Danny Huffman – Opening Remarks 🎓
“A little karaoke… I do run off on tangents, as anybody who knows me knows, but the goal of this is just to have a celebration of completion because I’m very proud of what you all have done. In the beginning, on the first day, there was very little, if anything, in regard to HVAC. Now, you go to a job interview, and when they ask you questions, you know what you’re doing – and you do know what you’re doing, which is fantastic. 100% employment! Woohoo! And so, I’m proud of you all. And I know that when your EPA results come back next week, I feel confident—well, maybe not all—but no, I feel very confident that all of you are going to pass and do very successful and wonderful things. After all, you’ve had some great support mentors. Andrew, who’s been with us forever, is the license holder for Tropical Air of Central Florida and plays a pivotal part. Robert, who has been in Oregon, is here now. What he does is invaluable.
We shape your lives, and it’s such an important thing. It makes me feel really good. I got excited when I heard about your interviews because I knew what was going to happen. I know what’s going to happen. You’ve got a lot of success coming your way. HVAC Technical Academy was born a few years ago, and we’ve been working with a lot of people. The purpose of this is to get individuals into the HVAC industry prepared, and you are prepared. On day one, I would imagine that most of you, if not all, were at least a little confused for the first week or two. This is so overwhelming! What am I going to do? Well, we took all the baby steps, and I know you all got frustrated intentionally. Robert, Andrew, and Christopher will get you frustrated because that’s how you grow, and that’s how you become even better than what you are. All of you did that. It’s with great honor to be part of your journey, and I know that’s why we do it. That’s why Andrew does it, why Robert does it, and why Christopher and I do it.
First of all, I thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey. I appreciate that. What I’d like to do now is introduce one of the key players, Andrew, who is one of our primary instructors. Like I said, he’s the license holder for Tropical Air. His teaching technique is a little bit different than ours, and I like that because we’re all different, which helps us understand things in different ways. So, Andrew, come on up here for a second.”