# Thomas Williamson

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Ep 23 - The Leadership Crisis in Linework: What Every Lineman Needs to Hear

Title: How to Build a Winning Line Crew Culture | Leadership Lessons from Utility Veterans YouTube Description: What separates a good line crew from a great one? In this episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with veteran linemen Alex Wakeland, Jake Stinnett, and Brandon Corb…

Ep 24 - Leadership, Reliability & the Future of the Power Grid with Mark Gabriel

Leadership, Reliability & the Future of the Power Grid with Mark Gabriel | PowerGridTalks What does it take to lead an electric utility in an era of aging infrastructure, rising energy demand, extreme weather, and rapid grid modernization? In this episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson…

Ep 25 - When the Call Comes: How the National Sisterhood Supports Injured & Fallen Linemen

When the Call Comes: How the National Sisterhood Supports Injured & Fallen Linemen What happens when a lineworker is seriously injured or doesn't make it home? In this powerful episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with Tammy Duncan of the National Sisterhood United for Journ…

Ep 26 - What the Utility Industry Is Talking About in 2026 | Voices from the OSR Conference

What the Utility Industry Is Talking About in 2026 | Voices from the OSR Conference What are the biggest challenges, opportunities, and conversations shaping the electric utility industry today? In this special episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson travels to the 2026 OSR Conference to…

Ep 27 - Life After a Near-Fatal Accident: A Lineman and His Wife Share Their Story of Survival

What happens when a routine day in the line trade turns into a life-changing accident? In this unforgettable episode of PowerGridTalks, host Thomas Williamson sits down with journeyman lineman Dominic Duchon and his wife, Naiane, to share the powerful story of a devastating workplace accident, Domi…

Ep 29 - From Nuclear Submarines to CEO: Buddy Hasten on Grid Reliability & the AI Energy Race

Buddy Hasten spent 20 years running nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy. Now he's president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and he's bringing submarine-grade leadership straight into the boardroom. On this episode, host Thomas Williamson catches up with Buddy at the Ar…

Ep 30 - Inside the Storm Restoration Business: Center Phase Energy's Nicole Rhodes & Dustin Toney

Storm restoration is big business and it isn't always pretty. Nicole Rhodes (CEO) and Dustin Toney (Director of Storm Operations) of Center Phase Energy join PowerGridTalks fresh off a brutal storm week in Oklahoma to talk about what really happens behind the scenes of line contracting. Host Thoma…

Ep 3 - Money Moves for Linemen

Big storm checks, seven straight 16s, and six-figure paydays, but do you know what to do with the money once it hits your account? On this episode of Closed and Holding, host Thomas Williamson sits down with Jacqueline Case, a financial services professional with Universal Wealth who's been married…

Ep 2 - Meet Your Hosts: Thomas's Journey from Groundman to Founder

Episode two of Closed and Holding turns the mic around. Host Thomas Williamson sits down with Matt Hope, CEO of PowerOutage.com, to talk about how Thomas got into the industry, why he was picked to host this show, and the vision behind what Closed and Holding is going to become. Thomas shares his …

Ep 1 - Building the PowerOutage.com Lineman App

Welcome to the first episode of Closed and Holding! Host Thomas Williamson, a journeyman lineman, sits down with Matt Hope, CEO of PowerOutage.com, to talk storms, the origin story of the PowerOutage.com Lineman app, and what's next for the industry. Matt breaks down how PowerOutage.us became Powe…