GEAPS provides a series of webinars throughout the year. Presented by industry experts, these interactive webinars are designed with grain industry professional in mind—about topics you care about.
We welcome you to join us for these webinars to learn, ask questions and connect with the presenter and others.
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Upcoming Webinars
Booth Breakthrough: Conversations that Captivate and Convert
January 22, 2025
12 p.m. Central
Turn casual exchanges into meaningful engagements that drive business. In this focused webinar, discover practical strategies for sparking impactful booth conversations that leave a lasting impression. Learn how to captivate attendees with questions that uncover real needs, build rapport quickly, and create opportunities for follow-up. Equip yourself to make every interaction count, maximizing your exhibit experience and driving more qualified opportunities.
About the Speaker
Frank Gustafson
President, Technical Sales Manager, Sandler by Strategic Training Partners Inc.
Frank Gustafson is a seasoned sales trainer and coach with over 35 years of experience in sales, sales leadership, and senior leadership roles. As the owner of a dynamic sales training business, Frank specializes in the Sandler Sales Methodology, delivering strategic and tactical solutions to the B2B marketplace. His expertise is highly valued by business owners, C-level executives, sales leaders, and sales professionals. Frank’s entrepreneurial spirit and proven track record make him a trusted advisor in driving sales performance and leadership excellence.
Hearing Safety in the Grain Industry: Embracing New Technology for Better Protection
January 28, 2025
11 a.m. Central
This webinar will focus on raising awareness of hearing loss risks in the grain handling industry and offer effective prevention strategies. It will cover common noise sources in grain handling environments, introduce new hearing protection technologies, and discuss noise control solutions.
About the Speaker
Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC
Research Assistant Professor and Outreach Coordinator at the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC, is a Research Assistant Professor and Outreach Coordinator at the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In her role, she oversees research, outreach, and training initiatives across a seven-state region, collaborating closely with industry partners. Ellen’s research focuses on hearing conservation for agricultural workers, and she holds the certification of Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC). With years of hands-on experience in farming and livestock management, Ellen gained firsthand insight into occupational hearing loss while working alongside her family on their hog and cattle farm.
Industrial Explosion Protection
February 13, 2025
12 p.m. Central
Industrial explosions present serious risk to agricultural and food processing manufactures who handle combustible dusts and vapors. An ignition of a dust or vapor cloud in process equipment can not only destroy the primary vessel, but also propagate to interconnected equipment and into the plant, causing secondary explosions with devastating results. Fortunately, there are proven ways to deal with this threat. This presentation from Michael Carlin of IEP Technologies will discuss how explosions initiate and propagate, the types of processes and process equipment most exposed to deflagrations, explosion prevention considerations, and the various methods of deflagration protection that can be employed to protect facilities against explosions, including explosion suppression, venting and isolation.
About the Speaker
Michael Carlin
IEP Technologies
Michael Carlin is the BESS Market Champion and the Northeast Regional Sales Manager of Industrial Explosion Protection at IEP Technologies. Michael is a sales manager with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial safety industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Engineering Management, Sales, and Computer-Aided Design (CAD). He is a strong technical sales professional with a bachelor’s degree focused in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Previous Webinars
Previous GEAPS webinars are available for free to GEAPS members in our Video Library. Filter by “Past Webinars” to see the full list.