{"podcast":{"title":"The Career Guy","slug":"the-career-guy-3712690","podcast_index_feed_id":3712690,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yUA1W_Fy","website_url":"https://the-career-guy.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b10266a3-57af-4c48-a424-42556f13c3dc/8217a780-9a2c-4c3b-9b0a-457995318454/3000x3000/mickey-wiht-out-circle.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Mickey Horvath","episode_count":61,"summary":"The Career Guy Podcast is a repository of interviews where the guests are sharing their stories regarding their careers. Listeners will get insight to the various careers that others have letting them make better choices of their careers.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T06:21:06.140584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-guy-3712690"},"episode":{"title":"Being True to Himself: Lessons from a Life in IT and Music","slug":"being-true-to-himself-lessons-from-a-life-in-it-and-music","published_at":"2025-06-15T15:12:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-guy-3712690/being-true-to-himself-lessons-from-a-life-in-it-and-music","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-guy-3712690","url":"https://the-career-guy.simplecast.com/episodes/being-true-to-himself-lessons-from-a-life-in-it-and-music-7E_oP_JE","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/85f0f427-6040-4764-8f62-34792e2f71cb/episodes/86536a55-2472-4b6e-bc43-29f5574ba2a1/audio/fd9c9e6c-98a7-4121-8dde-0ebccf917687/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=yUA1W_Fy","summary":"This interview is with Scott Ivers, owner and founder of Ivers Guitars. Scott graduated from the Drafting Engineering program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (S.A.I.T). He is also a graduate of Grant McEwan University’s music program. Scott’s story is how he has remained true to himself. He explains that his vision to follow his passion in music was altered due to the deal he made with his dad. This was to follow a more practical career path in construction. He explains that he attended S.A.I.T. first and then, upon graduating, he pursued his desire for music at Grant MacEwan. Detailed discussions illustrate Scott's experience from both of these endeavors. With his education behind him, there are conversations regarding how and why Scott decided to pursue a career utilizing his drafting skills. There are reflections on how computers were making an inroad into organizations and the ramifications for his career. We cover the history of Information technology (IT), providing the listener insight into this sector. Scott's move from Alberta to the interior of British Columbia and how he furthered his IT career is discussed. He highlights his sabbatical from music and how he re-ignites it by experimenting with making guitars. We talk about how he established his knowledge of making this instrument. We cover his research on the schooling for this craft. The path he pursued and how that helped him is conveyed. In essence, there is an inside look at how someone develops their skill in making guitars. Furthermore, we cover the instrument’s components, and functionality. Listeners interested in a career in IT will benefit from this interview as Scott presents his experiences working in this field. History is encompassed in these conversations, which can provide in…","meta_description":"This interview is with Scott Ivers, owner and founder of Ivers Guitars. Scott graduated from the Drafting Engineering program at the Southern Alberta Inst…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4578,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-career-guy-3712690/episodes/being-true-to-himself-lessons-from-a-life-in-it-and-music/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-guy-3712690/being-true-to-himself-lessons-from-a-life-in-it-and-music.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}