SHIRT SHOW

Happy holidays from us to you, and a Merry Sickmas from Dilly! Our gift to you is this big shiny knowledge dense conversation we got to have with Jeffrey Paul from Youngone. He works at a laughably larger scale than us, and generally has to commute to the opposite side of the globe, but since he dumbed his vocab down to a first grade level for us, we found that his story is not only valuable to he...

Tis the season of the Christmas bippage, and while the number of incoming orders may be dropping, some team members happen to be dropping too thanks to the flu. But while we're doing our best to persevere these end of year challenges, we got to turn all those bad feelings into good feelings when we zoomed our way over to Sweden and had a great conversation with Carl Persson from Hart Tryck. Apart...

We caught up with Sterling Maynard of Old South Print Co. and we got right into it with him. Did manage to pedal back a bit and get his story though, and how college led to his success, but not necessarily from his degree. Topics of discussion include: Press support, employee turnover, being a boss, double dipping, greek life, Old Row, safety data sheets, OSHA violations, holiday plans, and Guy Fi...

After most of us have finished giving thanks with our families over a nice American turkey dinner, we'd like to give extra thanks to Josh from Lancaster for having a do-over with us and making this podcast happen. Practice makes perfect though, and we had a better conversation in the end, with great debates and insight into the paths we take as small business owners. Topics of discussion include:...

Allison Lupski is an international businesswomen operating Custom Crew Wear in Fort Meyers, FL. She's still cranking prints out while her family and community are working through the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, counting their blessings, and cracking open mich ultras. Topics of discussion include: In-laws, Thanksgiving, delegating, fancy laminated cards, preparing, rebuilding, Christmas in pajamas,...

Brandon has recently gone all in on running his own shop, and he's gone straight for the auto. After years of printing at another shop, and some time traveling around the country and printing at other shops, he's diving head first into self employment. Topics of discussion include: What it took to leave his job, traveling printers, water based ink, hiring, goals, and hair traps.

Ever since a traumatic and scarring incident in 4th grade gym class, Dom Rosacci has been on the path to change the print game for the better, and leave the planet in better shape than he found it. Enter, Superior Ink. Of all the episodes of Shirt Show, this is by far the ripest. Topics of discussion include: Pigeon homicide, what to do in a slow down, whale clients, Allmade, sustainability, top s...

This episode is a big one for us, so we're happy Kevin & Summer could speak with us on behalf of Gildan, and we're stoked to bring this insightful conversation to you all. Topics of discussion include: Learning and working in new cultures, pantone matching, how to pronounce GILDAN, board of decorators, predicting trends, tear away tags, tubular vs side seams, American Apparel, Comfort Colors,...

We recorded this episode on the show floor at Print United in Las Vegas. Joined by a bunch of our favorite people attending the event, sharing what we're eyeballing, and having a good time. Topics of discussion include: Equipment, finishing, lobster claw games, connecting with the print community, DTF, the value of pokemon cards, and screen printing summer camp.

Not every printer buys the first shop they've ever seen, but Mykel Lamar is not your average printer. With printing always being a side hustle of Mykel's throughout his dancing career, he's switched to printing full time and has turned his neighborhood shop around for the better as ECG Graphics. Topics of discussion include: Baseball, video SOPs, security systems, stolen cars, guerilla marketing,...

Scott Hedbloom of Elite Ink started printing with his siblings in their hometown of Davenport, Iowa when they saw an opportunity to provide a local service to their community. Now facing some big changes, we had a great discussion with Scott on his shop and what the future will hold for them. Topics of discussion include: Screen racking, tagging, long lost sons, virtual assistants, chasing big acc...

The Do-Over. We record this podcast over the internet, and technology has a way of sucking sometimes. So with a few hours of our time and good conversation lost, Pete Shaulis was kind enough to sit down with us again and record an episode for real this time, out of the kindness of his heart, and his love for all of you. Topics of discussion include: Hurricane Ian Printer Fund, stamping, managing a...

All your favorite screen printing podcasters at once, recording on the show floor of ISS Ft Worth 2022. BIG shoutout to Jared of the Golden Boys for making this happen as smoothly as possible, I can only imagine the shit show that would've been sent my way to edit without you💀 - Love Chad

For those of you who've followed Parkway Printshop over the last couple years, you've probably followed their journey into their new space, and it's BEAUTIFUL. If you haven't checked them out yet, be prepared for your eyes to get misty. We caught up with Jared and he filled us in on how the new digs are working for them, why they did what they did, what they would've done differently. Following in...

A short few months after a near death experience, we caught up with Mike Galati of Modest Merch. Still healing, Mike is cranking out shirts at his shop, which halted operations after his accident, but kept it's doors open thanks to this amazing print community rallying behind his GoFundMe. Topics of discussion include: Mopeds, printing for bands, Victory Records, Flying solo vs hiring help, contra...

Whether he helped you out through ROQ, or you're in his Winners Circle and rising and grinding every morning, Richard Tilley is probably a familiar name to you, but there is much more to him than what you've seen on social media. Our first guest to have a story so damn stressful we had to pause and catch our breath, Richard's been on a long journey with massive peaks and valleys to become the guy...

Alex Marx is the perfect example of what happens when you give a motivated employee the freedom to make improvements to your shop. From selling shirts out of his car, and most likely being an accomplice to stealing an auto, Alex has truly hit his stride at SMPLFD, and they're moving towards perfection. Topics of discussion include: Cake, ornithology, sketchy jobs, communicating your desire to grow...

Rodney Cuda. The man whose aptitude for florals and great mustaches are as high as Tom Selleck's; but with more programming and hacking skills than the nerdy guy from your favorite heist movie, and more optimism than a Disney hero. Don't Lose Hope Screen Print was Salem, OR's favorite one man band print shop, but Rodney recently switched DLH to electric with the knobs cranked to 11 and a full band...

Brad Czarnowski is a sneaker head. How you go from sneakers to printing t-shirts is a story you're going to want to hear for yourself, because the way Brad's love of sneaker culture has influenced his shop and how they connect with their customers is fantastic. With their first auto on the way, growth is about to take off for them, but Brad is determined to keep that growth on a leash before it ge...

Round 2 with Tony Fish! His shop has recently undergone some serious renovations, and after 15 years in this business, Tony is still cooking up ideas like "THE CYCLE" to improve the shop. Topics of discussion include: Choosing DTG over DTF, a beautiful mind explanation of the cycle, re-hiring past employees, grounds for termination, funeral shirts, failing your customers, staying in your lane or e...

We ended our time at the Water Based Camp with a Q&A, and shared our favorite takeaways from the event.

No, there is no known relation. Connor's parents started Disney's Screen Printing in the 80's, before leaving the equipment behind in storage after 20 years of printing and going all in on their boat rental business in Lakeport, CA. But ink in the veins is hereditary, and some time later Connor found himself dusting off the manual and slinging tees. Now with a decked out new garage and an auto, Co...

Zach Achorn of Selfmade Designs seems to be on the path to world domination, and he plans on getting there by bringing his peers to the top with him. He has a lot of irons in the fire, and they're all focused on building up artists, printers, and community. Dive in the deep end with us. Topics of discussion include: Air compressor fails, print showmanship, Gym For Artists, traveling printers, figh...

We caught up with our buddy Jarrod from Rockford Art Deli. Today's special is a delicious conversation on how a long time water based manual shop like RAD decides to go auto, along with a hefty side of bs. Topics of discussion include: the challenge of retail, free print day, shirt repair, cricut pains, internet outage procedures, prepping, recession hesitations, the importance of dryer catchers,...

Baav Dhanak is the 22 year old vlogger/printer/hustler behind Aesthetic Imprints. He's built such a strong brand and shop, you'd have no idea he's operating out of his parents' basement, but we've got a feeling he won't be there for too much longer. Topics of discussion include: Leaky faces, body pillows, sweet tea, bench press exposure units, we argue over what the next best step is, and Jumanji.