Tri-Counties Building Trades leader Joshua Medrano sits down with Nu-Line Partners CEO Nick Tomasello on The Hustle podcast to talk about the construction industry, union apprenticeships, family business, and the future of the local workforce in Ventura.

Joshua explains the mission to educate youth on head of household careers, keep skilled labor local, and build a sustainable funnel from high school directly into the trades.

They also get into what actually makes a successful career path, why the stigma against blue collar work left a generation lost, how artificial intelligence is pushing former tech workers toward the trades, and why local family businesses face steep battles competing against out of town corporate contractors.