HBAC #155: The Coffee Connection w/ Nate Grenier

The Hilliard Beacon Podcast · Jun 6, 2026 · 45m

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 entrepreneurship16:30-20:30 - Expansion and COVID’s hard lessons20:30-23:30 - The economics of Main Street23:30-25:00 - “It’s no Stonehenge…”25:00-31:30 - Rent vs Ownership in small business survival31:30-34:45 - Business incubators and community building34:45-37:15 - ‘Small-Town’ identity under growth…