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In this episode of the Budget Overland Podcast, Benji and I have a great conversation with Gene Sherman about overlanding in converted ambulances.  Gene provides great insight on why choosing an abundance and converting it is great alternative to more expensive manufactured luxury rigs.    About Gene: Gene is a lifelong maker, entrepreneur, teacher, and public speaker who was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated with his family to America in 1977. From Erector sets and making plastic models as a child, to becoming a machinist/tool-maker by age 21,Gene has taught hundreds of manufacturing company employees in the use of the latest technology. In his 30's he worked at a university and owned a robotic vehicle start-up. Over the past decade Gene has turned his focus towards helping people by creating a unique hands-on skills learning center for advanced manufacturing to help them find meaningful and rewarding careers.   Gene created Vocademy, a unique academy where people of all ages came to learn a breadth of amazing and valuable skills. For the past 10 years Gene has had 30 employees and been involved in teaching over a dozen amazing skills every day.  Vocademy offered everything from traditional hands-on skills classes, to high-tech, in-demand modern skills, and all the way to an amazing, six month, Maker Skills Academy program.   But in March 2020, COVID-19 shut down his school. This pandemic took away 80% of their revenue and they could not survive. While spending six months closing the business, he  decided to take a slower pace and work on personal things that I had planned for many years. Gene went back to work at a local high school as a teacher.  This "normal job" has given me the time and freedom to write, develop new ideas, and work on my personal projects which include ambulance conversations.    Contact Gene:  https://amborv.com/   http://forums.amborv.com/  AmboRV Facebook group    Gene Sherman's favorite movie Tucker:  Watch it here: Tucker: The Man and His Dream Meet your hosts: Benji Ward and Jay Tiegs.    Benji Ward is the founder of FB Budget Overland and co-host of the Budget Overland podcast. Benji is an off-road enthusiast, entrepreneur, and has been involved in the automotive industry for the past ten years.  He enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son, exploring God's creations, and sharing tips and tricks along the way for overlanding.   Jay Tiegs is co-host of the Budget Overland podcast, a 26 year veteran of the U.S. Army, outdoor enthusiast, and endurance athlete. He is passionate about outdoor adventure travel in his Toyota 4Runner and loves sharing his experiences to encourage others to get outside.   If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/ITunes? Your feedback is important to me and it would also take less than 60 seconds and make a difference in getting those hard to get guests as we expand our reach.   Join the Budget Overland Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/312054236893725   Watch the Budget Overland Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcro_9fySgsgZiwO1E1lj1g Contact/Follow Benji:  Instagram: @slow.yota Email: Budgetoverlandofficial@gmail.com    Connect with Jay:  Website: www.jaytiegs.com  Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjtiegs  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-tiegs  YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/jaytiegs  Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaytiegs

In this episode of the Budget Overland Podcast, Benji and I have a great conversation with Gene Sherman about overlanding in converted ambulances.  Gene provides great insight on why choosing an abundance and converting it is great alternative to more expensive manufactured luxury rigs.  About Gene: Gene is a lifelong maker, entrepreneur, teacher, and public speaker who was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated with his family to America in 1977. From Erector sets and making plastic models as a child, to becoming a machinist/tool-maker by age 21,Gene has taught hundreds of manufacturing company employees in the use of the latest technology. In his 30's he worked at a university and owned a robotic vehicle start-up. Over the past decade Gene has turned his focus towards helping people by creating a unique hands-on skills learning center for advanced manufacturing to help them find meaningful and rewarding careers. Gene created Vocademy, a unique academy where people of all ages came to learn a breadth of amazing and valuable skills. For the past 10 years Gene has had 30 employees and been involved in teaching over a dozen amazing skills every day.  Vocademy offered everything from traditional hands-on skills classes, to high-tech, in-demand modern skills, and all the way to an amazing, six month, Maker Skills Academy program. But in March 2020, COVID-19 shut down his school. This pandemic took away 80% of their revenue and they could not survive. While spending six months closing the business, he  decided to take a slower pace and work on personal things that I had planned for many years. Gene went back to work at a local high school as a teacher.  This "normal job" has given me the time and freedom to write, develop new ideas, and work on my personal projects which include ambulance conversations.   Contact Gene: https://amborv.com/  http://forums.amborv.com/ AmboRV Facebook group   Gene Sherman's favorite movie Tucker:  Watch it here: Tucker: The Man and His Dream//////////////////ATTENTION////////////UPDATE BELOW///////////////////Hello, and welcome to the Budget Overland Podcast. Created by Jay and Benji in November 2021. Fast forward to April 2023, Jay and Benji parted ways. Not to worry Benji did a re-boot and skipped to season 3. BOP now has two show a week, Monday & Thursday! Out of re////////////|||\\\Voicemail Hotline+01-314-266-9536LISTENER DISCOUNT CODES:MOORE Expo "BUDGETOVER10" 10% offDevos "BOGOODS" 10% offMORRFlate "BUDGET" 15% offOverland Spices "BOSPICE" 10% offWhiskey & Wilderness "BO10" 10% offBigfoot Blankets "BO10" 10% offLonesome Adv "BO10" 10% offLinks to BO YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Store go tohttps://www.budgetoverlandportal.com/ Become a BO Supporter! https://www.patreon.com/budgetoverland**Go to Apple Podcast and leave BOP a review! You will automatically be entered for our "Super Swag Pack Giveaway" We announce a winner every 50 Reviews! **Join the monthly "Insider Deals" email, where we partner with companies once a month with discounts on gear! https://www.budgetoverlandportal.com/***A special thanks to my BO PATRONS: Thank You!Joe GWandering PossumBrandon DillowChad LansingShane DeibertJay-Are SmithJimmy Jet -ST4x4ORP

The 4th industrial revolution is transforming the world of manufacturing and the job skills required.  With the rapid pace of change it is hard to know what skills will be necessary in 10 years or even in 2 years.  According to a 2018 skills gap study from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute it isn’t a […]

A skills gap study from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute indicates that it isn't a lack of jobs that manufacturing is facing but rather a lack of skilled workers to take on new and previously unknown roles. This week on Make It Right Janet looks at how a California training centre is offering a hands on solution to address this problem. Full show coming Friday February 14.

I had a chance to visit Vocademy recently to meet with Gene Sherman, get a tour and a much better understanding of what Vocademy is all about and what makes it different. Vocademy is a makerspace, but not your average makerspace. It is a hybrid of a makerspace and an education institution of shop classes, STEAM labs, and workshops. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don't forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

SoCal MakerCon is under new management from our friends at Vocademy, and this years experience was far different from previous years. The noticeable differences between the shows of 2015 and 2016 are a tell tale sign of the state of 3D printing and gives away who may be the forerunners of the industry. Many surprising companies and organizations made a showing at this years event with lots of interactive booths in the STEM/STEAM realm for kids in elementary to high school grade levels. While not as 3D print heavy, there were many take aways from attending and getting to know more about the different programs available in the local area to supplement the standard public school education. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don't forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Dr. Carol Francis interviews techno vendors, drone racers, and CEOs of techno savvy schools at the SoCal Makers Convention held in the Los Angeles Fairplex.  For instance, local PVNET in Rolling Hills Estates discusses their technology educational program for kids of all ages including programming classes, 3-D printer, design engineering, graphics and media training, brain technology research, virtual reality applications, robot building and competitions and so much more. Products at SoCal Makers Con included MyOpenRoad application helping to reduce lcarbon footprint, Ozobot teaching youth to program robots, SharkWheel.com for awesome skateboarding, and parts for robots and drones included DroneHaus, GlueSmith, NifteeCircuits.com. Innovations involving 3-D Printer or other prototype building included vendors, schools and designers like CoKreeate.com, XYZ 3-D Printers,  EarthLCD.com, MakerHackers.com. Educational programs that teach programming, design engineering, robotic and drone building include PVNET.com, NlNSC.com, Odyssey of the Mind, HexLab MakerSpace, iSTEMn LAUNCH PAD, MakerSome.com, California Institute of Robotics, MakerSpace Network, NR Computer Learning Center, PlayWell, Robot Society of Southern California, Urban Workshop, and Vocademy.com, and Professor Darrell HaVictorville College, electronics division and home security systems.  Robot designers included "Sam" with his amazing PartyBot serving cooled drinks, music, and party photos (see MakerSam.com), and amazing humanoid robot STU with micro-facials expressions created to announce CIR or California Institute of Robotics providing school for adults in the fields of robotics.    Novel vendors also included high school student entrepreneurs of WICKED SOAP Company (yummy smells await)  and also GYROSOUNDLABS with their exotic spaceship looking speaker systems.

For people born in the 1970's and earlier, shop class was the place that most students first learned to design, build, and create. Today shop class is on the endangered species list of educational programs. In this WTFFF?! episode brought to you live from the SoCal MakerCon show floor, Tom and Tracy spend some time […]

For people born in the 1970’s and earlier, shop class was the place that most students first learned to design, build, and create. Today shop class is on the endangered species list of educational programs. In this WTFFF?! episode brought to you live from the SoCal MakerCon show floor, Tom and Tracy spend some time with Gene Sherman, Founder and CEO of Vocademy, the world’s first education focused makerspace, and learn about his mission to spread the knowledge of how to create and maintain education based shop classes for all. To send us a voicemail, go to 3dstartpoint.com or wtfffpodcast.com or shoot us a message at info@wtfffpodcast.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today: 3DStartpoint.com 3D Startpoint Facebook 3D Startpoint LinkedIn Hazz Design Twitter 3D Startpoint YouTube

Jack Of All Nerds welcomes Ivan from Club Cosplay, Bernie from Nerds Like Us, and Gene from Vocademy to the studio to talk about two upcoming Club Cosplay events in LA and San Diego.

Jack Of All Nerds welcomes three members of the Vocademy team to talk about their Makerspace, cosplay, 3D printing, metal working, phone sex voices, and a number of other things we all should keep in our own brains.