Empowering Your Workforce, Enriching Your Bottom Line
Real-world education for blue-collar teams to thrive in their finances, their careers, and their lives.
Beyond the Tool Belt Academy helps employees gain clarity in their time, health, and wealth creating better leaders at work and at home.
What Is BTTBA?
Beyond the Tool Belt Academy is a life-skills and financial education platform designed by and for the blue-collar community. Whether it’s budgeting on a paycheck, understanding real estate investing, or balancing work and family time we provide practical lessons that transform lives.
When your people have control of their time, mindset, and money they show up stronger, stay longer, and lead better. BTTBA helps your company:
Reduce turnover by giving workers a reason to grow within your business.
Build leadership from the inside out by developing focus, confidence, and personal accountability.
Improve productivity and decision-making by reducing burnout and financial stress.
Strengthen loyalty and culture through real investment in the whole person, not just the employee.
“This is more than training. It’s building better humans who just happen to be your employees.”
– Kent Kiess
What We Teach (Core Curriculum)
Each course is designed to strengthen both the individual and the business creating workers who lead with purpose, clarity, and long-term vision.
Business-Minded Blueprinting – Learn assets vs. liabilities, budgeting, and the foundations of financial independence. We introduce a “think like an owner” mindset that drives smart decisions on and off the clock.
Time Ownership for Tradespeople – Master time-blocking, setting clear priorities, and managing energy to reduce burnout and boost performance.
Health is Wealth – Strategies to support physical stamina, mental clarity, and financial stability. A strong worker starts with a strong foundation.
Mindset Mastery – Move from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance and growth. Your team learns to shift from surviving to leading.
Work-Life Leadership – Build communication, values, and personal responsibility at home and at work, raising the standard for teamwork, trust, and initiative.
Because it speaks their language. No fluff, no stock photos of boardrooms just real-life stories, practical lessons, and proven blue-collar strategies.
Video modules
Interactive tools like spending trackers
Downloadable guides
Access to a supportive online community
A Note from the Founder
"I’ve walked in those work boots. I started out as a concrete finisher and Mason, long days, sore backs, and no shortage of grit. Later, I became a construction teacher and coach, pouring into the next generation the same way I used to pour concrete.I created Beyond the Tool Belt because I saw too many hard-working people giving everything to their jobs and still feeling stuck, worn down with nothing left in the tank. I’ve been there. I know the pressure to provide, the stress that creeps in when the bills stack up and the hope that maybe there’s a better way. This platform is here to help working families take back control of their time, their health, and their finances so they can build a life that actually works for them, not just because of them".
Kent Kiess Founder, Beyond the Tool Belt
Ready to Partner?
Whether you're an HR director, a union leader, or a small business owner this is your chance to offer real value to your team.
We’re currently partnering with companies to integrate BTTBA as an employee benefit, leadership development tool, and retention strategy.
Let’s talk about how this can work for your team.
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