Jason sits down with Ryan Schmidt, owner and president of Petticoid Civil Contractors in Florida, to talk about how to truly train and develop the next generation of construction workers. Ryan shares story after story of friends' college aged sons spending a summer on a pipe crew or punch out crew and coming back transformed, sleeping harder, talking about it for years, and gaining a respect for the work that no classroom could teach. They tackle the myth of generational differences, the role of all inclusive worker huddles in giving every laborer the bigger picture, and the question of whether our generation is actually doing the next one a disservice by shielding them from hard work.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why a summer on a pipe crew creates camaraderie and accomplishment unlike anything else

• Whether we're stealing a developmental right of passage from the next generation

• How all inclusive worker huddles deliver the bigger picture every worker actually wants

• Why showing a clear career path from laborer to superintendent changes how people enter the trade

• Why a college degree is great but real life teaching often starts after graduation

Hard work, camaraderie, and respect aren't generational. They're human. Build the experiences, and the next generation will rise to meet them.

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