David Brands, CEO of COAST Products
On this episode of the “Only The Strong Survive” podcast, Coast Products CEO David Brands joins host Dan Kahn to discuss being a third-generation family business owner. The innovative maker of flashlights, headlamps, work lamps, knives and other products, Coast Products was originally founded in 1919 as Coast Cutlery Company by David’s grandfather. Its first product was a specialized salmon filleting knife that the elder Brands sold to canneries and fishermen across the Northwest.
Now, David is the third generation of the Brands family to run the privately held company. He has helped lead its…
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