Gearry Caudell is a Culinary Leader who has worked as a Chef at Four Diamond resorts and decided he wanted to make a career change to the educationside. He now works as the Head of the Savannah Culinary Institute.ABOUT PODCASTSkill Stadiu

Duane C Barney a Coach for HomeBuilders and Remodelers. He helps them grow their businesses.

Apr 27th, 2023 32m 39s

Duane C Barney helps HomeBuilders and Remodelers grow their businesses. Duane started his career in construction and has worked in the home buildingand remodeling industry so he speaks the language and understands the challenges of his client

Tresa Reece shares how networking in her union opens opportunities to work almost anywhere in the country. How does Hawaii sound in December?

Apr 13th, 2023 30m 20s

Tresa Reece is a steamfitter with 24 years experience as a member at Local 50, and Course Instructor who has been teaching 12 years. She grew up in South Toledo Ohio raised by her father a union Toledo Fire Fighter. A quote/mantra that Teresa

Austin got a call on Friday for the opportunity to become a journey lineman, and The journey started for 19 year old Austin the following Monday at 6:00am in a new city and state.

Mar 30th, 2023 40m 16s

Austin Laulainen grew up in Longview Washington in the country with blue collar parents. Austin decided to pursue a career in the skilled trades as lineman. He is passionate about careers in the skilled trades and has built a website called Blu

A former high school basketball player who started her career working for the Philadelphia 76ers is now a consultant for service base businesses while working in her family painting business

Mar 16th, 2023 42m 46s

Suhaiba Neill grew up in a family of educators who started a painting business in 1975 in Ardmore PA. Suhaiba Neil started her career with the Philaldphia 76 Basketball team when she graduated College. She eventually found her way back to the f

Andrew Brown's life changed after 911. From Tech to Founder of Toolfetch and strong advocate for careers in the skilled trades.

Mar 2nd, 2023 34m 41s

Andrew Brown was a working in tech living in NYC on 911. He decided that he had to do something and went down to the site and started helping people. His experience working along side trades people planted the seed for him to make a career chan

Levi Torres owner of High 5 Plumbing has created an in-house system with strong company culture to develop plumbers who deliver a fantastic experience for their customers

Feb 16th, 2023 35m 29s

I connected with Levi Torres after watching his videos on Tik Tok. What impressed me with High 5 was the employee involvement in the social posts. They just looked like they were having a lot of fun at work. In researching the company I notice

Irene Walsh Garcia Licensed Electrician Project Manager shares her journey and real world advice on the importance of mentors, training and culture to be successful in construction.

Jan 26th, 2023 30m 21s

Irene Walsh Garcia is Licensed electrician project manager from Partridge IL. With over 20 years of experience Irene has acquired skills built a strong network and found success in her industry. Irene is learner and describes herself as a nat

Hailey Rose was pushed to take the college path while in high school. She chose to pursue her passion of welding and theater even went back to her old high school to teach.

Jan 12th, 2023 36m 57s

Hailey Rose grew up in Atlanta and has always loved being a creative and the theatre. Despite being pushed to take the college path by her school, she decided to follow her passion and strengths. Hailey Rose Linkshttps://linktr.ee/x.hailey.

Nicole Bass Founder of Join The Trades can be found on Tik Tok shouting out Mike Rowe and passionately sharing the benefits of careers in the trades.

Dec 29th, 2022 35m 52s

Nicole Bass is the President of Service Professionals and Founder of join The Trades is using platforms like Tik Tok to expose and educate young people to careers in the skilled trades. She is providing the data and the roadmap to lucrative hig

Darell Galloway 40 years in construction and returns to the class room to learn how to weld. Proves you can learn new skills any time in your career.

Dec 20th, 2022 37m 34s

Darrell Galloway has worked in construction for 40 years and decided to learn how to weld. Darrell shares his journey from construction to welding. Darrell shares the importance of mentors and the value they bring when you are new to a professi

Ryan Vandyk Founder of Contract Growth Hub started his career in HVAC and shares the importance of being around talented people with more experience than you.

Dec 13th, 2022 33m 31s

Ryan Vandyk started his career in HVAC and shares how talented and more experienced technicians helped him advance his career. Ryan has worked in leadership roles for GE and is now the founder of Contract Growth Hub. Ryan has worn many hats in

A talented musician who decided to pivot into the welding profession

Dec 6th, 2022 36m 37s

Beau Wigington is a professional musician and song writer who changed careers during the pandemic. Beau is a a welder, welding Tutor for Guilford Technical Community College and a Podcaster for Weld.com. ABOUT PODCAST Skill Stadium podcast i

Nicole Davis Founder of Fortitude Careers in San Francisco shares how she is helping prepare and train the next generation of construction workers.

Nov 29th, 2022 28m 49s

Nicole Davis went 30 years in the corporate world working in the corporate world and decided to make a career change in 2020. Nicole is passionate about serving students and helping guide them into great careers. As the Co-founder of Fortitud

The journey from bank teller to President of Sam Service Food Equipment business. Nick Cribb's story is just remarkable and proof what's possible

Nov 22nd, 2022 39m 4s

Nick CribbOur NicheAt SAM Service we’re always executing quality work on your commercial food equipment and refrigeration problems throughout Georgia and parts of Florida and Alabama. However, we understand our limitations, and focus on what

Jake Hall "The Manufacturing Millenial" Keynote Speaker, Content Creator shares how the challenges in manufacturing is creating opportunities for our youth

Nov 15th, 2022 36m 43s

Jake Hall is the Manufacturing Millennial. He talks about the latest technology in the automation and manufacturing while making it engaging for all audiences. He is an experienced sales professional with extensive knowledge building lasting bu

US Navy Diver Commercial Diver who after 20 years in the industry and traveling the world made a career change to help prepare the next generation of Carpenters.

Nov 8th, 2022 40m 1s

Joe Cadwell works as an apprentice coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute in Portland Oregon. After working 20+ years as a commercial diver for the Carpenters Union, Joe began a new career in 2019 as an apprentice coordinat

From Hollywood Stuntman to Author, Podcaster, and Owner of Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company in The Food and Equipment Industry

Nov 1st, 2022 34m 16s

Josh Zolin is the CEO of Windy City Equipment Services, a restaurant equipment repair and HVAC company. From his beginnings as a technician, Josh rose through the ranks to become CEO, helping to grow the company from just him and his dad to ove

Greg Crumpton HVAC Leader, Podcaster, talks about the changes in his industry and what it takes to be successful today.

Oct 25th, 2022 39m 13s

Greg Crumpton is the Vice President Service Logic, Leader in HVAC with 40 plus years experience, Advocate for the Skilled Trades and Podcaster. Greg believes in giving back to his community and is involved in appear.org and Animal Welfare.

Florida Home Builder, Podcaster, and Former D-1 Football player and son of a Marine Vietnam Veteran shares his journey into the home building business

Oct 18th, 2022 40m 2s

Bill Reiman is a Home Builder for RK Reiman Construction, Podcaster, and former D-1 Football player. After finishing College Bill started working as laborer for RK Reiman Construction. Being out in the field and swinging a hammer taught him

Moving from Argentina to California, her career path and life changed when she was introduced to welding a profession she knew nothing about.

Oct 11th, 2022 32m 59s

Mariana Ludmer grew up in Argentina and moved to California when she was 18. She graduated from University of California, Berkeley. Mariana was introduced to welding by a friend and she has not looked back. Mariana is a Welding instructor a

Construction Ready began as the vision of Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank to revitalize communities in the west side of Atlanta by creating career opportunities for disadvantaged residents

Oct 4th, 2022 42m 12s

Scott Shelar is the President&CEO of Construction Ready is non-profit organization created in 1993 as the Construction Education Foundation of GeorgiaIn the summer of 2014, the workforce development program we have come to know as Construction

A people first company that focuses on solutions and attacks challenges as a team. "We hunt as a pack" CEO Chris Gutkes

Sep 27th, 2022 54m 6s

Chris Gutkes president of Island Elevator is a 4th generation elevator technician and US Army veteran. Chris has unique perspective that makes him an effective leader. He started in the field as a technician, and he made a successful transiti

BMW Master Technician, Actress, Boxer, Instructor, shares the in's and outs of life at a luxury auto dealership.

Sep 20th, 2022 34m 13s

Grace Claudio was born and raised in the Bronx NY. She is a Master BMW Technician, Actress, Auto Instructor at Bronx College, Boxer, Model. Grace shares her journey the challenges and what it takes to be successful.What you will Learn:The d

Conversation with podcast host of Inside The Trades sharing stories about attending Skills USA National Leadership Skills Conference in Atlanta

Sep 13th, 2022 43m 40s

Derek Cameron is a podcaster host of "Inside The Trades" Champion of The Skilled Trades. Derek spent his career in higher education and this shaped is perspective on careers. Reformed office worker that picked the camera back up and returned t