SHIRT SHOW

We sat down with Joe & Dawn, the power couple behind the fire fighter owned and operated, E2 Embroidery. This is a first for our podcast as they are members of both the CWA, and Allied Printing unions, and they were kind enough to share their story with us, as well as educate us on what it's like being a union laborer shop. Topics of discussion include: Raising employees, battling heat, rapid...

There's more to the print life than dialing in your screen printing processes and efficiencies, you've gotta sell the damn shirts too! So we have sales wizard Kevin Baumgart here to help us all pump these sales numbers up to the moon. Topics of discuswion include: Order conversions, speed to lead, handling new customers, the power and fear of phone calls, QPRs, role playing, outbound strategy, and...

AAAAAAAAAND... ACTION! We're talking with Erik Naftal, the man behind Action Engineering, the best screen printing accessory manufacturer in the game. He grew up in this industry, and has only ever had his sights on continuing to push it forward. Topics of discussion include: Supply chain, high sales and low profits, investing in efficiency, trial & error, R&D, where their ideas come from,...

Andy & Dylan are out in Indianapolis with Jake & Leena from Becker Supply Co. doing our first ever field recording. With their relationship started in a print shop, and eventually they got married, started a family, and opened a shop of their own. The power couple behind Becker Supply Co. are only continuing to go up from here. Topics of discussion include: Separate retail & production...

Hayden Barker is more than the owner of Hometown Printed Apparel, he's the king of perseverance. With a list of adversities and obstacles over a mile long, Hayden's story is a reminder to us all that hard work and persistence can get you through almost any hardship. Topics of discussion include: Grocery store renovations, purchasing print shops, equipment failure, health emergencies, small town em...

We sat down with THE Mark Coudray, and boy did we get learned. This industry OG has developed an unsettling amount of processes and standards using his super brain, which stems from his radioactive childhood. Thankfully, Mark has always and continues to use his abilities to change our industry for the better. Topics of discussion include: Applying Math/Science/Engineering to screen printing, shari...

BACK TO BACK BABY! SHITAVO PT II. Topics of discussion include: Selling used underwear, attracting and retaining a team, sales forecasting, poached employees, HR, pros and cons of turnover, one on one meetings, work life balance, and chinese farming.

A robot video went viral, and we had to discuss it with Bruce & Steven, who are far more technologically advanced than us. We've got some surprise guests and a call in as well. Topics of discussion include: Frickin robots, the future of automation, whether or not we NEED automation, tech development, and Steven Farag's Lube Tube.

We did it. 100 episodes, 100 Mondays in a row, and WE AIN'T STOPPIN! We're celebrating this milestone with the legend himself, Scott Fresener. With a linkedin list of achievements a mile long, and enough industry experience to fill The Grand Canyon, we had one hell of a conversation with this open book of a man. Oh, and he's not retired yet either, just a heads up. Topics of discussion include: Bo...

We had one hell of a therapy session with Chris & Adam from Denial Print Co. These two have been working together for about 20 years, through almost as many business ventures. These two went from being young professional roller bladers, who were running a skate shop, a wheel company, and a massive clothing brand with a worldwide distribution, to becoming the specialty focused printers they are...

Finally getting together with the man behind the Printata, we've got Liam Flaherty of Floodpull with us on the podcast. Now enjoying life back on the east coast, Liam is working UX remotely, and keeping a firm grip on the print industry. Topics of discussion include: Andy's undisclosed location, diners, moving, teenage entrepreneurship, outside sales, United States Screen Printing Institute, react...

Today's guest is David Duran of Kids In The Attic, from Las Vegas, NV. There's a lot more to Sin city than big casinos and slot machines, there's a ton of small businesses and family operations, and David and his crew are printing for them. Topics of discussion include: Generating sales through design, freelance artists, wheat pasting, mid purchase ghosting, stickers, pokemon scrape cards, not doi...

Joining us for a second time, just after spending the week consulting with Andy and his crew at Shirt Kong, Ryan Kasparian of COVERED IN INK is here to talk shirt. Topics of discussion include: Bridging communication between employer and employee, Ryanisms, attacking processes, the importance of hierarchies, defining roles, managing, DoorDash, and... Ryan sparks up a fatty.

And just like that, another convention come and gone. With the smell of casino still lingering on their clothes, and the slot machines still ringing in their ears, Andy & Dylan recap the events within and around their long weekend at ISS Atlantic City. Topics of discussion include: Thoughts on new equipment, booth hangs, gambling, group dinners, the blue crew meetup, seminars, and how fashiona...

While Eric's decision to step away from the bar scene may have been sudden, it was his long tenure of serving drinks and making friends in his hometown of Louisville, KY that allowed him to start Full Bleed MFG, and tap into a fresh keg of opportunity. Andy & Dylan got an early start to the day, and Eric was kind enough to talk shirt with us for breakfast. Topics of discussion include: Asking...

Currently in the throws of installing their first auto, and working on a new space, we caught up with Jonathan and Jarred of Golden Press Studio. These guys are always tackling a new venture, and they don't show any signs of slowing down. Topics of discussion include: Finding and building out new spaces, having room for activities, full circle moments, integrating new services into their business,...

We're hanging out with Val, the better Solomon behind Night Owls. Unsure whether or not Print Engineer truly works as a title for her role, Val is making production at their shop run as smoothly as possible, no matter how many wrenches (Eric) get thrown into their gears... Topics of discussion include: Living too close to work, production, squeegee dishwasher, near death experience on press, switc...

Brett Bowden needs no introduction to those who haven't been living under rocks. You may know him from Printed Threads, or his other ventures like Made Lab, and The Ink Kitchen. He's a well educated man with a passion for education and printing. So consider this episode to be more of a lecture, or an audio course, and Bowden your horizons. Topics of discussion include: Mad Men office bars, the bal...

Lon Winters is the legendary printer behind Graphic Elephants, whose long list of accolades and experience in this industry are truly elephant sized, and are hardly in need of introduction. So, simply just experience this conversation with a smile on your face. Topics of discussion include: The magical balance of Math & Art, potato salad & boats, lie detector tests, getting fired, partners...

We caught up with Ruben Meza of Aztek Tees Co. in Chicago, who is in the middle of a move and remodel. As a long time manual printer, he's now prepped and waiting on his first auto to arrive. Topics of discussion include: The high demand of presses and equipment, following your passions, doing business with family, focusing on your strengths, billboards, misprints, fancy compressors, to use or not...

In the spirit (and in the middle) of Dylan's Disney vacation, we thought we'd keep the magical family friendly vibes going, and have our friends Nikki and Kyle from Machine Gun Graphics on the show with us. Kyle started printing out of his bedroom as a teen and hasn't stopped, and when Nikki entered the picture with over a decade of working in the retail industry under her belt, they truly leveled...

Josh Hooper was born into the print industry, though you may know him best through his comedic content and his character Carll. The Hoopers have been producing apparel in the Christian faith market for a long time, and with a 72 hour turnaround to boot. Now, with the combination of Josh's content, and their long history in the print industry, they've found themselves operating one of the fastest g...

ISS Long Beach came and went. Some of us went back to work, some of us are still on vacation, but our trip to Long Beach was one to remember thanks to the ladies in the Print Girl Mafia. They are a group of badass women in the print industry, with even more badass matching jackets. We reminisce on the shenanigans we all got into in our time together, and we really got down to what PGM is all about...

Dilly is under the weather, but the show must go on, WE AINT STOPPIN! We have Miles Parkhill of the aptly named Miles T Shirts, and this disc golfing screen printer has been at it for over 20 years, and was kind enough to ditch his new hire's training to talk shirt with us last minute. Topics of discussion include: Andy's front desk s.o.p., disc golf, Chuck E. Cheese's, the self employed struggle...

We caught up with Danny Gruninger, the man behind Daybirds Printing, though you may remember him as the man behind Denver Print House. His sights have always been set on pushing himself and the industry forward, and he gave us his story on how he grew a monster of a shop past the point of comfortability, and started a new shop to service his favorite clients, with the perfect amount of space and e...