps necessary before orientation, and more.

It’s the 28th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, where we’re joined by Chuck Kile of Adapt Digital Solutions and Chuck the Contractor on YouTube. Kile discusses marketing to find labor help, the cultural shift needed in making the trades cool again, capturing industry knowledge before it leaves the building, and more.

It’s the 27th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast featuring Tanner Nielsen, ASP, of Yellow Jacket Drilling Services. As April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Nielsen discusses the company’s dash cam usage, the company’s safety program, new hire safety training, and more.

It’s the 26th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, where Jack Clark of PumpX Hoist discusses who makes up the PumpX team, its product line, hoist engineering and manufacturing, the official Facebook launch on May 1, and more.

It’s the 25th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, where Hayden Nielsen of Regions Bank discusses NGWA’s Water Well Loans program for contractor members, how the market has changed in the last couple of years, why contractors need to offer financing, and more. Click here to learn more about NGWA's Water Well Loans program. 

It’s the 24th episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast where Ben Frech of NGWA’s Government Affairs previews the upcoming 2026 NGWA Fly-In, March 24-25 in Washington D.C., and the key issues that members will address with federal decision makers.  

It’s the 23rd episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast where Noah Rolfe of Kennebec Well Drilling in Farmingdale, Maine, discusses the dual rotary conversion of the company’s 1999 REICHdrill T-650 WII over the summer, details of the DR setup, and more. 

It’s the 22nd episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, where Blake Talkmitt of Winsupply Lubbock TX Co. discusses winning NGWA’s Supplier of the Year Award, career background in the groundwater industry, Groundwater Week 2025 this December, and more. 

It's the 21st episode of the WWJ Industry Connected Podcast, where Eric Macias discusses his 2025 NGWA presidency, handing the gavel to 2026 President Seth Kellogg, PG, Groundwater Week 2025 this December, and more.