Learn. Build. Lead.
Your Path From Employee to Leader & Owner
Trade School Teaches the Skill.
College Teaches the Theory.
We Teach You to Lead.
- Ages 15 - 25+
- 24/7 Training Access
- Real Mentorship
- Path Toward Competitive Income
Learn. Build. Lead.
Training Future Leaders Entering The Trades
Proven and Practical Online Training for Professionals Entering The Trades.
The trades need more than skilled workers. They need leaders. People who can run a crew, manage a project, and build a business. At the SOE Trades Leadership Program, we train young professionals to become those leaders.
Whether you are 15 and just starting, or you have already been working and know you are ready for more, we give you the tools to build a career where your ambition matches your earning power.
Why Trades Leadership Training?
The trades are booming. Demand is climbing, and the biggest gap is not workers. It is leaders.
Lead Teams
Organize crews, manage projects, and guide work from start to finish.
Think Like an Owner
Learn how real companies operate, make money, and grow.
Earn More, Sooner
Step into leadership roles without four years of sitting.
Create Opportunity
Build or grow a business that creates value for you and others.
How The SOE Trades Leadership Program Works
Start Where You Are
If you are 15+ and ready to grow, we help you find the right path.
Learn at Your Pace
Training is in the SOE app, 24/7. Study while in another school or working a job.
Get Real Mentorship
Student advisors and operators who still grow contracting businesses.
Join a Community
People building careers in the trades. The relationships last.
Our Program
Every department of a trades business. Choose the track. Score the seat.
Entrepreneurial Owner
Build and own a trades company. Systems, seats, and a machine that runs.
You see a business, not just a job.
See the path · Score this jobGeneral Manager
Run the whole operation: people, cash, customers, every gear.
You see the whole game. You want more than one seat.
See the path · Score this jobMarketing Manager
Build the brand and the leads so people call you first.
You have the eye for how a company looks and gets known.
See the path · Score this jobAppointment Center Manager
Keep the calendar full, follow up fast, and keep trucks busy.
You are the human calendar. Cracks in the schedule bother you.
See the path · Score this jobSales Manager
Turn maybe into a signed job. Then teach a team to do it.
You like people and you like a target.
See the path · Score this jobProduction & Service Manager
Run crews, schedule, quality, and the promise after the sale.
You finish what you start. You solve it on the spot.
See the path · Score this jobAccounting Manager
Cash, close, and the numbers the owner can trust.
Numbers do not scare you. You want the money to add up.
See the path · Score this jobRecruiting Manager
Find, hire, and keep the people who make the shop better.
You collect people. You notice who belongs on the team.
See the path · Score this job
Meet Larry Janesky
Larry started in the trades at 17. Own company by 20. Basement Systems: about $50 million a year, 31 patents. He founded Contractor Nation in 1990 and this school so the next kid does not invent the rest of it alone.
“You can't change a kid's destination overnight, but you can change their direction in a couple of minutes.”