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Discover amazing stories & lessons from fellow shop owners and industry leaders. Hosted by Bruce Ackerman and Steven Farag

  1. How Matt Pasut 4X’d His Shop Using Printavo, AI & Community Branding | Team Outfitters Ltd.

    4 DAYS AGO

    How Matt Pasut 4X’d His Shop Using Printavo, AI & Community Branding | Team Outfitters Ltd.

    What does it take to grow a print shop 4X in just four years? Matt Pasut, owner of Team Outfitters in Sarnia, Ontario, shares how he went from running a marketing agency to scaling a decorated apparel business by blending smart systems, Printavo, AI tools like ChatGPT, and deeply rooted community branding.

    47 min
  2. Running a Shop With The End In Mind: Lessons from a Business Broker & Professor

    3 SEPT

    Running a Shop With The End In Mind: Lessons from a Business Broker & Professor

    Thinking about selling your shop one day? This episode is for you. Steven and Bruce sit down with Professor Jeffrey Kurtz — their former business school instructor and now a seasoned business broker — to unpack what it really takes to sell a small business like a print shop.

    53 min
  3. The Future of Print Shops? AI Agents with Matt Marcotte – The Next Wave of AI Is Here

    27 AUG

    The Future of Print Shops? AI Agents with Matt Marcotte – The Next Wave of AI Is Here

    Are you using AI in your print shop… or are you about to get left behind? In this episode of the Print Hustlers Podcast, Steven Farag sits down with Matt Marcotte (ScreenPrintGPT, Sound & Fury) to break down how AI is transforming every department in your shop — from sales and marketing to artwork and operations.

    53 min
  4. 15 Brutal Business Truths That Changed How I Run Printavo (Rework by 37signals)

    20 AUG

    15 Brutal Business Truths That Changed How I Run Printavo (Rework by 37signals)

    In this solo episode of the Print Hustlers Podcast, Bruce shares 15 hard-hitting business lessons inspired by the book Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (the founders of Basecamp/37signals).

    14 min
  5. How This Print Shop Sold Its Presses and Got More Profitable

    13 AUG

    How This Print Shop Sold Its Presses and Got More Profitable

    In this episode of the Print Hustlers Podcast, we sit down with Kevin Watson of Good Ink and Michigan Awesome to talk about one of the boldest moves a shop can make — scaling down to grow smarter.

    49 min
  6. From Merger to Mayhem: How a Print Shop Unmerged and Came Out Stronger| 918 Design Co.

    6 AUG

    From Merger to Mayhem: How a Print Shop Unmerged and Came Out Stronger| 918 Design Co.

    What happens when a dream merger turns into a business nightmare? In this episode of the Print Hustlers Podcast, Leeah Calvert of 918 Design Co. shares her incredible story of merging with another print shop — only to discover that their CFO wasn't telling the full story!

    56 min
  7. Lee Stuart on Mental Health, Scaling Rogue Transfers, and Building a Dream Shop

    30 JUL

    Lee Stuart on Mental Health, Scaling Rogue Transfers, and Building a Dream Shop

    In this episode of Behind the Signs, we’re joined once again by Lee Stuart — screen printer, content creator, and now the founder of Rogue Transfers. Lee opens up about the mental health struggles he’s faced while growing his business, how he’s building systems to run his shop without him, and why he changed his mind about Direct-to-Film printing.

    59 min
  8. Printing for the Thunder Finals | How Oklahoma Shirt Co. Scaled With Heart

    23 JUL

    Printing for the Thunder Finals | How Oklahoma Shirt Co. Scaled With Heart

    In this Print Hustlers Podcast episode, Justin Lawrence of Oklahoma Shirt Company reveals the human-first systems that helped grow his shop. From humble beginnings printing in a hallway to running a massive operation, Justin shares how emotional intelligence, team empathy, and dialed-in systems were the real growth levers—not just marketing or machinery.

    59 min
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