What if your entire career started with one high school program—and led you to manage multimillion-dollar jobs by your mid-20s?

In this episode of Blueprints & Banter, Steve Cona sits down with Alex Myers, former ABC apprentice and now Assistant Project Manager at Tri-City Electrical Contractors. Alex shares how his journey started at Pasco High School, where a strong electrical program and ABC’s Build Tampa Bay event helped him skip the traditional college path and go straight into the trades.

Alex was “recruited” before he even graduated, started his apprenticeship in 2018, and fast-tracked through the ABC program thanks to his high school experience. In just a few years, he climbed from apprentice to journeyman, to lead man, to foreman, and now to the project management team—running work on high-profile jobs like the new Mote Aquarium in Sarasota.

This episode is packed with real-world insight on:

- How high school trades programs can change lives

- What it’s actually like to start on the jobsite on day one

- The path from tools to the office in under seven years

- How skilled trades careers lead to real financial independence

- The role of parental support in making alternative career paths possible

- And why more young people—and their parents—need to hear stories like this one

If you’re a contractor looking to hire the next generation, a student unsure about college, or a parent who wants your child to thrive, this episode is for you.

🎧 Watch now and hear how ABC’s workforce pipeline is transforming real lives.

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