By: weston • Published June 16, 2022
When it comes to the American job market, we typically think of things as either white-collar or blue-collar. The folks that sit behind the desks and the folks who go out there and get their hands dirty. It’s a helpful delineation when it comes to …
Posted in Finding Your PathWorking in the Trades
By: Ken Rusk • Published May 10, 2022
When you think of the word comfort, many familiar things can come to mind. You might be thinking about your favorite pair of jeans, curling up on the couch, or that super fuzzy blanket you got for Christmas a few years back. And while those …
Posted in Finding Your Path
By: Ken Rusk • Published March 1, 2022
As someone heavily invested in the trades, I often see articles on the top-paying jobs, the jobs expecting the most growth, and similar. But one article consistently drives me crazy: “Which trade jobs are for women?”
Here’s the answer:
Any damn job they want.
The percentage of …
Posted in Finding Your PathWorking in the Trades
By: Ken Rusk • Published December 11, 2021
I always listen and I’ve heard you loud and clear.
According to the stories you’ve shared with me, many of you reading this have built an amazing life through fascinating blue-collar careers. Even if you haven’t lived a blue-collar life, I’m sure you understand, those …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published October 20, 2021
Ask any homeowner or renter what they dread the most about home care, they will likely bring up plumbing. While some of us pick up a few skills over the years, such as unclogging a drain or replacing an old showerhead, the ins and outs …
Posted in Working in the Trades
By: Ken Rusk • Published August 4, 2021
The answer is simple – yes! The perfect storm of high demand and low supply is fueling one of the hottest markets for workers in a few decades. And with 70% of the jobs that were lost in the Spring of 2020 being recovered, things …
Posted in Finding Your PathWorking in the Trades
By: Ken Rusk • Published July 15, 2021
I know a thing or two about foundations – I’ve been working on them since I was 15! Without the proper systems in place, many foundations face serious water damage due to rainfall. Other foundations just weren’t built right to begin with.
Regardless, I’ve seen my …
Posted in Accomplishing GoalsFinding Your Path
By: Ken Rusk • Published March 23, 2021
A career in welding is both stable and full of opportunities: there’s a high demand for welding skills all over the United States. In addition, fewer people are becoming craft professionals, so there’s never been a better time to enter the industry and demand high …
Posted in Finding Your PathWorking in the Trades
By: Ken Rusk • Published March 17, 2021
You already know you can have a great career without going to college, but many blue-collar jobs still require some amount of formal training or education to get licensed. After all, you’re probably not going to pick up what you need to know to become …
Posted in Finding Your Path
By: Ken Rusk • Published March 17, 2021
Most small business goals revolve around increasing revenue, increasing accounts, or even increasing staff. In all of these cases, we must begin with the end in mind and plan how to get there.
Yet, without buy-in from employees, you can plan all you want, and you’re …
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