The Laser Lounge Podcast at Pate Ranch

Enjoy this Podcast as Mae Armstrong shows us the new trends in Graphic Design for 2023. Mae will be bringing her knowledge and expertise as an Adobe Brand Ambassador. We always learn new things from her. We will step through illustrative examples and be taking questions. LInk to Firefly: https://firefly.adobe.com Feel free to join us on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@PateRanchCreations or on...

This is a great conversation video with Jason Dorie, Owner and Creator of Lightburn. Join us as we get to know who he is, how he started, and what the next plans are for Lightburn. https://lightburnsoftware.com/ We also have a great online community so please join us. https://www.facebook.com/groups/laserlounge1

Come join us Monday at lunch time where Mae Armstrong and I will have a chat with a active real estate agent in the south Houston area. Melanie Mikulenka. We are going to ask her all the things you would want to ask a agent to start getting their business. We will also ask her what closing gifts she thinks work best from a home purchaser perspective. How is the market doing right now from her pers...

Come join us Monday the 6th as Mae Armstrong and I chat with Grant Burrage (Sales Manager) from Thunder Laser USA. We are going to talk about where Thunder Laser USA sees the laser industry going over the next few years. We will ask them if they will be growing more into the galvo space. They recently released the Thunder Aurora 8 fiber machine, and we will expand on that a bit more. We will also...

Hey Lounge Lizards, please join Mae and I as we talk about this past years wins and losses for our own business. We are going to have a discussion about some decisions and actions that we made this last year that will help us prepare for 2023. A retrospective discussion is what it will be. This will foster some thought for you as you have your own discussion about your business. The retrospective...

Join Mae and I as we chat over lunch about our own experiences with our shop tools. We will be discussing how we use our gantry (CO2) and Galvo (CO2 / fiber / UV) lasers. We will highlight what materials and methods we like to use for each. Hopefully this will help you understand how each tool is different and which ones have similarities in what areas. We will also be talking about the challenges...

Come listen to Mae and I chat about whats going on as we get ready for the 4th qtr holiday rush and also how to really up your game with packaging your products in a more polished way.  Coffee talk with Mae and Alisha.  Come join us on facebook in "The Laser Lounge" or on YouTube at The Laser Lounge at Pate Ranch.  

We have a special guest this week. Sarah is a Community Events Manager in North Carolina where she plans and executes several large scale community events within and around her community. She is going to chat with us about what all is entailed and share some insightful information that makers will love to hear. If you have ever wanted to attend a major event and be a vendor, this one is for you. S...

Have you ever thought about the many ways you could potentially make money in the laser space? Selling digital files is one of the ways and some people are knocking that ball right out of the park. Come listen and learn the story of how one very successful designer (Robin Marsh) has perfected her design skills and been successful in the digital file sales market. We can't wait to share her story a...

What are the social media trends that's happening that small business should understand and use. Learn about content creation tools to help fuel your social presence as a business/maker.  Please join us for this great podcast with Jordan Dene Ellis - Adobe Express Community Manager, whom will share her knowledge and learnings with us.  She uses these practices in her own side business as well.  If...

On today's episode we talk about when is the right time to scale your laser business.  What do you need to think about when you want to go from a hobby to a full time business with employees.  Mae Armstrong and I interview Lenny Huiras in "The Laser Lounge" and hear his experience and learnings.   It is a great episode that I think you will learn something from.  

Mae Armstrong is a maker, designer and laser owner. She is based in Raleigh, NC and is a brand ambassador for Adobe Express joining their creative forces world wide. Boom! She has an extensive background in her previous professional career in design and commercial marketing for several large firms and it really shows in her own company product line. We will be talking during this time about brandi...