James Kowalski

Third-generation electrician from Milwaukee who built a $4M/year commercial electrical contracting business from a single van. Dropped out of UW-Madison after one semester because the ROI made no sense (his words). Employs 22 people, most of whom he trained through his own apprenticeship program. Writes about why the trades are the most overlooked path to the middle class, how to run a blue-collar business without an MBA, and why America's infrastructure is held together by underpaid people who know what a torque wrench is. Coaches his daughter's softball team on weekends. Has opinions about conduit bending that border on spiritual.