Unleashing Hidden Opportunities Breaking Stigmas in Skilled Trades

Back in 2011, the Transportation and Commerce Committee invited me to share my thoughts on how to close America's widening skills gap, So I came to this building to talk about a critical part of the solution most often overlooked by politicians and educators That would be the pressing need for better PR I talked specifically about the stigmas and stereotypes that dissuade millions of people from exploring thousands of genuine opportunities in the skilled trades and the urgent need to challenge those myths and misconceptions.