Today I sat down with Nick and Lorenzo, who are 4th year electrician apprentices in the Union here inn the Bay Area.   The theme of this conversation was the frustrations Nick and Lorenzo have been dealing with inside their local. The Union life has serve

Today I sat down with Adam of @ajtxknives . Adam is a journeyman electrician that currently travels the western part of the united states working on the wind mill farms.  We chatted about how he got into that line of work and some of his experiences in th

This podcast was a special treat . I happen to see Jake on instagram and he was Passing through vacaville on foot on the beginning of his fourth trip walking across the US. Jake is an Army Vet who was dealing with ptsd ,and he found comfort in walking.  H

Today i sat down with Michelle and Robert from @driverback.  Michelle is the face and person behind driverbacks instagram page and Robert is her ride or die and a union pipefitter . we chatted about how the driverback drill holster came to be , and how ro

Today I sit down with @hulk_da_sparky . We chatted about his journey inn becoming a electrician , how he got into the trades , and how his father a baker helped him develop his strong work ethic.  Also he explained the concept for his up and coming podcas

Garrett sits down with some old middle school buddies . Each one of us found ourselfes found our way into the construction industry after high school . I think it was thrown out there in the pod that none of our teachers had high hopes for any of us.. Yet

In this episode Garrett sits down with good buddy Alex , a foreman carpenter from a local remodeling company .  We chatted about the current state of the remodeling industry in our area, lumber  and material prices have gone out of control recently .   Al

Today I surprised my buddy Chad with a podcast . He had no idea it was happening .  Chad is a local handyman just starting out with his business. We discussed a lot of the contractor laws and regulations regarding starting your own handyman business,...

Garrett sits down with Nick from @locals_only_ultd (Instagram). We chatted about the pros and cons of being a union construction worker. We also discussed how to become a contractor in California and how to become a journeyman in the union.  Nick and...

Quick show with my brother Dennis who is a division manager for a large asphalt and paving company in California.  We discuss the pros and cons of being in a union in the construction  industry as well as the struggles of business owner from small...