Welcome to The Connected Workers Podcast with host Andrew Chrostowski. Discover the innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of frontline work. Each episode features expert insights and real-world success stories, highlighting how these advancements are making work safer, more productive, and better connected. Stay ahead in the ever-evolving industrial landscape, empowering workers and transforming industries like never before!
Resources
www.oggn.com
https://oggn.com/connected-workers/
https://www.teamviewer.com/connectedworker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewchrostowski/
www.x.com/@ConnectedAndrew
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Episode 24 Vuzix:
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Episode 26:
- Google Cloud – AI’s Impact on Industries in 2025
- AI Business Impact: Microsoft AI Use Cases
- Chevron Uses AI to Bring Reliable Energy to Data Centers
- IDC: The 2025 CEO Agenda – Transforming Business for an AI World
- ProtexAI – 2025 Workplace Safety Trends
- Boston Consulting Group
- The GenAI Divide: 5 Critical Technical Insights from MIT’s State of AI 2025 Report
- McKinsey & Company Technology Trends Outlook 2025
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Episode 30:
- https://manufacturingskillsinstitute.org/highlights-from-the-2024-deloitte-and-the-manufacturing-institute-workforce-study/
- https://consynsys.com
- https://www.covalentnetworks.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davewestrom/
Episode 31:
- https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/dirty-jobs-mike-rowe-blue-collar-workers-are-safe-from/452639
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/mike-rowes-warning-white-collar-workers-robots-coming-white-collar-job
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/mike-rowe-reveals-which-american-jobs-remain-untouched-coming-ai-revolution
- https://moneywise.com/news/mike-rowe-warns-of-a-freakout-from-us-leaders-about-americas-desperate-need-for-tradespeople-says-ai-is-coming-for-coders-but-not-for-welders-hvac-electricians-is-he-right
- https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/mike-rowe-talks-blurring-line-between-blue-white-collar-jobs.html
- https://fortune.com/2025/09/16/anthropic-economic-index-report-automation-entry-level-jobs-gen-z
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-artificial-intelligence-work-trade-jobs
- https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-broken-career-ladder-gen-z-entry-level-jobs-ai-2025-4
- https://fortune.com/2025/06/11/ai-blue-collar-labor-shortage-utilities-farmers
- https://www.axios.com/2025/08/02/ai-blue-collar-labor
- https://www.fastcompany.com/91392960/gen-zers-are-opting-for-ai-proof-careers-genz-ai-work-careers
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2025/09/29/as-ai-sweeps-the-white-collar-world-blue-collar-work-sees-a-renaissance
- https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025/08/28/gen-z-workers-are-digital-natives-but-what-they-want-from-their-workplace-is-more-old-school
- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/renaissance-blue-collar-work-euan-davis
- https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2015/article/labor-force-projections-to-2024.htm
- https://www.uschamber.com/workforce/understanding-americas-labor-shortage-the-most-impacted-industries
- https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2024/05/23/labor-market-and-economic-trends-for-young-adults
- https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/ai-jobs-international-workers-day
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2025/05/01/the-ai-robots-coming-for-blue-collar-jobs
- https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ai-which-jobs-are-skilled-trades-protected-what-to-know-rcna223249
