How Steels and Feels’ David Tate Built a Business and a Following
The Rich Outdoors
Cody Rich
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Hey there, podcast listeners! This week, I have a special guest joining me on the show. I’m excited to welcome David Date, the TikToker behind the Steels and Feels channel. David is a talented builder and entrepreneur who has made a name for himself through his F600 build and his tool storage business.
David is a true DIYer who loves building cool things and creating art. He’s not in it for the money; he just wants to have fun and make a difference in the world. In our conversation, David shares his journey and how he got started in the world of building art for Burning Man festival.
We talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur and how he’s grown his tool storage business PERCH . We also delve into the challenges he’s faced along the way and the lessons he’s learned about creativity, innovation, and perseverance.
David is an inspiration to anyone who wants to pursue their passion and build something great. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a DIY enthusiast, or just someone who loves to create, you won’t want to miss this episode.
So tune in now to hear from David Tate and discover the secrets behind his success. Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review if you enjoy the show!
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| 0:00.0 | But the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. |
| 0:14.0 | I can't even make this up, he starts walking, I draw back, and he's down, he's right there. |
| 0:24.0 | All right, David, welcome to the podcast, man. I'm sick to have you. I've been kind of following your journey for a long time. |
| 0:34.0 | And we were kind of bantering before the podcast gets started, but you know, your entrepreneur journey and all that. |
| 0:39.0 | And I was like, dude, we got to stop you because like, this is good stuff. |
| 0:42.0 | And I feel like, you know, you're kind of an entrepreneur who's dabbling, always doing cool stuff. |
| 0:48.0 | You've done a really good job of documenting that along the way with social media, and then just like documenting cool stuff you've done. |
| 0:55.0 | And I think it's an inspiration for sure to people like me, and I think a lot of other people as well. |
| 0:59.0 | So I was like, dude, we got to get you on and kind of talk about your journey, some of the behind the scenes stuff. |
| 1:04.0 | And like, you know, maybe some of the failures failed businesses, the successful businesses, all that good stuff. |
| 1:09.0 | So welcome to share kind of a long intro, but glad to have you on, man. |
| 1:12.0 | Yeah, yeah, I'm glad to be here, Cody. |
| 1:15.0 | So give us like the 30,000-foot view, when did you know you wanted to be an entrepreneur? |
| 1:21.0 | Or is that just like, it just happened at a necessity? |
| 1:24.0 | So I've always kind of had like a knack for building stuff, Pinewood Derby cars. |
| 1:30.0 | I think was one of my original things in Boy Scouts, and I just crushed it. |
| 1:34.0 | And like people would, people would approach my dad. |
| 1:37.0 | I had a mentor who was an adult that was doing like a adult Pinewood Derby. |
| 1:40.0 | So I got all the pointers, right, but I had to do everything myself. |
| 1:43.0 | And I'm just like smashing, smashing these kids at these like, you know, Pinewood Derby finals and regionals and stuff. |
| 1:51.0 | And guys are coming up to my dad. |
| 1:53.0 | They had essentially built their sons like car from scratch, and they're talking like, like, what's the secret? |
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