STEP 01
Interview you.
About ten minutes of questions, one at a time. Figure out what trade actually fits your temperament, your body, and your patience for the long game.
COMING SOON · TRADES PATH FINDER
Trades are real work.
I grew up working. Oil fields, construction, bartending, car sales, real estate. I know what it's like to wake up sore and know you actually did something yesterday. That's not a consolation prize. That's a real path, and for a lot of people, it's the right one.
Most of what I write is AI for regular people. But I keep hearing from folks sitting in an office wondering if they should have gone to trade school, or who tried corporate, hated it, and want out. This tool is for them.
THE PLAN
What this tool will do.
STEP 02
Match real apprenticeships.
Trade-specific library: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, construction, welding, mechanic, CDL, oil field roles. Real paths in (apprenticeships, union halls, trade schools, direct employer programs) mapped by state and typical training length.
STEP 03
Map the actual roadmap.
Apprentice → journeyman → master. Or your own shop. Or foreman / super / GC. With real pay numbers, real licensing requirements by state, and honest tradeoffs (your back, your knees, the weather, the commute). No sunshine.
GET ON THE LIST
Be the first to know when it ships.
Drop your email and I'll send one message the day it goes live. Plus a heads-up if I'm looking for beta testers from trade backgrounds before launch.
No follow-up drip. No newsletter spam. One email when it's ready.
WHILE YOU WAIT
Three resources that already exist.
I can't build the tool fast enough to help you this week. These three can.
RESOURCE 01
Mike Rowe Works
Scholarship money for people pivoting into skilled trades. Nobody is doing this better right now.
mikeroweworks.org ↗RESOURCE 02
Apprenticeship.gov
DOL's official apprenticeship finder. Searchable by zip code and trade. Real, current, employer-backed programs.
apprenticeship.gov ↗RESOURCE 03
Union Finder
AFL-CIO's union locator. If your trade has a union (plumbers, electricians, ironworkers, operators), you want to know where your local hall is.
aflcio.org ↗NOT SURE YET?
Maybe you're not a trades person.
A lot of people think they want trades because they hate their current corporate job, not because they actually want to work with their hands. Sit with that for a minute before you join the waitlist. If the answer is still yes, great. If it's not, at least you saved yourself a year.