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Billion Dollar Projects

The only podcast sharing lessons from thought leaders who work on mining, oil & gas, or other industrial projects with budgets in the millions....or billions.

The power of convertible contracts with Wissam Eddessa
The power of convertible contracts with Wissam Eddessa

This episode of Billion Dollar Projects features a conversation with Wissam Eddessa. Wissam is the former Sr. Manager of Contracts for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project where he managed over $17.5B worth of contracts.

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Ania Mueller: So about those T&Cs
Ania Mueller: So about those T&Cs

This episode of Billion Dollar Projects features a conversation with Ania Mueller. Ania is the Manager of Delivery and Client Relationships at PayShepherd. Previously, she led a contracts management team working on the Coastal GasLink project - a multi-billion dollar capital project in Western Canada.

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Joe Vetrone: Progress over the decades
Joe Vetrone: Progress over the decades

This episode of Billion Dollar Projects features a conversation with Joe Vetrone. Joe worked in the oil & gas sector for 34 years and held multiple senior-level roles. Before retiring, he was the SVP of GHG Emissions Reduction at Suncor.

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Olivier Dufourmantelle: CapEx and Karaoke
Olivier Dufourmantelle: CapEx and Karaoke

This episode of Billion Dollar Projects features a conversation with Olivier Dufourmantelle. Olivier is an entrepreneur with extensive experience overseeing large capital projects and is the former COO of Canopy Growth.

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Mark Nagus: Construction and labor relations within the nuclear industry
Mark Nagus: Construction and labor relations within the nuclear industry

This episode of Billion Dollar Projects features a conversation with Mark Nagus. Mark is a Construction Manager at Bruce Power, North America's largest operating nuclear plant that provides 30 percent of Ontario’s power.

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About the show

Those of us in the industrial sector have a collection of unique experiences. We work on projects with budgets that run in the millions to billions of dollars and can essentially be an economy of their own

To highlight some of the amazing work being done on the projects that are the backbone of our global economies, Wes Sessenwein, CEO of PayShepherd, is sitting down with thought leaders across the industry.

Topics include:

  • Managing contract compliance
  • Building strong vendor relationships
  • Project management strategies
  • And more

About Wes

Wes began his career at a small industrial construction company in Western Canada. Eventually, he started his own service and construction company, where he experienced firsthand the frustration of endless paperwork, outdated workflows, and the gap between contractor and facility expectations.

Realizing that existing tools and systems failed to address these issues, he founded PayShepherd to improve these processes and strengthen business relationships in the industry.