Success Stories with Marshall Atkinson

If you are in the print-on-demand game, today's guest will be someone you need to hear. Jed Siefert with stakes manufacturing in Eastlake, Ohio, joins us today to chat all about high-volume digital print-on-demand services. They have one of the largest print-on-demand shops in the United States so you are in for a real treat. 

But that's not all! They also are quite proud of their diversity and inclusion program with a large number of their employees having intellectual or developmental disabilities, including some of their top performers. 

We'll learn about those points and more on today's show. So buckle up and get ready for an amazing episode.

If you are a fan of great-looking t-shirts, especially those with a race car, then today’s episode of Success Stories will be built just for you.  Today on the show, we welcome Bruce Kittle, an industry vet since 1983.  He’s been designing for national sports teams, the music industry, labor unions, national parks, and the auto racing industry.

Bruce is currently the owner and director of ScreenArt Studios, a graphic design studio that caters to the screen print and apparel industry by providing design, remote art department options, and remote production consulting.

So, get out your sketchpad and get ready to take some notes, or maybe a doodle or two as we welcome Bruce Kittle to the Success Stories podcast.

We have a real treat for you on today's Success Stories podcast.  How do you go from working as a new hire in the screen room to working all the way up to running a massive production facility printing millions of shirts…to starting your own small print shop and beginning your own entrepreneurial journey?

Today we’re talking with Nate Leber with Leber Design and Print about that subject, as he’s the one that did that.  Nate took a career’s worth of skill and understanding to build his own boutique shop in Grove City, Ohio. 

We’ll chat with Nate about the lessons he’s learned along the way and where he’s going now.  So get ready for an incredible discussion.

On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll talk to Ben Spurlock with SE Impressions in Lebanon, Tennessee just outside of Nashville. He's a second-generation t-shirt printer and has taken over the business from his parents. 

How has he taken his business to another level with increased sales, new processes, standards, and organization? We'll learn all about that and more. So buckle up and get ready for a fantastic episode.

Today’s guest on the Success Stories podcast is Erich Campbell, and we’ll focus on all things embroidery.  Erich is a prolific writer, content creator, and a fantastic teacher.

You may have seen him at a trade show, on the 2 Regular Guys podcast, or on his own podcast, The Takeup.  But what do you actually know about Erich?  How did he get into this business?  What is he interested in?  

We’ll dig into all that and more in this edition of the Success Stories podcast.  So buckle up and get ready for an amazing episode!

Since 2009, Corvallis Custom has been a mainstay in the Oregon region for custom-printed apparel, promotional items, and large-format print production. 

They have served in the collegiate market since day one, with a recent name, image likeness, or ni l movement they have been helping athletes was customized merchandise that reflects their unique personalities and viewpoints. 

Today we'll dig into how Corvallis custom has grown over the years and moved into the NFL market in a major way on this episode of Success Stories, get ready to have some fun.

If one person in the decorated apparel industry has been leading the charge on innovation, it is Michelle Moxley Hruby.  She always seems to be at the forefront of the next big thing.

But where did all of that start?  On this episode of Success Stories, we’ll chat with Michelle about her roots and career journey and what she is excited about now.

So, go grab a fresh cup of coffee and sit back and enjoy the show!

How do you grow from a germ of an idea into a partnership and a flourishing business? That’s the subject of today’s podcast with guest Marckendy Jean and Jabir Ducasse with Somerville Printing by Villeside Customs. They partnered up in 2018 and have been a leading apparel decoration shop in the Somerville, Massachusetts, area since. 

We’ll learn what it takes go get momentum and some partnership tips from two guys who have figured it out. Get a cup of coffee and be ready for a fun show! 

Behind the oil industry, fashion is the second leading global polluter.  As part of the decorated apparel industry, this is something that we should be concerned about.

One person who cares is our guest today on the Success Stories podcast.  His name is Ben Grossman, and he’s leading the charge at SwagCycle.  Their mission is to help companies repurpose, recycle, and donate their obsolete branded apparel merchandise in a sustainable way.  They do this with a network of charitable and recycling partners.

We’ll learn all about that and more on today’s show, so get ready to get a hand cramp taking some notes on how you can get involved and thinking about how to make a sustainable difference.

Starting out in his parent’s garage, Jeff Meilander has built a thriving contract apparel decoration business in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.  They serve a variety of businesses and decoration types, where literally no job is too big or too small.

We’ll dig into all of that with Jeff and learn how he has built his company from the ground up into a major player in the industry with over 100,000 square feet of combined production and on-demand facilities.