"The Apprenticeship Guy" | CEO of Apprentix | father, author, surfer, diver | My business: https://teapaw.org/t.co/ELD2uaOaGy | My personal site: https://teapaw.org/t.co/oHqTnMbzYl
Joined December 2008
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I get emails from investors wanting to fund or acquire my business. I don’t need funding and not looking to sell anytime soon, but is there value in speaking with these folks now or is that a distraction?
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Andy Seth retweeted
U.S. Soccer stands with Concacaf and its members.
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Under @POTUS’ leadership, we’re taking action to make sure American Workers are always put First 🇺🇸
Our new resources promote fair competition and ensure American Workers aren’t disadvantaged by foreign competitors.
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If you’re getting crickets trying to contact states to register apprentices, it’s not an accident. It’s by design.
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Picture this: you’re 16 dreaming of your first car, a used Civic. You walk into the dealership, cash in hand, and they insist you buy a school bus, swearing it’s a Ferrari.
That’s the government helping you start an apprenticeship.
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Excited to announce the launch of my new book: Apprenticeship Launch System.
I wrote this book for businesses who want to start an apprenticeship program or are required to, but want to avoid the red tape.
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The owner of a solar contractor called me because he landed a $4 million project in Florida but his apprentices couldn’t leave Ohio or they’d get kicked out of their apprenticeship program.
He was in a bind…
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He joined our apprenticeship program and transferred apprentices to us.
In 2 days, he had:
- A new registered apprenticeship program
- Registered apprentices counting their labor hours
- Reciprocity to work in Florida
- Remote training for his apprentices to work anywhere
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What's added to @apprentixapp in 2025 will be even more focused on non-union shops meeting apprenticeship requirements.
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There’s a shortage of 1.57 million tradespeople and 74% of Gen Zers say the trades are *super cringe*. Here’s the one thing that would make the trades cool again…
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By creating content that’s fun and entertaining, inspires and tells compelling stories–this is the way.
And it must be where the audience really lives: on the platforms where they are heavily influenced by content creators.
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