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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

Release Date: 07/19/2025

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 Michelle Hohn, President and founder of Akashic Communications Corp.,🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting  Lindsey welcomes sustainability and social performance strategist Michelle to unpack GEMS, a global storytelling initiative capturing the human side of mining. Drawing on decades in IR, ESG, and counseling, Michelle shows how expressive writing workshops help women find their voice, build communication skills, and translate personal arcs into powerful leadership and company narratives. They explore burnout, psychological health and safety, and why human-centered...

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 MRC Recruiting Team 🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting  In this quarterly MRC team debrief, Lindsey, Heather, Samantha, and Risa unpack what they’re actually seeing in mining: a faster, tighter talent market, candidates juggling multiple offers, and why “mutual selection” beats pressure tactics. They share practical fixes—pre-plan interviews, decide faster, communicate transparently, and evaluate beyond the resume to spot transferable skills. The team dives into intentional culture and onboarding that drive retention, the power of tools like the Kolbe for team...

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 Steve Virtue, Executive Consultant Mining, Politics, & Stakeholder Strategy    🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting  We unpack the year’s $50B M&A wave, China’s refining chokehold, permitting gridlock, and the talent crunch—and how disciplined growth, government offtakes, and smarter stakeholder trust-building can unlock projects. Steve shares playbook moves on risk sensing, supply-chain alliances, processing onshoring, remote ops, and workforce wellbeing amid global uncertainty and election cycles. Practical insights for leaders navigating...

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 Samantha Larson, Talent Acquisition Director, MRC Recruiting   🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting  Lindsey Schultz and MRC’s Samantha Larson unpack “Mothers, Millennials, and Misfits: The Future of Mining Isn’t Who You Think.” They dig into the looming talent cliff, why veterans, career-changers, women, and Gen Z are essential, and how better storytelling about mining’s real-world impact attracts values-driven hires. Expect actionable tactics: proactive hiring during slowdowns, intentional culture, tighter interview processes, strong onboarding,...

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 Elizabeth Freeman, Geologist and Founder of Nuna LLC.🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting   Host Lindsey Schultz welcomes Nuna founder and geologist Elizabeth Freeman to explore how AI-driven storytelling, authenticity, and community-first communications can transform mining’s public perception and talent pipeline. Elizabeth shares her “for us, by us” approach—bringing a geologist’s rigor to marketing—plus tactical ways companies can reach young audiences (think TikTok, forward-facing leaders), align comms with corporate goals, and celebrate the people behind...

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👤 Dr. Jesse R. Reimink, Professor of Geosciences 🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting From podcasting to pegmatites, Dr. Jesse Reimink reveals how geoscience is reinventing itself—fast. If you care about critical minerals, talent pipelines, or science that sparks action, this one’s for you. Professor and Planet Geo co-host Dr. Jesse Reimink joins Lindsey to unpack the science communicator’s dilemma: teaching complex geology clearly while fueling real-world impact. He shares the origin of Planet Geo and Camp Geo’s “audio textbook” approach, why geoscience degrees are...

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ORE-ATORY: Elevating Mining Minds

👤 Gabriela Castro-Smith, President of Trade in Motion 🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting        Host Lindsey Schultz and guest Gabriela Castro‑Smith (Trade in Motion) unpack North America’s mining talent gap: retirements, shrinking engineering and trades pipelines, and the perception problem. They dig into real-world barriers—remote sites, dual-income households, childcare, commute/rosters—and why culture, leadership, and continuous upskilling beat pay alone. Gabriela outlines a playbook: put workforce planning on par with capital planning, partner...

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👤 Trevor Mayoh, Transformative leader in MALE-DOMINANT INDUSTRIES 🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting Mining’s toughest work doesn’t just happen on site—it happens in how we lead. Trevor Mayoh shows how starting with men’s mental health can unlock safer, higher-performing, more inclusive teams.   Host Lindsey Schultz sits down with culture-change leader Trevor Mayoh (Equity Leaders, Next Gen Men) to unpack psychological safety as a performance and safety imperative in mining. They explore why engaging men early accelerates equity, how culture makes policy real, and...

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👤 Dr. Haydon Mort, Founder of Geologize 🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting In this live Spokane episode, Lindsay and Dr. Hayden Mort dismantle hiring myths, arguing mining suffers more from narrow school targeting and poor “soft” skills than a lack of talent. Hayden shares practical, brain-based communication tactics—labeling concerns, co-creating solutions, and injecting emotion—to win social license, attract ESG capital, and improve EVP. They explore cognitive diversity and non‑traditional pathways, the dangers and promise of AI in recruiting, and why reputation...

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👤 Holly Burton, Executive Coach & Founder of WimD  🎙️ Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting Why are women really leaving mining—and what can we do about it? In this episode of Ore-atory: Elevating Mining Minds, Lindsey Schultz sits down with Holly Burton, a former mining engineer turned executive coach and founder of Women in Male-Dominated Industries (WimD). Holly shares her journey from falling in love with haul trucks to facing systemic barriers that pushed her out of the industry—and how those experiences fuel her mission today. Together, Lindsey and Holly unpack the...

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👤 Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting

🎙️ Charli K. Matthews, CEO of Empowering Brands and Empowering Women


🎧 About This Session:


In this episode, Lindsey Schultz sits down with Charli K. Matthews, founder of Empowering Brands and Empowering Women, to explore how authentic leadership and community are reshaping the face of heavy industry.

From twirling batons at conferences to sparking confidence in the next generation of leaders, Charli shares how creating space for vulnerability and celebration leads to real transformation.

They discuss the challenges of impostor syndrome, the power of coaching, and the intentional design behind industry events that focus on both technical growth and human connection. Whether you're in pumps, mining, or leadership, this episode will remind you why showing up as your full self is the key to creating lasting change.

 

Key Takeaways:

  1. Confidence can grow from being seen and supported.

  2. Authenticity is not a liability—it’s leadership.

  3. Leadership isn’t about titles—it’s about creating space for others to succeed.

  4. Community isn’t a buzzword—it’s a powerful catalyst for personal and professional growth.

  5. Empowered people empower others—and that ripple effect can transform industries.

 

Our Promise: We aim to engage with the most creative minds in mining—from engineers and executives to environmentalists and geologists—to explore groundbreaking projects and pioneering innovations. Our discussions are designed not only to inform but to inspire action and empower our listeners to lead and innovate.

 

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