On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Michael Burke, Director of Post Secondary and Workforce Readiness, and Adam Nelson, Carpentry Teacher at Adams 27J School District, here in Colorado. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this show:

• What is the Workforce Cooperative Program and how did it come to be?
• How do the building trades and firefighter training go hand-in-hand?
• What are the specifics of the kinds of things kids get to work on in this program?
• How has this program helped to evolve the perception of the skilled trades?
• What would the ideal future of education look like?
• How ready are kids for job sites after going through this training?
• If you have a stress dream where you show to school and take a test you're unprepared for, what subject is it in?

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On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Angie Simon, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Heavy Metal Summer Experience, which exists to inspire students with real-world training showcasing dynamic career opportunities in the skilled trades, and to ensure the continued vitality of the union construction industry. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this show:

• What is the Heavy Metal Summer Experience and how did it come to be?
• What do campers do in their camps?
• How much has the camp grown, and where does it operate now?
• What do people most need to know about a career in the skilled trades?
• What is Angie's professional journey, and how did it lead her to found this organization?
• Is Angie a fan of heavy metal music?

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On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome our very own Executive Director, Randy Drennen. With his feet underneath him more since taking the role of Executive Director, Randy finally sits in the hot seat where Host Jon Ekstrom gets to know him a lot better. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this show:

• What was Randy's career path that led his arrival as Executive Director of RMMCA?
• Elevator pitch: Why should your average person care about the skilled trades?
• What has been the most surprising thing he's learned during his tenure?
• Whenever his time leading the organization is up - which we hope is not for a very long time - what will he want people to remember about him?
• You'll get to know Randy a lot better in this episode as we learn a lot about his tastes:
  • The ultimate concert he would throw himself?
  • What's on his book and DVD shelves?
  • Professional athlete whose brain he'd like to peek into?
  • As a kid, what did he want to be when he grew up?

We think you'll enjoy this fun, off-kilter chat and walk away knowing our leader better than you did before listening. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe.

For more information about Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, please visit our website.