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In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Kevin Simmons aka @iweldrup about his journey into the world of heavy equipment repair, fieldwork and working in the nuclear sector. Kevin talks about how he got his start as a grinder but moved into welding after he got tired of having to wait on people to weld parts for him. He goes into how his side work doing repairs turned into full-time, some exper...

In this special 100th episode, Beau compiled a compilation of some of his favorite moments over the past year. It is broken down into 3 sections. The first section is about getting into the trade and getting better. The second section is all about building your business. Finally, the third section features some moments that we super interesting or funny moments that meant a lot. Full Episode list...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Rachel Lee, a highly respected member of the welding community, serving as the Program Director of Fortis College in Smyrna, Georgia, as well as the Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Atlanta section of the American Welding Society. They delved into Rachel's experiences as a woman in the welding industry and the challenges she has faced. They explored ho...

In this week’s episode, Beau sit down with Max Ceron the director of the CWB Association and talked about the big difference in certification between the USA and Canada. He also talks about the red seal program, his experience with hosting his podcast, and his journey climbing the ladder in the welding world to get where he is today and how through it all that little blue light never left his side...

In this week’s episode, Beau sits down with Bryn Otto, an 18-year-old welder out of Grand Island, Nebraska. They first met down at Fabtech when Beau interviewed Bryn, a young welder looking to improve and spread his knowledge and help get other young people into the field. They chat about how he got his start welding at his high school, which is focused on trades, his future plans going to work in...

In this week’s episode, Beau sits down with Oliver Adamson, the founder of Citizen Build, and they chat about his journey of starting his own company out of necessity and growing it into a stable career. Oliver's background in architecture and his experience working with architects that he admired has shaped the way he approaches his work. He recently relocated to Arizona and shares his insights o...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Danny Keiderling. Danny spent years as a rig welder as well as teaching and was in a bad UTV wreck last year that left him paralyzed. He tells us about what his recovery has been like as well as plans for the future. He shares some insight on the rehabilitation center he went to, what it has been like getting back under the hood, and his goals of giving...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Dylan and Dayne Rusch, the owners of Vyper Industrial. They talk about how they started their company after walking in and seeing their Dad sitting on a new chair that he pieced together from parts around the shop. They also share some history about their family growing up, some of the values they live by that they try and infuse into their products, and...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Matt Reed aka Lucky_Weldz who is a specialty welder currently working at SpaceX. Matt talks about how he got started in the industry skipping the helper stage and being thrown right into welding. He talks about the importance of saying yes and pushing yourself to learn new things all the time, as well as what classifies someone as a specialty welder. He...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Billy Moulton Day the owner of Rusty Creations out of Essex, England. He talks about how he got into welding as a career change and started making art out of horseshoes. He chats about the progression of his company using social media to grow awareness about his art, going from using a vise and hammer to using a forge to help shape the horseshoes, and al...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Bob Moffatt a familiar face around weld.com to catch up and chat about welding education. Bob tells how he started off teaching, and how he has seen the education sector change over the years. He also talks about goals he has for the coming year, the importance of listening to more experienced welders, plans for welding boot camps, and he gives Beau a ha...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Jason Becker, the Arc Junkies Podcast host, and a previous host on weld.com. We talk about his transition from welding education to full-time podcasting. They chat about the perspective gained by interviewing people all across the industry, building Buzzbox Studios, how music can be used to make you a better welder, and some of the different organization...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Meltin Metal Anthony, a mobile repair welder who shares his advice and experiences in the field through his youtube channel. He talks about how welding helped him stay out of trouble after some run-ins with the law in his younger days, then started repairing equipment for his dad. He also talks about working with subcontractors, bidding jobs, and the imp...

In this week's episode, Beau catches up with Rob Leines, a former welder turned full-time musician. They chat about the parallels between the two trades, the power of making connections in both industries, and how practice and dedication is the key to success in both. Rob also talks about the types of places that music and welding have taken him, the struggles of putting yourself out there, and wh...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with John King owner of JK Welding and Trails West Gate Company. John talks about getting his big break starting his company by rebuilding the Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas. He also talks about learning the skills to run a profitable business throughout the years, what he looks for in welders that join his team, and how when companies can't find someone to...

Reaching out and asking for help regarding your business is hard but that is precisely what we dive into in this week's episode. Beau sits down with Nate Newton & Josh Huite from The Tradesmen Experience, a podcast focused on leadership development and growing your business. They talk about the journey of Josh helping Nate's company Battle Born Welding through business coaching. They talk abou...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Ivan Iler who was on the Netflix series Metal Shop Masters. Ivan talks about his musical past in a band called Thump Keg, how his life has changed since going on the show, the types of projects he likes to do that let his creativity soar, and getting into bronze learning from a master in his own right, Rodger Smith from Michigan Art Castings, who has had...

In this week's episode, Beau takes a trip to Clemmons, North Carolina to sit down with Justin Voss to talk about his youtube channel and his Defiant Metal welding gloves. Justin talks about his journey from working on pit crews and getting his start in making videos through vlogging. He also talks about how his welding gloves came about, the manufacturing process, and what it is like to keep an in...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Justin also known as The Fabricator on Instagram and The creator of The Fabrication Series on youtube. They chat about an injury he sustained in the Navy led him to start making youtube videos about welding and fabrication. They also touch on his other company Weldmetalsonline, his favorite video he has made that taught him a valuable lesson about resear...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Ronnie Bowen a Journeyman Pipefitter from Flordia. He talks about the process of joining a Union and what it is like going through school and getting experience out in the field along the way. He also talks about X-ray testing in the field, trusting your team when you encounter something new you haven't welded before, and the importance of having experie...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Jordan Packer and he talks about his story and experience competing and bringing home the bronze medal at world skills this year. He talked about the training process leading up to World Skills and he gives us a little insight into what the process of competing is like and what he is planning to do in the future. They both agreed that we need to try and...

This is part two of our Fabtech special, where Beau sits down with Brynwelds, a welder and content creator from Nebraska; John Fowler from Northeast Alabama Community College; our very own host and tig artist Tig Devil; Spencer Wells, an engineering technician at the Nasa Prototype Lab; Mike Myer, a Welding instructor from Evans High School; Danea Buschkoetter, a welding instructor and host over h...

In this episode from Fabtech down in Atlanta, Beau got to sit down with Dusty James from Pacific Arc Tig Welding, Anthony Fildes from Alpha Welding all the way from Ireland, Tyler Sasse from Western Welding Academy, Mike McCallister aka mike_rideyourbike from Harpers Farry, Eli Ryder owner of Heavy Hitter Tig Rigs, Deena aka welding_angel, and Andrew Nichols who started a custom welding hood compa...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Prof. Dr. Emil Schubert aka The WELDPROF, and they chat about some of the differences in certification in Europe compared to the USA, his passion for improving health in the welding industry, and the possibility of there being worldwide welding certification. Beau also got to sit down with a rep from Abicor Binzel to talk about their new X Fume Pro syste...

Beau sits down with Kevin Roy to discuss his work with the CWB, getting into the welding communities on social media, and providing good information.  They also chat about how Kevin deals with haters and the disconnect between generations of welders.