In this episode I'm joined by a fantastic friend of mine from my days at the University of Missouri. Wade Kiefer. Wade is currently an IBEW 124 Business Representative serving counties in our home state of Missouri as well as select areas of Kansas.
Wade and his family represent a critical part of the American economic ecosystem and what many would say is the bedrock of what makes this country tick. As a fourth generation union member his career path represents a strong lineage of the men and women who built our nation from the ground up… literally.
Wade had a small town, mid-american upbringing and really got his first taste of serious cultural exposure when entering his college experience. While he was there he studied political science, which was a decision that was partially motivated by his parents desire for him to work outside of the trades given his dad’s first hand experience with how physically strenuous that lifestyle could be.
However, as he neared graduation he felt himself at a loss for compatible job options and elected to more seriously pursue a life in his family's footsteps.
This decision has opened new doors and certain freedoms that many young people today aren’t as accustomed to. With sound advice from family Wade made his first home purchase at only 22 years of age, electing to build his equity rather than navigate to a downtown living lifestyle in Kansas City that many young people decide to pursue.
Wade has also dabbled in the political arena with positions on his local school board and a bid for State Representative.
As a Business Representative of his local IBEW 124 his primary objective is to advocate for the working rights of his brothers and sisters in union and his young and informed voice is helping one of the country's oldest and most revered sectors of our working ecosystem enter the digital age with more fluency.
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