Wake N' Make

This is what we talk about during the break.

Antti and I chat and have a silly goose time.

This is what we talk about during the break.

Adam and I catch up. We have a silly goose time. 

A little behind the curtain look at the conversation Leanne, Nick and I have during the ad break.

Our first couple on the Wake N' Make podcast! Leanne and Nick are a huge influence on me personally as well as the whole leather community. Nick and Leanne discuss trying their hat in the hat market. Pun intended. We discuss how the new generation is eager to share their knowledge compared to generations in the past, and how that relates to growing up with the internet. Leanne and Nick talk about how sharing the process of how they make their bags hit both the consumer market, and the maker community. Nick and Leanne encourage me to push my personal style and how that will play a part in my branding. We discuss how Leanne and Nick are able to run a full time home business while keeping up with a toddler.

We talk about our love of talking leather, and how others don't understand what we are talking about when we talk about leather.

We catch up with my friend and yours, Steve Johnson. We talk about how things have changed since Steve started, to where we are today. Steve and I discuss what it's like talking leather, with people that don't live that leather nerd life style. We talk about how we hold ourselves to a high standers, that our client base will never know. Steve tells us about our plans the beginning of his van life journey. We talk about how to reach out to companies to ask for sponsorships. And of course we talking about marketing as makers. Because it wouldn't be a podcast if we didn't. DUH!!!

I have to do a little head tuck. We talk about how important it is to appeal to the hobby side of our crafts. 

Grant explains how he started by making Pinterest projects for his wife, to taking large orders for dinning room tables. We discuss how Grant changed his craft with the seasons. Wood in the winter, and leather in the summer. Grant just finished school, works a full time job, is a husband and father and still makes time to work on his crafts. We discuss how we use our crafts and a release for mental heath. We also dip out toes into conversation of current events. I'm grateful for the time I get to spend with my friends, and Grant is a good friend of mine.

In this bonus show, we let the recording run while we are at commercial break. Sometimes the best part of the conversation is during the break. We hope you like the unedited chat Seth and I have, and get to take a glimpse behind the curtain. 

In this episode we have the pleasure of having Seth Robinson from Three Sons Leather Co as the guest co host. Seth and I discuss this ability to be a full time firefighter and run a leather goods business. Seth gives out a few photography secrets, and we discuss the changing tides of Instagram. Seth is someone I consider a personal friend, and it shows in our conversation.

Dave Smith is a hobbyist leather crafter with ambitions of turning this passion into a full time gig. Dave maps out his plan for the next five years and how he plans to meet these goals. We talk about how we juggle life and make time for our passions. Dave and I laugh about our journey and talk about where we are going next.

Jamie is one of the most talented bag makers there is. Jamie and I discuss how things are changing with how we should communicate with our clients. Jamie teaches us how she using a measuring technique that helps people feel more comfortable with their body. We discuss when its its a good time to share our views on world issues and when its better to keep our options to ourself. The conversation gets cut off a little short to technical issues, but we finish strong. Hope you enjoy this weeks podcast. 

This is a very heavy episode, Dre and I dive deep into out mental health and how making has helped un in our journey. We discuss how the pandemic was a blessing and a curse. We talk about the importance of setting boundary's in our peer groups. 

In this episode Josiah Hanson talks about how he started Hanson Leather Co, his entrepreneurial spirt, and his favorite 90's R&B group TLC. We discuss photography, child labor laws and the little stalker above Josiah's work shop.

In this episode we talk to Ben about juggling all the bowling pins of being a small business owner all while holding down a household. We dive deep into what it is to me content creators as makers, and the prices we pay for over advertising. Are we making content for our peers or our customers. Ben opens up about  the legacy of his late father in-law, and the craft of woodwork he hopes to pass down to his children. 

Lucas is a man of many trades, medal fabrication, wood working, and a making of everything. Lucas started his journey into wood working at the age of 6 with the help of his two uncles and grandpa. Lucas discusses his 10 years at ACE hardware and how he worked his way up from a shelf stocker, to overseeing a large amount of people. We talk about the importance of video production in today social media landscape, and his background in video production stemming from his days riding BMX.

We dive deep into how the maker community has changed for the better over the last 10 years, and how Clubhouse has brought so making makers together, including Lucas and I. Lucas explains how the "In the shop" club house stayed open for 7 or more days straight. Lucas tells the story how him and his lady, Dre, meet on clubhouse and how they haven't stopped "hanging out" since and its super cute. 

You can find Lucas here: Instagram & YouTube @mannmadeinma

You can find todays sponsor, 21Grams Leather Balm here: http://21gramsleathergoods.com/product/21grams-leather-goods-leather-balm/

In this episode Trever of Good One Leather Goods interviews Dennis of 21Grams Leather Goods. This is a quick intro and interview of the host, Dennis. We talk about what got me into leather craft, and my journey as an artist. please subscribe because I'm only getting started.