It was a real treat to host old friend Nate Grenier for a chat about our shared history and the business he, his wife and family have grown in Hilliard.
0:00-5:30 - In the beginning...two ‘wild and crazy’ guys.
5:30-10:30 - Building a local coffee culture
10:30-16:30 - Family, marriage, and entrepreneurship
16:30-20:30 - Expansion and COVID’s hard lessons
20:30-23:30 - The economics of Main Street
23:30-25:00 - “It’s no Stonehenge…”
25:00-31:30 - Rent vs Ownership in small business survival
31:30-34:45 - Business incubators and community building
34:45-37:15 - ‘Small-Town’ identity under growth pressure and what it reveals
37:15-41:15 - Counseling, mental health, and coffee shop as touchstone
41:15-45:00 - Faith, diversity and the enduring value of ‘Main Street’
Thanks again to Nate for coming out! It only took us 3 years to get one of our oldest friends on the pod!
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