Bo Oeltjen serves on the Leadership Development Team for the 3rd largest waste services company in the country. Waste Connections is an organization built on a cultural mindset of “Work hard, play harder”. This company has a very intentional focus on internal development. Due to their investment in people first, employees like Bo have been given tremendous opportunities to grow and share their experiences with teams across the continent. Bo began his career with Waste Connections operating heavy equipment and garbage collection vehicles both residentially and commercially. He has been given many opportunities to grow as a leader including operations, region safety and now a proud member of L&D. Bo and the WC team have focused constantly on elevating training to a whole new level. The waste services industry continues to find itself within the top 5 most hazardous careers in the nation year after year. “We are tasked with training other people’s kids to operate commercial motor vehicles in areas where they aren’t’ necessarily meant to travel. We are a people first company, and nothing is more important than ensuring we provide the best tools, training, and support for our team members every day.” Waste Connections continues to prove what can be accomplished by building a very intentional culture based on 5 core operating values. This is their differentiator, and it’s driven by the leadership model they’ve adopted since 2006.