Ep 18: No Mistakes Allowed: Breaking the Perfectionism Trap
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Release Date: 05/18/2025
Ep 20: I Am Right: How Ego Blocks Connection and Safety
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Meet the Host & Guest: 👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Stephen Dummit, Founder of Tradewinds Leadership 🎧 About This Session: In this final episode with Stephen, we unpack another leadership stigma: “I am right.” While certainty might feel like strength, it often becomes a barrier—blocking communication, alienating team members, and compromising psychological safety. This conversation dives deep into the role of ego in leadership and how it can subtly erode trust. Stephen offers practical insights on how curiosity, humility, and openness to challenge can...
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Ep 19: Only I Have the Answers: The Loneliness of Leadership
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Meet the Host & Guest: 👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Stephen Dummit, Executive Coach & Founder of Tradewinds Leadership 🎙️ Dr. Haydon Mort, Founder of Geologize 🎧 About This Session: In this episode, Lindsey and Stephen confront a myth that isolates countless leaders: “Only I have the answers.” It’s a lie rooted in pressure, perfectionism, and the fear of appearing weak. The truth? Real leadership thrives on collaboration—not control. Together, they explore how asking for input before offering your own ideas can build trust, inspire...
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Ep 18: No Mistakes Allowed: Breaking the Perfectionism Trap
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Meet the Host & Guest: 👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Stephen Dummitt, Executive Coach & Founder of Tradewinds Leadership 🎧 About This Session: In this episode of Ore-atory: Elevating Mining Minds, Lindsey welcomes back Stephen Dummitt for part two of their May mental health series focused on Stigma Lie #2: “You’re Not Allowed to Make Mistakes.” They explore how this damaging belief limits learning, breaks down team trust, and threatens workplace safety, both physical and psychological. Stephen shares a powerful story from his electrician days when a...
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Ep 17: You Have to Earn Your Spot: Challenging the Silence Around Worth
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Meet the Host & Guest: 👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Stephen Dummitt, Executive Coach & Founder of Tradewinds Leadership 🎧 About This Session: In the first episode of Ore-atory’s Mental Health Month series, Lindsey Schultz and Stephen Dummitt tackle a damaging workplace myth: “You have to earn your spot.” Known as Stigma Lie #1, this belief fuels isolation, burnout, and mental health avoidance by implying that belonging and respect must be proven through suffering or silence. Stephen reframes stigma as the fear of consequence, explaining how it prevents...
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Ep 16: Talk Is Tough: Kicking Off Mental Health Month in Mining & Trades
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
In the first episode of Ore-atory’s Mental Health Month series, Lindsey Schultz sits down with Stephen Dummit, co-founder of Tradewinds Leadership and former electrician turned coach, to explore what it takes to build mentally healthy work environments in mining, construction, and other high-pressure industries. From “Sad Story Stephen” to purpose-driven leadership, Stephen opens up about his personal journey and the communication tools that helped him—and others—thrive. The conversation dives into the power of coaching, the gap between awareness and action, and how frontline teams...
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Ep 15: Shaping the Mining Ethos through Advocacy Leadership and Sustainability
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO: Steering the vision of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Chris Summers, Mining Leader & Advocate: Championing responsible sourcing, sustainable growth, and industry transformation 🎧 About This Session In this energizing episode of Ore-atory, Lindsey Schultz welcomes Chris Summers for a deep dive into the evolving ethos of mining—one rooted in advocacy, leadership, and sustainability. Chris shares his unique journey into the industry, reflects on leading teams with purpose, and explores the real-world impact of “common sense sustainability.” From permitting...
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Ep 14: The Power of People in Mining
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO: Steering the vision of MRC Recruiting 🎙️ Sam Houston, Executive Coach & Founder of Strategist Solutions 🎧 About This Session: In this episode, Lindsey is joined by strategist and executive coach Sam Houston to explore how people—not just projects—drive the future of mining. From his work on battery giga factories to coaching high-stakes teams on mega projects, Sam shares why cognitive diversity, psychological safety, and systemic leadership are essential for sustainable success in the industry. They also discuss breaking siloed mindsets, attracting...
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Ep 13: Mining’s Trust Problem—Can Satellites Fix It?
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO: Steering the vision of MRC Recruiting. 🎙️ Peter Weaver, Founder of Orbital Advisors Mining has a trust problem—but can satellite technology fix it? Peter Weaver, founder of Orbital Advisors, joins Lindsey to discuss how satellite imagery is transforming mining transparency, helping companies reduce project risk, engage communities, and accelerate permitting. In this episode, they explore: ✔ Why community trust is the biggest bottleneck in mining ⏳ ✔ How real-time satellite data can build transparency & attract investment 📡...
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Ep 12: Building a Bold and Sustainable Mining Industry
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
Meet Our Speakers: 👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO: Steering the vision of MRC Recruiting. 🎙️ Emily King, Founder & CEO of Global Venture Consulting, co-Founder of Prospector 🎧 About This Episode: Mining is at a crossroads—how do we balance risk, innovation, and leadership to create a more sustainable and efficient industry? In this thought-provoking episode, Emily King, founder of Global Venture Consulting, shares her insights on the future of exploration, the need for new investment models, and the importance of storytelling in attracting both investors and top talent. Be sure to...
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Ep 11: Artisanal Mining – Financing Dignity & Value featuring
ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds
In this episode of Ore-atory, Lindsey Schultz welcomes Rob Karpati, a finance transformation and sustainable development expert, to discuss the evolving role of artisanal mining in the global economy. As the mining partner at the Blended Capital Group, Rob focuses on creating finance solutions that empower artisanal miners while fostering ethical and sustainable mining practices. Rob and Lindsey explore the challenges artisanal miners face, particularly in accessing non-predatory capital, and discuss how a new digital marketplace can connect investors with mining projects in a responsible and...
info_outlineMeet the Host & Guest:
👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting
🎙️ Stephen Dummitt, Executive Coach & Founder of Tradewinds Leadership
🎧 About This Session:
In this episode of Ore-atory: Elevating Mining Minds, Lindsey welcomes back Stephen Dummitt for part two of their May mental health series focused on Stigma Lie #2: “You’re Not Allowed to Make Mistakes.” They explore how this damaging belief limits learning, breaks down team trust, and threatens workplace safety, both physical and psychological.
Stephen shares a powerful story from his electrician days when a costly mistake became a pivotal learning moment, emphasizing that mistakes are essential to mastery. Lindsey adds her consulting perspective, encouraging a curiosity-first approach by asking, “What don’t I know?” to foster learning and connection.
Together, they unpack the mental toll of perfectionism, practical tools to promote mentorship and openness, and the crucial difference between enduring hardship alone and building resilience through support. With an aging workforce, Stephen stresses the urgency for younger professionals to ask questions and for leaders to foster safe spaces to fail and learn.
The episode closes by highlighting the low usage of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and the power of vulnerability in encouraging team wellbeing and peak performance.
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