Well, we have ourselves a new fighter here to weigh in on our great digital print debate. Charlie Figari is with Wallflower Merch, and they have themselves a fancy new Polaris. Topics of discussion include: The parameters for choosing dtf over screen print, digital printing, on demand printing, why they chose a Polaris, improving work culture, rewarding your team, and the difference between a croc and a gator ..read more

If you have a drawer full of band tees, there’s a very high chance that John is the guy behind some of those shirts. Cold Cuts is a shop in Philly that is nearly synonymous with punk and hardcore band merch, and there’s a damn good reason for it. Coming from the music world himself, Cold Cuts understands, relates, and goes to bat for their clients, no matter how far fetched the turnaround may be. Topics of discussion include: Oversized prints, getting started in other peoples houses, the toxicity of screen opener, spray out gun injuries, backups, going laser, competitive collaboration, up and ..read more

Currently a full time graphic designer for a not to be named big boy company, Josh is still doubling down within the industry through all the side gigs his heart desires to start up. Topics of discussion include: Equipment repairs, Disney, comics, enamel pins, production approvals, too many variables, Etsy probs, grounding, disconnecting, the tick, and dry tongues ..read more

Jeff Meilander is not a person we’d bother asking our classic ‘2 presses or 10 presses’ question to. Very far from his modest beginnings as a manual printing basement operation, Jeff has turned Redwall into the contract printing powerhouse we all know today. Topics of discussion include: Sample tags, sidewalk sales, DIY, skunks, entering the world of contract work, buying buildings, calculated risk, reducing print strokes and rotations, print engineers, relative stress, DTG/print on demand, to expand or maintain, hot market printing, and touring ..read more

With the first quarter of 2023 under our belts, we're checking in with our buds Eric & Tony and seeing how everything is going in our respective markets, and where we see the rest of the year going. Topics of discussion include: Squeegee washers, spiders, Taylor Swift’s merch disaster, hiring, social media, hypotheticals, 401Ks & IRAs, overtime, breaking rules, culture shift, manufacturer selling direct to customer, and we answer questions from the Shirt Show discord ..read more

Taking a deep breath of fresh air through our noses and out our mouths, and discussing optimism. Also, really just checking in on each other, and answering listener questions. Topics of discussion include: tattoos, employees leaving, used presses being worth the journey, optimism, maturing, if you could go back, health, group chats, Bon Jovi, movies, and cucumbers ..read more

Mario Diamore has made quite a splash in the Instagram world with his screen printing reels, and has already amassed over 100K followers in a relatively short amount of time. But he's still a one man show (for the time being), and has really carved out a path for his business through cultivating a list of clients that he can truly collaborative with, instead of chasing every lead that comes his way. Topics of discussion include: Moving, Uber driving, prioritizing verbal communication, laced edibles, instagram hacks, the mediterranean diet, and Nicolas Cage ..read more

As a concert photographer on Warped Tour, Brendan Stearns learned branding and marketing firsthand from his tour mates. When he put the camera down and returned home to Chatham, Cape Shark was born. Topics of discussion include: Retail branding, finding your margins, losing drivers licenses, leaving the family business, stickers, pop ups, moving, back surgery, and Adam Sandler ..read more

What started as a high end clothing brand from Chicago, has not only grown into a massive producer in the entertainment industry, but has also just expanded their operations to the coast with a brand new location in Daytona. Growth is the goal, and Rich Santo is the 'Systems Engineer' mitigating the growing pains, and keeping the family business as efficient as possible. Topics of discussion include: Prioritizing Technology, The Daytona 500, working with family, partnering outside of your comfort zone, contract printing, recruiting staff, bluffing, and conscious decision making ..read more

After serving 8 years as an Army medic, Tyler Adams' military career was cut short when he sustained a severe back injury from a car bomb in Iraq. When he returned to Utah, he found a new home with Black Rifle Coffee Company. Since joining the BRCC crew, Tyler and his team of veterans and refugees have successfully brought their merchandising in-house, and are now operating the best smelling print shop in the world. Topics of discussion include: Backup cams, tag bot, transitioning from outsourcing to DIY, selling to retail stores, PTSD, how things change when your company goes public, buying A ..read more