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From FE to PE: How Ryan Turley Crushed Both Exams With CEA
Episode 301
After passing the FE after 5 tries, Ryan Turley circled back to CEA for the PE exam…and knocked that one out too! 🥊 In this episode, Ryan shares his tips and experience to pull this off. 👇
If you’re t…
Published on 10 hours ago
Should You Switch to Another Civil PE Exam After a Fail?
Episode 300
We know. Failing the PE Exam stings. 😬 Especially after hours of studying and no-fun weekends. When this happened, you wanted to jump ship and switch to another discipline, right? 🤔
That’s everybody’s…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Engineer vs. Manager: Which Hat Do You Really Want to Wear?
Episode 299
Here’s one of the biggest decisions in a civil engineer’s career — do you keep the hard hat on and stay technical…or swap it for a suit jacket and go full-on manager? 💼👷♂️
In this episode, we’re divi…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
The Unity Blueprint: How to Build a Winning Work Culture With W. Jeff Williams
No engineering project is a success without one crucial aspect. What is it? 🤔 According to our guest, a powerful leadership tool most people neglect. 👇
Today, we chat with W. Jeff Williams, a civil en…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Billion-Dollar Blunders: The True Cost of China’s Global Buildout
Episode 297
Double-digit, billion-dollar investments into infrastructure projects going down the drain with them? 😨
In this episode, Mark Oakeson joins us again to dive into the wave of mega infrastructure projec…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Know Yourself First, Then Study: How Kenny Winston Found the Right Fit with CEA
Episode 296
We said it before — prepping for the PE usually takes 3-6 months. But today’s guest? He missed that memo and managed to pass this thing with less than 2 months of studying! 🤯
Kenneth (Kenny) Winston i…
Published on 1 month ago
The CEA Test Strategy™ Our Students Use to Crush Their Exams
Episode 295
No matter how hard you study, on exam day, nerves kick in, you worry about time, and one tough question can throw you off. But what if you had a test-taking plan to avoid all of that? 🤔
In this episod…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Bearing Capacity Question That Stumps Everyone on the FE & PE Exams
Episode 294
🚨 Here’s by far the most asked question inside our FE and PE courses: “Should I use the Ultimate or Net Bearing Capacity to find the Allowable Bearing Capacity?” 🤔
That question comes up in our studen…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Little-Known Career Path of Forensic Engineering with Peter Marxhausen
Episode 293
"The CSI of Civil Engineering." That’s the best way to describe the little-known career path of Forensic Engineering for civil engineers — and in this episode, we’re diving headfirst into it. 🕵️♂️💥
O…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Stop Waiting, Start Passing: Why Civil Engineers Procrastinate
Episode 292
Every one of us is guilty of procrastinating on our exam prep. Whether it’s just “a little bit” or “a lot” is not the problem — the cost of it to our career is. But the good news? It’s beatable! 💪 👇…
Published on 2 months ago