In today&apos;s episode, we meet Ruby Littlechild, National Director of Indigenous Relations for Engineering Services Canada at SNC Lavalin. She shares her story, the story of her family and their experiences both personally and professionally as a leader and as an Indigenous woman in our community. 

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Episode 201: A Bridge To Connect Us with Ruby Littlechild

From Where I Sit Season 2 is here! Tune in to see what&apos;s been going on including the changes that have happened behind the scenes.

From Where I Sit Season 2: I'm Back!...with a few changes

That&apos;s a wrap on From Where I Sit Season 1. In this last episode of 2020, Ben reflects on the year, highlights some favorite moments, and discusses the lessons we&apos;ve learned along the way. Bring on 2021!

Episode 44: Come Along Let's Take A Ride

This week on the podcast, Ben is  joined by Kate Kenny, VP, Head of Sales for the UK and Ireland, P&PS at Jacobs . We get to hear Kate&apos;s story and some advice we could all use no matter how long or short our careers are so far. This pandemic has allowed her to think critically about some pieces of “wisdom” she has received over the years. Ben and Kate discuss how now more than ever leadership is changing and how important it is that we create an environment where we can bring our whole selves to work. 

Episode 43: Lifting People Up With Kate Kenny

Today is Remembrance Day, also known as Veterans Day if you&apos;re in the United States. It&apos;s a pretty special day for all of us. It&apos;s a day we get to take a step back and think of those that sacrificed to create the world we have a chance to live in. Last year, Ben recorded this episode that starts off by sharing his family story on how he ultimately ended up in Canada and the shaping of his family&apos;s future.

Episode 5: All Gave Some, Some Gave All

In today&apos;s episode, Ben is joined by Katus Watson, VP and Geographic Operations Manager for Puerto Rico and Florida P&PS. Earlier this summer, Katus lead the effort to establish an action plan for social injustice and equality known now as the TogetherBeyond Global Action Plan for Advancing Justice & Equality. We get to know Katus’ story, dive into what has been going on around us, and what it took personally and professionally for Katus to make such an impact across our organization. Katus is a true leader with lessons for us all. We hope you enjoy today’s episode as much as we do. 

Episode 42: Be Courageous Like A Soldier With Katus Watson

In today's episode, we have serial entrepreneur and racial equality advocate, Nicole McKinney. At the top of Nicole's vast resume, is her non-profit organization, Waking the unConscious, where their mission is to encourage and create a greater understanding of societal differences created by Privilege and Marginalization and to continuously develop innovative initiatives that create sustainable behavioural and relational changes in individuals and organizations. Ben and Nicole share an impactful conversation on anti-racism in Canada and the United States with a focus on corporate responsibility and engagement in these social issues. 

Episode 41: Waking The Unconscious With Nicole McKinney

Louise White, Vice President, Global Marketing, Communications, and Brand, People & Places Solutions at Jacobs joins Ben on the podcast. In this conversation, Louise and Ben share their thoughts on professional development, mentorship, reverse mentorship and staying positive through the COVID-19 lockdown. 

Episode 40: Surviving To Thriving with Louise White

On today’s podcast, Carmen Holschuh, Principal Technologist, Environmental Planning, Federal and Environmental Solutions at Jacobs, joins Ben virtually from Victoria, British Columbia. Not only do we get to hear Carmen’s personal story, we learn about her thoughts on resiliency, self-awareness and vulnerability. We get into a discussion on the importance of having an open mind and really listening to other’s experiences and perspectives to take on the challenge of equality head on. I hope you enjoy!

Episode 39: Adaptability's Strategic Cousin With Carmen Holschuh

On today’s podcast, we were lucky enough to get Bob Pragada to sit down with Ben. We get to learn about Bob’s career and personal growth as he takes us through lessons that have stuck with him over time from his childhood through to where he sits now as Jacobs' President and Chief Operating Officer. Bob shares his thoughts on eliminating racism, generating equality, and learning to thrive and succeed during trying times. Hope you enjoy!

Episode 38: Hone Your Leadership Skills with Bob Pragada

For almost 10 years, Ben&apos;s been lucky to work alongside Tom Price, SVP Global Growth, Strategy & Solutions. In this episode, we all get to learn more about Tom and his thoughts on leadership. They have an open discussion about their personal awakening as white men in leadership positions to what’s going on around us with respect to racism and what they are going to take on personally to continue the journey towards equality. 

Episode 37: Lead Like An Offensive Lineman With Tom Price

This episode is another eye opening and important conversation in Ben’s quest to learn from others and the past to help shape the future. Ben was lucky to have his friend and colleague, Ron Williams, SVP, P&PS Americas West Regional Director, join him on the podcast and provide his insights and experiences as they look at both our history and the current reality of racism. In this conversation, Ron shares stories from his life and perspective as an inspiring leader. We hope you learn as much from this conversation as we did!

Episode 36: A Safe Place For Equality With Ron Williams

In today&apos;s podcast, we are re-releasing the first episode of this podcast, A Journey Into Unconscious Bias, with a different intro and outro than the original episode. Ben shares a personal experience where he was on the receiving end of the unconscious biases of others. Over the past few months, Ben&apos;s eyes have been opened to what conscious and unconscious biases people have that are baked into our systems in society. While his experiences are markedly different than those that Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour are facing, the intent of re-sharing this podcast with a different lens than a year ago is to help us all recognize and confront the biases we all hold, unconscious or not. 

Episode 35: Back To Bias

In today’s podcast, Ben virtually sat down with Sharon Jean-Baptiste, Vice President,  Growth and Sales US Mid-Atlantic P&PS at Jacobs. They have an open conversation where he learns from her experiences to be a better person, an ally, and a leader. They talk about racial inequality, inclusion, leadership, and being vulnerable, authentic and bold.  

Episode 34: Now You Know Better, Do Better With Sharon Jean-Baptiste

Over the past several weeks, Ben has been listening to and learning from the worldwide anti-Black racism movement. Ben has made a promise to not be silent. He will be an active learner and participate in driving improvement in any way that he can. In today&apos;s podcast, Ben shares the stories of his colleagues and friends to allow you to see things you might not have seen and hear things you might not have heard before. His hope is that through this storytelling and critical questioning of the behaviors and interactions in each story, you can consider for yourself how we all can be better allies. 

Episode 33: Learning Through Stories

From Where I Sit with Ben Almond, a weekly podcast from the Regional Director of the People, Places and Solutions business for Jacobs in Canada. Once a week, we are going to sit down with Ben to talk about a topic that is either hot in the industry, something that he's passionate about in that given week, or something that is effecting the world that we live in. He will try to challenge himself to look at things through different lenses and have a little bit of fun along the way as we analyze the world as it spins around us.

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