The Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring People in the Skilled Trades for Success in Business and Life.
How Do You Keep Loyalty High?
How many workers can you afford to loose and re-hire in 2026?
What are the chances that your favorites are loyal to your crew and business?
Have you started...
The Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring People in the Skilled Trades for Success in Business and Life.
When Recruiting Is Hard, Retention is Even More Important
Six months ago, a plumbing company landed a rockstar apprentice and two seasoned pros.
Today? They’re gone.
If this was your com...
The Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring People in the Skilled Trades for Success in Business and Life.
Is Your Future Wage Looking Up?
Listen up. If you’re waiting for the economy to level out, or for things to get easier, you’re playing a losing game.
In the trades, your "future wage" is...
The Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring People in the Skilled Trades for Success in Business and Life.
It's Costing You Unnecessary Time and Money
You and your crew spent years mastering your trade.
You're great at nearly every part of the business. Â
Except: Are you fighting a constant p...
The Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring People in the Skilled Trades for Success in Business and Life.
Work-life Balance is HUGE!
We’ve all heard it:
"Sleep when you’re dead," or
"The more overtime you pull, faster you'll get ahead."
In the trades, we wear burnout like a badge of honor. ...
Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Work and Life.
They got the Memo
At a recent leadership conference, we heard several business owners asking
“We’ve got more young applicants now than we’ve had in 10 years. And they’re hungry for work that ma...
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
Let’s Get Real: Most Parents and Students Don’t Know What the Skilled Trades Actually Look Like!
The images stuck in their heads? Dirty jobs, back-breaking labor, zero upward mobili...
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
Kids Who Could Thrive and Adults who need to recognize them!
This kid was taking apart the Xbox controller, fixing a jammed door hinge, and teaching himself to patch drywall after a...
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
Why More People are & Should Consider the Trades
Erica sat in the crowded High School gym on senior night, scanning the applause for each student’s future plan. “Mechanical Engineer...
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
3 Non-Negotiables to End Scope Creep
It’s 4:45 PM on a Friday. The job is 99% done. The client is walking the space, smiling, nodding, and writing you a check in their head. The tru...
Live Meetup: Can't Find Good Techs? Let's Fix It Together.
This STR Newsletter has just one tip and invitation - Â to gather on the Skilled Trade Rescue (STR) Community Meetup to talk about one of the biggest challenges in the trades today.
We hear it constantly: finding good, reliable techs is ge...
(Re-sent with repaired links. Thank you!) Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
The Strength To Carry a Heavy Load
As a tradesperson, you know the strength it takes to carry a heavy load.
Maybe it's muscling a steel be...
A weekly newsletter that will guide readers on how to elevate your skills and career to extraordinary heights while mastering the art of work-life balance.
Each issue is packed with actionable tips, innovative strategies, and essential resources tailored for today's skilled professionals.
