<description>&lt;p&gt;Mike sits down with Danny Combs, founder of &lt;a href= "https://www.buildwithtact.org/"&gt;TACT&lt;/a&gt; (Teaching the Autism Community Trades), a program that teaches people with autism skilled trades ranging from welding to woodworking to IT. With equal parts heart and hard data, Danny walks Mike through how TACT is helping fill critical labor shortages while giving thousands of gifted, detail-driven students a path to meaningful, good-paying work. It's a conversation about talent, potential, and the untapped workforce hiding in plain sight. Danny's book can be found &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Supporting-Neurodivergent-Autistic-Transition-Adulthood/dp/1032394919/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NGF4ZXGEYYEE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2sQh5KQh92EuOfPPS7h52pjBRysUnWsDmfn4WwStpU_J3kYF82UUDzUSLswbC0NfAEd0jTz5Jg6ooa3IB7Yi5Ie069IzwLb-e8IAgrlWbhkj4FAdYxFK0z1W4r24Aoaky1NjS8V9_8FtQ4QDccC-b8yAbOwvEpcahcx4isLEJZH8rHQGKG5cmPj_FhMGQnGIfW_qMyPZw4AqXVfWOjs5DewCQrVmislmi_8bpr4ScL0.8MIAY1CtKOyQMmUjw4ng4faI5PXoF2b8_U8amdzk7V0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=danny+combs&amp;qid=1764618465&amp;sprefix=danny+combs%2Caps%2C162&amp;sr=8-1"&gt; here.&lt;/a&gt; Learn more about Stand Together at &lt;a href= "https://standtogether.org/"&gt;StandTogether.org&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Today's episode is sponsored by&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.american-giant.com/collections/mike"&gt;American-Giant.com/MIKE&lt;/a&gt; Use code &lt;strong&gt;MIKE&lt;/strong&gt; to get 20% off your order.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://auraframes.com/mike"&gt;AuraFrames.com/Mike&lt;/a&gt; Use code &lt;strong&gt;Mike&lt;/strong&gt; to get &lt;strong&gt;$35 off&lt;/strong&gt; their best-selling Carver Mat frame.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.ziprecruiter.com/rowe"&gt;ZipRecruiter.com/Rowe&lt;/a&gt; to post a job for &lt;strong&gt;FREE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.buildsubmarines.com/"&gt;BuildSubmarines.com&lt;/a&gt; Explore available careers!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

461: Danny Combs—TACT, The Future of Workforce

DEC 2, 202588 MIN
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

461: Danny Combs—TACT, The Future of Workforce

DEC 2, 202588 MIN

Description

Mike sits down with Danny Combs, founder of TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades), a program that teaches people with autism skilled trades ranging from welding to woodworking to IT. With equal parts heart and hard data, Danny walks Mike through how TACT is helping fill critical labor shortages while giving thousands of gifted, detail-driven students a path to meaningful, good-paying work. It's a conversation about talent, potential, and the untapped workforce hiding in plain sight. Danny's book can be found here. Learn more about Stand Together at StandTogether.org

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