In this episode, Matt Franz talks about how to effectively plan and execute the process of transitioning from military service to the civilian workforce. He speaks about how to specifically translate the experiences and skills that our military folks gain while in service to make themselves even more competitive for prospective, civilian employers. Matt also lays out the opportunities that exist across the Supply Chain/Logistics field.

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In this episode, you'll listen to my conversation with Jeff Markway, a retired, very successful general contractor from St. Louis. Jeff talks about how to become a successful contractor in the high-end, competitive, remodeling arena as well as how to plan for and manage the succession process of selling/handing down a family business to the next generation. He did it taking over Markway Construction from his father to himself and his brothers, and then from his generation to his nephews.

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

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To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode, I am speaking with Dave Campbell - the Superintendent of Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency or KRESA. It is the intermediate school district that supports the special education and CTE program, and other programming needs of nine school districts in the Kalamazoo, MI region. Dave provides a broad view of the collaborative, innovative ways in which the local community is working together to bring about tangible, measurable change, while helping to close the Skills Gap for local folks.

For more info re: KRESA, please click here

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

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To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode, you'll hear my conversation with Garth Bauknecht, who's successful, general constructor in the Atlanta area. Garth gives his candid, honest opinions and insights on the residential construction trades, on how to succeed in good and bad economic times while managing your sub-contractors and your business along with your clients expectations to ensure that they are all always referenceable.

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

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To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode, you'll hear from Terry Bierwirth - a former media industry professional and Mom, based in Eugene, OR. Terry decided to launch a grassroots initiative - My Work My Future - to help other parents, their kids, and the local/regional community at large understand and navigate the multitude of options available in the Skilled Trades. She is committed to making My Work My Future the go-to resource in her local and regional area.

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

To learn more about My Work My Future, please click here

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In this episode, you'll hear from Trent Hornbeck, who went to college for his bachelors and masters degrees. Once out of school, working as a teacher, he shifted gears to start from scratch to become a successful electrician, crew chief and trainer/educator helping others learn what it takes to become an electrician. Trent does a great job walking us through the steps and areas to focus on if you want to build a career as an electrician.

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

For a full listing of Skilled Trades Playbook episodes categorized by topic, please click here

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To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to: www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode, Josh Munns and Josh Denton from Ground Up Construct talk about some of the truly innovated work that they doing to help transform the dialogue and thinking surrounding hiring and getting hired in the construction skilled trades. Ground Up Construct provides a new online platform with tools, training and other services to help folks find work with great employers as well as help employers becoming more effective at attracting and retaining equally great tradespeople.

For more info on Ground Up Construct, please click here

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

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For more information on the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode you'll hear from Chris Schuler - the Director of Training for Tulsa Welding School. Chris talks candidly about how TWS prepares its students to get ready for great careers as welders to take advantage of the opportunities available across the country and worldwide. Chris lays out TWS' time-proven steps and process to help you decide how to move forward on becoming a welder.

The TWS website has a lot of great resources and videos for quick reference. For more info on the Tulsa Welding School, please click here

For a YouTube video of Mike Rowe walking you through a tour of one of the TWS campuses, please click here

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

For more info about the Skilled Trades Playbook and a full listing of episodes categorized by topic, please click here

To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episode, you'll hear about how Kalamazoo, MI, under the leadership of Mayor Bobby Hopewell, has the marshaled the resources and gotten a number of great organizations and truly committed folks to work together to help close the Skills Gap. This is a real-world example of the tangible, measurable results a community can have if they set meaningful objectives and hold each other accountable to results for our children, our families and our communities.

For more info on Bobby Hopewell, here is his LinkedIn profile

For more info on Kalamazoo, MI, please click here

For more info on the Kalamazoo Promise, please click here

For more info on the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency, please click here

For more info on Michigan Works!, please click here

For more info on the Momentum initiative, please click here

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

For a complete listing of episodes of the Skilled Trades Playbook categorized by topic, please click here

Please follow us on Facebook at: @SkilledTradesPlaybook

To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please go to www.AtYourBest.com

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In this episodes, you'll listen to Larry Kron - a successful general contractor from Seattle who gives his candid thoughts and opinions on how to be successful as a small, niche general contractor. He provides his rules of thumb for building a solid remodeling contracting business as well as how and who to select as clients and who to stay away from altogether. He does get a little colorful in his language but he's a great guy all around... so be aware. ;)

Please feel free to send me you comments as well as any ideas on how I can improve the Skilled Trades Playbook podcast series on Twitter to @aybcareers or you can email me at [email protected]

To learn more about the Skilled Trades Playbook and a full listing of episodes categorized by topic, please click here

Please follow us on Facebook at: @SkilledTradesPlaybook

To learn more about the At Your Best Playbook series, please check out www.AtYourBest.com

Thanks a lot, Juan Carosso