Lisa teamed up with electrician, business owner and trades advocate John Finan to write this book in the style of The Wealthy Barber. Trade Up follows the paths of several people – high schoolers, a seasoned contractor, a downsized man in mid-life looking for a career change – as they find their way in skilled trades. It’s fiction based in real-world experiences, read by students who are deciding which way to go for a successful future, and parents who are determined that their kids will go to university. There is another way! And they can still earn a degree if that’s important to them but without accumulating the debt that a typical student ends up owing. In an apprenticeship, you earn money right from the start.

After reading Trade Up, a trustee with the London District School Board said this book should be in the hands of every student. Available as an eBook and an audiobook on Amazon.ca.