What Happened to Our Creativity, and Can AI Help Us Get It Back?
In our recent Level Up podcast episode, “Trades, Tech, and Tomorrow,” we sat down with Mikhail Reece—a sharp, dynamic thinker who said something that has…
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When Being the Goat Becomes a Lot
In every organization, there’s a quiet truth: the better you are at your job, the more people lean on you. You’re trusted. You’re capable. You…
Is It Time for Universities to Welcome the Trades?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the students who start college full of hope, only to leave before finishing. Maybe they discover the traditional…
From Consumer to Owner: How to Stay on Track for Decades
There’s a line you cross at some point in this journey. It’s not a dollar amount. It’s not a promotion. It’s not the size of…
Teaching Entrepreneurship in the Trades
Skilled hands can build just about anything—homes, machines, entire systems. But when it comes to building a business? That’s where many tradespeople hit a wall.…
Financial Literacy Is a Skill
When we talk about skills in the trades, we usually mean things you do with your hands: installing wiring, fixing HVAC systems, laying tile, tuning…
Welcome to “The House”
You survived the academy. You earned the badge. Now comes the real test: stepping into your new family. Every shift has its own rhythm. Its…
Investing Without the Circus: Simple Wins the Race
If you’ve ever felt like investing is a carnival game—bright lights, loud promises, and someone always walking away with your money—you’re not wrong. The financial…
Why Do So Many Trades Businesses Fail?
They start with promise. A skilled plumber opens their own shop. An HVAC tech builds a client base. A contractor takes on bigger and bigger…
Level Up – Premier Episode: Unmask The Hero
In the series premier episode 1 of Level Up, we are joined by Ray “Coach Shoe” Schufford – retired first responder and founder of 2…