Closing America's Skills Gap | Judaline Cassidy Ep. 4 | People You Should Know

I worked as an electrician. During coviid we hired unskilled workers because we could not keep up with demand. We trained them on the job. The best were 3 women, after getting over their apprehension about using tools they excelled. This is because they have no egos they asked questions anytime they could and absorbed everything like sponges. They went from waitresses to journeyman electricians faster than the men. Judaline is an inspiration.

I’m a grown 35 year old man and the surprise brought a tear to my eyes She deserves all the best! Mike, you’ve been my idol for a long time and I love what you do

My father was a plumber. He taught me, his daughter, how to solder copper pipe when I was 11. I did not become a plumber, but I can fix a lot of things. Recently, I put a new water pump in my car. I am in my 60’s and have never worked on a car before. This beautiful woman is amazing and inspiring! Thank you for sharing her inspiring story!

I have worked in retail hardware for 34 years. I love my job. I can get a job at any hardware store anywhere so I'm always guaranteed a job wherever I go. I can fix almost anything or advise someone how to fix almost anything. and to think I only got the job in 1991 because my parents told me to get a full time job and I didn't want to go to a big store because I was introverted and thought a little store would be better (however in hindsight a big store is better because you can't hide from customers in a little store LOL) so when I went in to acquire about a job it turned out I knew the manager, I watched her neice in the bowling alley daycare. she said, "we don't really need anybody but I know u need the job".. and as they say, the rest is history.

Best surprise ever, Mike; so glad you featured this good lady and her gift of giving to the future of these young and very smart children and their families to prepare them for a better USA, and for the whole World.

So proud of Judaline and the girls and guys closing the trades gap!! Great show, as always, Mike!!

I started working in submarine maintenance in 1991–my senior year of high school. What this lady is doing is OUTSTANDING!! Mr. Rowe, I work for DOD as a civil servant. I’m ashamed that Blue Forge Alliance has received $1.4 BILLION dollars of our tax money and used it in ways that I don’t agree with—NASCAR, MLB,, Super Bowl advertising JUST to try and get people to build submarines? Yet the maintenance side of the house always gets the short end of the stick. We KEEP the current Ohio Class going while we wait for the Columbia Class that they can’t finish building because Big Navy made poor decisions. How about just PAY employees better and THAT would keep them building boats! Spending money on advertising isn’t the way to get people to go build boats. These girls are AMAZING. I pray that they this organization continues to THRIVE!

The number of men not working and not looking for work is despicable. When the kid said, "I didn't know that was a job." I felt that way when I started working on computers in the 1992s. I was a geek who did it for fun until I found out they would pay me to fix them for others.

18 year UA member, love what you are doing promoting the trades! I started as a green apprentice & now have moved into the corporate side of one of the biggest HVAC OEMs in the world. No degrees, no student loans.

Can I hug you, can I stop you? 😂