WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.170 --> 00:00:04.350 My name is Jesse Glasgow and I'm a geographer 2 00:00:04.350 --> 00:00:07.820 and the name of my company is Team Spatial. 3 00:00:07.820 --> 00:00:10.610 line:15% It's a small technology start-up 4 00:00:10.610 --> 00:00:12.600 line:15% that I started a couple of years ago 5 00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:14.870 line:15% and we help 6 00:00:14.870 --> 00:00:15.970 line:15% other companies 7 00:00:16.810 --> 00:00:20.130 line:15% use geography to improve the way they do business 8 00:00:20.130 --> 00:00:23.880 and so, we have a few different lines of business. 9 00:00:23.880 --> 00:00:25.770 One is we 10 00:00:25.770 --> 00:00:27.150 line:15% help with planning, 11 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:29.380 line:15% and so, 12 00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:32.980 line:15% If someone wants to build a new energy infrastructure, 13 00:00:34.140 --> 00:00:36.950 line:15% we help them figure out the best place to put that 14 00:00:36.950 --> 00:00:40.460 so that it minimizes impact to people and the environment. 15 00:00:40.460 --> 00:00:41.760 So that's one line of business. 16 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:45.923 Another line of business we have is technology consulting. 17 00:00:45.923 --> 00:00:49.380 We basically implement software, 18 00:00:50.230 --> 00:00:55.190 geographic information systems at various companies 19 00:00:55.190 --> 00:00:59.000 to help them make their business more efficient, 20 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:02.650 and finally, we are developing an app 21 00:01:02.650 --> 00:01:05.190 to help with some of those processes. 22 00:01:05.190 --> 00:01:07.200 Yeah, we did a project in 23 00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:10.800 Manitoba, Canada 24 00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:11.633 near Winnipeg. 25 00:01:11.633 --> 00:01:13.930 That's up above Minnesota, 26 00:01:14.830 --> 00:01:15.663 and 27 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:19.560 the scope of the project was to get 28 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:23.450 hydroelectric power that's produced in Canada 29 00:01:23.450 --> 00:01:28.450 into Minnesota where they have a demand for clean energy. 30 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:30.710 And so, 31 00:01:30.710 --> 00:01:33.470 we worked on a project, 32 00:01:33.470 --> 00:01:35.280 I'm tryna remember how many miles, 33 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:37.010 they work in kilometers up there. 34 00:01:37.870 --> 00:01:41.390 line:15% Worked on a project that was probably 130 miles 35 00:01:42.470 --> 00:01:43.830 line:15% and so we, 36 00:01:43.830 --> 00:01:46.730 line:15% over a course of a couple of years, helped them 37 00:01:48.230 --> 00:01:52.290 line:15% involve that course and found a place to put that. 38 00:01:52.290 --> 00:01:54.610 So that would minimize impacts. 39 00:01:54.610 --> 00:01:58.220 It's a small business that I run and so, 40 00:01:58.220 --> 00:02:01.040 as such, I'm involved in a lot of different aspects of it 41 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:03.300 from project management 42 00:02:03.300 --> 00:02:05.410 to working with clients, 43 00:02:05.410 --> 00:02:06.243 developing 44 00:02:07.500 --> 00:02:08.680 new projects 45 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:12.200 and even involved in some of the technical components, 46 00:02:12.200 --> 00:02:14.200 working with our technical staff. 47 00:02:14.200 --> 00:02:17.860 Also, in addition to working our projects, 48 00:02:17.860 --> 00:02:18.910 I manage the 49 00:02:20.220 --> 00:02:22.290 line:15% accounting for the company 50 00:02:22.290 --> 00:02:26.020 line:15% and all of the aspects of managing the small business. 51 00:02:26.020 --> 00:02:28.680 line:15% So, it's really a diverse set of tasks 52 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:30.110 line:15% I do on a day-to-day basis 53 00:02:30.110 --> 00:02:33.380 line:15% and usually no two days are the same.