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.…
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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…
Level Up – Episode 6: Talking Trades with Got Electric LLC’s Founder Grant Gotlinger
In this episode of Level Up, Desmond Stinnie and Addison Wiggin sit down with Desmond’s longtime friend and trades entrepreneur Grant Gotlinger, founder of Got…
What Average Returns Can Actually Do (If You Let Them)
Most people think investing is about chasing big wins. Finding “the next Apple.” Timing the market just right. Making that one move that puts you…
The Hidden Risk in the Trades: Why We Need Stable Skilled Trades Businesses
We often talk about the skilled labor shortage—but there’s a quieter, equally urgent issue hiding in plain sight: the instability of trades businesses themselves. Electricians,…
You’ve Chosen Your Benefits—Now What?
You made it. Whether you read one article or worked your way through the entire onboarding series—congrats on taking a powerful step toward greater financial…
