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TeamWorks 2017 – Picture Tour

Ahh my vacation – attending SkillsUSA National Championship as a judge in the TeamWorks event. Yep vacation; no pay, staying at a hotel but having one good time. For those that don’t know – TeamWorks is a four day competition that mimics real life. There is one Carpenter, an Electrician, a Plumber, and a Mason […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA Tagged With: Teamwork June 30, 2017 By SLS

SkillsUSA 2017 – Picture Tour

This marks my 5th year attending the SkillsUSA National Championships and once again I have been blown away by not only the talent of some of these up & coming tradesmen & women but how well they act and carry themselves. Just think, out of the 6000+ competitors I would estimate that over 2/3rd’s of […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 25, 2017 By SLS

SkillsUSA 2015 – TeamWorks the Pics

This last week marked SkillsUSA 50th year with the Nationals (NLSC) now being held in Louisville, Kentucky. One of the nice things about this is that the TeamWorks event (a team of 4 – one carpenter, an electrician, a plumber & a mason work to complete a project in less than 2 days) isn’t being held a few miles […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 28, 2015 By SLS

SkillsUSA & some guy named Mike Rowe… The recap

This is my third year making it to SkillsUSA for the National Championships and I guarantee you it won’t be my last. While many conventions & events seemingly get stale that doesn’t seem to be an issue here especially with so many stories to tell – whether it is a carpenter leading his team from […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA July 5, 2013 By SLS

SkillsUSA 2013 – the day before

So how do you complete a bathroom remodel in 5 days, build a house in 7, or pull off a 35 Million Dollar contest involving over 6,000 students from over 50 states in basically 4 days and make it look easy? Well the answer is pretty much the same, logistics & a lot of hard […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 25, 2013 By SLS

My take: Soft Skills or are you always Selling

Wow has this year flown by – it’s hard to believe that in just two weeks I will be back at SkillsUSA for the TeamWorks event. I know. What in the world does that have to do with selling? Well one of the key components of this competition has nothing to do with the actual […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 10, 2013 By SLS

Guest Post: Skills Alabama Recap

As I got taken to the Tool Shed for last years piece on the Alabama Skills competition, why not see if they would like this years piece directly? Well I am humbled & pleased to say that they did and this years recap of the 2013 Alabama State Skills Championship is now live on the mikeroweWORKS […]

Filed Under: mikeroweWORKS, SkillsUSA April 29, 2013 By SLS

SkillsUSA 2012 – TeamWorks Video Recap

Last year as many of you know, I was more than impressed… I got to say though that the level of competition this year was amazing. While sitting through some of the presentations I was looking at their timelines & going – yeah right… Well in the “Show Me” state, they did just that. In […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 28, 2012 By SLS

SkillsUSA 2012 – Day 1

Filed Under: SkillsUSA June 23, 2012 By SLS

Stairs & the Dreaded Stair Stringer: Codes & Tips

In all my years in the building industry, the two biggest items that I see most people stumble with is math and stairs –generally you either you get it or you don’t. In a way it is funny listening to some custom home contractors compare staircases to black holes as they do nothing but suck […]

Filed Under: SkillsUSA, Tips & Tricks April 29, 2012 By SLS

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