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Hands-On Heroes with Valerie Crafton

Welcome to Hands-On Heroes - a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to empowering children through early exposure to careers in the skilled trades. The Hands-On Heroes podcast assembles the most powerful voices across construction, mission critical infrastructure, power, and design – from general contractors and civil engineers to hyperscale developers, edge and modular data center operators, semiconductor facility builders, AI factory pioneers, MEP specialists, architects, and infrastructure leaders.

As the Voice for the people who build, innovate, and sustain mission-critical infrastructure, Hands-On Heroes introduces the Podcast Host, Val Crafton who is The Voice of Grit — a trailblazer at the intersection of technology, trades, and transformation. With over two decades in mission-critical construction, she’s made it her purpose to amplify the people behind the progress — the builders, engineers, and innovators shaping our digital world.

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51:49

The Future of Construction ~ Hands-On Heroes EP 15 at ADC West

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Hands-On Heroes Day In The Life Ep 2 | Heavy Equipment Operator

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Breaking Stereotypes in Nuclear Engineering ~ Hands-On Heroes EP14 w/ Grace Vanderhei

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What’s Causing the Trade Worker Crisis? ~ Hands-On Heroes at 7x24 Charity Golf Tournament

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From Classroom to Engineering Careers ~ Hands-On Heroes EP13 w/Instructors & Students

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Clean Energy, AI, & the People Connecting the Dots ~ Hands-On Heroes EP12 w/ Julia Weigel

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Turning Survival Into Storytelling ~ Hands-On Heroes EP11 w/ Donya Ziraksari

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Why Awareness Matters ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep10 w/ Bronwyn Beabeau & Maureen Noe

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Hands-On Heroes Day In The Life Ep 1 | The Electrician

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Dismantling Jobsite Misogyny ~ Hands-On Heroes EP 9 W/ Ranae Sams

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How Hands-On Work Built an Unlikely Career ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep8 w/ Mike Hastings

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From Caregiver to Crane Operator ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep7 w/ Tiffany Eckard’s

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Data Center Leaders Unite at the iMasons Climate Accord ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep6

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How iMasons Is Expanding Career Pathways ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep5 w/ Hiba Agha

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Building Confidence Through Construction ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep4 W/ Shannon Tymosko

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How To Recruit The Next Gen ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep3 W/ Kate Glantz

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How To Get More Women Involved In Engineering, Tech & Construction ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep2 AIDC25

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How to Hire for the Future: AI's Impact on Engineering Talent ~ Hands-On Heroes Ep1 w/ Robert Sty

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Hands-On Heroes Podcast Title Sponsor Announcement - Mod42

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Hands-On Heroes~ Your Destination for Construction, Mission Critical Infrastructure, Power, & Design

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Closing a Chapter, Opening a Mission: Hands-On Heroes and the Workforce Gap

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Redefining What’s Possible in Data Center Development

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DCAC Pulse: Live from the Anti-Conference

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Straight from Data Cloud: Live Insights

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400MW, Half the Time: MOD42’s Modular Reality

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Why Non-Destructive Excavation Is Non-Negotiable in Mission-Critical Construction

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Climate Optimism: Innovation Over Greenwashing

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Did YOTTA 2025 Deliver? Voices from Across the Ecosystem

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Being your Authentic Self on Stage - You know more than you think you do!

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No Victims, Just Builders: Carrie Goetz on Agency, Trades & Accountability

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What's New at DataCloud USA in 2025

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Labor Crisis as a National Emergency

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Uniting Digital Infrastructure at YOTTA in Las Vegas

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Inspiring Kids to Discover Computer Science and the Trades

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Go to the 2025 7x24 Exchange WiMCO Tech Summit with us!

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Why Women Leave Data Centers (And How One Event Changed Everything)

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Navy Veteran Reveals: The $300B Data Center Shift Everyone's Missing (Veterans Hold the Key)

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Nuclear Power by 2026? The Data Center Energy Crisis

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The Eight-Week Mark: What We’ve Learned, and What Comes Next

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Redefining People Strategy in Mission Critical Infrastructure

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Can Data Centers Ever Be Sustainable? These Women Say Yes!

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Transform Your Outdated Leadership in Critical Industries

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AI, Audacity & the Education Reboot We’re Too Scared to Start

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Digging Differently: The Hidden Innovation Transforming Data Center Construction

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Fiber, Foresight, & The Future: Solving for Scale in the Age of AI

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Design to Handover: Closing the Gap on Commissioning, Workforce, and the Future of Ops

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Mic Check: Accountability, Origins, and the Truth Behind the Podcast

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🎙️ Beyond the Megawatt: Live from the Cloud Run! ☁️

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Coming Soon: Beyond the Megawatt - The Data Center Podcast You've Been Waiting For

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