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Makers and Nerds PodcastHow Sharing Her Jewelry Making Knowledge Helps Her Sell More with Tamara BergIn this episode, I speak with Tamara Berg, a jewelry maker and the host of her own TV show on PBS, all about Jewelry making, how she got started, how she took her hobby and made a living with it and how sharing her knowledge of jewelry making has provided her an income.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0741 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastMake it for Yourself and They Will Come with Mark W. GrayIn this episode, I speak with Mark W. Gray, an inventor who makes and sells products he likes and wants for himself, all about how and where he finds an audience for those products.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0746 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastUsing Crowdfunding to Grow Your Hobby into a Business with Joe LarsonIn this episode, I speak with the one and only, 3D Printing Professor, Joe Larson, about how he used crowdfunding to grow his hobby into a business producing products that generate revenue.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0747 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Hobby to Business: Scaling Your Manufacturing From 1 to 100 with Carrie SundraIn this episode, I have a great conversation with Carrie Sundra, a maker and an expert in small batch manufacturing, all about the steps you need to take when you are scaling your hobby making manufacturing from 1 to 100.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0750 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Gaming Nerd to Table Top Game Creator with William WallaceIn this episode, I chat with William Wallace, a self described gaming nerd, about his passion for table top games and how he took that passion and decided to create a unique table top game to sell.
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2022-10-0740 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastStreamlining Your Hobby Activities Before Turning It into a Business with Karen CorlissIn this episode, I speak with Karen Corliss, a maker and a project manager, all about how to streamline your hobby making activities so that you can scale your hobby into a full business.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0731 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom 3D Printing for Fun to a Business Helping Save Plastic Waste with Ali Sureyya TorunIn this episode, I speak with Ali Sureyya Torun, a VFX artist, about his favorite hobby, 3D printing and how he turned that passion into a business to help save plastic waste. His product, Polystruder, takes any plastic and recycles it into filament he can use for his 3D prints.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-10-0729 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastSharing, Caring and Learning, the Secret to His Hobby Success with Kevin McAleerIn this episode, I speak with Kevin McAleer, a project manager and robots fan, about his robotics hobby and how built a following that allows him to not only continue doing his hobby on a daily basis, but is expanding it into a real business by sharing, caring and learning.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-10-0750 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Crafting as a Hobby to a Business Selling Crafting Supplies with Joreel SiegelIn this episode, I speak with Joreel Siegel, a crafter turned business owner, about her journey and how she was able to identify a need in her local market that other crafters had but was not being met.
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Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Playing Minecraft to Building a Business Around It with Brian DickmanIn this episode, I chat with Brian Dickman, who got into Minecraft for fun and is now running a business, Cleverlike Studios, creating content and experiences inside of Minecraft and many other popular video games.
Watch more episodes at: https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-09-3040 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastHow to Work on Your Passion Project All The Time with Steve SeguinIn this episode, I speak with Steven Seguin, the creator behind VDO.ninja, all about the many ways you can work on your passion project or hobby, while still having to pay your bills.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-09-2343 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastSeeing the World as the Ultimate Maker Set with Jay SilverIn this episode, I speak with Jay Silver, one of the founders and creators behind Makey Makey, about how the project got started and how it went from a passion project to a full business with thousands of community collaborators and inventors.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-09-1647 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastHaving the Maker Mentality with Matt WebbIn this episode, I speak with Matt Webb, a technologist and maker, all about the maker mentality. We cover many topics including ways to become more creative, how to have design sensitivity, why persistence without curiosity won’t get you the results you want, how to accept failure and use it to improve yourself and much more!
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-09-0941 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Hacking with Arduino to Building a Simulator Tool for Makers with Uri ShakedIn this episode, I speak with Uri Shaked, the creator behind Wokwi.com, all about how he went from hacking Arduino projects for fun to creating a micro controller simulation tool for makers and how he is turning that into a business.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-09-0242 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Data Privacy Nerd to Paid Consultant with Nate BartramIn this episode, I speak with Nate Bartram, the creator behind TheNewOil.org, a website dedicated at teaching people all about data privacy, how he took his passion, hobby and almost obsession with data privacy and turned it into a business.
Check out more episodes at: https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-08-2636 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastUsing Makerspaces to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business with Steven TrindadeIn this episode, I speak with Steven Trindade, the founder of one of the largest makerspaces in the U.S., Urban Workshop, all about how makers can use makerspaces to grow their business. We also get the specifics of what makers need to do to convert their hobby into a full business.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-08-1934 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom One 3D Printer for Fun to a Business with Over 130 Printers with Paul YoungIn this episode, I speak with Paul Young, who started out with one 3D printer just for fun. This hobby quickly became his passion, then it turned into a real business with over 130 3D printers printing a variety of game related items.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-08-1240 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Lawyer to his Passion for Table Top Role Player Games with Tim PayneIn this episode, Tim Payne tells us all about his nerdy accessories he makes for table top role player games, war games and card games. We then get into his journey of how he was able to switch careers and pursue his hobby as his main day job.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com42022-08-0534 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Linux Nerd to 30 Million Blog Page Views with Abhishek PrakashIn this episode, I speak with Abhi Prakash, the founder of itsfoss.com, one of the most popular and largest blogs focused on helping Linux beginners. We chat about how he started the blog as a hobby and how he grew it to a point where he now has over 30 million annual readers.
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https://www.MakersandNerds.com/2022-07-2941 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastHow Maker Faires Can Help You Make Money with Your Hobby with Ethan CoulterIn this episode, I speak with Ethan Coulter, president of Milton Security, a 3D printing hobbyist, a nerd and one of the coordinators of the Orange County Maker Faire, all about his hobbies and why makers should attend and present at Maker Faires.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-07-2220 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastMaking Extra Money with Handmade Wood Artwork with Neil JohnsonIn this episode, I have a conversation with Neil Johnson and how he is turning his passion and hobby in woodworking, specifically, hand-made wood artwork, into a side business.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-07-1537 min
Makers and Nerds PodcastFrom Making Therapeutic Oil Blends as a Hobby to Selling Them with Tara BaumannA conversation with Tara Baumann of Gear Oils about her passion for therapeutic oils and how she turned that passion into a full time business.
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https://www.makersandnerds.com2022-07-0827 min