Stickers on the Mic Podcast

Tom Ludlow is the founder of Tend Studio, a multimedia production studio in Longmont, Colorado. We spoke to Tom about how he's taken on major aerospace clients and created content for the University of Colorado Boulder's Fiske Planetarium, along with opening a creative production space during a pandemic.

Michael Niu is an artist and college student based in Stony Brook, New York. His design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Michael came up with his design and what's next for his creative process.

Madison Matlick is an artist based in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Madison came up with her design and what's next for her creative process.

Adrian DeBarros is an adventurer, rapper, artist and writer based in Denver, Colorado. His design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Adrian came up with his design and what's next for his creative process.

Bailey Sadowsky is a graphic designer in Rapid City, South Dakota. She runs Shadow Sky Creative Co., where her passion is creating logos and marketing materials. She loves bringing personality to organizations and creating memories for businesses and personal libraries. Her design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these storie...

Miguel Vasquez is a graphic designer and artist in Longmont, Colorado. He is also one of our Giants at StickerGiant on the prepress team getting art ready for our printers. His design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Miguel came up w...

Dan Roe is a visual arts educator and artist currently working from Western Massachusetts. As a high school art teacher, Dan cultivates creativity in his students by mixing digital and traditional art styles to spark their passions and expression. His design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month...

Hannah Gumbo is a multi-media artist currently working from her studio in downtown Eunice, Louisiana. She can usually be found working on a variety of projects at once, hoarding garage sale finds she hopes to someday re-purpose, and making art with whatever she can get her hands on. Her design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring...

Paska Griciene started Fabula Nebulae because her children had sensitive skin that needed healing. Now her family's Maine-based business is an extended family collaboration. Their design is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Paska and her...

Grace Witherell is a full-time artist living in the Pacific Northwest. She is loves her cat Gaia, art supplies, cute RPGs and anime. Grace is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Grace came up with her design and what's next for her design...

Gabrielle Lewis is an artist who illustrates, makes film and works across many mediums. She is one of twelve winners from the 2021 StickerGiant Logo Sticker Design Contest, and we will be featuring these stories throughout the month of April. Listen in to this mini episode to hear about how Gabrielle came up with her winning design and where she finds creative inspiration for her business Brelse I...

In early 2020, Jasmin Foster started Be Rooted, an inclusively designed stationery company so women of color could see themselves in a place they hadn't been traditionally. Weaving her own culture into every design and message, Jasmin and Be Rooted inspire their customers to explore their inner muse and celebrate self. In this conversation, Jasmin shares how her idea went from a home business to T...

Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah is the owner and Chief Popcorn Enthusiast of PrePOPsterous® Gourmet Popcorn & Sodas. In this episode she talks about the journey of her brand, from her first job experience serving popcorn to working with trademark attorneys that helped secure her business name. The story behind her branding is pretty unique and covers four major parts, including why she decided early on to in...

Katie Jesionowski is a co-founder of MySuperFoods, a food brand that is committed to empowering parents and growing healthy, SuperKids. MySuperFoods creates organic and gluten free, nutrient dense food for kids and families. In this episode, she shares some of their early success and how most recently they've adapted to the pandemic to keep growing their business.

Terah Eatmon started Body Baked Body Butter with the goal of helping people with dry skin. Her entrepreneurial journey is one based on perseverance, as she's found her market and she's updated her brand to meet the needs of her customers. In this episode, Terah shares how she rebranded her labels and is planning on launching a new product due to the feedback from her loyal fans. Listen in as she d...

Angie Chua is a designer and entrepreneur who truly lives the travel life from her Airstream that doubles as Bobo Design Studios. Her business centers on The Wanderlust Passport, a custom journal that helps document the serendipity and discovery that happens during an adventure. She also has beautiful prints, calendars, stationery, and of course, stickers of all shapes and kinds. Listen in as she...

David Dewane is an architect, publisher, journalist, and educator. He is a co-founder and president of Mouse Books. David’s approach to life is part entrepreneur and part journalist. He maintains an ongoing commitment to design theory and regularly publishes essays and interviews. He was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for his take on the future of the office. Courtney Garvin is a gra...

In 2018, Jon Bjorgo started a Chicago Style food stand called Jonny's of Longmont, where he brought a taste of Chicago to Colorado. When Covid-19 spread across America, he was forced to close down his brick-and-mortar shop and focus on his food trucks. Now working out of a commissary kitchen with a can-do attitude, he's pivoted his business, including pitching in to feed firefighters during one of...

Anna Costello is the founder of Ship Sunshine, a business where the goal is to make it easy to brighten somebody's day through thoughtful gifts. While hiking in Bali Anna watched the sun rise over the mountains, and at that moment, she wanted to capture the feeling of being washed over by warmth and light...and Ship Sunshine was born. Now she's developed a collection of different boxes available o...

Josh and Jenine are the creators of Tubby Nugget. What started off as little doodles to make themselves laugh has reached thousands of people around the world. They went from printing stickers to actualizing a dream of theirs: to create plush toys and t-shirts based off their beloved character, Tubby. The main work they put into the world is their webcomic, which is wholesome, uplifting content fo...

Heather Stenner is the National Sales And Marketing Director at Porch Box, a Colorado-based company that builds handcrafted outdoor wooden boxes in standard and custom sizes. A Porch Box is storage for your front door, and they are perfect for home milk delivery, concealing packages from porch pirates or storing frequently used items like dog toys, garden shears or umbrellas. Heather chatted with...

Debra's founders journey started as a way to make Pork Chop's eating more comfortable after he was diagnosed with vestibular disease. Eating from a bowl on the floor made him dizzy, and there wasn't anything on the market that fit his feeding needs. She worked with a product engineer to create the first prototype of the Fluff Trough on her 3D printer at home using food-safe epoxy to safely test th...

Damon McLeese is the Executive Director at Access Galley, an inclusive nonprofit organization that engages the community by opening doors to creative, educational and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, experience and benefit from the arts. He has taught photography to blind people and dance to deaf people. Damon loves challenging the assumptions people have about those...

Leslie Reyes has always loved food, and a few years back "with $19 bucks and a blender," she started the Cocina de Leslie with homemade salsa and a dedicated delivery business. Now she's got customers lined up around the block as she serves a custom menu that she promotes through Instagram. Leslie dialed in from Thermal, California, where fans in the Coachella Valley flock to her custom drinks and...

Devon Rodriguez is an artist and painter from the South Bronx. He initially gained recognition for a series of realistic painted portraits of riders on the New York City Subway system, including a profile in the New York Times Style Magazine. He got his start doing graffiti with his friends, but he transitioned to portraits as a teenager. His work has been featured in the Smithsonian National Port...