Making it While Making it!, hosted by Amy Liszka and Deanna Henson, is podcast that gives details, interviews and inside advice about the entertainment business. It breaks down the stepping stones of “The Biz” for anyone who is just starting out from others who are currently making it. We give guidance, understanding, and opinions on how to get to the next level while we try to do the same because… we are all in this together! Amyliszka.com Deanna Henson https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5946169/
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A podcast about running a custom furniture and woodworking business, while also trying to start a community makerspace outside of the Philadelphia area, all without having any formal education in woodworking or in business.
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Building the Community with Paul Mencel
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I talk with Paul Mencel, founder of Philadelphia Table Company and his new venture Hand Crafted Success, where he teaches other woodworkers how to build their business. From his beginnings in a small garage to his current 10+ employee operation, he has build his business to last and he may be bringing some of those classes to MontCo Makers. https:/…
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The Good, The Bad, And The Really Ugly
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We talk about all the tools that we recently bought that almost fully outfits the makerspace, and the really unfortunate news about our current shop. We're knee deep in planning, almost ready for the bank, and have enough tools to open! Thank you to everyone who has donated to make this possible!!https://www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers…
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We're BACK baby, and Jake's got big news!
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Our young buck, Jake, has some big news!We're talking about the business updates and what's going on with the makerspace planning and preparations, and some exciting commissions coming up! Support the makerspace if you can! www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers@jrosserdesign @whoashopwoodworking @makeitwhileyoufakeit @montcomakershttps://www.montco-makers.c…
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Creating The Right Vibe With Dillon from DillonWoodworks
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We're talking with another future instructor of MontCo Makers, Dillon Mitchell from Dillon Woodworks! Not only is he one handsome sonofabitch, he makes some incredible turnings and commission projects that he ships all around the world. We're talking about creating the vibe in the shop, and what we're going for, and what's overkill for the business…
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Talking Knife Making and Jailtime with Graz!
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I got to have the one, the only, Graz on the podcast this week! You know him from the hit Netflix show Making Fun and we spoke with this very talented maker about his knife skills and what time is like behind bars, as in, Instagram jail. You might see him possibly maybe perhaps in an upcoming show, but most certainly will see him at MontCo Makers s…
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The Family Business with Bryan from Old Mountain Woodworking
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I have a great conversation with Bryan Ortquist from Old Mountain Woodworking about starting a custom furniture business with his wife from the ground up, and the amount of detail and care that go into a fine woodworking project. Bryan lives "close enough" where he will be teaching a few course in the makerspace once the doors are open. @oldmountai…
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Freebasing from the Propane Grill
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We're talking about how I still have my hand, which is good, after a stupid shop mistake and what we'll need to have in place in the makerspace to keep people safe. We also talk about past incidents in the shop and how Jake did a triathlon!https://www.patreon.com/MontcoMakershttps://www.montco-makers.com@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt@MontcoMakers@WhoaShopWo…
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Our Media Director Has More Emmy's Than Yours... For Real Though
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I finally have a discussion with the future MontCo Makers Media Director and extremely decorated video producer/director, Rebecca Elias Abboud! No I'm not kidding, she has 2 Emmy Awards for her work and we are so excited to have her build up the makerspace digital vibe. We get into the aspects of content creation and how it will play an important r…
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Your Questions Answered With Melanie!
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We are answering questions we have gotten since starting the podcast, around the makerspace itself, classes, and how Melanie stays lookin' so fine with all the stress I put her through. We're having fun and having some espresso martinis. www.montco-makers.comwww.patreon.com/MontcoMakers@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt@MontcoMakers@WhoaShopWoodworking…
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Definitely Have Space For Boat Classes
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We discuss what private lessons are like with experienced craftsmen, how we definitely have enough room to have boat building classes... not really.. and the lubrication of different glues.
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Mike and Dan talk about the harbor freight tools that are worth it, setting up a mobile shop to go out into the community to do free classes as a way to drive up chatter around the makerspace, and Mike uses KY in the shop.. yea, I was a little surprised as well. www.patreon.com/MontCoMakerswww.montco-makers.com…
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We talk about the Makerspace MVP and what's the minimum we'd need to have setup in order to open the doors. We tell our client callback stories and Mike thinks boxers have pockets, and apparently some do... very odd. www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers
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The Sawdust Has To Go Somewhere
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We talk about having an immersive class to build your own workbench, outsourcing the repetitive parts of commissions, and just how much Jake wants to come to Diggerland. Also a huge thanks to the amazing Keith from @blackthornconcepts who is our first Patron!@makeitwhileyoufakeit@montcomakers@whoashopwoodworking@jrosserdesignwww.montco-makers.comww…
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Do You Like To Do It Yourself Or With Others
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We talk about working solo or with others in a shop and the pros/cons of what that's like. We also go on many tangents of what makes us productive in the shop. Also, naked bike rides? No, not this time.
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We recap the Group Forge event at the Blackthorne Resort where Dan did awesome things with metal. We also discuss the push for gathering data on what is getting people excited about the makerspace and using that in the business plan, as well as the important role that kid's classes are going to play.…
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So What Does My Wife Think..?
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I'm talking this week with my wife Melanie! She has lived through my entire woodworking career, from the very first crap project that looked like an untalented Kindergartener made it to the "professional" I am now. What are her thoughts on this life-changing, super risky endeavor I'm about to commit my life to... besides her, duh.…
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Tangent on Tangent on Tangent
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Try to keep up with us this episode, we were all over the place. We discuss some new tools from HValley Tools, kids classes at the makerspace, entertaining motorcycle stories, and so much more.
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Bizarre Commissions and the Golden Ratio Thing
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We talk about how to Golden Ratio is used in furniture design and some of the weird and bizarre things we've been asked to make. Yes THOSE types of things..
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We have Mike Pietras on the podcast, a dude with over 40 years of woodworking experience, who will be teaching some of the advanced week-long classes at MontCo Makers. We're hanging in the shop and talking about some of his life experiences and what kinds of classes you can expect to see. @whoashopwoodworking@michaelpietras@montcomakershttps://www.…
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In this episode we discuss the difficulties of "testing" the assumptions of the makerspace as part of the business plan and how it's a different approach than creating a product. We also talk about if YouTube is a good starting point for new woodworkers and what to watch out for.If you'd like to support the show, we now have a Patreon! All proceeds…
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We discuss the kinds of advanced classes we will be offering at MontCo Makers that would be week-long builds as well as working with designers as part of our commission projects.
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Nothing To It But To Do It
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Our first episode! I have Jake Rosser @jrosserdesign on today as he will be the Shop Manager at MontCo Makers once we're open. We have a typical discussion about the makerspace and what we'd be offering, how I got into woodworking and biting off a large project as my first real one, and how we work in our current shop, and various other topics as t…
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Episode 1: Just Moved to New York... Now What?! Food, Shelter, Headshots!
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The first episode is with Amy Liszka and Deanna Henson. We start with breaking down the business with the very first steps... You're here in New York now what do I do? Food, Shelter and Headshots... LET'S GO! Making it While Making it!, hosted by Amy Liszka and Deanna Henson, is podcast that gives details, interviews and inside advice about the ent…
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Episode 3: Knock Knock!... I want to do stand-up!... You're joking right?
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Stand-up comedy is a large part of the entertainment business and a lot of people want to be a part of it, but don't know where to start. This episode comedians and producer Ryan Dacalos and Jake Vevera guest co-host to break down and explain how to start stand-up. Giving their personal stories and experiences. Ryan Dacalos: realrydaddy Jake Vevera…
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Episode 2: Agent, Manager, Casting Director? What's the Difference... Do I need them?
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Agent, Manager, Casting Director? What's the Difference... Do I need them? This episode explains the difference of all three with the help of two guest co-host Alexander Stine, Actor and former agent and Eulone Gooding Actress, photographer and entertainer. Alexander Stine: @alexanderstine, thestiner, Eulone Gooding: eulonegooding.com, goodzen80 Ma…
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