press coverage
Marin Living December 2022
Building Better.
"For some, tiny homes are novelties; for others, they’re a lifestyle. But for Sean Ticknor, constructing these petite dwellings is the foundation of his nonprofit, Big Skills Tiny Homes. Based in Marin, Ticknor’s organization has been teaching young adults how to build tiny homes from scratch to completion since 2019."
KPIX5 and KCBS Radio, March 2022
Jefferson Award winner story
Sean Ticknor founder and Executive Director of Big Skills honored with the Jefferson Award, which celebrates extraordinary service to others performed by grassroots unsung heroes from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Marin Independent Journal. February 2022
Solutions, June 2021
How to...
... build a tiny house
Ross Valley Reporter, June 16th, 2021
Tiny House Donated to wildfire survivor.
Skill Point, March 1st, 2021
Young People Test Drive Trade Jobs By Building A Tiny Home. link
"Sean Ticknor knows his way around a job site. He also knows the value of an increasingly rare commodity that these job sites need to keep humming: skilled labor. "
Vanderbilt News, February 16th, 2021
How to build a tiny home: Expert advice from Sean Ticknor, link
"Each new project begins in September, when Ticknor’s sons go back to school. Over the course of nine months, his students learn about every element of the process, from insulation and electrical, to carpentry and plumbing, as well as tiling and roofing. "
Local News Matters, December 16th, 2020
Tiny houses empower homeless youth. link
"Sean Ticknor, Executive Director of Big Skills Tiny Homes based in
Fairfax, volunteered to build one of four ADA-compliant tiny homes with larger doors to accommodate wheelchairs. During the build, which lasted from September to November, Ticknor trained and offered scholarships to four people who wanted to learn construction skills"
Pacific Sun, July 8th, 2020
Big Skills Tiny Homes teaches on the job. link
"Indeed, students these days need more options upon graduation, as well as mentors to help them navigate those options. Through the process of building a tiny home from start to finish, students are exposed to a variety of trade disciplines and are then mentored afterward to use their experiences to identify their future career path."
Marin Independent Journal, June 13th, 2020
Young people gain skills while building tiny home link
“There is pressure to go to college,” Ticknor says. “I see the need to offer high school graduates an additional option, an option that would give them the opportunity and time to experience the trades, and build their skills and confidence.”
Experience in the trades can lead to a “financially rewarding and satisfying career without the accumulation of considerable debt,” he says.
Marin Independent Journal, March 26th, 2019
Building Career Skills: Solar System Learning
Pod Cast Interviews
Walk the Talk
Interview by inspirational host, Tavia Avila, of Founder and Executive Director of BSTH, Sean Ticknor,