Make Trades Great Again

By Eric Aune, Andy MickelsonBusiness Entrepreneurship Education How To Careers

Make Trades Great Again episodes

September 11, 2020 #11 Finding the Balance
In this episode Eric and Andy discuss some of the challenges to balancing work and family.
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Eric Aune @mechanicalhub
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37 min
September 04, 2020 #10 Listen up, Apprentices!
Our first call-in show! Well, sort of. We hear from five listeners on what makes for a great apprentice.
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34 min
August 28, 2020 #9 Opportunities by Choice
In this Episode we invite Nate Adams, @Builtby_n8 to discuss his experiences in the trades and the doors it has opened to him into the corporate world.
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35 min
August 21, 2020 #8 Recruiting!
Who should we be promoting the trades to? How do we do it? Why does Andy hate drain cleaning so much? Will school guidance counselors ever promote the trades?
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43 min
August 14, 2020 #7 Playing Nice on the Jobsite
In this episode we invite Chad Killinger to join as co-host while we discuss the politics of cooperating on a crowded job site, we also share a few tips on how coordination with other trades can help prevent tensions when the pressure is on to complete the job.
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44 min
August 07, 2020 #6 The Greatest Journeyman
We wanted to call this episode "To teach or not to teach". Then there was "Don't be a dink", a direct quote from Eric. Neither of those made the cut...

Why is it that so many so-called journeyman think that apprentices are out to take their jobs? We've had our share of apprentices and we've also been apprentices ourselves, this time we are talking about how to be a GREAT Mentor.
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41 min
July 31, 2020 #5 How to be a GREAT Apprentice
In this Episode we talk about what it takes to be an apprentice. We discuss some personal traits and attitudes that will help a new apprentice get the most out of their apprenticeship. We discuss a few of the traits we find beneficial in a new apprentice.
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42 min
July 24, 2020 #4 It all starts at the dinner table
In this episode we discuss the importance of sharing the trades as an alternate professional path to those who are preparing for the next steps after college. We digress into the national coin shortage and other shenanigans.
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33 min
July 17, 2020 #3 Eric, the college dropout.
Continuing the theme of episode 2, Eric starts where Andy left off telling how he got into the trades.
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53 min
July 10, 2020 #2 Funeral flowers, sewer geysers & more.
From high school graduation, onto college with a stop at a few funeral homes along the way, Andy tells the story of how he decided a career in the trades was the best place for him.
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31 min

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Whether you're a seasoned professional, a newcomer, or simply interested in the trades, the "Make Trades Great Again" podcast offers something for everyone. Our goal is to promote the value of…