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Consulting for Contractors: Doug Howard
Nate chats with Doug of Remodelers Advantage and his job consulting for remodeling contractors. They talk about the benefits of consulting, having a Round Table and much more.
0:00 Intro
1:12 Background
4:52...
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Manufacturing Wood Splitters: Andrew Easton
Nate chats with Andrew about his growing company manufacturing and selling wood splitters.
0:00 Intro
1:42 Nate's shop & stove
2:55 Background
6:04 Engineering of splitters
8:11 Hydraulics
11:20 Design...
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Accidents and Risks: Sevy Brothers Construction
Nate and Scott chat with the Sevy Brothers about how they started working young, their growing company and the recent job site accident their brother Grant suffered.
0:00 Intro
3:28 Company beginnings
4:45 Idaho...
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Overcoming Addiction, Concrete, and YouTube: Bobby Grubb
Nate chats with Bobby Grubb about his background in concrete, his struggles to get sober and his growing YouTube channel.
0:00 Peek
:45 Intro
4:15 Background
6:40 High stress
8:05 Addicted
10:00 Getting clean
16:52...
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Improving Communication with Armanitalks
Nate talks with Arman from Armanitalks.com about communication, charisma, introverts and more.
0:00 Intro
1:33 Public Speaking
3:54 One On One
7:45 Cultures & Communication
11:13 Nerves
14:25 Introverts
18:04...
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Saving Wounded Vets with Craftsmanship: Rob Cosman
Wow! If you want to feel inspired, take the time to listen to this podcast. Rob Cosman, a 4th generation carpenter, finds his calling in life helping vets recuperate using woodworking with his Purple Heart Project....
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Losing and Finding Fathers...Also Trusts and Estate Planning: CJ Eagar
Nate chats with this friend CJ about the unexpected passing of CJ's father, the role father figures played in his life and CJ's current work as an estate planner.
0:00 Intro
1:31 CJ's dad
5:08 Framing career
9:11...
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Tile Setting Myths, Tips, Tricks: Phil Hu
Nate and Scott chat with Phil Hu, the tiler for the spec house. They talk about how he got started in the business, working with his dad, tile and grout methods and more.
0:00 Intro
1:07 Customers & cameras
4:11...
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Spec House Sale Update and Feedback Request
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Photography as a Trade: David Livingston
Nate and Scott talk with David Livingston who is in town to take formal pictures of the finished spec house! They discuss his experience working in photography for several decades.
0:00 Intro
1:06 Background
6:17...
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The Origin of Essential Craftsman and Beyond
Scott and Nate are interviewed by Walker Lott and Davis Hambrick from the Laying Foundations podcast. They discuss the creation of the Essential Craftsman YouTube channel, Nate and Scott's careers and much...
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The Ultimate Shop Tool - 2x72 Grinders with Brian House
Nate and Scott chat with Brian House from the YouTube channel House Work. Brian has created the Revolution DIY 2X72 kit, a grinder that can be used for knife making and many other projects. They discuss it's...
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