SHIRT SHOW

After a brief ink update from Aaron at Monarch, we sat down with Dave Quigley, the man with the mullet, of Noreast Apparel. He's been printing since he was a teenager, and has worked his way from location to location, and into the sweet spot he's operating out of now. Topics of discussion include: Baby proofing the shop, getting ink everywhere, bullshit radars, paying up front vs terms, getting ja...

Assisted by special guest-host, Justin Lawrence, we had a great conversation with Cori & JL Luzietti of Screen Kings. This power couple gave us a whole lot of insight on what it's like running a shop on top of a whacked off mountain in New Mexico, and the never ending upsides of working with you significant other. Topics of discussion include: The disconnect between contractor & printer, r...

We caught up with fellow print nerd, Alyson Collins of Parkway Printshop, and we got down to the nitty gritty of our processes and print journeys. A true lifer, dedicated to her craft, Alyson is borderline TOO good to be true when it comes to occupying the role of a production manager. Topics discussed include: Vegemite, wiener dog shaped shops, floor layouts, S.O.P., growing pains, interviewing p...

We have Mr. Grizzly Wheeler himself, wild man, Josh Wheeler on today's podcast. Proud of ourselves for staying on track as well as we did, when our guest has a natural ability to derail any conversation he is a part of. Our discussion with Josh is equal parts bullshitting, commiserating, and inspiring, with a dash of optimism. Josh has been blazing his own trail for some time now, and is on the pa...

One could argue that we had too many podcasters for zoom to handle, but we carried on as true professionals and had a great conversation with our pals Cole Friedman, and Cam Werner. Both of these guys are incredible freelance designers, and co-hosts of their design podcast 'Pentool Pals'. We tackled all of the questions from printer to designer, and designer to printer, as well as a little podcast...

We caught up with Matt & Nathan Richardson, the two brothers behind Relentless Merch, and possible heirs of the Richardson hat company (relations have yet to be determined). What originally began in the garage, is now bursting at the seams, and these guys are looking forward to moving into their new space. Truly living up to their name, their growth has been relentless, and while the Richardso...

We talked with James Lawson & Donald Radtke, both sides of the brain behind Edgemen Printing. In our conversation with them you'll see how truly balanced their dynamic is, and understand how these two have created such a killer shop, deeply rooted in their community, and fueled by Hank the shop dog, the love of the print game... and a little bit of spite. Our conversation covers topics such as...

We traveled back in time to connect with Max Hellmann of Family Industries, and the conversation we had was worth jeopardizing our timeline. Max shared his story of how he got into printing, and eventually became a superpower in the live printing game. He threw around a few terms that went right over our heads, so we held hands and gently walked through topics of discussion such as: Activations, k...

We consider ourselves lucky having as great of an audience as we do, and in our constant efforts of trying to connect with you all, we thought we should reach out to one of our most engaged listeners/viewers out there, Jose Moreno of 2ELEVEN STREETAPPAREL. Jose has been printing for the better half of this past year, and is as enthusiastic and eager to learn his craft as they come. He's very close...

Putting Alan Hodson's story into an easily digestible little paragraph just won't do it any justice. Here we are laughing it up shootin' the shit with the owner of Proper Printshop in El Paso, TX(the town that doesn't rain), and you'd have no idea that this guy has faced adversities as harsh as homelessness and addiction. But when you have the help and support of your family and community, you can...

We sat down with Michael Stello of ML Screen Printing in Punxsutawney, PA. A touring musician who caught the printing bug while making his own band merch, he's been rapidly growing his business ever since. Having just had some shop consulting from our buddy Ryan Kasparian of Covered In Ink, the growing pains have been alleviated, and Michael's focus is back onto crushing the print game. Topics of...

With so many of our conversations having touched on the stresses and struggles that shops experience with artwork, it made perfect sense to have Lucas Nielson & Nick Wood on the show. These road warriors have been in our industry a long time, and are now working together at GraphXsource to help shops in need. Topics of discussion include: GraphXsource onboarding, artists getting hit by busses,...

In the middle of a busy Wednesday morning, we thought it'd be a great idea to step away from our duties and record a podcast with our buddy Steven Farag of Campus Ink. This guy loves appetizers and applications, teaching the youth, and running his business like a crime lord. Topics discussed with this newly married millennial include: Doggy Daycare, college marketing and networking, the construct...

Ken Brock of Rodtees has been in the print world for a long time, and this guy has some stories that you need to hear. Originally from Indiana, Ken spent decades printing in San Diego, and now has about another decade under his belt printing on the east coast in Charlotte. It's also worth mentioning that he ran his own video rental store, and a deli along the way. Keep up people, topics discussed...

Nate Hansen of Hansen Screen Printing has been gracing our youtube videos and DMs with top tier dad jokes, and we were stoked to have him on to meet the man behind the punchlines. This brick mason turned screen printer family man Brett Favre lookalike digs into only the finest topics of conversation with us, such as: Chiropractors- real or fake?, separations and design turnarounds, Andy's mountain...

One year of Shirt Show. 52 weeks. 52 episodes. We're drinking champagne and answering 20 listener questions, and we're calling our friends for help along the way, followed up by a special Top 10. Topics discussed include: Cloning, how we met, Tom Cruise, digitizers, waterbeds, DTF printing, retirement, and how this podcast has changed our lives. Thank you for listening, and cheers to another year!

Matt Chevalier was in the throws of moving Mikey Designs into their new location when Shannon (girlfriend and key ingredient to the Mikey Designs team) was diagnosed with liver disease. So we had Matt on the show to fill us in on how Shannon is doing, to help shed light on her gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/f/y4px8m-help-shannon , and to see how he and the business are doing in the midst of suc...

We caught up with Andrew Guy of Gnar City, who has just moved his shop into a bigger and better space in Davenport, Iowa. Andrew has waded through floods, survived bloody motorcycle accidents, and worked just about every job known to man. Get ready for a gnarly discussion on: Moving, gambling, deliveries, workplace perks, long distance equipment hauls, oversized printing, custom lollipops, and sle...

Andy introduces his bestie Dylan to his OTHER bestie John Gibbs of Logo Daddy Graphics. John has faced extreme adversity as a father and business owner, and he was kind enough to share his gut-wrenching and inspiring story with us. Jump into the middle of this love triangle as they discuss topics such as: Dropping dryers into oil change pits, I-image probs, solar power, modifying Segways, Johnny's...

We caught up with Josh & Deanna of N The Zone Ink in Bend, Oregon. Currently standing on the other side of a full screen room renovation, a reg system swap, and DTS implementation, we find out just how exactly Josh & Deanna have come so far from their humble beginnings of pursuing an interest in an easy side hustle on an auctioned off press setup. True entrepreneurs at heart, these two are...

Fresh off a bro trip to Chicago, Andy & Dylan hopped online to not only express how they were missing each other already, but to also talk with the burger king himself, John Agosto of Taino Ink. Not only does John have an inspiring story of how he got into the print world, but his excitement and passion for learning and bettering himself and his business is going to leave you feeling pumped up...

Having just teamed up with a marketing team, Justin Weems of Fine Southern Gentlemen has experienced a massive increase in his online retail sales and fulfillment, but luckily he still managed to get away and talk shirt with us. We got the full story of FSG Prints, and covered important topics such as: Burning the candle at both ends and the middle, 80's-90's country, paypal loans, the Texas Winte...

We hopped across the pond and chatted with Danny Donald of Flippin Sweet in Yorkshire, England. Spoken in a perfectly articulated proper Queen's English accent, Danny shares his story of how he got into the industry as a bootlegger, and went through one hell of a journey to get to where he is today as an honest tradesman. Topics discussed include: quote turnarounds, color matching, employee incent...

We caught up with Corey Donohue of Panther Printing. Corey runs his shop on the third floor of an old haunted coat factory in Paterson, New Jersey, where he and his small but growing team are cranking out embroidery and manual printing for their niche clientele of tattoo shops and brands. Topics discussed include: print transfers, picking and order fulfillment, outside sales, taxidermy, dumpster d...

Andy & Dylan meetup with Phillip & Lynsey Workman, the power couple behind Home Print Shop in southern Illinois. Through their experiences printing out of retail space, and working at other shops, they have focused their efforts back home into a thriving garage based operation. Unseemingly eager to leave their current setup, Phillip & Lynsey share their story of how they reached their...