Modern Electrician Podcast

Welcome back to the Modern Electrician Podcast!

This week, I sit down with the one and only Foxtrot (@foxtrots.sparks.notes) to discuss leadership, apprentices, Tesla, numerology, Omega Theory and a few other topics. This is Foxtrot's second time on the podcast and we love having him on! 

Enjoy the show!

Check out Foxtrot here:

IG: @foxtrots.sparks.notes

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoxtrotsSparkNotes

Leadership is an interesting thing to discuss at this present time in history, in my opinion. We currently live in a world where integrity, loyalty and self-sacrifice are not always values that our leaders exemplify. If you look around, its not hard to see examples of poor leadership from people in positions of authority across the world. But if you look just beneath the surface, you'll realize that the world is filled with inspiring, hard-working, compassionate people in leadership positions who are working hard to create positive environments in which their employees can flourish and feel appreciated. Today, I was lucky enough to sit down with two such leaders. Jarrod and David from Quick Connect Electrical Services are the kind of guys that I want to go to work for and they were kind enough to lend an hour and a half to us so we can learn from their experience and passion. 

You can find them online at:

https://www.marblefallselectric.com/

They're on Instagram @quickconnectelectricalservices and on Facebook/quickconnectelectricalservices

This was a fun conversation exploring ideas on leadership and sharing stories from our own lives about those who influenced us along the way. Enjoy!

Hey there everyone and welcome back to the Modern Electrician Podcast!

This week's conversation is all about raising awareness for the current lack of young people choosing the trades as their career field. Here are some statistics from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics:

"For every 3 tradesmen who retire in America, there's only 1 trained person to fill his or her work boots."

"More than 1/3 of tradespeople are over the age of 50 with the average age being 55."

"The Hudson Institute predicts that the supply of skilled laborers in the US will not catch up to demand until 2050."

"By 2030, 79 million skilled tradespeople will retire, while only 41 million new workers will enter the workforce."

The point is, there is a shortage of young Americans who see the skilled trades as a viable career option. So why is that? For such an historically industrious nation, we, in the trades, seem to have lost the attention and interest of the younger population as of late. Some point to the social pressure for all young people graduating high school to go to college. There is definitely a large push for the majority of America's youth to at-least obtain a bachelors degree immediately after high school. That's not a bad thing, but when you consider the exorbitant amount of money one can invest in a college degree these days, it begs the question "Does everyone need a college degree? Or is there another option?"

There is another way... and that way has been there this entire time. It requires hard work, an ability to learn on the fly and a lot of humility and I personally believe that it's an awesome opportunity for so many young people who just aren't sure what they want to do with their lives and in their careers. I, of course, am talking about the trades! 

In this conversation, I sit down with Steve Turner to talk about the crisis we have on our hands and what we can do about it. Steve is the founder of a non-profit program called "Bring Back The Trades" which raises awareness for the lack of skilled workers in each industry and also provides scholarships to people interested in entering a trade-field to help them pay for trade school. Steve is a great guy and a lot of fun to talk to. I hope you all enjoy this conversation and I hope you take something from it. I'd love to hear your comments on the topic!

Enjoy the episode!

You can find Steve and his project Bring Back The Trades online:

www.bringbackthetrades.com

on Instagram @bringbackthetrades

on Facebook at: Bring Back The Trades

on LinkedIn at: Bring Back The Trades

Hey everyone! In this week's episode, I sit down with Kyle Winders to talk about life in the electrical trade and choosing good habits over bad habits. Kyle is a journeyman electrician in the greater Memphis area. He works for a small, family-owned electrical company, he's a family man and someone who is constantly in the pursuit of self-improvement. I first met Kyle on Instagram where we have followed and encouraged one-another for a few years now. I've noticed that lately, Kyle has really put his focus into habits like practicing gratitude, really digging into his code book and reading books that help change his perspectives on a lot of things. I've drawn inspiration from him since I started following him and I wanted to sit down and talk to him about his life and his path so I could share it with all of you. Go follow Kyle on Instagram @kylelectrician to see what he's working on and to pick up some inspirational habits. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Don't forget to visit www.patreon.com, search Modern Electrician and become a donor for the show! Every little bit helps us continue to bring your great content and continue to share the stories of tradespeople just like you. Stay tuned for more episodes of the Modern Electrician Podcast!