{"podcast":{"title":"First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast","slug":"first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068","podcast_index_feed_id":325068,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:262908605/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.thesnowpros.org/","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-PsBdyuFhZB7zbybF-Fscuzw-original.jpg","author":"PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast","episode_count":500,"summary":"The First Chair Podcast brings you inspirational …","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068"},"episode":{"title":"Mentorship in Snowsports – Part 1: Creating Community Beyond Certification","slug":"mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification","published_at":"2026-01-06T21:08:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068/mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068","url":"https://soundcloud.com/snowpros/mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2242854434-snowpros-mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification.mp3","summary":"Mentorship plays a critical role in shaping careers, confidence, and community within the snowsports industry. In Episode 1 of this four-part series, George Thomas sits down with Matthew Lyerly to explore how the Eastern Region’s Next Steps Mentorship Program was created — and why it’s about much more than exam prep. Matthew shares how the program connects developing snow pros with experienced education staff, supports long-term career growth, and builds meaningful relationships across member schools. From advancing certification goals to finding belonging and professional direction, this episode sets the foundation for understanding mentorship as a powerful tool for retention, development, and leadership in snowsports.","meta_description":"Mentorship plays a critical role in shaping careers, confidence, and community within the snowsports industry. In Episode 1 of this four-part series, Geor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":807,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068/episodes/mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-chair-psia-aasi-podcast-325068/mentorship-in-snowsports-part-1-creating-community-beyond-certification.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}