This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in April 2024.

Where did all the tradies go? Construction is booming, but the workers are vanishing. Margins are getting crushed, projects are understaffed, and no one wants to get their hands dirty anymore. In this episode, we dig into why there’s a global skilled labor shortage, how AI might flip the script, and why trades could become the most secure jobs of the next decade. If you're wondering how this shift will impact your business, you need to hear this. Tune in now.

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Timestamps:

(1:32) - The biggest problem everyone's talking about is I can't get enough people

(2:15) - Why is there a lack of skilled people?

(3:23) - There is a lot of suicide in construction

(5:17) - Construction was typically done by immigrants

(6:19) - The white collar workers are going to become less and less valuable because AI is going to be able to do a lot of that work

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