Episode 24: Erasing Stigmas with Tina Zwolinski

Tina is the CEO and Co-founder of skillsgapp, the first to offer customized, location-based gaming apps focused on helping Generation Z gain career awareness and pathway access along with the middle and soft skills necessary to participate in the skills-based jobs sector that includes skilled trades, manufacturing and cybersecurity.

Headquartered in Greenville, SC, with a west coast office in Orange County, California, skillsgapp’s mission is to connect youth to life-changing careers through game-changing play.

Prior to founding skillsgapp, Tina launched and led ZWO, a branding and marketing firm focused on economic and workforce development and generational consumer brands. During the more than two decades that Tina led and grew ZWO, she became more passionate about helping youth gain awareness and access to more varied, alternative career paths, further expanding their horizons in the workforce.

In this episode:

Angela and Christi talk with Tina Zwolinski from Skillsgapp. Tina helped create a gaming app for youth that teaches various trade skills with the opportunity to see information about local companies that are hiring for those trade skills. Since so many young people are playing games on their mobile phones these days (90%), doesn't it makes sense to target our youth with an app that can actually help them plan for their careers? This is a great way to erase the stigmas that surround the trade skills in our nation. Listen to find out how!

Sponsored by: Skillsgapp

Supported by: Skilled Trades Alliance