Look for These 5 Skills - Set a Kid up for Success in the Trades
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...
Dec 06, 2025
Before You Spend $100K on College, Read This First
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...
Nov 22, 2025
Stop the Scope Creep from eating into your time and money!
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...
Nov 08, 2025
Don't Miss This! Live Meetup with Martin
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...
Oct 25, 2025
The Debt Dragon
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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...
Oct 12, 2025
The Debt Dragon
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 beam into place, lugging a ton of tools, or j...
Oct 11, 2025
Mentorship: The Shortcut You Can’t Afford to Miss
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
The Feel of Being a Tradesperson
The kid was green. Fresh out of tech school. Could quote schematics all day but held a wrench like it was breakable.
Most of the old-timers wrote hi...
Sep 27, 2025
Building a Safety Net before you Need it!
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
The Hardest Call
It happens to everyone. You’re on the job, covered in dust or grease, and your phone rings. It’s the boss, and his voice is a little too quiet. You hear the words, ...
Sep 20, 2025
Your Reputation arrives on the jobsite before you - What is it saying?
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
You've Seen Him
That guy that doesn’t chase work. Rarely has a lull. Because the work finds him!
His phone buzzes and the call is short: “Hey, so-and-so gave me your number. Said yo...
Sep 13, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Staying Comfortable
Skilled Trade Rescue Weekly Newsletter: Mentoring Skilled Trades Professionals for Success in Business and in Life
Chris had a solid gig.
Ten years in the electrical trade. Just got on with a new company. Good pay. Benefits. Steady work. Respect.
But every day, the same headache: outdated proces...
Sep 06, 2025
Don't Just Make Money, Build a Legacy!
August Skilled Trade Rescue Newsletter Money Muscle Series
This week we're talking to our legacy builders - both those poised to retire and leave soemthing great for their loved ones, and those who have the drive to get there.
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You’ve been in the trades long enough to know the drill:
The job ...
Aug 30, 2025
Leaving Profits on the Table, as a Trade Business Owner?
August Skilled Trade Rescue Money Muscle Newsletter Series
You Raised the Stake, You Run the Business, Now Let's Raise the Profits.Â
You're the Boss Now - So Why's the Money Still This Tight?
"Cash flow is killing my business… I had to tell my crew we couldn't take on a $15K job because I liter...
Aug 23, 2025
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