The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades
Real stories from the people who keep America running.
How to Start a Career in Aircraft Maintenance
How do you start a career working on helicopters—especially if you did not grow up fixing engines, cars, or machinery?
Bring The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades to Your Event
Turn the people already in the room into conversations and workforce stories that live far beyond the event.
Andrew takes the podcast on the road, recording conversations on-site with executives, apprentices, educators, frontline workers, industry leaders, and workforce partners.
The podcast gives organizations a way to capture the people, ideas, career paths, and stories already at their event and turn them into workforce-development content that can continue reaching people long after the event ends.
This is more than recording a podcast at an event. It is a way to showcase the people shaping the skilled trades and create conversations around careers, apprenticeship, mentorship, leadership, retention, and the next generation of the workforce.
What It Can Include
Real conversations recorded where the work and the people are.
A platform for the leaders shaping the trades.
The people building their careers, in their own words.
Careers, apprenticeship, mentorship, leadership, retention.
Moments built to travel beyond the room.
Content your organization keeps sharing after the event.
Built for organizations moving the workforce forward
- Skilled-trades conferences
- Construction companies
- Manufacturing companies
- Trade associations
- Apprenticeship organizations
- Workforce-development organizations
- CTE & education organizations
- Industry summits
- Employer & leadership events
Capture the voices already in the room.
Your event brings together people with experience, ideas, career stories, and perspectives worth sharing. The podcast creates a way to capture those conversations and extend their impact beyond the event itself.
- Showcase career pathways
- Highlight apprentices and employees
- Give industry leaders a platform
- Create authentic workforce content
- Reach younger audiences
- Tell stories from inside the industry
- Extend the life and reach of the event
Latest Episodes
How to Start a Career in Aircraft Maintenance
How do you start a career working on helicopters—especially if you did not grow up fixing engines, cars, or machinery?
Inside Aircraft Maintenance: The Pressure Behind Every Flight
Aircraft mechanics carry an enormous responsibility every time a plane leaves the ground.
Planes Can’t Fly Without Aircraft Mechanics with John Goglia
Aircraft mechanics are the hidden workforce behind every safe flight — and the aviation industry is running out of them.
Aircraft Mechanics Are in Massive Demand—Why Aren't More People Doing It?
Most people see the pilot.
Nobody Is Teaching Young Workers How to Succeed
Why do so many young workers struggle in their first few years on the job?
Inside the High-Stakes World of Aircraft Maintenance
Most people never think about who keeps airplanes flying safely every single day.
Planes Can’t Fly Without Aircraft Mechanics
Most people never think about who keeps airplanes flying safely every single day.
Inside Aircraft Maintenance: High-Paying Careers & the Fight to Keep Talent
Most people think the trades have a pipeline problem.
Everyone Talks About Supporting the Trades SupplyHouse Funds It
Most companies say they support the trades.
We Can’t Find Workers… But That’s Not The Real Problem
Most companies say they “can’t find workers.” But what if that’s not the real problem?
300,000 Welders Short And It's Getting Worse
If you think welding is just sparks and metal… you’re missing the bigger picture.
She Started Welding at 32… Now She’s a Metal Artist
She started welding at 32… and became a national champion metal artist.
Skipping This HVAC Step Could Cause Fires or Explosions
Most jobsite mistakes don’t look dangerous — until they are.
Why the Best Tradespeople Never Cut Corners
Most contractors don’t cut corners because they lack skill.
Why Some People Succeed in the Trades — And Others Don’t
Most people misunderstand how careers in the trades actually work.
Bring Andrew to Your Next Event
Whether it’s a keynote, an on-site podcast activation, or both, Andrew helps skilled-trades organizations create conversations that move the workforce forward.