Jared Hildabrant is an electrician by day and a Maker by night. Growing up in a tight-knit blue-collar community, Jared remembers a world where every home had a small workshop out of necessity. He became an electrician only after trying several other jobs and finding they didn't feel right. Jared used these experiences to guide him toward a career in a skilled trade that provides satisfaction and a solid footing on which he could start a family.

We talk about

• The value of taking things apart
• Exposing your children to making
• Seeing college as a means of escape
• Taking good lessons from bad experiences

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