Blue is the New White #52 - Ken Midgett, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

Today, we have a very special guest on the show. An incredible person, teacher, and advocate of the skilled trades. Mr Kenneth Midgett, or "coach" as he's often referred to by his students, is a plumbing and heating instructor at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute and the NAPHCC plumbing instructor of the year for 2019. He is also a huge supporter of women in the trades, which we get into a bit in this episode. He started off at 15 years old with a local residential plumbing company. He then joined a mechanical company and before long was heavily involved in management/operations. His entrepreneurial spirit eventually got the best of him and he started his own new construction company. After being successful with that, he sought a new challenge and started a service & repair company. And after coaching kids soccer he found his passion with teaching. Despite lacking a college career of any kind, Ken applied for a teaching position and now shows America's youth the opportunities available in this wonderful career path. Catch the full episode tomorrow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube!