Milissa Clark the Sales Director for US Blanks discusses their companies quick switch to sewing masks in Los Angeles. She also discusses the longterm adjustment she is seeing the industry take to stay open.

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How US Blanks handled 1 Million mask orders in 72hrs

Tim Gibson the Director of Sales for Hanes Brands talks with Cole about how the company has been pivotal in providing masks for front-line workers. After being contacted directly by the US government Hanes created millions of masks and are now able to provide them to the promotional products industry. Tim also discusses how he sees the state of the industry going forward. Additional topics include updates on Alternative, Comfortwash and Champion's upcoming releases.

How Hanes Brands rushed to make masks for the US government and are now working with the screen-printing industry to get back to business.

Chris Blakelee the President of Bella + Canvas talks with Cole about the dramatic pivot the company made to create 100s of Millions of masks during Covid-19. He also goes into detail about what Bella + Canvas is expecting for the apparel industry moving forward. Shirt Agency.com BellaCanvas.com

How Bella + Canvas pivoted to become America's Biggest Mask Producer

Nabeel Amin the Founder of Lane Seven discusses their businesses response to the shutdown. He gives insight into PPP, Staffing and creating inventory for fall. LaneSeven.com ShirtAgency.com

How Lane Seven is managing the shutdown

In this episode of Building your T-Shirt Empire Cole talks with the Founder of Ryonet and Allmade Ryan Moor. Topics include: Masks Managing Staff Creative ways to stay in Business The present state of Allmade, Ryonet and Roq Us PPP loans How to reach out to new clients during the shutdown Ryonet.com ShirtAgency.com

How Print Shops are staying open during Covid- 19 with Ryan Moor

Nate Goff aka @printsnate is the owner of Fresh MFG. After working at another shop he quickly built his new screenprint shop by working for retail giants Forever 21 and Zumiez. We chat about printing late into the night, finding big clients and doing whatever it takes to make the customers happy. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The best t-shirt printing and fulfillment company in the Pico Union district of Los Angeles.

T-Shirt Print Shop Inspiration. Under 30 and killing it.

Ruben from Grandline Graphics returns with more questions on how to grow his t-shirt print shop. In this hour long conversation we discuss a variety of topics including production efficiency, outside sales, lead generation and online marketing. POWERED by | ShirtAgency.com the best screenprinting and fulfillment company I have ever built.

Ruben wants to grow from $350k to $1 Million next year. Here is how he can do it printing t-shirts.

Bruce Ackerman is the Founder and forward thinking leader of Printavo. Starting in 2011 as successful print shop owner Bruce began coding what is today one of the largest shop management solutions in the industry. He chats with Cole about what is next for his company and why he thinks some shops are growing so quickly while others plateau. Powered by Shirtagency.com | The most incredible place to print and ship a t-shirt.

Printavo wants to make your shop work better. Software is the new paper.

Whenever I go to a conference I almost always get sucked into a conversation about how Shirt Agency does online advertising. So in this episode I go over the basics of online advertising by breaking it into 3 difficulty sections: EASY STUFF- Facebook Boosts, Google Search ads. REQUIRES SOME EFFORT- Instagram ads, Video Ads on FB Youtube, Basic Targeting. TRYING AS IF IT WAS YOUR JOB- Pixels, Re-targeting, Funnels, A/b Testing. I also go over my strategy for creating engaging content and why I hate coupons. POWERED BY | ShirtAgency.com the greatest Printing and Fulfillment company I have ever built.

Advertising is NOT hard! How to reach people and make sales online.

Brett Bowden Founder of Printed Threads flew out to LA to work with Shirt Agency on improving our print shop. Obviously we can't tell you everything he taught us here. But in this episode we go over some of the major take-aways from his two day trip to help us up our screen printing shop's game. POWERED by SHIRTAGENCY.com also Check Out PRINTEDTHREADS.com

How to Go from 2 to 5 Million. Print Shop insights from Brett Bowden

****NOTE: For the first time this episode was filmed live for Youtube. So please Head to youtube.com/shirtagency and subscribe.**** In this episode of Building your T-Shirt Empire, Ryan Moor from Ryonet talks with Cole about a variety of topics. Topics include: Marketing Fulfillment Services Future Screen Printing Tech Grandline Graphics Update Allmade Sales Strategies 80/20 Rule and more... Check out ShirtAgency.com Allmade.com Screenprinting.com GrandlineGraphics.com and theshirtsociety.com

Marketing your business and Grandline Update

We invite screen printer Mark back into the room for another episode of shop therapy. Grandline Graphics discusses what is making their shop run inefficiently and how we can fix it. Topics include: Job roles, Rush Orders, Receiving, Darkroom management, and how to actually get stuff done on time. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The best t-shirt printing company of Spring 2018

Save the Shop Day 4: Who is the production manager?

Inspired by the book "Made to Make it" by Ryan Moor we focus on what will make a print shop stand out. We discuss building customer profiles and how best to serve those clients. This leads into building a basic vision for their company Grandline Graphics. Just being a printing company is not enough! Customers need clear messaging to understand why a shop is unique. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The shop I record these in.

Save the Shop Day 3: Differentiating yourself in a crowded market

On our second day of growing Grandline Graphics we dive into online advertising. After making some basic improvements to their website we now are ready to spend some money on ads. We discuss A/B Testing on Google, Instagram and Facebook. Check out future episodes where we go thru the results. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The best T-Shirt Printing and Fulfillment company in the world.

Save the Shop Day 2. Website Upgrades and Advertising

In this first episode of our "Saving the Shop" series- Grandline graphics flies to Los Angeles to work with Cole on overhauling their entire business. This episode is an overview of their issues. This week we will be posting daily updates on how we are changing their model. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The best print shop I own.

Intense Therapy Session with Two Man Shop

Learn business tips for your t-shirt business and SUBSCRIBE for more episodes about DTG, screen-printing, internet marketing and interviews with professionals from the apparel industry. Powered by ShirtAgency.com | The best T-Shirt Printing and Fulfillment in LA.

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