Shop Talk With Brolaws

About this episode

Dave and Joey discuss the challenges and realities of the trades and entrepreneurship in deck building.

Dave and Joey — the BROLAWS behind one of Ontario's most recognized deck-building brands — pull up a chair at TUDS-X and it goes exactly where you'd expect. Zero script, zero filter. You'll hear why some young people walk away from the trades before they ever find their footing, why the trades need better culture as much as they need more workers, and what it actually takes to build a business — not just a pile of decks. Turns out, school teaches you how to learn. The trades teach you how to build. This episode is about doing both.

People in this episode

Host: Shane Chapman

Guests: Dave, Joey

Topics covered

• deck building
• trades culture
• business building
• youth in trades
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• deck building
• trades
• business
• youth
• entrepreneurship
• culture
• Ontario

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ontario's most recognized deck-building brands, TUDS-X

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