Brad Stoppenhagen has always loved to build. From a young age he was driven to construct things; to take them apart and put them together again. He has attributes that can be ascribed to so many carpenters and builders: an engineer's inquisitiveness of the built world around him, and a desire to manifest his abilities into the creation of something of real value and of immense meaning to the people he works for. Brad was always meant to be a builder, but it wouldn't be until later in life that he'd be doing the work he always loved in a professional capacity. Like so many other young adults who show an aptitude and interest in construction. Brad was told not to enter the trades-indirectly, by the cultural norms around him that associate success with a college degree and not a job site, and directly, by relatives who were builders themselves and discouraged him from the work.
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