Bill Golden | Founder of ‘Golden Boat Lifts’ | Ep. #979

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Bill Golden, the founder of Golden Boat Lifts, shares his journey from moving to Florida in 1980 to building a global empire in the boat lift industry. Bill discusses his innovative approach to manufacturing, his commitment to quality and customer service, and how he turned his initial experience with a welding machine into a successful business. Highlights include his insights on industry challenges, the importance of listening to customers, and exciting new developments like a hurricane-resistant boat lift cover. Bill's passion for innovation and excellence shines through as he explains how he's maintained a thriving business for over 40 years. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:17 Ocala's Horse Country and Rock the Country Event 01:22 Golden Boat Lifts Facility Tour 01:41 Bill Golden's Journey into the Boat Lift Business 02:32 Innovations and Manufacturing Processes 04:45 Global Expansion and Unique Installations 07:46 Challenges and Innovations in Boat Lift Design 23:01 Freestanding and Hydraulic Boat Lifts 35:27 Innovative Cable Solution 36:35 The Importance of Patents 37:45 Navigating the Patent Process 38:50 From Ideas to Market 41:24 Challenges and Successes 43:53 Customer-Driven Innovation 46:11 Hurricane Impact and Resilience 49:43 Global Expansion and Unique Projects 55:35 Future Innovations and Business Growth 01:06:50 Conclusion and Contact Information 🚀 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Star brite https://bit.ly/TomRowlandPodcast 👋 Stay Connected with Tom Rowland: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tomrowlandpodcast Website & Show Notes https://bit.ly/3O4lgn0 Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] 🔗 Explore More: All Socials and Links https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast 🎥 Discover More of Tom’s Shows: Saltwater Experience https://bit.ly/4by096g Into the Blue Fishing https://bit.ly/48VZYju Life on the Water https://bit.ly/3Pp9rbs 💬 Let’s Keep in Touch! Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fishing trips anywhere, anytime.
0:03.0	FishingBooker.com.
0:09.8	This is Bill Golden, Golden Boat List for the Tom Rowland podcast.
0:19.1	Bill, what's up?
0:20.1	How are you?
0:20.6	Great, man. You were just telling me off air about going to your Rock the Country in Ocala.
0:27.3	Up in Ocala. What a beautiful part of our statement. Just love it. Love it.
0:30.9	What is, do you know Ocala? What is the horse history there?
0:36.1	I don't know much about the history, it's all horses i know it's horses
0:40.0	everywhere there's just beautiful land there when you drive through their big horse country and that's a
0:45.9	big place and all yeah it's awesome so what was the venue like it was pretty incredible i've never
0:51.6	been in this place before but it is a big you know where they have through the rodeos and all the horse shows and all.
0:57.4	And it was really nice. We had a great time. Beautiful place. Nice weather. Couldn't beat it.
1:03.8	Who played? Kid Rock was the headline. Wow. But Hank Williams Jr. I know, it was a few other ones,
1:11.3	Nickelback and it goes on and on them.
1:13.6	Nice.
1:14.1	Yeah, there was about 20 bands played.
1:16.1	Yeah, it was amazing.
1:16.4	All right.
1:17.4	Hey, your, um,
1:18.3	your things flipped over on that side.
1:21.3	There you go.
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