Replay: All Trades Paige on Redefining the Skilled Trades

We’re getting back up to speed after a great time at the National HVACR Education Conference last week — so while we catch up, we’re revisiting one of our favorite conversations from August 2025.

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Paige Knowles, better known as “All Trades Paige,” to talk about her journey from tech school student to skilled trades advocate, author, and industry trailblazer.

We explore:

• How Paige is breaking stereotypes and proving there’s no gender to a job

• Why introducing younger generations to the trades early matters more than ever

• How her books and content are helping families embrace hands-on skills

• The role of collaboration, education and advocacy in closing the skills gap

• Her evolution from “Plumber Paige” to “All Trades Paige”

Paige shares her passion for the trades and her mission to empower the next generation — making this conversation just as relevant today as when it first aired. Learn more at https://alltradespaige.com/.

We’ll be back soon with new episodes — thanks for your patience while we get caught up!

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HVACR credentials- https://www.escogroup.org/certifications/default.aspx

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Programmatic accreditation- https://www.escogroup.org/accreditation/default.aspx

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Digital and Printed curriculum- https://www.escogroup.org/shop/default.aspx

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