Joel Leonard is creating music and connecting with high school football coaches to connect students to high paying engineer, maintenance, manufacturing jobs

<p>Joel Leonard&nbsp;is a leader in building pipelines of skilled technicians in the maintenance, manufacturing,&nbsp;and engineering careers. Leonard is taking modern manufacturing equipment into rural and underserved areas of the Carolinas to expose youth and adults to tools and equipment that can lead them to prosperous career pathways. Jobs typically start at $18-$25/hour. With overtime, they can earn more than $100,000.</p> <p>For over 20 years Joel has adopted the skills and maintenance crises as his life's mission. From speaking at international conferences, speaking before US Congress, on CNBC, NPR, creating an online TV Show, writing hundreds of columns about solutions to skills gap and working in the trenches of building pipelines of skilled technicians in aviation, machining and maintenance sectors. In 2014 Joel helped set up a makerspace in Greensboro where 16 companies were formed, 9 patents filed and over 50 job seekers got employment.</p> <p>Joel has counseled college presidents, executives, governmental leaders on how to build a stronger workforce and prepare for future talent needs.<br> <br> Joel won numerous American Business Publication Editors awards for my columns, awarded the VFW Americanism Award for helping place veterans into employment, was given Greensboro Community Foundation Game-Changer Award and January 4th 2016 received the Conover Citizenship Award.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Joel Leonard Links</p> <p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleonardmakersmaker/</p> <p>http://skilltvtechnutia.blogspot.com/</p> <p>https://twitter.com/SkillTV</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHydcvoPO6FVDhcrSa1dxIw/videos?view=0&amp;sort=p</p> <p><br></p> <p>ABOUT PODCAST</p> <p>Skill Stadium podcast is the voice of the skilled trades. &nbsp;Every Tuesday morning, we feature guests from all over the world with the following backgrounds:</p> <p>Business Owners</p> <p>Hiring Managers</p> <p>Skilled Trades Professionals</p> <p>Trade School Administrators</p> <p>Career Coaches</p> <p>Skilled Trades Influencers</p>