Brenda Siri - Corporate Connections CEO

You know, it's funny that we got on this conversation.

I listen to Mike Rowe quite a bit.

He gets on certain podcasts and his videos will pop up on YouTube and whatnot.

And he has a foundation of that you actually go through his foundation and work towards trade jobs like plumbers, welders, those type of construction jobs.

And in those videos, he talks about what's our future looking like 15 years down the road where the population in America is not going towards these jobs.

Yeah.

And, you know, with, you know, the data centers coming in, you know, there's, you know, not only that, but there's a lot more out there to just how short we are on those type of work and people going into that type of work.

Well, I mean, there is a lack of skilled mechanics out there.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, you know, talking to our friend from Sun Automotive, you know, he mentioned, I mean, that it's, they have to really search to find people that are really good.

And if you want to keep them, because there's such a demand.

Mm-hmm.

You better pay him really well.

I mean, it goes back to what I talked to her about with a neighbor a number of years ago.

And he told me about this because they were doing this kind of outreach thing with other auto repair shops to try and get young people in to the actual business.

And that's when he said, he goes, there are so few people, he goes, you watch.

Because with the lack of people out there, they're going to be able to demand more money.

And you watch, you're going to see shop fees go over $100.

This is 20 some odd years ago.

He was right.

Something as simple as coming out and unclogging your toilet, you know.

Yeah.

Here's

a stat for you.

For every five workers that retire in trades, only two people from the next generation are replacing them.

You know, it's funny that we got on this conversation.

I listen to Mike Rowe quite a bit.

He gets on certain podcasts and his videos will pop up on YouTube and whatnot.

And he has a foundation of that you actually go through his foundation and work towards trade jobs like plumbers, welders, those type of construction jobs.

And in those videos, he talks about what's our future looking like 15 years down the road where the population in America is not going towards these jobs.

Yeah.

And, you know, with, you know, the data centers coming in, you know, there's, you know, not only that, but there's a lot more out there to just how short we are on those type of work and people going into that type of work.

Well, I mean, there is a lack of skilled mechanics out there.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, you know, talking to our friend from Sun Automotive, you know, he mentioned, I mean, that it's, they have to really search to find people that are really good.

And if you want to keep them, because there's such a demand.

Mm-hmm.

You better pay him really well.

I mean, it goes back to what I talked to her about with a neighbor a number of years ago.

And he told me about this because they were doing this kind of outreach thing with other auto repair shops to try and get young people in to the actual business.

And that's when he said, he goes, there are so few people, he goes, you watch.

Because with the lack of people out there, they're going to be able to demand more money.

And you watch, you're going to see shop fees go over $100.

This is 20 some odd years ago.

He was right.

Something as simple as coming out and unclogging your toilet, you know.

Yeah.

Here's

a stat for you.

For every five workers that retire in trades, only two people from the next generation are replacing them.