SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST
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SCREEN PRINTERS IN THE UK.
From home studio to industrial factory!
Chessie chats to other UK based screen printers about their screen printing journey.
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EPISODES
STAHLS UK | HEAT PRINTING BEST PRACTICE
Released on 9/10/2023 Chessie chats with Molly and Andy from Stahls UK formerly known as Target Transfers. Molly and Andy chat with Chessie about their transition from Target to Stahls UK, the importance of building community around your business and why you must...
COLIN PLACH | TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION
Released on 29/9/2023 Chessie chats with Colin Plach, Technical Ed. teacher at Grayslake Community High School. Chessie & Colin discuss the world of teaching screen printing within secondary education with all of it’s highs and lows. Central Print Shop is the...
VINO SANGRE | SCREEN PRINTING FOR MUSICIANS ARTISTS AND PUNKS
Released on 15/9/2023 Chessie chats with Mikee Parker the founder and co-owner of Norwich-based studio Vino Sangre. Chessie & Mikee discuss some of the personal financial realities of being a small business owner, the secret to maintaining an engaged team. Vino...
SONSOLES | OPEN ACCESS SCREENPRINTING S2 E48
Released on 6/9/2023 Chessie chats with Soni Marques the founder of Peckham-based open-access print studio Sonsoles. Chessie & Soni discuss the importance of providing access to print facilities for young people entering the industry, the challenges of making your...
ARTSCAPE | DESIGN LED SCREEN PRINTING S2 E47
Released on 31/8/2023 Chessie chats with Jason Hadfield, founder of Texas-based, Artscape Creative. Chessie chats to Jason about his experience starting as a designer and Creative Director, why Chessie happily threw a sublimation machine in the bin and of course, we...
SHIRT AGENCY | MAKING MONEY WITH SCREENPRINTING | S02 E46
Released on 25/8/2023 Chessie chats with Cole Lundstrom, co-founder of California based Shirt Agency. Chessie chats to Cole about scaling a print business, the pitfalls of being an ‘influencer’ in the industry & why the economics of manual screen printing might...
ROCKSTEADY SCREEN PRINT AND DESIGN | GARAGE PRINTING FOR MUSICIANS| S02 E45
Released on 18/8/2023 Chessie chats with Nimrod Tibile, the graphic designer turned screen printer behind Rocksteady Design + Print. In this episode, Nimrod chats to Chessie about why creatives shouldn’t charge by the hour, what the difference is between Ska &...
SUPREME SCREEN | THE FASTEST PRINTER IN THE UK | S02 E44
Released on 3/8/2023 Chessie chats with Alex Greig, the founder and driving force behind Supreme Screen based in Bridgend, South Wales. In this episode, Chessie chats with Alex about spotting fibrillation, the journey from press to pizza oven and Alex discovers his...
GOLDEN PRESS STUDIO | THE BUSINESS OF INFLUENCE | S02 E43
Released on 27/7/2023 Chessie chats with Jonathan Overmyer, the serial entrepreneur behind the ever- expanding Golden Press empire. In this episode, Chessie and Jonathan discuss everything from influencers to window cleaning and of course we hear Jonathan’s unpopular...
GOOSEWORKS SCREEN PRINTING | COMMUNITY PRINTING | S02 E42
Released on 20/7/2023 Chessie chats with Gustavo ‘Goose’ Gonzalez, founder of Tejas (sic) based screen printing specialists GooseWorks. Chessie and Goose discuss working with craft brewers, the origins of the ‘Texican’ flag and of course we hear Goose’s unpopular...
INDUSTRY INK | DTG | S02 E41
Released on 13/7/2023 Chessie chats with Júnior and Phil, two thirds of Cardiff based DTG printers Industry Ink about all things DTG, the trials and tribulations of receiving artwork made using everything from Canva to Excel and of course we hear their unpopular...
PAV | DOGORSE & CO PRINTWORKS | S02 E40
Released on 10/7/2023 Chessie chats with another returning guest, Pav from Dogorse & Co. Chessie and Pav discuss accidentally becoming a contract printer, how the wheels recently literally came off or him and of course we hear Pav’s unpopular opinion about the...
MIKE MICHALOWICZ | PROFIT | S02 E39
Released on 29/6/2023 Chessie chats with prolific author Mike Michalowicz about his seminal books Profit First and The Pumpkin Plan. Mike also shares some invaluable advice on the importance of low cost testing and iteration in your marketing strategy. Mike...
OLD ELTONS SUPPLY CO. | JACK | S02 E38
Released on 22/6/2023 Chessie chats with returning guest Jack about challenges with embroidery, avoiding nausea when drone piloting and why you shouldn’t get a ‘shop dog’. Jack is the founder of Old Eltons Supply Co. based in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales and Old Eltons...
HECK PRESS | SARAH FIELDING | S02 E37
Released on 8/6/2023 Chessie chats with returning guest Sarah about the physical impact of manual printing, how screen printers’ in 2023 are more connected and transparent than ever and we of course hear Sarah’s unpopular opinion about the industry. Sarah is the...
MAKE READY | TOM MURPHY | S02 E36
Released on 1/6/2023 Chessie chats with Tom about the intricacies of printing fine art, why Andy Warhol may have used an auto had he been working today and of course, we hear Tom’s unpopular opinions on printing. Tom Murphy is the founder and Creative Director at Make...
SHIRT KONG | ANDY RUDMAN | S02 E35
Released on 25/5/2023 Chessie chats with Andy about integrating A.I. into the screen print business, employing Gen Z and of course we hear Andy’s unpopular opinion about the industry. Andy Rudman is the founder of Shirt Kong, based in St. Louis, Missouri and co-host...
FRAQTALS | Swindoe | S02 E4
Released on 18/5/2023 Chessie chats with Swindoe about his fascinating journey into screen printing, design and manufacture through his creation Fraqtals, a modular, scalable screen print solution designed with efficiency and space saving in mind. Reginald Swindoe...
FISHER PRINT CO. | AUSTIN | S02 E33
Released on 12/5/2023 Chessie chats with Austin about his innate drive to grow & scale his business, who and when to hire as your print shop grows and of course we hear Austin’s unpopular opinion about the industry! Austin Fisher is the owner of Fisher Print Co....
FLOODWAY PRINT CO. | CORY | S02 E32
Released on 4/5/2023 Chessie chats with Cory about his approach to challenging the screen print community online, pubs in Yorkshire, England and of course we hear Cory’s unpopular opinion about the industry. Cory Beal is the owner of Floodway Print Company. Based in...
PHIL TRONA | PYRE PRESS | S02 E31
Released on 27/4/2023 Chessie chats with Phil about growing the business from a 2,000 square foot premises to a 10,000 square foot studio and why he sold his manual press & of course we hear Phil’s unpopular opinion about the screen printing industry. Phil Trona...
RE-SOURCE USA | VICKIE CROSS CLOSSON | S02 E30
Released on 20/4/2023 Chessie chats with Vickie about how she came to garment decoration from a seemingly unconnected corporate role, how she went on to build the incredibly successful businesses she has today & of course we hear Vickie’s unpopular opinion in the...
SQUARE ONE CO, | TOM MILLINGTON | S02 E29
Released on 13/4/2023 Chessie chats with Tom about moving premises as his business has grown, why he prefers AS colour & of course we hear Tom’s unpopular opinion in the screen printing industry. Tom Millington is the owner of Square One Co. based in Perth,...
RYAN MOOR | RYONET | S02 E28
Released on 3/4/2023 Chessie chats with Ryan about his entrepreneurship, who to hire first when you are looking to grow your business & what are his must read business books. Ryan Moor has worked in the screen printing industry for the last 20 years founding...
EMULSION GURU | CHROMALINE | S02 E27
Released on 30/3/2023 Chessie chats with Kevin about his career at Chromaline & of course we hear his unpopular opinion about the world of screen printing. Chessie also poses Kevin your listener questions. Kevin Kauth is Chromaline’s Technical Sales Representative...
OLI CHAPMAN | MAKE GOOD PRINTS | S02 E26
Released on 23/3/2023 Chessie chats with Oli about his relocation from London to the South West of the UK, the pros & cons of offering open access to memberships to their studio & of course we hear Oli’s unpopular opinion about the screen printing industry...
KEN | KENBLKWRK | S02 E25
Released on 16/3/2023 Chessie chats to Ken about being a legit digitiser and his process of creating educational videos. They chat about their unpopular opinions, spam and the correct backing and needles for embroidery. Ken tells us how he fell in love with the...
ALLAN WADE | A-DUBB PRODUCTIONS | S02 E24
Released on 9/3/2023 Chessie chats with Allan about how he got into the world of garment decoration, why you should go ‘all in’ on your side hustle & of course we hear Allan’s unpopular opinion about the industry! Allan Wade is the YouTube creator, garment...
LEE STUART | ROGUE LAB | S02 E23
Released on 2/3/2023 Lee Stuart is the entrepreneur & YouTuber behind Rogue Lab Print shop, Thirty Eight Ride Co. & most recently N9RTH. Lee grew up in Canada & by the age of 25 had already had an incredibly successful pro motorcross & snow cross...
8 BALL IMAGING | S02 E22
Released on 23/2/2023 Chessie chats with Slim about passionate ‘Detroiters’ or maybe ‘Detroitians’, whether you should push or pull your squeegee & of course, we hear Slim’s unpopular opinions about the screen print industry! Kim (AKA Slim) is the co-founder of 8...
ONE TO ONE| EVERYTHING IS MEDIOCRE | S02 E21
Released on 16/2/2023 Chessie chats with Jonathan about why he chooses to use a manual press over an auto, and how he established his own creative brand ‘Everything is Mediocre’ & we also hear Jonathan’s unpopular opinion about the screen print industry! Jonathan...
UP ALL NIGHT INK | S02 E20
Released on 9/2/2023 Chessie chats with Geo & Aniceto about their journey into screen printing, the time they had an attempted robbery at their shop & of course their unpopular opinions about the industry! Aniceto & Geo are the co-founders of Up all night...
Get A Grip | S02 E19
Released on 26/1/2023 Chessie chats with Sam about all things environmental & ethical in the world of screen printing & Sam also shares his unpopular opinion about the screen printing industry! Sam Foggan is the co-founder of UK based Get a Grip Studio. Sam...
Success Print Shop | S02 E18
Released on 19/1/2023 Jonathan Ornelas is the owner of Texas-based Success Print. Set on a 20 acre property in rural Texas, Success Print has gone from strength to strength in the 5 years since it has been in the business full time. In this episode Chessie chats with...
Aesthetic Imprints / Baav Productions | S02 E17
Released on 12/1/2023 Chessie chat to Bhavik Dhanak, the founder of Aesthetic Imprints, a custom print shop based in Frederick, Maryland. Learn how Bhavik went from starting his business in his parent's basement to growing it into a successful retail and print space....
PRNT SCRN | S02 E16
Released on 06/01/2023 Chessie chats to Josh, the owner of PRNT SCRN Screen Printing in Florida. In this screen printing podcast, Josh shares his journey into creating merchandise for his band through screen printing and his passion for designing everything from fonts...
Awarewolf Apparel | S02 E15
Released on 15/12/2022 Chessie chats with Landon about learning to screen print via YouTube, designing a queer themed Super Bowl T-Shirt & the merits of rainbow capitalism. Ohio based Awarewolf Apparel was founded in 2015 by Landon Reed who had a vision of...
Cured Printing | S02 E14
Released on 08/12/2022 Chessie chats with Jason about how his corporate background in sales training and management has informed his entrepreneurial approach to establishing a successful screen printing business.Jason is the founder of family run, San Antonio based...
Modern Streets Apparel | S02 E13
Released on 1/12/2022 Chessie chats with Jack about his experiences in retail, wedding photography & singing in punk bands. We also learn how these experiences accumulated over the last two decades have helped inform what Jack has built with Modern Streets. Jack...
Fritz Print | S02 E12
Released on 24/11/2022 Chessie chats to Bastian about making the move from Berlin to Melbourne, the balance between contract & commercial work & how he came to be Australia’s only distributor of traditional German work trousers. Bastian is the founder of...
We Talk Shirty | S02 E11
Released on 17/11/2022 Chessie chats to the famous Ron from Talk shirty to me AKA We Talk Shirty. Ron tells Chessie about his introduction to the print industry and explains the balance of commercial and contract printing. Ron also mentions how his peer groups and...
International Coatings | E10 S02
Released on 10/11/2022 Chessie chats to Keith Stevens who is International Coatings’ West Coast Regional Sales Manager and has been screen printing for over 45 years. International Coatings develop & manufacture paint for runways and traffic markings as well as...
Silkscreams | E09 S02
Released on 03/11/2022 Chessie chats with Josh about the origins of his incredibly resourceful approach to designing & making handy solutions to day to day printing shop problems as well as his approach to creating video content worthy of Spielberg! Josh Anthony...
Ash Co Design | E08 | S02
Released on 27/10/2022 Chessie chats with Chris about how AshCo became Canada’s biggest buyer of speciality inks, how Chris can’t live without Post-It notes & how ‘just trying it’ has been the key to AshCo’s success. Chris Moulds is the founder of Canadian based...
Press Or Dye | E07 S02
Released on 20/10/2022 Chessie chats to Ashley & Chainsaw Betty about how the business came to be, the difficult art of building a business whilst working for other companies & life in Nashville ‘The LA of the South’.Chainsaw Betty & Ashley run Nashville...
Black Print Ink | E06 S02
Released on 13/10/2022 Chessie chats to Marco about his vision for the 5-hour work day, the auto vs manual debate & how Marco is plotting to redefine the term ‘franchise’ with a prospective network of Black Print Ink Screen Printing & coffee shops. Marco &...
Real Hackney Dave | E05 S02
Released on 06/10/2022 Chessie chats to Dave Buonaguidi A.K.A the "Real Hackney Dave" about screen printing. Dave is an artist and his story about letting go of the constraints of the corporate world to use screen printing as a medium for his art is inspiring. Chessie...
Agenda Trading Company | E04 S02
Released on 29/09/2022 Chessie chats to Jacob from Agenda Trading Company. Jacob is a one-man screen printing business located in the heart of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He decided to roll his interests and skill set together to encourage people to get outside, question...
Screen Print World | E03 S02
Released on 22/09/2022 Chessie chats to Dave from Screen Print World about being a supplier for the industry. Dave tells us how he fell into the industry and what he values as a businessman and printer. Dave gives us some tips about ink management, kit choices and how...
OUT OF : PLACE | E02 S02
Released on 15/09/2022 Chessie chats to Jacob & Malcolm the founders of Out of: Place, the Edinburgh based clothing company who are bringing an innovative perspective to minimalist clothing design. The guys tell Chessie about how they developed the designs...
DROP CLOTHING | E01 S02
Released on 08/09/2022 Chessie chats to Graeme who is a bit of an entrepreneur! He runs BigDog Workwear, Drop Clothing and an engineering company. Graeme explains why he started the clothing brand, how he convinced his family to work on their holiday and why bringing...
Flex Print.ie | Episode 027
Released on 07/07/2022 Chessie chats to Gary from FlexPrint.ie about moving to an auto, buying a Chinese embroidery machine and why his studio might be haunted. In this funny episode, Gar honestly runs through issues that come up when becoming an auto shop and his...
I Dress Myself | Episode 026
Released on 30/06/2022 Chessie chats to Hannah from I Dress Myself about the environmental changes they have worked on in their studio. From Vegan staff meals to being a pioneer in water based screen printing, I dress Myself see themselves at the forefront of...
Humane Made | Episode 025
Released on 23/06/2022 Chessie chats to Paul about his ethical printing business. Paul talks us through how he manages working full time and running Human Made too. Paul tells us about his experience selling at festivals and how he sold 500 pairs of sunglasses...
FLIPPIN SWEET PRINT CO. | Episode 024
Released on 16/06/2022 Chessie chats to Danny from The Flippin Sweet Print Co. Danny tells us how he is thinking about getting an auto by the end of the year and how he plans to keep his team small. Danny walks us through his decision to go back to using plastisol ink...
RIPPLES PRINT | EPISODE 023
Released on 09/06/2022 Chessie chats to Ola from Ripples Print. Ola explains how her methodical attention to detail has helped her set up systems in her printing business. Ola tells us about the shop management software that she swears by and why she threw a squeegee...
ANNETTE & CO. | EPISODE 022
Released on 02/06/2022 Chessie chats to Annette, from Annette & Co. in this special podcast episode. Annette implements Profit First cash management into businesses and in this episode they talk about how it was set up for Squeegee & Ink and the...
WORKWEAR MEGA STORE | EPISODE 021
Released on 26/05/2022 Chessie chats to Jimbo about his career in screen printing and how he trasnitioned from being an employee in other print studios to setting up his own business. Jimbo tells us about the community he has found amongst other printers and gives us...
EVIL BAND MERCH | EPISODE 020
Released on 19/05/2022 Chessie chats with Michael from Evil Band Merch about his time in the industry and going from an auto to a manual. Michael explains what makes a good print and what the transistion has been like going into his new space. He also tells us about...
SQUEEZED ORANGE | EPISODE 019
Released on 12/05/2022 Chessie chats to Darren from Squeezed Orange. Darren chats about his brand, his days as a professional sportsman and his latest business decisions. Darren talks us through what software he uses, the inks he uses, and what niche he has managed to...
DISS PRINTS | EPISODE 018
Released on 05/05/2022 Chessie chats to Alex from Diss Prints. Alex walks us through the discoveries he learned through printing on skateboards and shows us his adapted squeegee. Alex tells us about working from his new premises and how skateboard culture has helped...
ROGUE PRINT CO | Episode 017
Released 28/04/2022 Chessie chats to Matt about his brand. Matt tells us about his journey from college teacher to curator of art, memes and fashion. Matt descibes how he lost his passion for teaching college students but found his love of launching pre-sale drops...
THE PRINT HAUS | EPISODE 016
Released on 21/04/2022 Chessie chats to Jude and Tom about The Print Haus. The Print Haus has been through a lot of changes during the pandemic and the open access space is finding it's feet in a new challenging environment. Jude tells us what is involved in running...
VISIBLE ART | EPISODE 015
Released on 14/04/2022 In this episode, Chessie chats to Rob from Visible Art. Rob's extensive knowledge of the industry spans 30 years. Rob tells us the value of keeping a team engaged but also well compensated. He tells us about how his desire to teach and share...
Random Generator | EPISODE 014
Released on 07/04/2022 Chessie chats with Tim from Random Generator. Tim tells us about working with his brother from a bedroom where they squeezed in a carousel that used to hang over the bed. Tim talks us through how he manged to screenprint onto mirrors and tells...
MASTER STITCH | EPISODE 013
Released on 31/03/2022 Chessie chats with Fred from Master Stitch. Fred tells us all about being a third generation printer/embroiderer and how he as made a name for himself in the competitive cap embrodiery niche. He tells us the reasons and advantages of not...
STANLEY/STELLA | EPISODE 012
Released on 24/03/2022 In this episode, Chessie chats to Christel from Stanley/Stella. Christel tells us all about how Stanley/Stella got it's name and the values and principles the founder instilled in the business. They chat about the ecosystem required to ensure...
HUNK PRINT | EPISODE 011
Released on 17/03/2022 Chessie chats to Sara and Rowan about their environmentally friendly screenprinting studio. They tells us what it was like upgrading from their old ‘carousel’ to a new shiny Kruzer. The couple also let us know how their clientele have changed to...
NO SWEAT | EPISODE 010
Released on 10/03/2022 Chessie gets to chat to Jay about his work as an activist and the No Sweat t-shirt business. Jay tells us the vast complexities of trying to keep the fashion industry out of the hands of sweat shop owners. Jay tells us about campaigns and what...
WELL NICE PRINTS | EPISODE 009
Released on 03/03/2022 In this episode, Chessie chats to Jo from Well Nice Prints about her experince running a co-op studio through to starting up Well Nice Prints. Jo tells us the challenges of organising events and how she has found a new focus with her new studio...
NORWICH SCREEN ART | EPISODE 008
Released on 24/02/2022 Chessie chats with Jobey from Norwich Screen Art about changing his role from being a normal employee to a Director. They chat about how the long term relationship with customers means Jobey can still take on smaller jobs as he promotes...
SUPREME SCREEN UK | EPISODE 007
Released on 17/02/2022 Chessie chats with Alex from Supreme Screen UK about the honest reality of running a screen printing business. Alex chats about his experiences with hiring and does a deep dive into waterbased inks for screen printing and the challenges it...
DOWNCAST APPAREL | EPISODE 006
Released on 10/02/2022 In this episode, Chessie chats to Darcy from Downcast Apparel about how he is growing the brand with his wife Nixx, alongside their custom printing business. The conversation goes on to talk about the issues around hiring models, logistics and...
DOGORSE & CO. PRINTWORKS | EPISODE 005
Released on 03/02/2022 https://youtu.be/eqcmUmV4rs0 Chessie chats with Pav from Dogorse & Co. Printworks. They chat about Pav's passion for screenprinting and why you should never cure a hoodie in an oven! Find out more about Dogorse & Co. Printworks here:...
VinoSangre | EPISODE 004
Released on 27/01/2022 https://youtu.be/N9HI5wId8Pc Chessie chats with Mikee from VinoSangre about how he built his team from friends and moved on from working next to a morgue into an industrial unit with basketball on site. Find out more about VinoSangre Printing...
DPPUK | EPISODE 003
Released on 20/01/2022 https://youtu.be/FslRPT4EnKE Chessie chats with James from DPPUK (Direct Print and Promotions) about the business decisions that are needed to run a garment decoration business and how adapting is the only way. Find out more about DPPUK Printing...
HECK PRESS | EPISODE 002
Released on 13/01/2022 https://youtu.be/0gWkJAwRnXk Chessie chats with Sarah from Heck Press about moving from a garage studio into a commercial space, working with waterbased inks and printing her first plastisol transfers. Sarah also teaches us how many L's are in...
OLD ELTONS | EPISODE 001
Released on 06/01/2022 https://youtu.be/kPeD30t0tb0 Chessie chats with Jack from Old Eltons about setting up shop, what it was like moving to an automatic press, hiring his best mates and the difficulties of finding inspiration for his clothing brand. Find out...