The Lost Art Of the Skilled Trades

The AI Data Center Boom Is Hiring Tradespeople, Is It Building Careers?

The AI and data center boom is creating a wave of new trade jobs for electricians, HVAC techs, and welders. Host Andrew Brown asks the real question: are we filling proje

Inside IUPAT: Glazing Careers, Mentorship, and the Trade Nobody Talks About

Travis Nevins of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades explains what a glazier actually does, and why this skilled trade career is everywhere you look and

What Actually Makes an Apprenticeship Program Work

Andreas Brockmann of United Grinding built an apprenticeship program that now gets 400 applicants for 5 spots — and it starts apprentices with hand tools, not machines.

The 700,000 Mechanic Shortage No One's Talking About

Aircraft mechanic Joshua Borel of Chennault Aviation breaks down why the industry faces a 700,000-person shortage over the next 15 years — and how A&P techs build six-fig

You Don't Have a Hiring Problem. You Have a First 90 Days Problem.

Employee retention doesn't start with recruiting it starts with the first 90 days. Host Andrew Brown breaks down what construction and manufacturing leaders do differentl

Fixing Helicopters for a Living: How Miyah Spade Started in Aircraft Maintenance

Aircraft maintenance apprentice Miyah Spade of Canadian Helicopters breaks down what it really takes to keep planes and helicopters safely in the air — and why almost nob

The Trades Need Workers. So Why Can’t People Get Hired?

Jason Altmire and Riley Burr, co-authors of Trade Up, break down why the skilled trades pipeline is broken — and the fix isn't just more people, it's better retention. T

What It Takes to Become a Female Aircraft Mechanic

Aviation maintenance technician Brianna De Armond breaks down what it really takes to become an aircraft mechanic — and why one signature on the paperwork can define an e

Training 25,000 New Electricians in North Carolina with David Etzwiler

The electrician shortage is real: 10,000 retire each year, only 7,000 enter. Siemens Foundation CEO David Etzwiler is building a $9.25M solution. Meanwhile, 130,000 new

Planes Can’t Fly Without Aircraft Mechanics — And We’re Running Out of Them with John Goglia

Aircraft maintenance technicians keep every plane in the sky — and half are about to retire. John Goglia, former NTSB board member, on what's at stake for aviation safety

Why Apprentices Quit in the First 30 Days with Glenda Rahn

Glenda Rahn, Director of Workforce Development at Merit Ontario, reveals why skilled trades companies lose new apprentices in the first 30 days — and what to do about it.

Aircraft Mechanics Are in Massive Demand—Why Aren't More People Entering the Industry? | Bret Oestreich, AMFA

Aircraft maintenance technician Bret Oestreich on signing off 250 lives every night shift — and why aviation's most essential trade stays hidden. Every time you board a

Why Young Workers and Employers Can't Understand Each Other

Liam McComas is 25, works in construction, and believes Gen Z owes it to themselves—and the trades—to earn trust before expecting it. Most content about Gen Z in the wor

They Sign Off So You Can Take Off: Inside Aircraft Maintenance with Evita Garces

Aircraft maintenance technician Evie Garces climbed from Aviation High School to VP at American Airlines — now she's recruiting the next generation. A mother chaperoning

The Military-Style Trade School Changing the Workforce Game

Rob Holmes co-founded ForgeNow to solve America's skilled trades shortage — producing apprentice-level HVAC, electrical, and plumbing technicians in just 6 weeks. The av

Why Aviation Maintenance Is the Next Generation's Best-Kept Career Secret | Jennifer Radtke, Boeing

Aviation maintenance is booming — and Boeing's Jennifer Radtke says the mechanic shortage now outpaces the pilot shortage for the first time in history. 710,000 aviation

Data Centers Are Booming and Pipe Welders Are in Demand — Here's How to Get In

The U.S. needs 320,000 more welders by 2029 — and data centers are accelerating the shortage. UA Training Specialist Bob Derby joins Andrew Brown. There's a program most

Inside Aircraft Maintenance Careers: Pay, Pathways & the Fight to Keep Talent (with AMFA)

Aircraft maintenance technician careers start at $75K and climb past six figures — but a 40,000-person shortage is threatening aviation. Rob Cush of AMFA joins Andrew Bro

What SkillsUSA Builds That Employers Actually Need | Serenity Satterfield

What are employers actually looking for in the next generation of tradespeople? According to Serenity Satterfield, it’s not just technical skill. It’s confidence, communi

Everyone Talks About Supporting the Trades. SupplyHouse Actually Does It

The trades don’t have a shortage of interest — they have a bottleneck at the point of entry. Christine Boehm of SupplyHouse.com breaks down how skilled trades scholarshi