nushmakeschips

For a long time, I waited for an invitation. An invitation to the table, to be noticed, the one where decisions were made, where ideas were heard, and where people who looked nothing like me seemed to belong without question. But the invitation never came. At first, I thought maybe I wasn’t ready yet, I’m new to the industry, maybe I had to earn it. Maybe I need to prove myself more. So I worked harder, learned more, showed up early, researched as much as I could, and did everything I could...

Featuring Tradespeople who are Building Skills and Creating Content How Young Tradespeople Are Using Social Media to Reshape the Perception of Skilled Labor Scroll through TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube Shorts and you’ll see it…short clips of welders laying down a perfect bead, carpenters transforming raw wood into works of art, electricians breaking down complex wiring systems in plain language. What once lived in shop floors, garages, and job sites is now finding a global stage. And at the...

Ahhh, the age-old question. How do we get more young people interested in the trades? We all know our industry needs more machinists, welders, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and electricians - we see the statistics almost every week on LinkedIn...but are we actively doing anything to change that? Are the people who are in power...doing anything to change that? And in case you haven't seen the statistics, I've done some research: The American Welding Society (AWS) projects about 320,500 new...