Printavo PrintHustlers Podcast

"If you're a good person, hungry, and driven – there are good things to come" Superior Ink's Dominic Rosacci sat down with us for an incredible interview. We wrote about his past and his future in screen printing around sustainability, purpose and creating shop culture.

Bruce from Printavo and Steven from Campus Ink discuss why customer service is a HUGE marketing opportunity for custom print shops. Your shop CAN compete against multi-billion dollar operations!! How? High-quality, consistent, personal, customized service for every customer: https://www.printavo.com/blog/customer-service-is-a-marketing-opportunity This simple exercise makes mistakes, spoilage, and shipping problems so much less stressful: "Write out on one page how your shop responds to issues. Here's our policy. Here's our script. When a new employee comes in, you hand it to them. [...] Then it's standard operating procedure."

EzPress is a bolt-on unit for automated screen printing on a manual press. 21 year old Cameron Maciel from Riverside, CA realized the need for equipment like this when his own screen printing business grew. Cameron is leading the charge to fill a gap in the market. He envisions a press with the consistency and dependability of an automatic, but small enough for shops that can't expend the resources to purchase an automatic screen printing press. Cameron's story and ideas are so awesome. Here's how to reach out to him: https://www.printavo.com/blog/ez-press-semi-automatic-screen-printing

Ryonet's Luke Ryerkerk sat down with Bruce for an honest discussion about the pros and cons of DTG printing. Direct to garment printing can be a touchy subject among screen printers. Read the full recap here: https://www.printavo.com/blog/dtg-printing-ryonet-interview What's the best DTG printer? When should you consider buying or leasing a direct to garment printer? What sort of business thrives with DTG printing – and which businesses should avoid it?

Tom Davenport is part of Motion Textile's DNA. A low-profile but extremely high-quality print shop, California's Motion Textile has a 50,000 square foot production facility solely focused on making the best possible print. In this candid interview, Tom walks us through his storied history with screen printing (starting as a punk rock skateboarder in 1996), growing through the Great Recession, up to his recent sale of Motion Textile. Learn more: https://www.printavo.com/blog/from-skate-punk-to-contract-screen-printing-with-motion-textile

Success Print Shop: one man. One automatic press. One shipping container in rural Texas. 26 years old. Look no further for your dose of inspiration to keep pushing forward. Jonathan Ornelas takes "massive action" to the next level. Read the full recap here: https://www.printavo.com/blog/manual-to-automatic-screen-printing-with-success