Students (and parents of students), did you know that after high school you can pursue a career you love without going to college and incurring huge debt?The journey to high paying, high satisfaction careers I’m talking about is skilled trades. As the former owner and CEO of Thoro Packaging, I scaled the company from $3 million to just under $40 million dollars in revenue and later sold it. But how did I start? By learning the skilled trade of commercial printing and manufacturing.What I learned during my nearly 40-year career is “If you don’t make dust, you eat dust.” One of the ways I’m currently “making dust” is with my latest venture: Tradeworks USA, a company dedicated to educating and empowering today’s young adults to explore and embrace skilled trades. Skilled trades are vocations that require a specialized skill set learned through either an apprenticeship, a certificate program or on-the-job training. They can be quite rewarding with excellent earning potential.Whether you’re in middle school or high school and thinking about your future plans or you’re someone who’s seeking a change of career, Tradeworks USA is a great resource! If you want to learn more or to schedule an assessment, visit tradeworksusa.org