Make Trades Great Again

Eric & Andy dive deep into van & truck organization conversation. A little of what has transpired to produce the service vehicle they drive today. 

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Andy & Eric talk Canadian apprenticeships with Instagrams @thebiggestplumber Alex Gouin. The guys compare a typical US apprenticeship in the trades to a very different government sponsored program universal to Canada.  

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#39 Brad Near also known on the IG as @KCplumbingandrooter joins the crew to talk about the ins and outs of a plumbing a drain business. We talk trenchless technology, business start up and hiring. 

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The guys sit down with the famous tool guru Kiefer Limeback. The Toolaholic talks about how he got his start in general contracting and even some cool new tools he's trying out. 

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Technical difficulties and scheduling issues lead Eric and Andy into a random conversation about unions, training, stadiums and energy drinks. 

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John Barba, veteran of the plumbing & heating trades and head trainer for Taco Inc joins the boys to shed some light on these kids who "just want to play videos games".

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Part 2 of Apprentice pods the guys talk about some of the defining moments in their careers that inspired them to become a more serious craftsman.

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Will Gen Z workers need to be managed differently as apprentices? This week Chad is back and the guys talk about apprentices and how they came up thru the ranks. 

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Eric and Andy talk technology in the trades, weather, water heaters and Texas! 

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When we started on our own a $89 corded sawzall got the job done just fine. Now every "influencer" says you have to have the absolute best of the best but where does it start or stop?

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