Skilled Trades Playbook by At Your Best
Skilled Trades Playbook presents the candid conversations between the host - Juan Carosso - and folks either successfully working in the Skilled Trades or working in some capacity to help those in the trades to build great careers or thriving small businesses in the Skilled Trades. In these conversations, folks offer their real-world advice, insights, and opinions on how others can succeed in the trades. The intention of the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series is to bring together voices on all sides of the Skilled Trades/Skills Gap issues to create a broader dialogue about the local, actionable steps folks can take to help close the Skills Gap for themselves, for their families, and for their communities.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2019
Ep. 012 - Effective planning for and executing transition from military to civilian workforce. Call with Matt Franz - Army Veteran building a great career in Supply Chain Management
In this episode, Matt Franz talks about how to effectively plan and execute the process of transitioning from military service to the civilian workforce. He speaks about how to specifically translate…
Ep. 011 - Running a successful family contracting business and succession planning. Call with Jeff Markway - Retired General Contractor in St. Louis area
In this episode, you'll listen to my conversation with Jeff Markway, a retired, very successful general contractor from St. Louis. Jeff talks about how to become a successful contractor in the high-e…
Ep. 010 - Midwest regional school district excelling at helping to close the Skills Gap by working in community for tangible, measurable, and repeatable results. Call with Dave Campbell - Superintendent of Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency
In this episode, I am speaking with Dave Campbell - the Superintendent of Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency or KRESA. It is the intermediate school district that supports the special educat…
Ep. 008 - Former media professional driving local effort to help other parents, their kids and the community understand and navigate the opportunities in the Skilled Trades. Call with Terry Bierwirth - My Work My Future
In this episode, you'll hear from Terry Bierwirth - a former media industry professional and Mom, based in Eugene, OR. Terry decided to launch a grassroots initiative - My Work My Future - to help ot…
Ep. 009 - How to build a successful, one-man contractor business long-term. Call with Garth Bauknecht - General Contractor in the Atlanta area
In this episode, you'll hear my conversation with Garth Bauknecht, who's successful, general constructor in the Atlanta area. Garth gives his candid, honest opinions and insights on the residential c…
Ep. 006 - Innovative, new thinking and approach to hiring and getting hired in the construction trades. Call with Josh Munns & Josh Denton of Ground Up Construct
In this episode, Josh Munns and Josh Denton from Ground Up Construct talk about some of the truly innovated work that they doing to help transform the dialogue and thinking surrounding hiring and get…
Ep. 007 - Starting over from scratch to become an electrician and be really happy in your career. Call with Trent Hornbeck - Electrician, Utility Crew Chief, & Trainer/Educator
In this episode, you'll hear from Trent Hornbeck, who went to college for his bachelors and masters degrees. Once out of school, working as a teacher, he shifted gears to start from scratch to become…
Ep. 005 - How to become a welder and take advantage of the worldwide demand for qualified welders. Call with Chris Schuler - Training Director at Tulsa Welding School
In this episode you'll hear from Chris Schuler - the Director of Training for Tulsa Welding School. Chris talks candidly about how TWS prepares its students to get ready for great careers as welders …
Ep. 003 - Candid, humorous conversation about what it takes to succeed long term as a small remodeling contractor. Call with Larry Kron - General Contractor from Seattle
In this episodes, you'll listen to Larry Kron - a successful general contractor from Seattle who gives his candid thoughts and opinions on how to be successful as a small, niche general contractor. H…
Ep. 004 - Midwest town doing extraordinary work to help close the Skills Gap by working together for measurable results. Call with Bobby Hopewell - Mayor of Kalamazoo, MI
In this episode, you'll hear about how Kalamazoo, MI, under the leadership of Mayor Bobby Hopewell, has the marshaled the resources and gotten a number of great organizations and truly committed folk…
Ep. 002 - Unique junior college preparing underprivileged young men for great careers in the Skilled Trades - free-of-charge. Call with Mike Rounds - President of Williamson College of the Trades
In this episode, you'll listen to a candid conversation with Mike Rounds, Army Veteran and graduate of West Point, who's now the President of Williamson College of the Trades. Since 1888, Williamson …
Ep. 001 - Skilled Trades Playbook: Introduction
This episode introduces you to the new Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series, its mission and its host - Juan Carosso - author of the At Your Best book series.
The Skilled Trades Playbook presents t…