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Welcome to the Coal Podcast. I'm Nathan Brandt, the co-owner of Coal Ironworks. We're talking blacksmithing, fabrication, starting and growing a small business in the US! Let us know what you're looking to learn more about- custom@coaliron.com

Coal Ironworks


    • Mar 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Coal Podcast

    Building Your Business - Interview with Benton Frisse of River City Forge & Tool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 46:39


    A fun informal interview with our good friend Benton Frisse of River City forge? And the launch of the “Coal Iron Collaborative”! Checkout our website at Coaliron.com

    Setting up for CNC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 19:24


    Talking through the process of setting up for the rest of the team to be able to run the CNC. How we think about standardizing a process as we're designing it.

    Automation and Interchangeability!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 38:21


    Nathan talks about how automating little parts of the process can make MASSIVE improvements in how much and how repeatable what your building is. Lots here about how we learned to build things well....and profitably!

    Building a business system that works!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 20:20


    Nathan talks about building a system for working in your business instead of just putting more responsibility on you - the owner! Learn from our mistakes!

    Tools for a successful 2019 !

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 16:36


    We're talking about some things that I've learned recently utilizing the Toyota Kata and the really simple method of problem Solving. This is A really simple way to overcome big challenges one bite at a time.

    Our experiences with accounting!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 12:25


    How setting things up in the beginning in properly was so devastated and such a hard learned lesson for us about finding good companies to work with to answer questions that otherwise are hard to answer even with the amazing resource that is, the Internet.

    The Emyth Revelation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 12:17


    How creating a business with others in mind can be so fraught with sacrifice and how I'm taking steps to create systems that remove that work load from my shoulders and share the experience and knowledge with my team.

    The NEW BUILDING

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 18:50


    Talkin' about the new building and the process to get there!

    Finding your why

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 14:47


    Figuring out my why made all the difference when we were starting our company. And it continues to help shape how we make decisions and what our ultimate goals are.

    One piece flow forging presses

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 6:06


    Little update on Andy and how we're implementing lean and one piece flow into the shop. @coalironworks on Instagram Coaliron.com

    MARKETING FOR BLACKSMITHS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 8:59


    I talk about what's worked and is working for us on social media and a brief update on Andy (my business partner) @coalironworks on Instagram

    Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 10:02


    In episode 4 of Coal Podcast Nathan Brandt talks about the shop updates- what's going on and how we're gonna get this lead time down.

    Coal podcast episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 7:04


    For Episode 3 your host Nathan tunes in from his tin can of a truck to answer questions and tell a little more back story into how we came up with the original idea for presses and why failure is so important to the design process! @coalironworks on Instagram

    EPISODE 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 10:32


    Nathan Brandt, owner of Coal Ironworks talks about where we're at as a company and where we're headed! Answers questions from Instagram. @Coalironworks

    Coal Podcast #1 !

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 5:11


    First episode of Coal Podcast! Blacksmithing, fabrication, starting your business, building your business - let us know what you'd like to hear about! custom@coaliron.com to contact us!

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