Success Stories with Marshall Atkinson
Success Stories is a podcast that is focused on the decorated apparel and promotional marketing industry. We highlight successful companies and people in these industries. What are they doing? How can you learn from them? Hearing their stories of success, you can apply those same ideas to your business situation and have success too.
Episodes
100 episodes since 2020
Success Stories Ep 100 - "25 Years of Wisdom, DTF Tech and Ninjas"
100 episodes, we've hit our bingo card milestone! And with this episode, you are in for a real treat. So Jason Peters, with S&S Activewear, is on the show today to chat about his career and also thoughts regarding ...
September 11, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 100
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51:09
Success Stories Ep 99 - "Trust the Belz to Impress"
It's time for another episode of success stories today. We're thrilled to have Charlie and Nathan Belz with us, and they're not just any couple, they're the dynamic duo behind Impress Designs in Carrollton, Texas, with a sprawling, 90,000 squar...
August 28, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 99
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41:51
Success Stories Ep 98 - "Crafting the Perfect Headspace"
On today success stories podcast, we'll discuss the world of headwear with Ty Kain of Crafted MFG in Denver. Ty is an expert on headwear trends and decoration styles. So if this is your jam, you're going to want to perk up and tune...
August 14, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 98
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41:30
Success Stories Ep 97 - “The Tee Reincarnator”
How is your sustainability program? Well, we all talk about the three R's: reduce, reuse and recycle. One apparel decorator has expanded that mantra to new heights. I'm talking about Alex Eaves with Stay Vocal. His company is a Gre...
July 24, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 97
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41:16
Success Storie Ep 96 - "Printing Special Relationships"
Many people in this industry dream of building something special. On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll chat with James Bowens with Print Villains in Booneville, Mississippi about just that. James has been in the industry for a...
July 10, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 96
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38:02
Success Stories Ep 95 - "Screening in the Future of Printing"
They say it takes one to know one. Well, we'll prove that theory today as JJ McCampbell is our guest on the Success Stories podcast! JJ has been helping shops with their artwork, separations and screen printing for decades, and has...
June 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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56:34
Success Stories Ep 94 - "Rock-it with Sustainability"
Sometimes you bump into people on the same wavelength as you. Today on the Success Stories podcast, we'll chat with Christie Shellenberger and Jeremy Ray, with Rock Hill Screenprinting in Rock Hill, South Carolina.Rock Hill Screenprinti...
June 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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53:18
Success Stories Ep 93 - “The Sales Whisperer”
It's easy to say that sales are the lifeblood of any company. Without a steady stream of sales and new customers, most businesses will wither and die. On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll head deep into the often turbulent sal...
May 29, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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53:08
Success Stories Ep 92 - "Marketing Human Connection"
There could be a few twists and turns on the road success. On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll chat with Jeremy Parker with Swag Space, who has dreamed up develop sold and started over a few times with his businesses?...
May 15, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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48:36
Success Stories Ep 91 - "Trust the Taco King on Marketing"
Are you ready to get down and dirty and dig into the real things that you need to be thinking about when it comes to marketing your business? If that's true, then today is your lucky day as we have none other than Jay Busselle the self proclaim...
April 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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1:06:11
Success Stories Ep 90 - "The Courtroom Screen Printer"
One of the things that I've always enjoyed is talking about art with our other artists. On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll wade forehead deep into some tasty art ways with my friend Jon Anderson with XLNT 3D Art. Jon h...
April 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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58:55
Success Stories Ep 89 - "The Force Behind the Sales"
It's rock star day at the Success Stories Podcast!Today, you will be lucky enough to hear all about Johanna Gottlieb, the powerhouse sales force, who lives in the windy city of Chicago. She has been a staple in the promotional products ...
March 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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31:57
Success Stories Ep 88 - “The Promo Nomad”
If you've read any business books in the past few years, you'll know that a lot of them advise you to do things differently. Well, our guest today on the Success Stories podcast not only does things his own way, he authored a book to outline wh...
March 13, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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49:28
Success Stories Ep 87 - "Print Shirts That Deserve Hangers"
On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll chat with Joe Ortinau now with Ortinau Art in Pemberville, Ohio. Joe has a unique spin on running a t-shirt shop. From wearing flip-flops daily to his viewpoint on creativity. He has built ...
February 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 87
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46:05
Success Stories Ep 86 - "The Oracle of Merch"
On today's Success Stories podcast, the guest is none other than Nashville's own Adam Tanaka. Adam is a thought leader, consultant, and merch specialist and he's also an entrepreneur with several businesses to his name. On today's ...
February 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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48:29
Success Stories Ep 85 - "Upselling the Future"
You're in for a real treat on today's Success Stories podcast! Cole Lundstrom with LA-based ShirtAgency -- is on the show! Cole has been the driving force behind the success of this business since its inception in 2012. Want to kno...
January 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 85
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49:45
Success Stories Ep 84 - "Selling the Sale"
Let's talk sales. And if you want to truly talk sales, let's chat with one of the best in the industry, Tim Gibson, Tim has held major sales roles and some of the top apparel companies in the industry. So what makes a great salespe...
January 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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37:19
Success Stories Ep 83 - "Big Prints for the Big Boys"
What is it like to design and print for the big boys? On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll speak with Kim Cartano, who has worked with Team Edition apparel, also known as Footlocker for over two decades. Kim will ...
December 27, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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1:06:20
Success Stories Ep 82 - “The O.G. of Color Separation”
One art term used for decades in the decorated apparel industry is simulated process. This technique separates an image into spot colors to build the correct colors and simulate the usual four-color separation process. On today's S...
December 13, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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53:09
Success Stories Ep 81 - "Printing Profits: Unveiling the DTG Maestro"
On today's Success Stories podcast, I'm delighted to have the one and only Scott Fresener on the show!Scott was instrumental in bringing DTG technology to the industry. He wrote the book "How to Print T-shirts for Fun and Profit!" And i...
November 22, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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55:28
Success Stories Ep 80 - "Sailing to Success: Matt Reese's Print-cise Journey in Printing"
On today's Success Stories podcast, we'll talk to Matt Reese with Blk Ankr Originals about his career in Maryland: the self-proclaimed sailing capital of the world, and now he has established a foothold in the Annapolis area.
November 08, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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1:03:47
Success Stories Ep 79 - "Print down with Sublimation!"
Are you a fan of sports apparel? Want to know the secrets behind building something for a brand? Well, you are in luck!As today on the Success Stories podcast, we'll be speaking to Mariellen Auer with Custom Apparel Stores about just th...
October 25, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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48:57
Success Stories Ep 78 - "Success-on-demand with Jeff Seifert"
If you are in the print-on-demand game, today's guest will be someone you need to hear. Jed Siefert with stakes manufacturing in Eastlake, Ohio, joins us today to chat all about high-volume digital print-on-demand services. They have one of the...
October 11, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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40:47
Success Stories Ep 77 - "Racing to Design Success"
If you are a fan of great-looking t-shirts, especially those with a race car, then today’s episode of Success Stories will be built just for you. Today on the show, we welcome Bruce Kittle, an...
September 27, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 77
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1:06:09
Success Stories Ep 76 - "Learn to be Great with Nate"
We have a real treat for you on today's Success Stories podcast. How do you go from working as a new hire in the screen room to working all the way up to running a massive production facility printing millions of shirts…to starting your o...
September 13, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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44:22