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 Winter Storm of 2021, business partners, and hosting live music at the shop.

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 incentives, website builds, the cost increase of print supplies, business goals, rodents, Celine Dion, and literally burning bridges.

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 diving, ghosts, bitcoin, and the infamous Brooklyn Spaghetti from Denny's.

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 sweet spot, and where they see themselves going in the future. Topics discussed include: Press delivery mishaps, finding the right employees, work nightmares, shipping, taking on difficult jobs, printing on skateboards, expanding clientele, and boiled hot dogs.

Andy & Dylan successfully got together on time and connected with Quint Noble of Inkfinity Printing & STZLIFE. Find out how starting two things at once isn't such a bad idea after all, and how Quint has woven together his passion for both printing and the outdoors. Topics discussed include: Press upgrades, malls, partnerships, live printing, ink containers, Bass Pro Shops, a $1 bet, business card etiquette, avocado toast, imperfect shirt loads, and going postal.

We had the pleasure of speaking with the family behind Independent Trading Co., The Rambos. Brad Rambo - father and founder, shares how Independent started, and how he and his two sons Taylor and Brandon are carrying it forward. Topics discussed include: Hurdles and logistics of international trade, custom garment manufacturing, shortages, flat fold vs individual fold, family dynamics in business, surfing, and meaningful growth.

Andy & Dylan sit down with SoFine69 - the wildboy himself - Justin Lawrence of Oklahoma Shirt Company while on his last day of vacay in Mexico. We covered a lot in this episode, and also shared in a traumatic experience while recording, which brought us even closer together in the end. Topics of discussion include: Traveling during the pandemic, letting people go, growing your business and finding stability, hierarchy of staff, shirt subscriptions, worker's comp, losing fingers, what the fuck was that, wildboyz, tri-loc, and ALL of the shop hacks. Take your shirt off, and get loose with us.

Freshly unemployed, Jeff McGuire is diving headfirst into his business Evergood Merch, and is currently in the midst of building out his shop space. He's been printing and producing pins in his chosen niche market for years, and though he isn't new to this industry, he has a fresh clean slate in front of him and is determined to do things right. Andy & Dylan get Jeff's full story and discuss topics such as: Barriers in working with overseas manufacturers, embarrassing yourself in front of customers, company culture, investing in the right equipment, letting employees print their own work, comic con, and firing customers.

Here's a short and sweet discussion on the nuances of low cure and standard cure inks. Aaron Blank of Monarch Color stopped by and helped Andy & Dylan fully understand the different factors and considerations one should take into account when deciding which ink to use in your shop, and how.

In the middle of a polar vortex, we decided to heat things up with some hot imported Tim Hortons coffee, and some good old fashioned conversation with our buddy Kellan Conrad of Black & Whyte Screen Printing. Kellan has been through a lot in his 11 years of printing, and we covered it all. Topics discussed include: Canadian supply issues, freezing emulsion, discovering the spot gun, unventilated print spaces, shop fires, insurance, fraud, new vs used equipment, growing pains, and how cookies can only make your customers more upset.