Meet Our Founder
BRIAN HUFF
CEO, MIDWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Brian Huff is on a mission to change lives through skilled trades training. He believes trade schools are the key to closing the skills gap, and he wants to tell the world about the incredible value and opportunity in the skilled trades.
Brian is the Founder & CEO of Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) and Delta Technical College (DTC), two nationally accredited institutions with six locations across the Midwest and Mid-South.
From Welder to CEO
A welder by trade, Brian’s journey is a testament to the power of skilled trades and the life-changing opportunities they provide. With decades of experience in workforce development and technical education, Brian is empowering the next generation of skilled workers and helping place graduates in jobs.
His passion for hands-on training, student success, and industry growth continues to drive innovative training programs that meet the needs of both employers and communities across the country. The mission is to offer workforce training and provide graduates with the skills necessary to gain entry-level employment in their chosen career field.
As a spokesman and advocate for the skilled trades, Brian uses his voice to promote the value of the skilled trade in the age of AI and empower Gen Z to embrace careers in the skilled trades. He is fighting to help close the skills gap in the U.S. and be a part of the movement toward bringing more manufacturing and production opportunities to our country.
Brian Huff on the Arc Junkies Podcast
Brian sat down Jason Becker of the Arc Junkies Podcast to share his perspective on the growing skilled labor crisis, why the U.S. is facing a massive workforce shortage, and how removing shop class and technical education from K–12 schools created the situation we’re in today.
The conversation covers workforce demographics, infrastructure demand, energy production, AI-driven growth, and why construction and skilled trades remain recession-resistant careers with lifetime opportunity. Brian also explains how trade schools can rebuild the pipeline and why this problem must be treated as a national priority — not just an industry issue.
This is a big-picture discussion about the future of skilled labor, education reform, and why the trades matter more now than ever.
Brian Huff on the Viewpoint Project
The massive shortage of skilled workers in the U.S. has created new opportunities in a variety of industries that rely on skilled trade workers. Advances in technology, impending infrastructure repairs, and continued labor shortages are all contributing to the increasing demand for U.S. skilled workers, creating amazing opportunity for anyone considering a career in the skilled trades. MTI partnered with Viewpoint to share the message of how trade schools are helping address the massive U.S. skills gap—and why you should consider a career in the skilled trades now more than ever.
Brian Huff on FOX Business
“Is Gen-Z ‘starting to wake up’ to trade school programs? One tech institute leader hopes so”
For decades, trade schools were overlooked and undervalued as a path after high school. But as Brian Huff explains, Gen Z is rethinking that narrative. Backed by new enrollment data trends and growing federal support, the skilled trades are seeing renewed interest nationwide.
Read on FOX BusinessBrian Huff on The Trades Podcast
Brian Huff on The Trades Podcast
Brian stopped by the Trades Podcast, a resources for skilled trades workers to get helpful information from experts actively working in-the-field. Their mission is to show young people that the skilled trades are a profitable, rewarding, positive path. Brian supports this mission and joined hosts Jeff Mudd and DJ Danny talk all things skilled trades to help motivate the younger generation to explore trade school as an alternative path to traditional 2-year or 4-year college.
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: TRADE TALK WITH BRIAN HUFF
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: TRADE TALK WITH BRIAN HUFF
Why You Should Consider Trade School After High School
Brian Huff sits down with Midday Mama host Tonya Davis to discuss why trade schools are gaining traction as an alternative to the traditional two-year or four-year college path.