{"podcast":{"title":"The Hilliard Beacon Podcast","slug":"the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","podcast_index_feed_id":6738112,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1393118.rss","website_url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1393118/1f58ab1b814678e37dee10e1c6b1c18b.jpg","author":"Franklin Street Creative","episode_count":147,"summary":"As The Hilliard Beacon our only goal is to help keep you informed and develop a reliable source of steady information and reporting for you - our community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T16:20:08.730096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112"},"episode":{"title":"HBAC #155: The Coffee Connection w/ Nate Grenier","slug":"hbac-155-the-coffee-connection-w-nate-grenier","published_at":"2026-06-06T16:05:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-155-the-coffee-connection-w-nate-grenier","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/p/hbac-155-the-coffee-connection-w","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198770421/014860ee1976a54f1176f38b01f66bb5.mp3","summary":"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! The Hilliard Beacon is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hilliardbeacon.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2735,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/episodes/hbac-155-the-coffee-connection-w-nate-grenier/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-155-the-coffee-connection-w-nate-grenier.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}