Learn. Build. Lead.
Find Your Role in the Business Behind the Trades.
Technical training builds trade expertise.
SOE builds the leadership and business skills that help trades companies thrive.
- Ages 15 - 25+
- 24/7 Training Access
- Real Mentorship
- Path Toward Greater Responsibility
Learn. Build. Lead.
Leadership and Business Training for the Next Generation of Trades Companies.
Practical online training for young people ready to contribute in management, leadership, and ownership roles.
Every strong trades business depends on two kinds of expertise: people who master the work and people who help the business run. At the SOE Trades Leadership Program, we train young professionals for the second kind — the people who run crews, manage projects, and build businesses.
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 path where growing skill leads to growing responsibility and value.
Why Trades Leadership Training?
The trades are booming. Demand is climbing, and as experienced owners and managers prepare to step back, local businesses need a prepared next generation.
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.
Become A High-Value Contributor Sooner
Build practical business skills alongside school, work, or other training.
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
There is more than one way to build a future in the trades. Explore the roles, find your fit, and prepare for your next responsibility.
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.
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Meet Larry Janesky
Larry started as a carpenter at 17 and had his own company by 20. He grew it past $50 million in annual revenue and earned 31 patents. He founded Contractor Nation in 1990, and then this school, so the next young person doesn't have to figure out the business side alone.
“You can't change a kid's destination overnight, but you can change their direction in a couple of minutes.”