Episode 3 Justin Shook Justin Shook is the founder of shookideas.com. His company manufactures products for others as well as products his company has designed. He is a firm believer in the power of 3D printing and all of his products are 3D printed. He currently has a lineup of Ultimakers and a Form Labs…
Episode 4 Iain Power is a mechanical engineer with 20 years of experience in design engineering and entrepreneurship. He has worked in aerospace and automotive industries with experience designing plastic and metal parts. We talk about how Iain got started in design, how he has expanded into freelancing and his best design to date which…
Episode 5 This week on the show we have Josh Nicholson. Josh is a cyber security engineer with 20 years of experience in information technology and cyber security. He is currently is working as VP of Phishme, which is a cyber security company We discuss his best security design, how he got started in his career,…
Chris Padgett is a mechanical engineer from NC state. He has 6 years of experience in 3D printing and has worked for defense contractors and in the enterprise mobility space. He currently works as the CEO and founder of Fusion3D printers. We talk about how Chris went from his corporate engineering job to starting Fuison3D.…
Episode 7 John is a Mechanical Engineer from NC State with a passion for inventing. He has invented products such as wooden Chinese throwing stars, reflective address signs, special pressure washer nozzles, and a device for hanking rope (if you don’t know what that is, then listen in!). Key takeaways Create add on features that…
Episode 8 Joe Moya is an industrial designer by degree and is now a business owner. He runs Studio Moya, which is a full service product design firm based out of Columbus Ohio. He also has created the Hilljack brand, which is a performance magazine loader. We discuss Joe’s journey to where he is today…
Episode 9 Derek Timm graduated college with a degree in business. After college, he took a job as a paper pusher (his words) and was able to transition into a product designer/CAD position. He found his passion in design and his experience and expertise has grown since. He even started his own side business. We…
Episode 10 This week we have Lyman Bishop on the podcast. Lyman is a mechanical engineering and entrepreneur. His background is mainly in weapons and defense (body armor). He runs both his own company for product design (www.star-labs.com) and he is in development of his own line of body armor after working for years in…
Episode 11 This week is a little different. This week I talk about my recent invention, The Selfie-Glove. I started this project in August and I have just made my first 2 sales. In this podcast, I talk about the lean startup philosophy and how I have applied it to this product. I discuss how…
Episode 12 This week on the podcast we have Louis Foreman. Louis is the CEO of Eventys and Edison Nation. His companies help inventors take their product to market. We discuss Louis’ background (he has 7 patents!), how he started his companies, and some tips. As with any entrepreneur, we discuss some successes and failures. There is a…