Jake Hare, an experienced entrepreneur and CEO of the Launchpeer startup incubator

Wall St. Journal bestselling author Ken Rusk, whose book Blue Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future and Find Happiness for Life (Dey Street Books) demonstrates with real world examples that not only is the college path not the golden ticket to a successful and lucrative life it once was, but that a career in the professional trades can provide more economic opportunities right off the bat.