In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Rodney Ross owner of Midstate Welding about transitioning from pipeline work to running a custom fabrication company. He talks about working with his brother Austin Ross on organizing jobs, the balance welding business owners need to have between working for or on your business, custom fabrication projects he has built for the show Building Outside The Lines, and advice for people looking to get into the custom fabrication and mobile welding industry.

Connect with Rodney Ross

Website www.midstate-welding.com

Instagram @midstatewelding https://www.instagram.com/midstatewelding/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MidStateWelder

YouTube - @midstatewelding3194 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU48_LpFux_CJDr_KPEvKbg

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mid-state-welding-llc/

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett McColl from Industrial Source who is coming up on 80 years in the welding supply business about ways they are helping make customers' lives easier by setting up delivery schedules, what the industry is like up in the Pacific Northwest, who would be a great fit to work at a welding supply store, and how they are trying to help the future of the industry grow by partnering up with local schools.  

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Hargett about what led him to teach instead of fieldwork. He talks about some of the first jobs he had and what you have to get a foot in the door sometimes, taking a job at a school to focus on honing his pipe welding skills, things that he feels would improve the welders coming out of trade schools, and the new teaching opportunities through YouTube to show different parts of the vast welding industry. 

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Instagram @Dr.Weldz

TikTok @Austin

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with EJ Naegeli a welder and fabricator who moved across the country to follow her dream of building custom racecars. She talks about getting inspired by working on her first project car to get more involved in the automotive industry, learning to weld by the guide of a teacher Brett Fenning who got her started in TIG welding aluminum and stainless steel, and what she thinks the welding industry could do to attract more people from the younger generations.

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Instagram @ej_was_here

YouTube @ej_was_here

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Handel who started Maker Camp with the help of his friend Jimmy Diresta to give makers a weekend to come together and learn new skills in all kinds of disciplines such as blacksmithing, woodworking, leatherworking, power carving, and many more. This year Austin and I are going to be in the fabrication tent building a smoker with Chris Verde from Green Money Fab to demonstrate some stick welding. He talks about his inspiration for starting the camp, gives some history to his family’s business The Black Thorne Resort, and he tells us about some new activities to try out this year up in the Catskill Mountains.

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Website - https://catskillmountainmakerscamp.com/

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YouTube - @themakercamp https://www.youtube.com/@themakercamp

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason & Miranda Chiasson owners of Chiasson Smoke about building their business starting off making horse riding spur and taking jobs that came their way to making rocket stoves and BBQ smokers after finding an audience on social media. They talk about the dynamics of working together as husband and wife, tools that helped their business grow, utilizing social media to get “paid to market your business”, and the importance of networking and building relationships. 

Connect with Chiasson Smoke

Website https://www.chiassonsmoke.com/

Instagram @chiassonsmoke https://www.instagram.com/chiassonsmoke/

TikTok @chiassonsmoke https://www.tiktok.com/@chiassonsmoke

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmthizFiUZOPJGHSDLQl4-A

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Eric Pleil owner of Elite Welding Business about common pitfalls people run into when starting a welding business. He talks about breaking through limiting mindsets, having a 6-month emergency fund, setting up systems to help your business grow, and advice for people who are struggling to find success in their welding business. 

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett Fenning owner of Fen Fabrication about welding custom car parts and the importance of building your welding foundations one step at a time. He talks about his approach to teaching someone to weld aluminum, his favorite equipment, working on a postioner, and starting his own business.

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Website https://fenfabrication.com/

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason Hurst a metal sculptor, and artist that aims to inspire people to learn welding and metalworking by taking a slow approach to get little wins. He talks about how he first got the welding bug by restoring a Volkswagen Rabbit, getting inspired to try art after being encouraged by friends, finding a passion for building Star Wars models out of scrap metal, transforming an ambulance into a tiny home, and gives his advice to people looking to get into making art with welding.

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Instagram @jasonhurst.me https://www.instagram.com/jasonhurst.me/

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Website https://jasonhurst.me/

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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Kevin Johnson, Owner Of JMW Specialty Welding And Fabrication, and host of the Welding Business Owners Podcast about September's second annual Fabricator Olympics. He talks about what makes someone a good fabricator, the most important skills that will make you a better one, what winning a welding or fabrication contest can do for your business, and some advice for people looking to learn the art of fabrication. 

Connect With Kevin Johnson

Websites

JMW Specialty Welding And Fabrication https://jmwfabrication.com/

Fabricator Olympics https://www.fabricatorolympics.com/

Instagram

@weldingbusinessownerspodcast

Podcast

https://www.weldingbusinessownerspodcast.com/

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