What started as a creative outlet, became a safe place to turn to as life became tumultuous. Needing more control of their lives, Angie and her husband Jeff dove head first into getting High Desert up to altitude, and they haven’t looked back. Topics of discussion include: An unusually busy January, finding business mentors, tracking your AOV, used equipment issues, visiting other shops, hiring family members, the Misogi challenge, treadmill trucks, and handwritten letters.

Longtime musician turned printer, Nick moved up from Nashville to put down roots in Maine. With a partner focused on the financial side of the business, Nick has been building the shop, the team, and the client base that calls High Pine their home printer. Topics of discussion include: Neck kisses, Christmas breaks, going against your better judgement, lessons learned, taking risks, having a business partner, how our day-to-day duties evolve over time, meeting your neighboring shop, glory days, and Peanut Butter.

We're all looking to approach the new year a little differently, and hopefully for the better. When John from LogoDaddy shared that he was playing moneyball with his shop this year, we had to hear more. By implementing Nick's program, Print Profit, you can understand your shop's profitability, uncover hidden opportunities, and strategically drive the business in real time with confident decision making. Are your ears perked up yet?

What was once inaugural, has now become annual… The Shirtees. Co-hosted with Bruce Ackerman and Steven Farag, we are giving out this most prestigious award to our favorites of 2024 across the following categories: Our Favorite Episodes, Most Memorable Moment, Shops To Watch For, Biggest Story of the Year, Blank of the Year, Product of the Year, Person of the Year, Business Lesson of the Year, and What To Bet On In 2025.

The Graphic hive is a digital design agency located in an apartment, or at least it was 15 years ago. Today, that agency is now a full fledged screen printing shop, and while John has automated the heck out of his operation, he’s still figuring out the whole people problem thing… Aren’t we all? Topics of discussion include: Andy’s real name, favorite stores, conspiracy theories, holiday embroidery rush, software issues, running meetings, department leads, hiring the right people, and a slew of shop hacks.

After a successful career in the hospitality industry, Ashley redirected her expertise back home into Windmill City. Her incorporation of corporate structure within their small business has been extremely beneficial to their operations and growth, and we're stoked to have Ashley share her journey with us all. Topics of discussion include: Pitch Perfect, walking, operations management, starting the desert busy season, Black Friday scams, changing careers, customer experience, bonuses, getting into tote bags, and holiday work parties.

We’ve teamed up with the Printhustlers fellas to tackle this highly anticipated conversation with Frank Myers. With 15 years at S&S, Frank shares his journey from investment banking to leading our favorite apparel powerhouse, who has recently just acquired Alphabroder. We discuss what this means for the industry, and what our shops can expect. Other topics of discussion include: Aliens, Christmas, free webcams, strategizing acquisitions, frickin robots, optimizing shipping, relationships, deciding to end Alpha’s decoration operations, educational resources, the best time to order, software development, and chicken nuggets.

We've got Tony on the pod again, and this time we're diving deep into the lost art of wet on wet printing. Equal parts history lesson and masterclass, and class is in session. Topics of discussion include: Holiday to-do lists, learning Spanish, wet on wet printing technique, difference between ink generations, problem solving, ink gutters, the travel variable, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving.

Andy is back and we’re talking with fellow printer and industry podcaster, Shawn Sckoropad of Printeez. A former dirt biker, who shifted to the apparel side of the scene after a bad accident. After years of spearheading the print side of his family business, Shawn’s well of wisdom is honestly much deeper than it should be, so don’t mind us as we wet our whistles on his philosophical approach to business and life. Topics of discussion include: Printing a 35,000 piece order on a manual, car wraps, print on demand/fulfillment, hiring and team building, struggles in business and personal lives, quality control, communication, and liquid chicken.

Two individuals who rose from the ashes of their previous shops, Alex & Tyler found the balance they needed in joining forces to create Streetwearhouse. Specialized in the streetwear market, and crushing the social media game, we had a lot to pick each other's brains about, and this insightful episode is the result. Topics of discussion include: jumping the gun on DTG, embroidery, good and bad partnerships, specializing your offerings, investing in new equipment, the science behind streetwear, building backwards, social media marketing, working with Shaq, preferred blanks, and honesty.