Squeegee & Ink Podcast - Screen printing and apparel decoration.
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Heat printing your way to business success with Stahls
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Molly and Andy from Stahls UK formerly known as Target Transfers. Molly and Andy chat with Chessie about their transition from Targ...
Colin Plach - Teaching the next generation of garment printers
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Colin Plach, Technical Ed. teacher at Grayslake Community High School. Chessie & Colin discuss the world of teaching screen pri...
Vino Sangre Screen printing as a lifestyle the punk way
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Mikee Parker the founder and co-owner of Norwich-based studio Vino Sangre. Chessie & Mikee discuss some of the personal financi...
Sonsoles | SAVE THE STUDIO KICKSTARTER
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Soni Marques the founder of Peckham-based open-access print studio Sonsoles. Chessie & Soni discuss the importance of providing...
Artscape | Design led branding and screen printing
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Jason Hadfield, founder of Texas-based, Artscape Creative. Chessie chats to Jason about his experience starting as a designer and C...
Shirt Agency | Is it a hobby if you manually print?
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Cole Lundstrom, co-founder of California based Shirt Agency. Chessie chats to Cole about scaling a print business, the pitfalls of ...
Rocksteady - screen printing for your niche from the garage
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Nimrod Tibile, the graphic designer turned screen printer behind Rocksteady Design + Print. In this episode, Nimrod chats to Chessi...
The fastest printer in the UK - Supreme Screen
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Alex Greig, the founder and driving force behind Supreme Screen based in Bridgend, South Wales. In this episode, Chessie chats with...
Golden Press | Entrepreneurial Influencers & Screen Printing
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Jonathan Overmyer, the serial entrepreneur behind the ever- expanding Golden Press empire. In this episode, Chessie and Jonathan di...
Gooseworks - Printing for your local community - episode 42
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Gustavo ‘Goose’ Gonzalez, founder of Tejas (sic) based screen printing specialists GooseWorks. Chessie and Goose discuss workin...
Not all DTG is the same - Industry Ink Cardiff - Episode 41
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Júnior and Phil, two thirds of Cardiff based DTG printers Industry Ink about all things DTG, the trials and tribulations of receiv...
Accidental contract printer - Dog Orse & Co. Printworks
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with another returning guest, Pav from Dogorse & Co. Chessie and Pav discuss accidentally becoming a contract printer, how the wheel...
Mike Michalowicz | Building a profitable business | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | Episode 39
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with prolific author Mike Michalowicz about his seminal books Profit First and The Pumpkin Plan. Mike also shares some invaluable advice...
Being the best printer in town and also having your own brand that serves you | OLE ELTONS | EPISODE 38
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with returning guest Jack about challenges with embroidery, avoiding nausea when drone piloting and why you shouldn’t get a ‘shop do...
Heck Press | Sarah Feilding | Silkscreen and printing artwork for renowned artists | S02 E36 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with returning guest Sarah about the physical impact of manual printing, how screen printers’ in 2023 are more connected and transpare...
Make Ready | Tom Murphy | Silkscreen and printing artwork for renowned artists | S02 E36 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
Shirt Kong | Andy Rudman | The future of running a screen print shop | S02 E35 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Fraqtals | A new type of printing press | S02 E34 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Swindoe about his fascinating journey into screen printing, design and manufacture through his creation Fraqtals, a modular, scalab...
Fisher Print Co | Becoming the biggest shop | S02 E33 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Floodway Print Co | Ideas and learning in the print industry | S02 E32 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pyre Press | Printing for Metal Bands and Fulfilment | S02 E31 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 &...
Re-Source USA | Total branding solutions and contract printing | S02 E30 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Vickie about how she came to garment decoration from a seemingly unconnected corporate role, how she went on to build the incredibl...
Square One Co. | The total branding print shop solution | S02 E29 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ryan Moor | Ryonet | Dominating the business of screen printing | S02 E28 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Emulsion Guru | Chromaline | Everything you need to know about exposing screens for screen printing | S02 E27 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Kevin about his career at Chromaline & of course we hear his unpopular opinion about the world of screen printing. Chessie also...
Oli Chapman | Make Good Prints | Screen printing on paper and fabric and the open access/workshop business | S02 E26 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Oli about his relocation from London to the South West of theUK, the pros & cons of offering open access to memberships to thei...
KENBLKWRK | Embroidery education digitising and how to start embroidery | S02 E25 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Ken about being a legit digitiser and his process of creating educational videos. They chat about their unpopular opinions, spam and ...
ALLAN WADE | A-DUBB PRODUCTIONS | Every type of garment decoration | S02 E24 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
LEE STUART | ROGUE LAB | Consulting screenprinters for success | S02 E23 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Lee about DTF, DTG, building brands, time blocking, hiring & of course we find out Lee’s unpopular opinion about the industry...
8 BALL IMAGING | The queen of Rhinestone, Vinyl and now Screen Print! | S02 E22 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Slim about passionate ‘Detroiters’ or maybe ‘Detroitians’, whether you should push or pull your squeegee & of course, w...
EVERYTHING IS MEDIOCRE | ONE TO ONE PRINT | When to stop growing | S02 E21 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Me...
Up All Night Ink | Time management for growing a print shop | S02 E20 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Geo & Aniceto about their journey into screen printing, the time they had an attempted robbery at their shop & of course th...
Get A Grip | Ethical screenprinting, not printing on anything but organic cotton | S02 E19 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Sam about all things environmental & ethical in the world of screen printing & Sam also shares his unpopular opinion about ...
Success Print Shop | Expanding your printing business and hiring a team | S02 E18 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Aesthetic Imprints | Building a print shop in the basements & a retail stall in the mall | S02 E17 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chat to Bhavik Dhanak, the founder of Aesthetic Imprints, a custom print shop based in Frederick, Maryland. Learn how Bhavik went from startin...
PRNT SCRN | Designer led print studio making merch and screen printing content | S02 E16 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Josh, the owner of PRNT SCRN Screen Printing in Florida. In this screen printing podcast, Josh shares his journey into creating merch...
Awarewolf Apparel | Queer clothing for people who don't wear rainbows | S02 E15 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Landon about learning to screen print via YouTube, designing a queer themed Super Bowl T-Shirt & the merits of rainbow capitali...
Cured Printing | Steadily building the ultimate print studio | S02 E14 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Jason about how his corporate background in sales training and management has informed his entrepreneurial approach to establishing...
Modern Streets Apparel | Building a streetwear brand in Manchester | S02 E13 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Jack about his experiences in retail, wedding photography & singing in punk bands. We also learn how these experiences accumula...
Fritz Print | Emigrating & Building your own ideal shop | S02 E12 | Squeegee & Ink Podcast
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Bastian about making the move from Berlin to Melbourne, the balance between contract & commercial work & how he came to be Au...
We Talk Shirty | Growing a contract screen printing studio & marketing tactics from Ron | S02 E11
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
International Coatings| Screenprinting with plastisol ink, avoid these common mistakes | S02 E10
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Keith Stevens who is International Coatings’ West Coast Regional Sales Manager and has been screen printing for over 45 years. Inte...
SILKSCREAMS | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 09
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Josh about the origins of his incredibly resourceful approach to designing & making handy solutions to day to day printing shop...
ASHCO DESIGN | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 08
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ‘...
PRESS OR DYE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 07
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Ashley & Chainsaw Betty about how the business came to be, the difficult art of building a business whilst working for other comp...
BLACK PRINT INK | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 06
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ‘franchi...
REAL HACKNEY DAVE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 05
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 constrai...
AGENDA TRADING COMPANY | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 04
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 dec...
SCREEN PRINT WORLD | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 03
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
OUT OF: PLACE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 02
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Jacob & Malcolm the founders of Out of: Place, the Edinburgh based clothing company who are bringing an innovative perspective to...
DROP CLOTHING | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | SEASON 2 | EPISODE 01
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 sta...
FLEXPRINT.ie | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 027
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 funn...
I DRESS MYSELF | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 026
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 pio...
HUMANE MADE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 025
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 tel...
FLIPPIN SWEET PRINT CO. | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 024
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 plan...
RIPPLES PRINTS | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 023
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. O...
ANNETTE & CO. | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 022
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Annette, from Annette & Co. in this special podcast episode. Annette implements Profit First cash management into businesses and ...
WORKWEAR MEGA STORE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 021
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Jimbo about his career in screen printing and how he transitioned from being an employee in other print studios, to setting up his ow...
EVIL BAND MERCH | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 020
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
SQUEEZED ORANGE | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 019
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Darren from Squeezed Orange. Darren chats about his brand, his days as a professional sportsman and his latest business decisions. Da...
DISS PRINTS | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 018
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Alex from Diss Prints. Alex walks us through the discoveries he learned through printing on skateboards and shows us his adapted sque...
ROGUE PRINT CO. | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 017
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Matt about his brand. Matt tells us about his journey from college teacher to curator of art, memes and fashion. Matt describes how h...
THE PRINT HAUS | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 016
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
VISIBLE ART | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 015
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 engage...
RANDOM GENERATOR |SQUEEGEE& INK PODCAST |EPISODE 014
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
MASTER STITCH | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 013
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Freddie from Master Stitch. Freddy tells us all about being a third generation printer/embroiderer and how he as made a name for hi...
EPISODE 012 | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | STANLEY/STELLA
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
HUNK PRINT | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 011
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Sara and Rowan about their environmentally friendly screenprinting studio. They tells us what it was like upgrading from their old ‘...
NO SWEAT | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 010
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ke...
WELL NICE PRINTS | SQUEEGEE & INK PODCAST | EPISODE 009
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chessie chats to Jo from Well Nice Prints about her career in screen printing. Jo tells us what it takes to run events and keep a co-...
Norwich Screen Art | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | EPISODE 008
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Supreme Screen Uk | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | EPISODE 007
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Alex from Supreme Screen UK about the honest reality of running a screen printing business. Alex chats about his experiences with h...
Downcast Apparel | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | Epsiode 006
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 bu...
Dog.Orse & Co. Printworks | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | Episode 005
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie speaks to Pav about his passion for screen printing.
VINOSANGRE| Squeegee & Ink Podcast | 004
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats to Mikee about moving his studio to Norwich, hiring his best mates and making time to enjoy life in-between print jobs. Find out m...
DPPUK | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | 003
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with James from DPPUK (Direct Print and Promotions) about the business decisions that are needed to run a garment decoration business an...
Heck Press | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | 002
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chessie chats with Sarah from Heck Press about moving from a garage studio into a commercial space, working with waterbased inks and printing her firs...
Old Eltons | Squeegee & Ink Podcast | 001
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 difficulti...