Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris Jay

Kevin Martinez grew up in a baseball-loving family in New Jersey, and the love of the game propelled him to a career in the big leagues. An opportunity with the Seattle Mariners sent him across the country in his early 20s, and after a brief stint back east, a love of Seattle and its MLB franchise lured him back. After spending decades directing marketing with the Mariners, he became president of business operations in 2025. Jon and Kevin talk about how going to a Yankees game led him to Seattle; his experiences with Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro and others; the excitement for the 2026 season after last year's post-season run; how technology is changing the game; the Mariners position in the community; how the team handled the Ichiro statue reveal and much more. Join us for Seattle City Makers with Jon Scholes and guest Kevin Martinez.This episode is sponsored by MCNW Advisory Partners and DSA members Matt Van Beek and Chris Jay. Join them as they host their inaugural Seattle Summer Soirée on June 4. Request access here: https://partiful.com/e/C7TNvm4KLOL4w0HnllFi

Jennifer Roy, CEO of Nucleus Networks Jennifer Roy knew she was underqualified for her first job in managed services. She applied anyway — and she’d tell you that discomfort is kind of the point. Now CEO of Nucleus Networks, the Vancouver-based MSP that now operates across Victoria, Prince George, Calgary, and Toronto, Roy joined the company as COO in 2021 and stepped into the top job in January 2024, taking over from founder-era CEO Martin DesRosiers. Nucleus was recently named to the CRN MSP 500 Pioneer 250 — the SMB-focused tier of CRN’s annual managed services ranking — and Roy was named CEO of the Year by The Channel Company. In this episode of In The Channel, Roy talks about what a non-technical leader brings to an MSP that a technical founder sometimes can’t, including a willingness to ask basic questions and a genuine orientation toward service over infrastructure. “We’re delivering customer service,” she says. “We’re just doing it through technology.” She gets into the practicalities of scaling across Canadian markets. What breaks when you grow beyond your home city, how vertical specialization in architecture and construction, legal, and mining shapes hiring and delivery, and what it means to maintain culture at 80-plus employees across five cities. Roy is also one of the more honest voices you’ll hear on what life inside a PE-backed platform actually looks like. Nucleus is part of Lyra Technology Group, the Evergreen Services Group portfolio of MSPs. She’s specific about what that relationship delivers — a six-hour cross-portfolio hire, proprietary tooling shared from a sister company, a peer network that can produce a Linux specialist or boots on the ground in Australia on short notice — and honest about what it took to get comfortable operating within that structure. On AI, she’s practical rather than promotional: automated client reporting built around her own communication style, a shadow AI mitigation campaign that turned a risk conversation into a client engagement opportunity. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, and a genuinely candid one. Read Full Transcript Robert Dutt: Hello and welcome to In the Channel from ChannelBuzz.ca, bringing news and information to the Canadian IT channel community for the last 16 years. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca and your host for the show. My guest today is Jennifer Roy, CEO of Nucleus Networks, a managed service provider based in Vancouver that now operates across five Canadian cities. Nucleus was recently named to the CRN MSP 500 Pioneer 250 list, and Jennifer herself was named CEO of the Year by The Channel Company in 2024. What I find really interesting about Jennifer’s story is that she didn’t come up through IT. She had no technical background when she took her first MSP job about 15 years ago. She worked her way from service manager to COO to CEO, and along the way built her reputation for people-first leadership and culture building in an industry that doesn’t always prioritize those things. We’re going to talk about what it actually looks like to scale a Canadian MSP nationally, how she thinks about hiring and culture when one wrong person can undo years of work, what it’s like operating inside a PE-backed platform like Lyra Technology Group while keeping your own identity, and where she sees AI fitting into the MSP business model right now. Let’s get right into it. My chat with Jennifer Roy. Robert Dutt: Jennifer, thanks for taking the time. I appreciate it. Jennifer Roy: Thank you so much for having me. Robert Dutt: You’ve talked openly about the fact that when you got your first job in the MSP world, you didn’t know what most of the acronyms in the job description meant — and that’s something I can relate to. I don’t know if you remember or know Nick Tidd, who led 3Com Canada and has gone through a variety of channel roles. But when I was a young reporter, he took me aside and said, “The thing you have to watch for in this industry is the TLAs.” I didn’t bite on that, and it was a great joke at the time. But anyway, the point being — you didn’t come in as a technician. What made you apply anyway? What do you think being a non-technical leader brings to an MSP that someone who has that technical background might not? Jennifer Roy: Great question. When I started in this industry — and I’m going to age myself here — close to 15 years ago, I was working in a quasi-government job and I had gone on maternity leave. I had come back from having my daughter and realized that I was underutilized and really bored. It just wasn’t a fast enough pace for me to feel fulfilled every day. So I had gone to my manager, who was also a good friend of mine, and said to her, “I think it’s time. I’m going to start looking, and I want you to know — I want to be really upfront and clear — that you’re going to lose me likely sooner than later because I’m going to start looking for a new role.” She was so incredibly supportive and said to me, “I’ve got this tech company that’s looking for a service manager. They’re looking for someone to come in and help with their operations. Is it maybe something you want to explore?” I said, “Well, send me the job description and I’ll take a look.” I looked at the job description and I didn’t know any of the acronyms. I didn’t know what ITIL was. I didn’t know what a SAN was. I didn’t know VPN. I didn’t know any of these things. I said to her, “I’m vastly underqualified for this position.” She said, “I know the consultant that’s helping them hire — I think you should at least have a conversation.” I thought, “Okay, what’s the worst that’s going to happen? I apply for this job and don’t get it?” So I applied, and it happened to be the legend Chris Jay’s MSP. They interviewed me — I met with Todd Kane and Chris Jay throughout the process, had a couple of interviews. Really, what they were looking for was somebody who wasn’t going to think from a technical perspective, but look at things from a client perspective and a coaching and leadership perspective — which were tools I had. So I took a leap of faith, and they also took a leap of faith and hired me to run their service desk. I think it was a very unique experience, something I didn’t think I was capable of doing. But I’ve always been a big believer that growth happens when you’re uncomfortable. So I made myself really uncomfortable taking a position I was massively underqualified for — and then 15 years later, this is where I’m at. The piece that I think I offer that’s different than technical leaders is I always look at things from that client perspective. My CTO is really great at finding unique technical solutions. But my first question is always: how does that impact our people? Not just our clients, but our team. Is it going to be a positive benefit for them? So I think that’s what I bring that’s different. Robert Dutt: You joined Nucleus as COO in late 2021 and took over as CEO from Martin DesRosiers in 2024. He’d been in the chair for a decade and built a lot of what Nucleus is. What was it like stepping into that? What did you want to keep, and where did it feel like you needed to put your own stamp on things? Jennifer Roy: Big shoes to fill for sure. I was hired in late 2021 as Chief Operating Officer — operations has been my background forever, so it was a really comfortable position to come in and kind of become Martin’s right hand. I looked at all of Nucleus’s operations. Nucleus had done an incredible job of building their brand and their business, but coming in with a fresh perspective, I was able to optimize a lot of their KPIs and processes and procedures. I had a lot of fun restructuring operations when I first joined. In January of 2024, when Martin asked me to take over as CEO as he elevated up to our parent company, I was definitely nervous. One, I had never been a CEO before. Two, I was stepping into these huge shoes. And then also — the elephant in the room — I’m a woman CEO of an MSP and there’s not a lot of us. So I was also mindful of the fact that I had to live up to that standard as well. Some of the things Martin had done for the last decade I kept, because don’t change what’s not broken. But I also wanted to put my stamp on things. I used that opportunity to make changes that we probably should have made but had stayed comfortable on. I’ll use a really simple example: we were a Microsoft shop, but we used Slack as our main messaging platform. I said, “Why do we have two? This doesn’t make sense.” Everyone was really comfortable with Slack and loved it, but it was a good way for me to say, “With new leadership comes new changes. We’re a Microsoft shop — we need to eat our own dog food. We’re getting rid of Slack.” So I made some small changes, and that really wasn’t just to put my own stamp on things — the timing just made sense. New leadership, some changes we probably should have done a long time ago. I also did a reorg and changed the reporting structure, moved some leaders into different roles I thought they were better suited for. I moved our Director of Client Success into a VP of Operations role because I didn’t backfill my COO position — I just elevated him and put him into a role he can now grow into. Robert Dutt: Let’s talk expansion. Nucleus started in Vancouver and now has offices in Victoria, Prince George, Calgary, and Toronto. For MSP owners listening who are thinking about expanding beyond their home market — what did you learn about scaling a company across cities, and what broke along the way that you had to fix? Jennifer Roy: Scaling across cities is challenging. Anyone who has done it with ease, I would love to learn from. It is hard to get penetration in a market you are not currently in. Building that brand awareness and reputation is difficult unless you have an anchor client that’s really helping you with referrals. Finding talent in a new city, building brand awareness in a new city, getting new logos — a lot of what MSPs sell comes down to trust. You’re asking someone to buy recurring services. This is not a one-time transaction. It’s a recurring relationship, which means you really have to have that trust. It’s harder when you’re an unknown presence. In Vancouver, we have a ton of legal clients. I can sign legal clients much easier here because I can name-drop those other clients. When we move into a new market, I don’t have that big group of logos to point to. The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that you need to be prepared to make an investment when you go into a new market. You need to be prepared that you’re not going to sign new clients before you hire staff and before you get marketing spend going in that area. You really have to be prepared to take a loss before you start to see the rewards. If you haven’t budgeted to lose money to expand, then you’re probably not prepared to do it. Robert Dutt: You touch on the legal vertical, and you’ve built real depth in a number of verticals — in architecture, in construction, in legal, and in very Canadian style, in mining. How deliberate was the choice to specialize, and how does vertical focus change the way that you hire, sell, and ultimately deliver those recurring services? Jennifer Roy: We started in architecture, engineering, and construction. Nucleus’s founder was an engineer by trade who was really handy with computers and ended up branching and developing Nucleus from that. So AEC is where we started. For a long time, the majority of our clients were in that vertical. Then we started to layer in nonprofits and expanded from there — so now, as you mentioned, mining, legal, nonprofits, and AEC are our biggest verticals. Although if you ask me, “Do you have a client in hospitality?” Yes. “Manufacturing?” Yes. We’re really vertical-agnostic, but we hire sometimes based on skill set for a specific vertical. If you’re hiring someone for an architecture and engineering firm, someone who knows AutoCAD is probably going to be helpful. Or if you’re hiring in our legal pod — because we do everything through pods, so we have a pod that supports most of our legal clients — knowing PC Law or Easy Law and being able to troubleshoot errors with those line-of-business applications is going to be super helpful. One of my account executives has a background working in marketing at law firms and is well connected in that space. He is my go-to to sell agreements at law firms because he understands lawyers, he understands their assistants, he understands what’s important. He understands why if you can’t print a document, that’s a crisis at a law firm in a way that it might not be at a marketing agency. So we try to hire looking at where those skills will come in handy for the verticals we mostly support. Robert Dutt: You’ve said that people-first leadership isn’t just a slogan — not just a poster on the wall — it’s a daily operating philosophy. And I think that makes sense given the operational lens you come from. You’ve also been pretty candid about being a Type A personality who’s had to learn to delegate and trust as you move through the ranks. For MSP owners who hear “culture” and think it sounds soft — what does people-first actually look like operationally at Nucleus, and what changed in the business when you leaned into it? Jennifer Roy: People-first to me really means that you make decisions that are going to be the most impactful for your team. Because if you take care of your people, they take care of you, and they take care of your clients. So things like investing in training and development, having better-than-average benefits, better-than-average vacation, better-than-average pay — those are the things that keep people, and you protect your culture like nothing else. I hire by our core values. I fire by our core values. I am so particular about who we let join the team. A warm body is not good enough. I would rather have a vacancy for six months than hire the wrong person, because one toxic person can ruin everything you’ve built. We’re a remote-first company. The majority of our people work remotely — that makes it a challenge to build camaraderie. You don’t get those water cooler conversations, so you have to be very intentional. We have huddles with each team a couple of times a week, and I make a point of joining those huddles even as CEO, just to say hello and get face time. I have an open door policy — anyone can Teams me, text me, call me with anything they want. We do fireside chats where people can sign up and ask anything, an ask-me-anything format that rotates through our executive team. No questions are off limits. Quarterly, we do a town hall. I have a slide I call “the good, the bad, and the ugly” and I am super transparent: what went well, what didn’t go well that quarter, and what is the ugly. Even if the ugly is something I’m responsible for and I made a mistake, I hold myself accountable to the whole company and say, “I did you guys wrong. I made this decision, here’s the impact it had, here’s what I learned, and here’s what I’m going to take away from it.” I’m really proud that employee one and employee two from Nucleus are still here today, over 20 years later. That’s really unheard of in the MSP space. Our average tenure is close to four years — from what I’ve seen, the average at other MSPs I’ve worked from was about two years. So we’re almost double. I think a big piece of that comes down to providing a culture and a place where people feel safe — that psychological safety to challenge, to say “I don’t agree with this” or “this process didn’t roll out smoothly for me and here’s why.” That psychological safety is what builds the culture piece, where people feel invested and feel like they’re part of the bigger picture. It is not just a slogan on the wall. I read every single comment on our ENPS verbatim — I don’t have HR summarize it for me. I read every comment. I want to know exactly what we need to do as an organization to provide a better home for our people. Robert Dutt: Nucleus is part of the Lyra Technology Group family now — 75-plus MSPs under that umbrella. A lot of MSP owners are either being approached by PE-backed platforms, watching peers who’ve gone that route, or thinking about it themselves. What does that relationship actually look like from the inside? What do you get from being part of the group that you wouldn’t have on your own — and conversely, what did you have to give up? Jennifer Roy: Great question. And your count is actually a little lower than what it is — the last I heard was 111 MSPs. Globally, I’m told we are the largest MSP in the world with all 111 MSPs under the Lyra umbrella. I’ll be super honest: when Evergreen purchased Nucleus, it was before I had started. They purchased in July of 2021, I joined in December of 2021. I will admit I was ignorant and did not know about the acquisition. I had known of Nucleus in the marketplace before and did not know they had been purchased by Evergreen. So it was during my first week of onboarding that I found out about Evergreen and Lyra and went, “Oh — what did I get myself into?” Thinking: private equity, this is going to be a lot of red tape, this is going to be really difficult. I was reassured: no, it’s decentralized, we operate as we always have. And one of the best examples I give of that decentralization model is how I was hired. I had exited my last MSP and was looking for a new home. Todd Kane — who’s been a mentor of mine and gave me my first role at Fully Managed — put on LinkedIn that he knew an operations leader who was looking for a new home. He lined up a whole bunch of interviews for me. This was just a few days after I was unemployed. I had all these job offers, and then Nucleus came to the table. I said, “Listen, it’s Friday morning and I’ve told everyone I’ll give them an answer by Friday at five o’clock. You have six hours if you want me.” Martin worked double time, had conversations with me and the rest of the executive team, and got me an offer in six hours. They had not budgeted for a COO. They had not posted for a COO. It was not a role they were actively looking to fill — but Martin knew there was talent there and he wanted to hire it. He didn’t need to go to Evergreen or Lyra and say, “Can I get approval to hire this executive team member?” He was able to just say, “I’ll figure out my budget. It’s my budget. I’m going to hire her.” That to me is the biggest story of decentralization — the fact that you can move that fast and there isn’t a lot of red tape. In addition to that, we’ve got 111 operating companies, which means my geographical reach is incredible. I have a client with an office in Australia — I can pick up the phone and call one of my partners in Australia and say, “Can you do boots on the ground for me?” No problem. And they’ll likewise send their work in Canada to me. So we’ve got this vast network of trusted people, whereas otherwise you’re googling someone and hoping they’ll represent your company well. And I’ve got a built-in peer group. We recently implemented Thread and were having some issues with it. We were able to call a sister company in the US and say, “I know you’re highly successful with Thread — can you help us with this?” And they said, “Here’s our code.” Most MSPs are not that transparent — “here’s our secret sauce, you can have it.” So it’s been really incredible from a professional development standpoint, and just having those relationships to leverage. The team at Lyra genuinely cares about the operating companies. I feel like I’ve got additional support, but not a high level of involvement where they’re stepping on my toes. I’ve just got an arm of support if I need it. Robert Dutt: And I have to imagine — to your point on the Thread issue — with a hundred-plus organizations of people all sitting in the same seat as you, if you go and say, “Hey, I’m seeing X, anyone else seen this?” — odds are pretty good someone’s going to put their hand up. Jennifer Roy: A hundred percent. And it goes the other way too — there are sometimes opportunities. I recently had an RFP that needed Linux support, and we’re not a big Linux shop. I went into my peer group and said, “Does anyone have a Linux expert who can help me bid on this? It’s only two servers — I can support everything else.” I had a handful of people say, “Yes, no problem.” It really creates more opportunity for our business than we would have without it. Robert Dutt: You were just on a panel at the Pax8 sales kickoff talking about AI-driven services. You told CRN that your investments this year are focused on AI-enabled automation and better data integration. Where are you actually deploying AI at Nucleus right now, and how do you think about that as a business opportunity versus a change to the billable-hour model? Jennifer Roy: There are a lot of AI initiatives happening at Nucleus. We’re looking at our internal processes and how we can automate and create smart AI for our current workflows. A perfect example: I have a monthly report I send up to Lyra covering how things are going in each department — initiatives, financial results. I used to ask every department to send me a summary, then I’d take all those summaries, combine them into one, and send it. It was really time-consuming, and I’d often kick things back to leaders and say, “I need more data, more context, this isn’t written clearly enough.” So I’d give coaching, wait for a revision, and go back and forth. Our CTO built a simple smart form so that if a department head didn’t provide enough data in their response, it would say, “You do not have data in this. You need data. Jen will send this back to you.” The coaching was already baked into the form. And then it would consolidate all of their writing to sound like me — he built it by taking my old documents and putting them into AI and saying, “Make it sound like Jen.” It combines all the data, and then I go in and edit and clean it up, versus having to do it all from scratch. It probably saves six hours a month of my time. For our clients, we’re looking at their workflows and starting really small — but we’re starting. We’re taking our noisiest clients, the ones who generate the most support tickets, and using them as guinea pigs to create AI and automation to reduce our support hours. I’m not necessarily billing them a ton of money for it yet — I’m really focused on what we can learn from their environment so we can make it more marketable and repeatable. I’m also working on a big initiative to provide a tool called Synthrio to all of our clients as part of an opt-out campaign — so looking at how we can help our clients use AI in a safe, controlled way. We know shadow AI is happening everywhere. So how do we make it so that we can provide it in a controlled environment where our clients aren’t losing their IP? That should be going live in the next couple of weeks. Robert Dutt: I love that example of automating what you can for those noisier customers. It looks like value add for them as a client, and it’s also value add for you as an MSP — because your effective billing rate goes up. Jennifer Roy: Totally. And at the same time, I’m getting my technicians and engineers trained on how to create workflows. Without those real-life examples, we’re kind of flying blind. Robert Dutt: You’re plugged into the North American MSP community pretty deeply at this point — between Lyra’s peer network and various organizational communities. When you compare notes with your American peers, what feels different about running an MSP in Canada? Is the Canadian market catching up, leading, or playing a different game entirely? Jennifer Roy: Interesting question. I don’t know that there are a lot of differences, honestly. There are differences depending on geographic region — I have a peer in New York City and their hourly rate is basically double mine. Vancouver is an expensive city, but New York is more so. So there are differences in what you can charge per user or per hour. But I don’t actually think there is a ton of difference in how we operate. There are economic challenges in Canada that are different from the US at different times, but they’re all very similar. I think we all operate very similarly. The biggest piece I would say is you have to be a little more mindful of Canadian data residency. Our clients want their data in Canada, so there are certain partnerships I’ve had to exclude because they weren’t willing to guarantee Canadian data residency. I can’t take on a new partner if they can’t host our data in Canada. Those are some small differences — but really, I always say: we’re delivering customer service. We’re just doing it through technology. I don’t think where you are matters that much. Robert Dutt: How do you see that data residency and increasingly data sovereignty conversation evolving with your customers? Jennifer Roy: It’s definitely evolved over the years, and I think it’s become more important — especially around certain verticals that want to ensure their data is protected and kept in Canada. We work with some investment firms and companies with personal identification data that they absolutely do not want released anywhere. So we really need to look at each client specifically: what is the requirement for their vertical, and how do we ensure their data is safe? We are a SOC 2 Type 2 organization, so we take security and governance measures very seriously and ensure we’re following those to a T. And I won’t sign a deal if a client comes to us with requirements that I don’t know how we’d fulfill. I’ll walk away from the opportunity — the last thing I want to do is fail a client. Robert Dutt: My last question. You guys hit 25 next year at Nucleus. Where does Nucleus go from here? What does the next chapter look like? Jennifer Roy: I want to see us double our growth in the next five years — new logos, revenue, team members. Even with the introduction of AI and automation, I don’t want to see our team size shrink. I want to see us be able to work on different and more creative things. I’d love to see us be fully across Canada, not just in the three provinces we’re currently in. That’s a very lofty goal — that’s my BHAG — but that’s where I’d like to see us in five years. Just growth, growth, growth, and brand awareness. I think Nucleus is a well-known brand, especially across Canada, but I’d love to see it even more so. Robert Dutt: Well, good luck on attaining all those goals. And thinking back to something you said in answer to the first question — about feeling like things weren’t changing fast enough in the role you were in before you took that first MSP job — I don’t think that’s a complaint you have about the managed services world. Jennifer Roy: No. And this is why I’m still here 15 years later — I like fast-paced. I always say my peak performance is at the brink of overwhelmed. Just before I’m overwhelmed, that is the time when I am at my best. The MSP industry keeps me on my toes. I actually can’t imagine leaving this space and going anywhere else. I love it. Robert Dutt: Brilliant. Thanks for taking the time and sharing some of your insights. Jennifer Roy: Thank you so much for having me. I appreciate your time. [MUSIC] Robert Dutt: There you have it — Jennifer Roy from Nucleus Networks. I’d like to thank Jennifer for her time, and honestly, for her candor. This was not a corporate interview. She was remarkably open about what it feels like to take a job you’re not qualified for on paper, about the pressures of being one of the very few women CEOs in the MSP space, and about what people-first leadership actually costs you day to day when you’re reading every single employee comment and holding yourself publicly accountable when you get it wrong. A few things that stuck with me. First, her point that customer service is what MSPs actually deliver — the technology is just the vehicle. Simple reframe, but I think a lot of MSP owners would run their businesses a little differently if they really internalized it. Second, the Lyra and Evergreen story. If you’ve been wondering what PE involvement actually looks like from the inside of a Canadian MSP, this is probably the most specific and honest account I’ve heard. Hiring someone in six hours through a sister company, getting proprietary code handed over, having boots on the ground in Australia through the network — those are real, tangible examples of what a platform can do for you. And third, her approach to AI. No hype, no panic — just practical applications like automated reporting and shadow AI mitigation that are already saving her team time and creating new conversations with clients. If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow or subscribe to In The Channel. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and most podcast directories. And if you’ve got a moment, a rating or review goes a long way toward helping other channel professionals find the show. Until next time, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.

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Judd McCullum and Chris Jay join Jordan this week to discuss their upcoming year as teammates on the Bowhunting League. From name changes, to team predictions, to rope scrapes, they cover a lot in this episode! Make sure you sign up with a couple buddies to have a chance to win a lot of prizes! Enjoy! https://bowhuntingleague.com https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The HMD Podcast is part of the WCB (Working Class Bowhunter) Podcast Network! Check out the other awesome shows in the family: Working Class Bowhunter The Victory Drive Firearm Podcast Tackle & Tacos - A Fishing Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jordan records with Josh Sparks and Chris Jay at Josh's home during the Iowa Deer classic. They cover a variety of topics including turkey hunting, challenges of hunting, what to expect as a social media influencer in the hunting industry, and more! https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The HMD Podcast is part of the WCB (Working Class Bowhunter) Podcast Network! Check out the other awesome shows in the family: Working Class Bowhunter The Victory Drive Firearm Podcast Tackle & Tacos - A Fishing Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nothing better than hearing the story of a first kids buck. This week Chris Jay's son, Mason Jay, tells the story of his first buck and it's a HAMMER! He got started off right by shooting a 140” deer with a crossbow and got it on film! https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The HMD Podcast is part of the WCB (Working Class Bowhunter) Podcast Network! Check out the other awesome shows in the family: Working Class Bowhunter The Victory Drive Firearm Podcast Tackle & Tacos - A Fishing Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking Barriers: Disability Awareness and Cultural Change in Workplaces In this episode, Chris Jay, founder of Bascule Disability Training, shares insights into creating inclusive workplaces and tackling stereotypes about disability. Drawing from personal experiences as a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, Chris discusses the economic benefits of inclusion, the challenges of hidden disabilities, and the importance of cultural change. He also explores disability representation in media through his film initiative, Bascule Entertainment, advocating for authentic, empowering narratives. 00:00 - Start 00:51 - Intro 08:31 - Has disabilty awareness improved? 12:42 - The economic case for workplace inclusivity 15:42 - Hidden disabilities 20:04 - Does DEI training work? 24:03 - What really works in inclusiveness training? 28:51 - Do mental health disabiities get more ‘airtime' nowadays than physical? 31:14 - Chris's work in showbiz 36:55 - Where does he go for inspiration and information? 40:02 – End Follow Chris Jay: ·      LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chris-jay-bascule ·      Websites: bascule.com (Bascule Disability Training) bascule.com/training/business-training (Training for Businesses) bascule.com/online-training (Bascule's online training) Email: chris@bascule.com    Contact John Helmer X: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer Website: learninghackpodcast.com Patreon: patreon.com/LearningHack

In Episode 26, Judd McCullum and Chris Jay join Jordan for a deer season recap and updates from their team on the Bowhunting League. There are talks about deer already killed and the future of the 2024 season. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The HMD Podcast is part of the WCB (Working Class Bowhunter) Podcast Network! Check out the other awesome shows in the family: Working Class Bowhunter The Victory Drive Firearm Podcast Tackle & Tacos - A Fishing Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Chris Cavallini as he dives deep into the world of fitness, testosterone, steroids and peptides with world renowned biohacker and hormone optimization expert Jay Campbell. This enlightening discussion uncovers why many fail to see results in fitness, Chris & Jay's top supplement recommendations, and a breakdown of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and how it differs from anabolic steroid use. They also discuss the hottest peptides on the market, the uncensored truth about Ozempic, and the best peptides for a higher sex drive & elevated cognition! BONUS: Chris & Jay disclose their trusted sources for quality peptides, ensuring listeners know where to find reliable products that actually work. 0:00:00 - Intro 18:20 - Why most people fail to get the results they want with their fitness 45:38 - Chris & Jay's Top 3 supplements 01:15:39 - What is Testosterone replacement therapy & when you should use it? 01:24:24 - TRT vs. Steroid Cycle? 01:40:05 - Every man 35+ should be doing this 01:50:08 - Peptides, Growth Hormone, Ozempic & more 02:08:18 - The dangerous truth about vapes 02:10:03 - BPC-157: The magical Wolverine peptide 02:14:03 - The best peptide for a higher sex drive 02:18:48 - Chris & Jay's peptide source revealed 02:20:11 - Best hacks for cognitive enhancement & increased mental clarity 02:28:28 - The dangers of red dye & stimulants for children 02:32:34 - Final take aways

On Jordan's way to the Iowa Deer Classic, he stops by Chris Jay's house to record an episode. Chris Jay is a WCB extended team member that is a guru in the deer woods. Take an hour to listen to Chris explain his life in the outdoors growing up and now introducing his kids to the outdoors. When the south meets the Midwest, it gets interesting! https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The HMD Podcast is part of the WCB (Working Class Bowhunter) Podcast Network! Check out the other awesome shows in the family: Working Class Bowhunter The Victory Drive Firearm Podcast Tackle & Tacos - A Fishing Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Birthday turkeys with Chris Jay from Team WCB! Plus, why did Chris shoot his Dad's turkey? Victory Drive Merch is NOW AVAILABLE at the WCB STORE! Interact with me on X (Twitter) Instagram Facebook https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/victorydrive Victory Drive is proudly presented by Grizzly Coolers and Supported by these Amazing Partners! Grizzly Coolers Code WCB Black Ovis Code VICTORY Huntworth Code WCB15 MTN OPS Code VICTORY Don't forget to check out the other shows on the WCB Podcast Network! Working Class Bowhunter Podcast! Tackle & Tacos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Chris Jay and Curt talk about the aftermath of Illinois' first and second firearm seasons passing and talk about Chris's bully archery buck from this season! Enjoy! Save some money on your DeerCast Elite + and Unlimited plans at https://deercast.com/ with code WC10 To find more on this series and Working Class Bowhunter in general check out these links: https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WorkingClassBowhunter https://www.instagram.com/workingclassbowhunter/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3O6nLkcnzCmSX0A4O9GUOw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys are back! With the NBA Season about to begin, Chris Jay, Trell, and Tyler give a preview of the season, starting by discussing the biggest storylines entering the season and a detailed prediction into Wemby's rookie year and beyond. Social Media: X- @3sfromtheRing Tik Tok: coming soon Facebook- You Tweeking Media

This week the guys sit down to discuss what they have been up to. Paul's deer season may have come to a screeching halt with one swing of the bat. Learn about how Paul's homerun may have put him on the IR for the near future. Both guys spent some time shooting prior to Paul's injury, as the season quickly approaches. Reminder that the start of the 2023 seasons is right around the corner with September 1 kicking off some of the first opportunites for small game and such.  The meat and potatoes comes from a great conversation with elite archer Chris Jay. Chris has worked with the guys over at Working Class Bow Hunter, as well as many other top notch archers in the industry. He's spent years in and around the archery scene as was nice enough to come on and give some pointers to the guys. Hopefully you can find some insight that is valuable for you this year in the woods.  Have a great week and enjoy the O2 if you get out into Ohio's great Outdoors! www.theo2podcast.com  GoWild Profile  First Lite MidWest Gun Works HalfRack XVision BlackGate Hunting Timber Ninja Instagram: @the.o2.podcast Twitter: @Ohiohunt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the guys sit down to discuss what they have been up to.  Paul's deer season may have come to a screeching halt with one swing of the bat. Learn about how Paul's homerun may have put him on the IR for the near future.  Both guys spent some time shooting prior to Paul's injury, as the season quickly approaches.  Reminder that the start of the 2023 seasons is right around the corner with September 1 kicking off some of the first opportunites for small game and such. The meat and potatoes comes from a great conversation with elite archer Chris Jay.  Chris has worked with the guys over at Working Class Bow Hunter, as well as many other top notch archers in the industry. He's spent years in and around the archery scene as was nice enough to come on and give some pointers to the guys.  Hopefully you can find some insight that is valuable for you this year in the woods. Have a great week and enjoy the O2 if you get out into Ohio's great Outdoors!www.theo2podcast.comGoWild ProfileFirst LiteMidWest Gun WorksHalfRackXVisionBlackGate HuntingTimber NinjaInstagram: @the.o2.podcastTwitter: @Ohiohunt

This week Clint is in the studio and has on good buddy and archery guru, Chris Jay. Chris and Clint talk about shot execution on targets and animals, as well as the differences between the two. Chris breaks down his keys to beating target panic and how to “slow down the process” when your moment of truth arrives! Enjoy https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The CC Hunt Files Podcasts are brought to you by:  Black Ovis Blackovis.com CODE: WCB10 Grizzly Coolers https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ Code: WCB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Jim Myers from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Rick Morris and Chris Jay. Rick is Director of Sound at Falcon's Creative Group and has led sound design teams for television (Law & Order among his credits) and theme parks.  Chris has enjoyed a long career as a recording, mixing and mastering engineer, with gold records to prove it.  Chris has also worked extensively in the video game industry producing audio content.

The guys are back and discuss there thoughts on Warriors death by Lebron and give a preview of the NBA Conference Finals. On the wrestling end Tyler and CHris Jay recap the draft and preview Night of Champions.

Basketball side brings us to see that the NBA trade deadline has totally changed the NBA as KD has a new home and Russ is on the buyout market. We discuss Lebron breaking the Scoring Record and much more! Tyler and Chris Jay take over the wrestling segment and discuss the Elimination Chamber PLE and the current state of the Bloodline storyline. Chris Jay later explains why Sami Zayn's real final boss isnt Roman Reigns.

On this week's episode, Clint has on Big Buck killer, Chris Jay! Chris has just recently filled his second, Illinois buck tag and completed his best season to date! Chris walks us through both of his buck kills AND how he needed redemption on the second buck, “Captain Hook”! What a season Chris had! Enjoy! https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ The CC Hunt Files Podcasts are brought to you by:  Black Ovis Blackovis.com CODE: WCB10 Grizzly Coolers https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ Code: WCB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working Class On DeerCast Episode 49 | Chris Jay Buck Stories – Public and Private Ground Hunting Our great friend Chris Jay stops in the studio this week! We figure with season underway it would be a great time to share some buck stories on private and public ground. Chris has had some great success on both! Enjoy! https://deercast.com/ To find more on this series and Working Class Bowhunter in general check out these links: https://www.workingclassbowhunter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WorkingClassBowhunter https://www.instagram.com/workingclassbowhunter/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3O6nLkcnzCmSX0A4O9GUOw

This week its just Tyler and Chris Jay as they discuss HHH being the father of many wrestlers and bookers in the industry, plus Extreme Rules preview. Later they discuss Ime Udoka's improper work relatonship that cost him his season and maybe job and preview the Southeast and Central division.

This week its just Tyler and Chris Jay as they discuss HHH being the father of many wrestlers and bookers in the industry, plus Extreme Rules preview. Later they discuss Ime Udoka's improper work relatonship that cost him his season and maybe job and preview the Southeast and Central division.

This week its just Tyler and Chris Jay as they discuss HHH being the father of many wrestlers and bookers in the industry, plus Extreme Rules preview. Later they discuss Ime Udoka's improper work relatonship that cost him his season and maybe job and preview the Southeast and Central division.

This week its just Tyler and Chris Jay as they discuss HHH being the father of many wrestlers and bookers in the industry, plus Extreme Rules preview. Later they discuss Ime Udoka's improper work relatonship that cost him his season and maybe job and preview the Southeast and Central division.

It's Clash of the Castle time! Tyler and Chris Jay give the predictions for WWE's return to the UK in PPV format! plus give their thoughts on AEW's dirty secrets coming out

It's Clash of the Castle time! Tyler and Chris Jay give the predictions for WWE's return to the UK in PPV format! plus give their thoughts on AEW's dirty secrets coming out

It's Clash of the Castle time! Tyler and Chris Jay give the predictions for WWE's return to the UK in PPV format! plus give their thoughts on AEW's dirty secrets coming out

It's Clash of the Castle time! Tyler and Chris Jay give the predictions for WWE's return to the UK in PPV format! plus give their thoughts on AEW's dirty secrets coming out

This week its just Chris Jay and Cam as they discuss One Piece and why its time to stop hyping up character silhouettes and later give their thoughts on MCU's upcoming phases 5 and 6.

Chris Jay makes his black otakus return and the guys discuss the summer anime that survived the 3 episode trial. our impressions of Stray, and YuYu Hakusho live action cast reveal.

This week Chris Jay and Tyler decide to take a look at Wrestling Media and their poor coverage of recent news, aka Vince Mcmahon and his NDA allegations. Later Trell Sav joins and we have an honest discussion on forcing Steph into top 10 debates.

Transition to Happiness WITH Chris Jay Brown: Effects of Testosterone, Having a Transgender Transition in late 40s, Having a Supportive Partner In this week's episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Chris Jay Brown. We talked about the effects of testosterone during a transition, deciding to transition later in life, having a supportive partner throughout, people adapting to pronouns and so much more! Check it out! 01:05 – Chris Introduction01:46 – Start of Chris' transgender transition02:12 – Insurance challenges for LGBTQ people05:24 – Having support in a transition07:06 – Transitioning later in life12:19 – Testestorone pros and cons14:39 – People adapting to pronouns17:31 – Changing relationships because of the transition19:11 – Forgiving people as you transition and people come in and out of your life22:14 – Advice to someone going through a transition Social MediaQueerly Blax IG: @queerlyblaxQueerly Blax Podcast: https://pod.link/1602328143Queerly Blax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videosChris IG: chrisjaytransitionChris Youtube: The Chris & Kim Show https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC_41epLcaEz2HlcTAa2GXLw

Chris Jay joins us in the WCB studio this week! Chris is experienced in archery, hunting, and now trapping! We talk about target panic, how to overcome it, the shot process, archery in schools, and Chris trapping his first-ever bobcat! Enjoy! https://workingclassbowhunter.com/ YouTube Channel https://www.facebook.com/WorkingClassBowhunter/ https://www.instagram.com/workingclassbowhunter/ https://twitter.com/WCBOWHUNTER  The WCB Podcast is presented by: Elite Archery   CODE: WCB for all outdoor group products Scent Crusher - Scent Off. Game On. Camo Fire Spy Point Trail Cameras Big Tine - Attract - Develop - Grow Code: WCB2022 Old Barn Taxidermy Huntworth Gear Code: WCB15 Novix Treestands Code WCB22 Victory Archery ThermaSeat Code: WCTS Leupold Optics Trophyline CODE WCB Grizzly Hunting Blinds | Code WCB

Chris Jay and Tyler open the show with the biggest wrestling news of the week with Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out on WWE and give our honest takes on the situation. Trell Sav joins us by discussing the NBA Playoffs and the upset of the playoffs when the Suns let the Mavs take the WCF slot from them.

With Datrell on sick leave Tyler and Chris Jay carry the show and discuss the NBA Playoffs where round 2 has gotten hectic and if Doc Rivers will be fired after another failed playoff run. Wrestling end Wrestlemania Backlash recap plus thoughts on Roman potentially working less house shows.

This week the guys go indepth on the Spring Anime 2022 szn and what are the mainstays after many clear the 3ep rule. Chris Jay rants on Young Justice as well. PLUS MORE

Chris Jay and Cam bring DC along to discuss another EPIC ONE PIECE CHAPTER! and how far has My Hero has fallen too. Chris Jay previews what to look out for in regards the Spring Anime SZN.

Chris & Jay continue their month long tribute to horror films with A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. How well does it hold up today? Join us to find out.    If you enjoy our podcast, and you'd like us to possibly review a movie that you like, help us out with our 5 Star Request! If you leave us a 5 Star Rating & Review, at the end of the review request a movie you'd like us to cover & we'll pick one every month. It helps us to grow and to personally interact with our audience.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9s76g5DA_rrALAxFU-A7IA https://www.instagram.com/thefilmcrickets/ filmcrickets8099@gmail.com https://twitter.com/FilmCrickets Original music provided by Draco and the Malfoys https://www.evilwizardrock.com/ Vocal imaging by Steve Lavoie    

On this week's episode, drag king and fellow podcaster, Chris Jay stops by the show. He talks about creating the daily talk show/podcast, Coffee with Chris, as well as his past managing two Baltimore venues. Later, Chris and Pariah discuss what goes... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pariah-sinclair/support

Chris & Jay interview Trent Spratlin of Drypz Wellness Boutique

Joey Kent grew up backstage at The Louisiana Hayride—just not the version of the Hayride that you may be thinking of. His father, Shreveport media executive David Kent, launched a second installment of the Hayride after the original iteration of KWKH's influential barn dance program fell silent in 1960. David Kent's Louisiana Hayride, produced in partnership with emcee and radio personality Frank Page, moved the show from Shreveport Municipal Auditorium to a more modern venue on Benton Road and added an onsite restaurant and bar. Joey Kent often corrects those who insist that the Hayride ended in 1960. “There were so many talented musicians on my father's show,” Kent said. “Most Hayride history books tend to end in 1960, but that doesn't really do service to performers like (Nat Stuckey, Shoji Tabuchi, Micki Fuhrman, Linda Davis, and others).” Kent authored Cradle of the Stars: KWKH & The Louisiana Hayride and co-authored Elvis Presley: The Hayride Years, 1954-56. He is also responsible for donating a large archive of recordings and materials related to The Louisiana Hayride to the Library of Congress. But perhaps his most unbelievable contribution to the story of The Louisiana Hayride came about completely by accident. While clearing out an office at KWKH, Kent says that he happened upon a reel-to-reel recording wedged between a desk and a wall. That reel-to-reel turned out to contain a previously unknown recording of Elvis Presley's Hayride debut on Oct. 16, 1954. Kent tells the jaw-dropping story of that discovery, along with many others, during his insightful conversation with All Y'all hosts Sara Hebert and Chris Jay. The All Y'all podcast is supported by Marilynn's Place, Rhino Coffee and Maccentric. Please support these outstanding local businesses! Want more conversations like this? Help us by sending a few bucks our way at Paypal.me/AllYall Like All Y'all on Facebook http://facebook.com/allyallblog Follow All Y'all on Twitter http://twitter.com/allyallpodcast Follow All Y'all on Instagram http://instagram.com/allyallpodcast

Chris & Jay host while former guest of the show Abe filled in for Jesse. Plus don't miss another great guest that shares an embarrassing story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-kickback-la/message

Chris & Jay host while former guest of the show Abe filled in for Jesse. Plus don't miss another great guest that shares an embarrassing story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-kickback-la/message

The first of TWO podcast episodes this week, as there's an absurd amount of boxing happening. This episode covers all the action in the American boxing scene - in addition to ESPN/DAZN/PBC card previews, Chris Jay, Director of Communications of the Massachusetts-based Murphy's Boxing stops by to talk about their big card on UFC Fight Pass this Friday. Chris talks about his journey to working in the boxing industry, the history of Murphy's, and why this card on Friday is especially important to the promotion. A great, detailed interview that I think you'll enjoy!

My guest is doing good things and hustling to make it in a tough business. Show business. We go deep into some heavy tactics for script writing and making movies at any level. This is perfect for anyone out there looking to take their creativity to the next level. I'm always fascinated with the granular view of how high functioning people actually DO what they do. Chris Jay is a musician, songwriter, screenwriter, producer, actor, journalist and podcaster best known as the frontman and founder of the rock band, Army of Freshmen and for co-writing and acting in the comedy film, The Bet. Upon graduation, he moved, by himself, to Ventura, California where he formed the band, Army of Freshmen in 1997. Army of Freshmen are still active and have played over 1,500 shows in 43 states and 11 countries and released 5 full-length albums. Jay himself has been involved in the writing, producing and recording of over 1,500 songs, with several of those appearing in films and on television. Chris Jay and fellow Army of Freshmen member, Aaron Goldberg wrote the screenplay for the full-length comedy film, The Bet which was released on July 26, 2016. Jay and Goldberg co-produced they film under their production company, Goldy Jay Productions. Their second film, Wedding or Not is currently in pre-production and scheduled to begin filming in the summer of 2017. - Jay's Wikipedia MxPx.com for show and Merch info. Mikeherrera.net for the love.