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Rod Paul

Rod Paul

President & CEO of Bashlin Industries, a century-old manufacturer of climbing gear and fall protection equipment for utility lineworkers.

Jul 23, 2026

Powerline Podcast

Powerline Podcast

How Does a Company Survive 100 Years? | Rod Paul & Justin Tate | 219

Jul 23 · 1h 5m

Ryan LucasHOST
26:45
Yep.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
26:46
Okay.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
26:47
Rollout, accidental disengagement, what happens when you twist the strap, right? Because you're never supposed to twist the strap.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
26:51
You don't twist your strap, there's no problem.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
26:53
But the second thing is it would roll, the snap would roll out in such a way so that it would catch, right? And it would pop off the D-ring.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
27:00
Well, these D-rings were the ones that had the real problem with it.
Rod Paul
Rod PaulGUEST
27:03
that ones that were actual D-rings from the 50s and 60s and things like that.

19 MINS LATER

Ryan LucasHOST
45:48
oh no shit i see that

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