The Art of Manufacturing
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
James Webb Space Telescope: Krystal Puga and Scott Willoughby
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
$9 billion and a million miles away: we get a special behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s most ambitious and risky project ever. The James Webb Space T...
Hydroswarm: Preeti Battacharyya
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An underwater roboticist is determined to map the 70% of our globe covered in water. Everyone’s talking about space these days, but the most promisi...
Knock Knock: Jen Bilik
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy isn’t always easy: this entrepreneur has learned some tough lessons manufacturing irreverent gifts that don’t meet everyone’s tastes. Thi...
Lumi: Jesse Genet [encore]
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Packaging should be your secret weapon, and this serial entrepreneur will show you how. Some of you might remember our episode a year ago, with Jesse ...
Desktop Metal: Ric Fulop, Jonah Myerberg & Andy Roberts
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the 3D printing company that might totally change how we manufacture, design, and even develop products. When you hear the words 3D printing, wha...
SmartyPants Vitamins: Courtney Nichols Gould [encore]
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon is eating the world! A wellness entrepreneur shares her secrets to launching a consumer product in today’s complex retail environment. This w...
Tulip Interfaces: Rony Kubat & Erik Mirandette
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Digitizing the factory isn’t always easy. A former counter-intelligence officer and former reality TV star talk about how they hope to bring modern ...
David Charlot: Charlot Biosciences
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A bioengineering startup tries to commercialize a new tool that might totally change the way we identify and treat disease. We have tools to look insi...
Wiivv: Shamil Hargovan and Chris Bellamy
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A startup builds custom, on-demand 3D printed shoes and gives a glimpse of what innovation might look like in the future. Recently, I took a little ro...
Micki Krimmel: Superfit Hero
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Roller derby inspires a body-positive athletic fashion brand that’s just hitting a tipping point. Though finding a factory that will take her busine...
Should I make it in the USA? [live]
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Four experts explore the dilemma of where to do your manufacturing. It’s is an important question to ask yourself when you are launching a company, ...
Meredith Perry: uBeam
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pioneering wireless power: a rare interview from the charismatic and controversial founder of an L.A.-based startup that everyone thought would fail. ...
Taboo! Julia Rose of VaGenie and Melanie Cristol of Lorals
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two brave women build businesses that might make you blush. What is it like to launch a product that you can’t talk about in “polite company”? M...
Tim O’Reilly: WTF! [live]
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the Future? The “Oracle of Silicon Valley” shares his contrarian thoughts about technology, capitalism, and preparing for the big shifts ...
Lidia Yan: NEXT Trucking
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a shortage of 50,000 truck drivers impacting manufacturing in America, and demand keeps growing. Last week, we spoke about some pretty fut...
Dr. Anita Sengupta: Virgin Hyperloop One [live]
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
(recorded live) Speeding through tubes at nearly the speed of sound; a former NASA systems engineer is helping make the future of transportation a rea...
Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman: Two Bit Circus
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two clowns reimagine entertainment through micro-amusement parks. They use technology, a bit of showmanship, and a unique process of innovation to dev...
Julio Ruiz: LiquidSky Sports
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A skydiver with an unusual past shares how his business delivers custom apparel for action athletes and Hollywood by adopting new digital design and m...
Natasha Case & Freya Estreller: Coolhaus
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cult favorite ice cream brand Coolhaus started in a broken down postal truck at the Coachella music festival. While growing their ice cream brand over...
Felix Ejeckam: Akash Systems
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Space! Diamonds! Startups! Cubesats could soon be streaming live video of anywhere on earth and beaming broadband data to the last three billion peopl...
Ashley Crowder: VNTANA
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holograms and hardware: just one piece of VNTANA’s strategy to become the go-to platform for brands to engage with customers using AR and mixed real...
Cat Chen: Skylar Body
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Customer trust and deep supplier relationships are the foundation for The Honest Company’s former head of operations as she launches a new venture-b...
Titan Gilroy: TITANS of CNC & 7 Myths, Busted
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An ex-prisoner turned elite CNC machinist and TV personality, Titan Gilroy, talks about how to save American manufacturing and the joy of seeing somet...
Kevin Czinger: Divergent 3D + Jeff Krause: SME
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
3D printing automotive micro-factories (not electric vehicles) might be the key to sustainability and innovation. We learn why, from the CEO of Diverg...
Courtney Nichols Gould: SmartyPants Vitamins
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Launching a consumer product in a complex retail environment: For our season finale, we’re speaking with Courtney Nichols Gould, the co-founder and ...
Rodney Brooks: Rethink Robotics
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you own a Roomba, you can thank Rod, because he’s the co-founder of iRobot. He launched the company almost three decades ago when he was a profes...
Sonja Rasula: The Unique Empire
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Connecting with customers to build a great business, with the creator of the weekend pop-up market. In 2008, Sonja Rasula, risked her entire 401k sav...
Jeni Britton Bauer: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gourmet ice cream that takes the whole state of Ohio to manufacture! This week we’re talking with Jeni Britton Bauer, the founder and CEO of Jeni’...
Ben Horowitz: Andreessen Horowitz (live)
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine your startup is down to its last bit of cash, your investors won’t follow on, you’re sure you’re going bankrupt, and everyone tells you ...
Rodney Mullen: godfather of street skating
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, “the godfather of street skating” Rodney Mullen reveals his insights on the history and future of skateboarding. He invented most...
Litty Mathew: Greenbar Distillery
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming the largest organic spirits company in the world takes a careful balance between having a point of view and appealing to a broader market. An...
Bethany Shorb: Cyberoptix and Well Done Goods
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A Detroit manufacturer tries retailing. But sometimes the hardest part about growing your business isn’t collapsing ceilings or managing inventory. ...
Ivka Adam: Iconery + Carolyn Casavan
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An on-demand jewelry company, plus a sustainability segment for Earth Day! Ivka Adam is the Founder and CEO of Iconery. She’s mashing up 3D printing...
Nick Pinkston: Plethora
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Job killer or savior? Automation and technology have definitely been changing the way we communicate, how we shop, how we date, how we get around. And...
Chris Wilson: House of DaVinci
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Wilson murdered a man at age 17. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison. But what happened next is nothing short of remarkable...
Jesse Genet: Lumi
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Packaging should be your secret weapon, and Jesse Genet can show you how. At age 15, Jesse started her first business printing t-shirts in Detroit. ...
Mark Fuller: WET Design
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Iconic Fountains of Bellagio captured our collective attention when they opened in 1998, and they manage to impress decades later. The creator Mark Fu...
Kellie Johnson: ACE Clearwater
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Through true grit and teamwork, this welder’s granddaughter overcame intimidation and stereotypes to turn ACE Clearwater from a third-generation bus...
Ellen Bennett: The Apron Lady + White House Maker Conversations
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Maker conversations from the White House and LA! Celebrity makers and chefs like Martha Stewart and Mario Batali are crazy about Hedley & Bennett apro...
Dov Charney Reveals What's Next
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
American Apparel's controverial founder built a multi-hundred million dollar company that created thousands of local jobs and helped define popular cu...
Greg Steltenpohl: Califia Farms and Odwalla
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two beverage empires came from humble beginnings. Greg Steltenpohl realized that playing saxophone in an avante garde punk jazz band wasn’t going to...
Donna and Lauren Johanson: Chivas Skin Care
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, you love your mom. But could you go into business with her? The mother-daughter team of Donna and Lauren Johanson have turned their family goat ...
John Lehman: McMarden + Stephanie Alves: ABL Denim
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you are a respected fashion brand with the good fortune to be featured in top retailers like Barney’s--but then the market changes...
Connie Huffa: Fabdesigns
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Additive Manufacturing isn’t just 3D printing. Knitting isn’t just for apparel. And being a venture-backed high-profile unicorn isn’t the only w...
Shanley Knox: Olivia-Knox
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What do African cows, civil unrest, and the Guinness Book of World Records have to do with manufacturing? Shanley Knox is building a new factory in Ug...
Eric Demby: Smorgasburg
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We caught Eric Demby just before launching his next big venture: Smorgasburg LA. It features highly curated artisanal makers, local food sellers, and ...
Catherine McCord: One Potato
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
French fries don’t count as vegetables, but try explaining that to a screaming toddler. Catherine McCord--celebrity chef and entrepreneur--knows the...
Jodie Fox: Shoes of Prey
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you there’s a company that has delivered millions of distinct products around the world? And it’s only seven years old? Welcome to...
Elan Lee: Exploding Kittens
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Community-building secrets behind the largest kickstarter in History, Exploding Kittens. Not long ago, Elan Lee was best known as a legendary video ...
Karl Kani: Godfather of Urban Streetwear
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At age 16, he made himself his first suit. At 21, he headed to L.A. to launch a career. 27 years later, Karl Kani is still a legend for his pioneering...
Eric Ellestad: Local Roots
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to global supply chains, we can enjoy fresh and beautiful produce in the dead of winter. But our addiction to year-round produce causes big env...
Kabira Stokes: Isidore Electronics Recycling
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-offenders and electronics are her business. A few years ago, Kabira Stokes stood looking at her new factory, burned to the ground, as her General M...