While everyone is chasing AI and tech, Daymond John is looking somewhere else entirely. In a recent sit-down with Yahoo Finance, he made the case that the most overlooked opportunity in today's economy is hiding in plain sight: skilled trades.
Plumbers. Electricians. HVAC professionals. The people who keep the lights on, the water running, and the buildings standing. With data centers going up at record pace, aging housing stock demanding constant maintenance, and AI quietly eliminating white-collar roles, demand for skilled trade workers is set to explode. We're talking $7 trillion projected to pour into this market by 2030.
Daymond John isn't just talking about it. He partnered with Jobber, a leading CRM built for trade businesses, to launch a grant program specifically designed to help trade entrepreneurs build and scale the right way.
His message is blunt: most traditional jobs are going away. The people who will come out ahead are the ones who invest in a skill the world will always need, learn how to market themselves, and run their operation like a real business.
This trend has already started. The question is whether you're positioned to move with it.
