HVAC Mentors Podcast

About HVAC Mentors Podcast

HVAC Mentors is a podcast for people early in their trade journey — students, apprentices, career-changers, and anyone trying to find their footing in the skilled trades. This isn’t technical training. It’s orientation. We talk about the realities of the trades that rarely get explained: how learning actually works, how to think through problems, how to communicate, when to listen, and how to grow without pretending you know more than you do. Along the way, we celebrate the mentors — technicians, educators, and leaders — who take the time to help others become better at their work and more confident in their path. If you’re looking for clarity before acceleration, this podcast is for you.

Publisher

Mike Plezia

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2024

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   AI! Common Mistakes We All Make

   AI can sound 100% sure of itself and still be dead wrong. Just ask "Bubbles," the chatbot that blamed a foaming dishwasher on too much detergent when the real problem was restricted water supply. This episode covers five mistakes techs make with AI: trusting it blindly, treating it like Google, giving it garbage information, letting it do your thinking for you, and leaving it on the shelf because you haven't learned it yet. You're still the technician. AI is still the tool. You don't have to rely on it, but you probably shouldn't ignore it.

2. 

   13 Apr 2026

   AI: What Is It?

   Technology is changing and AI tools are becoming more common. In this series we unpack AI, what it is, how it can be used, and why its not to be feared anymore than any other tool.

3. 

   13 Apr 2026

   AI: Understanding the Tool

   Technology is changing and AI tools are becoming more common. In this series we unpack AI, what it is, how it can be used, and why its not to be feared anymore than any other tool.

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