Wake N' Make

Garit and I discuss tools to stay sober. And maker camp.

Tara and I talk mental health, and leftist politics.

I ask Michelle questions on how I could be a better friend to the LGBTQ Community.

Everything Maker Camp

Mike and I talk about the art of not freaking out. Mike makes a few fun predictions about the state of politics.

In this episode I catch up with my former youth pastor. Carl and I talk about where we are today in our lives in contrast to when last saw each other. We discuss ways we combat anxiety. and we talk about how I was the "dirty kid".

In this episode Shiela and I talk about talking custom orders, our art history, and drug abuse.

Cole and I talk about sobriety, mental health and what it was like for Cole to be adopted.

In this episode Brian and I discuss the very heavy topic cancer.

In this episode Wyatt talk about the balance of life and running a business. How and why we charge what we do for our products. and what we would do different in building our business.

This is what we talk about during the break. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Antti and I chat and have a silly goose time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is what we talk about during the break. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Adam and I catch up. We have a silly goose time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A little behind the curtain look at the conversation Leanne, Nick and I have during the ad break. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our first couple on the Wake N' Make podcast! Leanne and Nick are a huge influence on me personally as well as the whole leather community. Nick and Leanne discuss trying their hat in the hat market. Pun intended. We discuss how the new generation is eager to share their knowledge compared to generations in the past, and how that relates to growing up with the internet. Leanne and Nick talk about how sharing the process of how they make their bags hit both the consumer market, and the maker community. Nick and Leanne encourage me to push my personal style and how that will play a part in my branding. We discuss how Leanne and Nick are able to run a full time home business while keeping up with a toddler. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about our love of talking leather, and how others don't understand what we are talking about when we talk about leather. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We catch up with my friend and yours, Steve Johnson. We talk about how things have changed since Steve started, to where we are today. Steve and I discuss what it's like talking leather, with people that don't live that leather nerd life style. We talk about how we hold ourselves to a high standers, that our client base will never know. Steve tells us about our plans the beginning of his van life journey. We talk about how to reach out to companies to ask for sponsorships. And of course we talking about marketing as makers. Because it wouldn't be a podcast if we didn't. DUH!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I have to do a little head tuck. We talk about how important it is to appeal to the hobby side of our crafts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Grant explains how he started by making Pinterest projects for his wife, to taking large orders for dinning room tables. We discuss how Grant changed his craft with the seasons. Wood in the winter, and leather in the summer. Grant just finished school, works a full time job, is a husband and father and still makes time to work on his crafts. We discuss how we use our crafts and a release for mental heath. We also dip out toes into conversation of current events. I'm grateful for the time I get to spend with my friends, and Grant is a good friend of mine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this bonus show, we let the recording run while we are at commercial break. Sometimes the best part of the conversation is during the break. We hope you like the unedited chat Seth and I have, and get to take a glimpse behind the curtain. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we have the pleasure of having Seth Robinson from Three Sons Leather Co as the guest co host. Seth and I discuss this ability to be a full time firefighter and run a leather goods business. Seth gives out a few photography secrets, and we discuss the changing tides of Instagram. Seth is someone I consider a personal friend, and it shows in our conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dave Smith is a hobbyist leather crafter with ambitions of turning this passion into a full time gig. Dave maps out his plan for the next five years and how he plans to meet these goals. We talk about how we juggle life and make time for our passions. Dave and I laugh about our journey and talk about where we are going next. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jamie is one of the most talented bag makers there is. Jamie and I discuss how things are changing with how we should communicate with our clients. Jamie teaches us how she using a measuring technique that helps people feel more comfortable with their body. We discuss when its its a good time to share our views on world issues and when its better to keep our options to ourself. The conversation gets cut off a little short to technical issues, but we finish strong. Hope you enjoy this weeks podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is a very heavy episode, Dre and I dive deep into out mental health and how making has helped un in our journey. We discuss how the pandemic was a blessing and a curse. We talk about the importance of setting boundary's in our peer groups. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Roman is one of my personal favorite artist and makers in the world. In this episode Roman talks about his journey from the freezing land of Siberia to the blazing hot state of Florida and now to North Carolina. Roman talks all about his love for the outdoors. We both discuss the growing pains of trying to scale up out business. Find Roman here: Instagram @rusinov.ro Website http://ikarigear.com/ Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Justin Bondi is one of the most level headed friends I have. His cool, calm demeanor sets the tempo of this conversation. Justin and I discuss the "why" we got into leather craft. We talk about our struggles with mental health and the tools we use to ease the pressures of life around us. This conversation is one I hope you'll get as much as I did out of. I can't wait to see all the amazing things happening for Justin and his family. Justin is such a good dude, you'll be rooting for him by the end of the podcast as well. YouTube description short cut. Find Justin here: Instagram @royal.peak.goods Website www.royalpeakgoods.com YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-N3jQAUHECSmEYQKsJ6dYw Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I get the opportunity to speak with my grandpa Les Simmons about his 70+ years as a maker. We discuss how leather craft has Brough us together and build an incredible bond. Les talks to the audience about how things have changed in his life time and the optamizem he has for our generation. Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Roy Scott is at the top of the axe restoration game. Roy and I talk about our first encounter when I had a manic episode. Roy talks about his time working at a state hospital before becoming a maker. Roy tell the story of what got him into axe restoration. Roy and I compare stories of growing up in the punk and hardcore scene. We talk about how we standout with our peers because of being heavily tattooed. We spend a lot of time talking about music and tattoos, a lot, because he like cool stuff. Roy talks about some questionable things he did as a sXe kid, and I remind him not to incriminate himself. Roy describes what THE blade show is like, and we talk about the Maker Camp. We talk about the cost of having a 1400 axe head collection. And we talk about the people that ask the questions and don't want to put int the work. Find Roy here: Instagram @vintageaxeworks Email roywscott@yahoo.com Axe & Iron podcast https://axeandiron.podbean.com Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I love this lady. I'm so stoked I got to spend some time with my dear friend Jen on this episode. Jen is someone I admire on so many different levels and it shows in out conversation. Jen and I discuss the fun stuff like having the opportunity to be educators and the hard stuff like how we charge for out products and everything in between. This is an episodes is an episode you don't want to miss. Shout out to Jen's mom and dad, keep being rad! Find Jen here: Instagram @tiltleather Website http://tiltleather.com/ Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we get to talk to Ethan Carter. Ethan talks about his experience at Make48. We talk about the difference between "how to" videos, and "learn with me" videos. Ethan and I talk about the importance of replying to questions we get as content creators, and we remind the world, we are just people. Ethan tells us what got him interested in making and what sets him apart. Follow Ethan here: Instagram @ethancarterdesigns YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/EthanCarterDesigns/featured Website http://ethancarterdesigns.com/ Find Dennis here: Instagram @21grams_leathergoods Website http://21gramsleathergoods.com/ Podcast audio https://anchor.fm/dennis-forrester PLEASE SHOP USING OUR... Affiliate Links: Weaver Leather Supply https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/?ref=dennisforrester --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Josiah Hanson talks about how he started Hanson Leather Co, his entrepreneurial spirt, and his favorite 90's R&B group TLC. We discuss photography, child labor laws and the little stalker above Josiah's work shop. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we talk to Ben about juggling all the bowling pins of being a small business owner all while holding down a household. We dive deep into what it is to me content creators as makers, and the prices we pay for over advertising. Are we making content for our peers or our customers. Ben opens up about the legacy of his late father in-law, and the craft of woodwork he hopes to pass down to his children. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lucas is a man of many trades, medal fabrication, wood working, and a making of everything. Lucas started his journey into wood working at the age of 6 with the help of his two uncles and grandpa. Lucas discusses his 10 years at ACE hardware and how he worked his way up from a shelf stocker, to overseeing a large amount of people. We talk about the importance of video production in today social media landscape, and his background in video production stemming from his days riding BMX. We dive deep into how the maker community has changed for the better over the last 10 years, and how Clubhouse has brought so making makers together, including Lucas and I. Lucas explains how the "In the shop" club house stayed open for 7 or more days straight. Lucas tells the story how him and his lady, Dre, meet on clubhouse and how they haven't stopped "hanging out" since and its super cute. You can find Lucas here: Instagram & YouTube @mannmadeinma You can find todays sponsor, 21Grams Leather Balm here: http://21gramsleathergoods.com/product/21grams-leather-goods-leather-balm/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Trever of Good One Leather Goods interviews Dennis of 21Grams Leather Goods. This is a quick intro and interview of the host, Dennis. We talk about what got me into leather craft, and my journey as an artist. please subscribe because I'm only getting started. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app