Meet Welding Instructor Brenda Weld

Kurt and Brenda first met through line dancing; neither expected they would end up running a welding school together. Yet the universe had other plans in store for them.

At their mom-and-pop shop, students from all walks of life come for tutoring services; referrals come mainly from WorkSource Spokane, Next Generation Zone, and Career Path Services – and their business is state licensed as well.

Early Life and Education

Brenda is married to Kurt, and they share one son named Zach. Together, they enjoy line dancing and enjoying wine together as well as mountain biking and hiking in Belgrade’s outdoors. With such a beautiful home for them to call their own, spending time there together is truly enjoyable.

Lonnie Benn and Brenda opened Anvil Welding Instruction seven years ago in a former John Deere retail site built in 1953 near Felts Field. The 2,400-square-foot building houses 17 welding machines. Lonnie and Brenda attract students from diverse backgrounds; referral agencies serve the working poor while Post-9/11 GI Bill users may fund their training here.

Brenda enjoys staying home with their son and being involved as a hands-on parent, in addition to welding, painting and metal art.

Professional Career

She attended night classes to become a lawyer; unfortunately she was unable to pass the bar exam due to financial constraints and instead chose welding as her passion, eventually becoming an accomplished welder and instructor at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center.

Brenda has an unconventional approach to her profession as she not only teaches welding techniques to her students but also encourages their artistic talents. She is known for transforming metal into sculptures and intricate designs through welding – she is truly one of many talents and has dedicated her life to helping others through SGTC – recently celebrating 19 years of service!

Achievement and Honors

Risen Magazine was honored to sit down with Brenda and learn more about her business, passions and future goals.

Interviewee was viscerally moving and inspirational.

As the one year anniversary of Laura’s death approaches, her family must decide where her ashes should rest in a respectful manner. Fiona offers up her unoccupied house as an option while Zac provides a Maori box as burial space.

George and Woody attempt to initiate Operation Quickie Divorce; however, George later discovers his former flame is in Australia running a diner and Poppy is her father! Meanwhile, Ike continues his spiritual search, while Shay decides to break up with him so as to prevent him leaving Weld for university studies in Auckland.

Personal Life

Brenda Weld is an ardent family advocate, frequently spending her free time with Kurt Warner. In addition, Brenda is active in various charities – co-founding First Things First and Treasure House (a home for adults with intellectual disabilities).

She previously held multiple professional titles including licensed nurse and Marine Corps helicopter pilot. Furthermore, she’s an active social media user – often posting updates of her family.

She can often be found sharing pictures with both of her children Zack and Jesse Jo. Additionally, she has posted images from their wedding to Kurt as well as other family events. In one photo she is seen holding both children while another features photos from family gatherings such as welding courses she took up thanks to Zack’s interest. In recent months she has taken up painting and writing as hobbies as well.

Net Worth

Kurt Warner’s wife Brenda Weld is an impressively hard-working individual. Raised to watch her father do manual labor herself, Brenda took after him by loving welding as something she should pursue herself and feels that was meant to be. Additionally, Brenda enjoys writing books as well as setting up charities such as Treasure House to assist children with developmental disabilities such as their son Zach according to Bleacher Report. Furthermore, Brenda maintains an active social media presence and makes frequent public appearances to support these causes.

She makes significant profits through various ventures and has sold over 9,279 units of Federal Signal stock since 2011, as per Form 4 filings with the SEC. In 2021, she and her husband will also executive produce an American Underdog documentary film.