A Career Crafted by the Family Business

Meet Kelsey Scotch of Madden Industrial Craftsmen

Kelsey Scotch’s grandfather, Ron Madden, came up in the business side of the trades, so he knew that to build anything that would last, you needed to have the right people on the job. When he launched Madded Industrial Craftsmen back in 1988 with his sons, his goal was to serve the building trades by providing the most qualified and experienced craftsmen in the area. The staffing side of the business took off and the Madden’s ultimately diversified into the steel fabrication industry and gained some renown for their work in the development of a pretty unique type of loo. 

So, growing up around a family business, you might guess that Kelsey’s goal was to join it. But the reality was, not so much. When she went off to OSU, joining the business wasn’t on her radar, and she went into their food science program, ultimately graduating with a degree in Nutrition. But here’s another reality. In her senior year, she signed up for the Austin Family Business class, where her dad was involved as a guest lecturer. That’s when he spotted her potential and she got hooked on the family business… and where her dad offered her a job.  

Links

• Madden Industrial Craftsmen
• Madden Fabrication

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