Collaboration Requires Different Perspectives

 Skilled Trades and Vocational Training are important elements of the manufacturing base in the United States, as well as in the rest of the world. Recently, many government and manufacturing entities have come together to highlight the need to reintroduce skilled trades into schools. Offering a vocational path not only supports the business needs, but it supports the individual who finds joy in moving their body while also using their brain.

Parents. It has been my experience that parents hold children back from exploring Vocational Trades. They are afraid the child "won't get a job." Many in the current generation were told to get a college degree in order to "get ahead." Yet, many people in corporate jobs have lost them as companies change focus or location. Job loss is not related to degree level.

In this podcast, Kevin explores his past with a degree that did not serve him. In contrast, I tell my story of success through...