Podcasts about project repat

What's it like for someone who is always at the California parks when they visit our parks here? Our guest Caleb's got a list of things he considers Disney World must-dos! It's such an interesting perspective - we hope it opens your eyes to things here at WDW.   Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

A unique spin on Value Resorts, Art of Animation has a lot to offer. And, maybe more importantly, a bunch of fun larger-than-life Disney details. As always, we cover the history, construction, pros/cons, room types and more. Have you stayed at this resort yet?     Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

Beth is back from a multi-day tour of WDW! Among her many adventures is our time at the Magic Kingdom Dessert Party. We've got a full review for you. Beth spent time in 3 of the 4 parks and stayed at a Value Disney Resort. Also: Disney released a TON of news nuggets and we're here to sum them up for ya. Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

We've all done some weird/embarrassing/shady things at Disney parks, right? Thanks to our great listeners/followers we have a another batch of juicy confessions! We've kept all entries anonymous! Buckle up, because these are a wild ride. Hope you enjoy! Plus: we chat about the big Fort Wilderness news, a recent Genie+ experience, and more! Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

Not all lines are created equal! We're back with another round of queues as we examine what makes a line great or not. We're continuing in Magic Kingdom with listing our Pros/Cons and chatting each attraction queue experience.  Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

Whether it's a proper Meet & Greet or a Character Dining experience, you might not know what to say or do - and that's OKAY! We're here with a list of tips to help you and your family, including some real life examples of conversation starters. The next time you meet a character, you'll be a pro! Join the Mailing List for "Project Repat" to find ways to save on your next t-shirt blanket Weekly Exclusive Bonus Episodes AND Ad-free full episodes are available at  our Patreon page. Visit our Amazon Storefront to see what our must-haves are for the parks (Affiliate Link)   Mailing Address: Greg  153 Sugar Belle Dr Ste B Box 103 Winter Garden, FL 34714   Follow us on IG Podcast Account: @ThatParkLifePodcast Beth: @TheRealBethMcDonald Greg: @TheDisneyGreg

19 Mets have been hit by pitches in 20 games, the boys won their first 6 series of the season for the first time in team history, Pete Alonso says he can easily put someone in the hospital, Nolan Arenado is as soft as Charmin, first road games for Jake Eisenberg in the radio booth, Kyle from We Gotta Believe / Barstool has walked over 40 miles so far during Mets games this year, Steve Cohen falls for TooGooden's twitter trap, RealBlack14 is a tremendous Twitter follow, there is no Olivia Rodrigo without Taylor Swift, and more. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Use the promo code 7Line22 for 30% off your order! LGM!

Julia is home with Covid, but the show must go on! The New York Mets are owners of the best record in baseball along with the largest run differential, they took both games in the double dip vs the SF Giants for the first time since 1979, grown men were crying at the Seaver statue ceremony, protesters outside the ballpark on Opening Day, Buck Showalter might be the biggest pickup of the offseason, no more vendors in the stands?, Marte gifted McNeil a Rolex, Lindor is finally silencing his haters, and more. A ton covered on this weeks Orange And Blue Thing with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Use the promo code 7Line22 for 30% off your order! LGM!

The boys could easily be undefeated, but here we are. MRI's on deck for Taijuan Walker and Trevor May, Opening Weekend at Citi kicks off on Friday, Tom Seaver's Statue is finally here, the dude who wore a Red Sox jersey / Mets cap at Yankee Stadium checks in, pre-game deals for Mets fans hitting Arizona next weekend, giving away some Jackie Robinson Day tees (share the show to be in the running) from the Mets, and more. Darren, Julia, and Marc on another edition of OABT. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Use the promo code 7Line22 for 30% off your order! LGM!

We're back! Opening Day is set for Thursday and there's a ton to catch up on. Tom Seaver statue unveiling info, facial recognition tickets at Citi Field, the SNY booth reigns supreme, Max Scherzer should be ok to go this weekend, Marcus Stroman blocked Darren on Twitter and much much more. Julia Quadrino and Darren Meenan from T7LHQ. After you listen, go SHARE the show to be in the running (share on FB and/or RT on Twitter) for a game used baseball from Amazin' Memorabilia! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Use the promo code 7Line22 for 30% off your order!

HIGHLIGHTS 03:04 Upcycling as a solution to t-shirt manufacturing waste05:25 Groupon as Repat's go to market strategy 07:39 Creating American textile jobs in NC and Texas10:51 Growing with Klaviyo and Shopify and focusing on lead capture17:07 Others tools and owned channels for success19:56 Experimenting and nurturing tried and tested social media channels 23:55 Appreciating the work of selling quilts and transforming local economics25:10 Connect with NathanQUOTES04:19 "What we found was one of the most eco-friendly things you could do was reformat them or upcycle them into a new product cause that's not adding any new water to the waste stream. You're not making anything new, you're just upcycling."09:19 "We also work in Austin, Texas with a nonprofit that employs immigrants and refugees and they make the quilts as well. So we've really tried to build in our mission through our supply chain. And it may not be the reason that people buy, but we know that every time there's a purchase, it's creating value in the world." 18:19 "It's a mistake that I see a lot of e-commerce companies making early on is not focusing on email lead capture as soon as possible."22:42 "I think our story was much more interesting early on when we were just trying all over the place, trying to figure everything out. And now it's a story of spreadsheets and analytics and looking at week over week results, which is not the best podcast story, but it's the reality of an e-commerce business."You can connect with Nathan in the links below:Website - https://www.projectrepat.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanrothstein/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/projectrepatusa/

For the first time in years, we didn't watch a second of baseball since the last show, and it felt great. It's been over, but now it's over over. Put a nail in it. This season has been a top 5 letdown. Who underperformed the most? Who was their MVP? Do you even care? 153 days until Spring Training Opening Day. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. Enjoy your time off from this misery. SEE YA IN 2022! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7line to get a FREE Knob shot from our friends at Dugout Mugs! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Yup, this season is toast. What an absolute disastrous collapse for our New York Mets. Like you, even though they rip our hearts out more often than not, we still love this team to no end. With 10 games left, everyone is just going through the motions at this point. The 7 Line Army's Boston outing was fun minus the game, Barnie the Bull is about to live a good life, dog poop tampons, Darren might have to be "Loyal Til The Last Tailgate", Pete Alonso is hosting a Home Run Derby event on Monday in Brooklyn for his Homers For Heroes charity, and whole mash of other randomness. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7line to get a FREE Knob shot from our friends at Dugout Mugs! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Mr. Smile had his first breakout Mets game as the boys took 2 of 3 from the Yankees at Citi Field. An emotional 9/11 pre-game ceremony, The 7 Line Army being booed over the wave, we're heading back to Coney Island next summer, should the Mets sign Javier Baez this offseason, Pete Alonso shaved in the middle of the game, Boston pre-game plans, Once Upon A Time In Queens 30 for 30 drops this week, and a special round of Francisco Lindor themed BIG APPLE TRIVIA! Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7line to get a FREE Knob shot from our friends at Dugout Mugs! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

With just a few weeks left, the Mets are still not out of this thing. Right now, Fangraphs has the boys sitting at a 8.7% chance to make the playoffs. Do you believe they have a shot? The Yankees are coming to Citi Field this weekend, and for the first time in a while, both teams have postseason hopes on the line during the Subway Series. The 7 Line Army Holiday Party is almost a go, Pete Alonso broke the 100 homers mark, everyone will know your name in Boston with T7LA, FREE Pit Viper sunglasses for our crew at the tailgate this weekend, and more. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Text the word METS to 85311 to be in the running for TWO FREE METS TICKETS. They'll work with the winner on what day you can hit a game at Citi Field. Valid until September 8th, and the winner will be announced on September 10th. Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com to browse their awesome collection. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

To boo or not to boo? Do whatever you want, but the players need to toughen up. The Mets are 0-3 in in their black jerseys, $10 bet, Jerry Koosman's # retirement ceremony, Brandon Nimmo has a black eye, Noah Syndergaard has coronavirus, Mets win only their 2nd series of the month (also against the Nationals), Jacob deGrom is throwing again, Howie Rose is having season ending surgery this week, Javier Báez / Francisco Lindor / Kevin Pillar / Taijuan Walker / Sandy Alderson / Steve Cohen and all this thumbs down shit towards the fans... what a freakin' season.... Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Text the word METS to 85311 to be in the running for TWO FREE METS TICKETS. They'll work with the winner on what day you can hit a game at Citi Field. Valid until September 8th, and the winner will be announced on September 10th. Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com to browse their awesome collection. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

It's slim, but there's a chance. FanGraphs says the Mets now have a 5.3% chance of making the playoffs and as usual Darren is talking himself in to believing it'll happen. The hurricane that wasn't, Jerry Koosman's number will be retired by the Mets this weekend, we're rooting for the Yankees these next couple games, a first timer in first class, what big event would Julia hypothetically miss to be in attendance when David Wright's # makes it in the rafters, and more from T7LHQ with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Text the word METS to 85311 to be in the running for TWO FREE METS TICKETS. They'll work with the winner on what day you can hit a game at Citi Field. Valid until September 8th, and the winner will be announced on September 10th. Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com to browse their awesome collection. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

It's hard to stay positive about the Mets right now, but we found someone else who is and you may have heard of him. We finally got a hold of Bobby V, and it was worth the wait. Find out the true story behind him allegedly inventing the wrap sandwich, his plans for the city of Stamford if elected mayor, how he'd manage the Mets today, what it was like managing them after 9/11, and some exclusive breaking news on what his role will be for the 20 year anniversary game. And if you're just plain over talking Mets, listen for Darren's motocross drama or to find out what drink mixed with alcohol can cause sleepwalking. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/Metal and take 40% off one of their incredible new METAL BAT MUGS with the code 40Mets! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Sorry, Pete Alonso.There's nothing to smile about right now. Our Bobby V interview went about as well as the Mets road trip. But, in the brief time we had with him, he assured us that every team goes through a bad 2-8 stretch, and this was ours. Much like the Mets, we'll try again next week. We somewhat ease the pain talking The 7 Line Army's 2022 (tentative) schedule, new items dropping this week, and the Insomnia Cookies speakeasy. Mets are in third place, Baez is hurt, and no pitching help is in sight, but JUST SMILE, METS FANS! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/METS and use the promo code 7LINE to take 30% off their entire Mets collection. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

August is here, and it's going to be a do or die month for the Mets. They've been all alone on the NL East's top step for 86 consecutive days, but it surely doesn't feel like it. The Mets were back in black on Friday, inducted 3 new members in to their HOF on Saturday, and lost the weekend series on Sunday. Baez is now a Met, but with another deGrom setback did the team really do enough before the deadline to set them up for the rest of the year? The Kumar Rocker draft deal fell through. Is this same old Mets or just bad luck? Joe DeMayo checks in to help make a little sense of it all. Darren recently made the life choice to start wearing Crocs, and Julia says you're only allowed to wear them if you're under 14 or 40+. Mets talk and whatever else comes up from T7LHQ with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to take a 40% discount on one of their new Metal Bat Mugs! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The boys closed out their weekend with another series W in Flushing, and now own a 30-15 record at home. Pete Alonso is LOCKED IN, and seems to have traded Donnie Stevenson for a dugout pony. Speaking of trades, the deadline is Friday. Who will the Mets land? SNY's Joe DeMayo checks in with the latest rumors. The Mets are inducting Matlack, Darling, and Alfonzo in to their HOF this weekend, but nobody seems to know about it. Word is the Mets are making changes to step up for their minor leaguers, Julia got pooped on by a bird while dog walking, Johnny Stranger took his love to the Long Island Expressway to win back Courtney, and more from T7LHQ with Darren and Julia. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to take a 40% discount on one of their new Metal Bat Mugs! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

We're back at T7LHQ after the Mets Saturday night disaster in Pittsburgh. There is a silver lining though, and it was the pre-game party. We never lose there. Francisco and deGrom are both on the IL, the Mets rotation is filled with question marks, and the NL East lead is now down to just 2 games. Josh Lewin is back in the mix with a daily Mets podcast, nudes for wins, black jerseys will return on Friday nights starting July 30th, a quick round of Big Apple Trivia, Philly T7LA event t-shirt announcement, and more. We're giving away a STACK of free tickets to this Saturday night's game at Citi. SHARE THE SHOW on our Facebook or Twitter account to be in the running. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino back at it from the Orange And Blue Thing Studio. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to get a FREE KNOB SHOT. Yes, FREE. Just pay the shipping and handling. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The All Star break is here, so we figured this would be a great time to catch up with 2014 Mets All Star Daniel Murphy and his wife Tori. Daniel recently retired from the game, and Tori is doing amazing things with the non profit organization Prom Series. We chat about the foundation and all the positivity they're giving foster girls across the country, Daniel going back to college, Gary Cohen's net negative comments on WFAN, what happened to The 7 Line Army flag he celebrated with during the 2015 NL East clinch celebration, missing Opening Day at Citi Field in 2014 and then being invited to the White House because of it, Sandy Alderson saying not resigning Murphy was his biggest regret, and more. Excellent conversation with the Murphys with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to get a FREE KNOB SHOT. Yes, FREE. Just pay the shipping and handling. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door by visiting www.coorslight.com/oabt ! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The Mets have dressed just shy of FIFTY players so far this season, and are still a first place team in July. The ASG is next week, and we got some snubs. Donnie Stevenson just won't go away, and was at the ballpark last night. Keith Hernandez is on the IL. The 7 Line Army is adding another home game to the 2021 schedule. Plus, find out who our next big guest is. All that and more with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to get a FREE KNOB SHOT. Yes, FREE. Just pay the shipping and handling. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The Mets Marathon continues this week with a quick pit stop in DC then off to ATL and NYY. The struggle is real for minors and Jeremy Wolfe (former Mets minor leaguer himself) from "More Than Baseball" checks in to shed some serious light on the situation. What can be done to help these guys? Specifically the Mets. Also, Club Mets is in full effect after W's, how are these gigantic Trump banners getting in to Citi Field?, and more from this week in baseball. All the randomness and more with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7Line to get a FREE KNOB SHOT. Yes, FREE. Just pay the shipping and handling. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The boys are back in Flushing to start off another hectic week. We're almost through June, and the Mets are still in first place. Jacob deGrom insists he's good to go, but how concerned are you? The ASG is in a few weeks, are any position players worthy of the honor? Are you over Donnie Stevenson? T7LA has an outing tomorrow, and we're giving away FREE MONEY at the tailgate party thanks to Coors Light. All the randomness and more with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Citi Field is back to almost full capacity and the place is electric again, LA with The 7 Line Army is a go and tickets go up this week, concerns for Jacob deGrom, Bench Mob player of the week with our friend Joe DeMayo, tailgate szn is officially back, some Page 7 tea, and more with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The boys ended their weekend with a split vs a very good team in the SD Padres. The Bench Mob and ReplaceMets keep the train rolling as the first place Mets now head to Baltimore for a quick 2 game set. Marcus Stroman continues to put up with bullshit, and why it's important to call it out. MLB announced a 10 game suspension for any pitchers using a foreign substance and some people have the gall to suggest Jacob deGrom should be under the microscope. Citi Field will be back to almost 100% this weekend, and T7LA will be out there on Saturday afternoon. Philly T7LA tickets go up this week! Details about the LA outing, and more from T7LHQ with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It's literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

June is here, and let's just say that's not typically a high point in a usual Mets season. The boys have three off days and three double headers lined up this month. Thirty games in thirty days are on deck. Jacob deGrom continues to be a machine, Lugo/Alonso/Pillar are back, The 7 Line Army was almost back at full strength on Saturday for the 13-2 W in Flushing, the Pittsburgh outing sold out in an hour, and Philly and LA are a go. All that and the usual hi jinx, plus it's the 9 year anniversary of Johan's HI57ORY at Citi Field. Darren and Julia with a special Tuesday afternoon show from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Somehow, someway, with SIXTEEN players on the IL, the Mets are still on top in the NL East. Jacob deGrom is scheduled to start tomorrow night at Citi Field, Mets Twitter continues to be a cesspool, The 7 Line Army will be back in action this Saturday night at Citi Field, our PNC plans for Pittsburgh in July are finally ready to be announced, and more! Start your week off with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The boys had a ROUGH weekend down in Tampa. Yes, that's an understatement. It's a new week, and the show must go on. A little Monday reset from T7LHQ with Darren, Julia, and special guest Michelle "Momma Bear" Alonso! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The boys are HOT. Now winners of 7 straight, and off to Tampa for a three game weekend series vs the Rays. Matt Harvey returned to Citi Field to a great ovation, and the Twitter tough guys must have stayed home. Patty Maz is a walkoff machine.The Polar Burger is a penny per calorie, did you try it? Love it, hate it? Worth it? The 7 Line Army games at Citi Field will now be in the fully vaccinated Big Apple Reserve, and more. The Mets are off today, so lets catch up on the week, and look towards this next sweep! Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Diesel Donnie has the boys ripping heaters, and getting the bats back on track. Close call with Diaz, and the Mets caught an extremely lucky break, Rhys Hoskins is still a whiny bitch, Governor Cuomo says restrictions are being lifted, Conforto is heating up, Jess McCann learned that Twitter is a cesspool, The Indart's finally tied the knot, we're ramping up our Little League sponsorships for 2022, and more. Start your week off with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says Citi Field's capacity can be raised to 33% in May, but will it? Jacob deGrom somehow keeps getting better, the Mets are still in first place even after their Chicago shit sandwiches, The 7 Line Army is in MLB The Show again, Julia is fully vaccinated and is feeling the side effects, The General and Amanda are getting married this weekend, and more from this week in Mets baseball and beyond. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7LINE and get a FREE Knob Shot! You can also use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The Mets are in first place, but can't stay out of the news for all the wrong reasons. The boys are off to Chicago, and hopefully get their series in versus the Cubs without more weather hiccups. Our starting pitching from deGrom and Stroman has been elite, Howie Rose should be back in the booth tomorrow after some time off with a medical issue, the Mets front office is unfortunately in the news again, Conforto is starting to come around, Nimmo can't stay off base, and more. Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7LINE and get a FREE Knob Shot! You can also use the code 7LINE for 35% OFF their Mets bat and wine mugs. The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

The baseball season is 11 days old, and the Mets have only played 5 games. The start has been rough, and some fans are restless. Take a chill pill, there's a ridiculous amount of baseball left. Conforto is going to be just fine. Andrew "Herm" Hermida joins to tell us an amazingly epic Opening Day story. Mets fan Kevin Mahon wrote a murder mystery that takes place a Shea Stadium. A plea for Steve Cohen, and more. Lot's cooking on this Monday. Start your week off with Darren and Julia from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7LINE and get a FREE Knob Shot! The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

  Is the Principal asking for your PTA to clear out your old spirit wear closet? Rather than adding those goods to the 11.3 million tons in EPA estimated textile waste thrown into dumps each year, you can use those items to boost your fundraising efforts. In a year where the pandemic has led to budget shortfalls, getting creative with fundraising becomes even more important and this episode will share some tips on how to turn old apparel items into fundraising dollars for your school.   About Our Guest: Nathan Rothstein, President, Project Repat Nathan Rothstein along with Ross Lohr, started Project Repat in 2012, as an easy way for people to preserve their t-shirt memories and upcycle them into t-shirt quilts. Repat now is one of the top Shopify sites in the US, and has been featured on CNN, the Today Show, NPR, and MSNBC. After graduating from UMass-Amherst, Nathan joined Americorps in New Orleans to work on Hurricane Katrina recovery projects. He now lives in Cambridge, MA with his wife, and two year old daughter.    This show is brought to you by K-12 Clothing. K-12 Clothing is a PTA-Dad created business focused on providing high-quality school apparel while increasing access to educational resources through fundraising in schools. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/k12clothing

Opening Day part 1 was postponed for the Mets, but the big day is finally here. What better way to officially start the season than with Mets royalty? The man himself, Mike Piazza joins the show! His feelings about the season, relationship with Steve Cohen, coaching with team Italy, his new True Vodka Piazza 31 Club at Citi Field, Mets Old Timers Day, the boy band BTS, blonde hair don't care, being on Baywatch with Pamela Anderson, NYC Italian food recommendations, and more. Mike with Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino from T7LHQ. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com/7LINE and get a FREE Knob Shot! The take the bottom of a baseball bat, and turn it in to a wooden shot mug. Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Chicken parm and raviolis! Are the Mets about to land their three hundred million dollar man? Steve Cohen keeps tweeting about it, so it seems likely. A special Mike Piazza announcement. A cap tip to an OG Mets superfan Bo Field. 3 days until REAL BASEBALL. How many wins are you predicting? Hit our live streams and share the show to be in the running for some free stuff! Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino live from T7LHQ. LGM! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! Thanks to our friends from Dugout Mugs! Hit up www.DugoutMugs.com and use the code 7LINE for 35% off any of their Mets branded merchandise! Dugout Mugs are the only bat mug officially licensed by MLB, MLBPA, and the Hall Of Fame. Shout out to PROJECT REPAT! The 7 Line sells thousands of t-shirts a year, and now you can do something with your favorite old ones. Hit up www.projectrepat.com to get started on your custom t-shirt quilt! Follow their account on IG @projectrepatusa (and make sure you're rocking something Mets) and they're going to select one fan at random for a free custom quilt! Also, reset and chill with Coors Light! Coors Light is cold lagered, cold filtered, and cold packaged. It’s literally made to chill. Get your brews delivered straight to your door through Drizly and Instacart! Always remember to celebrate responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado.

Project Repat, founded by Ross Lohr and Nathan Rothstein, has prevented more than 11 million t-shirts from landfills while bringing some sewing work back to the United States. Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Rothstein about the inspiration behind Project Repat and the massive changes in U.S. t-shirt manufacturing over the past 30 years. After migrating to Mexico, t-shirt printing jobs have gone overseas and few American companies still make them.Project Repat has a better idea: turn old shirts into keepsake quilts hand-sewn using t-shirts sent by customers. Instead of tossing a t-shirt in the donation bin, it can be turned into a part of a memorable and snug quilt. Love a sports team? Make a quilt of the team t-shirts and jerseys you've purchased over the years. Want to remember a school or a company where you worked? In all likelihood, you have the makings of a Project Repat quilt. Reasonably priced  based on the size, Project Repat takes your order and receives your shirts by mail, then turns them into fleece-backed quilt. Join the conversation and share your thoughts with the community in our Earthling Forum.

Project Repat, founded by Ross Lohr and Nathan Rothstein, has prevented more than 11 million t-shirts from landfills while bringing some sewing work back to the United States. Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Rothstein about the inspiration behind Project Repat and the massive changes in U.S. t-shirt manufacturing over the past 30 years. After migrating to Mexico, t-shirt printing jobs have gone overseas and few American companies still make them.Project Repat has a better idea: turn old shirts into keepsake quilts hand-sewn using t-shirts sent by customers. Instead of tossing a t-shirt in the donation bin, it can be turned into a part of a memorable and snug quilt. Love a sports team? Make a quilt of the team t-shirts and jerseys you've purchased over the years. Want to remember a school or a company where you worked? In all likelihood, you have the makings of a Project Repat quilt. Reasonably priced  based on the size, Project Repat takes your order and receives your shirts by mail, then turns them into fleece-backed quilt. Join the conversation and share your thoughts with the community in our Earthling Forum.

Kristen and Jolenta answer listener questions about The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, share listener’s money memories, and announce next week’s book! We love hearing from you! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. Leave us a voicemail at 302-49B-OOKS. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To start listening to the Stitcher Premium season By the Book: Authors Tell All, head to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code BOOK for a free month trial. For tickets to By the Book LIVE! on September 6th at the Bell House in Brooklyn: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/by-the-book-live-tickets-61456233248 To get your very own By the Book, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Project Repat, custom t-shirt quilts. Head to projectrepat.com and use the code BTB for 25% off. Leesa, beautifully designed luxury mattresses. Get 15% off your entire order at leesa.com/BTB and use promo code BTB. Care/of, a subscription service that makes it easy to get vitamins and protein powders. For 30% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code BYTHEBOOK30 Third Love, the most comfortable bra you'll own.Go to thirdlove.com/BYTHEBOOK for 15% off your first purchase. Kendra Scott, jewelry at an affordable price. Use code BYTHEBOOK for 20% off your purchase of any full-price fashion jewelry at KendraScott.com, or mention the code BYTHEBOOK in any Kendra Scott store. Valid until 6/11. Listen to the new season of  “With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus” on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code BOOK.

To kick off Season 5, Kristen and Jolenta live by Suze Orman’s New York Times bestseller The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom. Plus, Kristen and Jolenta announce an upcoming live show in Brooklyn and new By the Book merch! We love hearing from you! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. Leave us a voicemail at 302-49-BOOKS. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To start listening to the Stitcher Premium season By the Book: Authors Tell All, head to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code BOOK for a free month trial. For tickets to By the Book LIVE! on September 6th at the Bell House in Brooklyn: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/by-the-book-live-tickets-61456233248 To get your very own By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Project Repat, custom t-shirt quilts. Head to projectrepat.com and use the code BTB for 25% off. PrettyPlease, the food your cat deserves. Go to PrettyPleaseCats.com, and use code BYTHEBOOK for 20% off your order. Quip, the electric toothbrush that makes brushing your teeth simple and affordable. Go to getquip.com/bythebook to get your first refill pack for free with a Quip electric toothbrush. Kendra Scott, jewelry at an affordable price. Use code BYTHEBOOK for 20% off your purchase of any full-price fashion jewelry at KendraScott.com, or mention the code BYTHEBOOK in any Kendra Scott store. Valid until 6/11. Modcloth, fashion that celebrates all women. To get 15% off off your purchase of $100 or more, go to ModCloth.com and enter code BYTHEBOOK at checkout.

Kristen and Jolenta answer all your burning questions! Plus, two very special guests make an appearance. To start listening to the Stitcher Premium series By the Book: Authors Tell All, head to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code BOOK for a free month trial. We love hearing from you! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Project Repat, custom t-shirt quilts. Head to projectrepat.com and use the code BTB for 25% off. Miracle Suit, beautiful suits that support and flatter all body types. Go to MiracleSuit.com/BOOK to get 20% off any suit. Kendra Scott, jewelry at an affordable price. Use code BYTHEBOOK for 20% off your purchase of any full-price fashion jewelry at KendraScott.com, or mention the code BYTHEBOOK in any Kendra Scott store. Valid until 6/11. Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month. Phlur, the world-class perfume that is non-toxic and gender-free. Go to PHLUR.com and use promo code BOOK to get 20% off your first three Phlur fragrance samples.

Kristen and Jolenta are joined in the studio by America's favorite husbands: Dean and Brad. The husbands spill the tea on what books they loved and hated from Season 4, why they both love strong women and how their co-workers feel about hearing them on a podcast. We love hearing from you! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To start listening to the Stitcher Premium season By the Book: Authors Tell All, head to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code BOOK for a free month trial. Kristen's book, So You Want to Start a Podcast, is currently available for preorder on her site and at Amazon: https://www.kristenmeinzer.com/author/ https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Start-Podcast-Community/dp/0062936670/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1549485550&sr=1-1 And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Project Repat, custom t-shirt quilts. Head to projectrepat.com and use the code BTB for 25% off Miracle Suit, beautiful suits that support and flatter all body types. Go to MiracleSuit.com/BOOK to get 20% off any suit. Third Love, the most comfortable bra you'll own.Go to thirdlove.com/BYTHEBOOK for 15% off your first purchase. Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month. Quip, the electric toothbrush that makes brushing your teeth simple and affordable. Go to getquip.com/bythebook to get your first refill pack for free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

Host: ANDRAS JONES Musical Guest: FUTURE TEENS Guest: ERIN KIZER FUTURE TEENS are: Daniel Radin Amy Hoffman Maya Mortman Colby Blauvelt R8B Theme Song performed by: FUTURE TEENS Andras Jones - Producer/Editor Andrew Burrill - Producer Daniel Radin - Recording Engineer Tony Householder - Mixing Engineer/Graphic Design Branika Scott - Social Media Producer Carlo Velasquez - Digital Media Brought to you by Erica Russel LINKS: RADIO8BLOG - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/11/28/erin-kizer-future-teens/ PROJECT REPAT https://www.projectrepat.com FUTURE TEENS - https://futureteens.bandcamp.com/ RADIO8BALL APP - http://www.radio8ball.com/the-r8b-app/ RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/ RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @theradio8ballshow Support the show. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we dive into the intricacies of do-it-yourself culture, talking to two experts in the field. Laura's friend Josh, who has been involved in maker spaces for many years, joins us for our Deep Dive and explains the intricacies of maker spaces and the distinctions between makers, hackers, and crafters. Then we have a very special Guest Who Knows Best this week, Christina's mother, Janet, who shares tips and tales from her twenty years of quilting, including her successful production of a Minecraft quilt and the trials of quilting with t-shirts. Finally this week's roundup includes a few odds and ends to get you into the world of DIY culture, including Spoonflower, eShakti, the TV show Making It, and Project Repat. Thanks to Matthew DiGiovanni for our fabulous intro and outro music. As always you can reach us at shallowresearch@gmail.com Send in your “More You Know” suggestions now!

 Is it possible to be kind to the planet with your business? The answer is YES! Project Repat is doing this in a HUGE way.  We are fortunate to have Project Repat Co-Founder Nathan Rothstein on the show to share his story and what the company is all about. Hope you are ready to listen, share and comment below!----more----   Who is Nathan Rothstein?  Nathan Rothstein is one of the co-founders of Project Repat. Repat is creating jobs in the USA by upcycling people's old clothes into memory blankets. Since launching in 2012, Repat has prevented over 5 million t-shirts from getting dumped in landfills and created 70 jobs in Massachusetts and North Carolina. Over 200,000 people have bought a t-shirt quilt.  Inc Magazine recently named Repat the 9th fastest growing retail company, and the company has been featured in Fast Company, the Boston Globe, WBUR, MSNBC, Forbes, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Mr. Rothstein served as an Americorps volunteer in post-Katrina New Orleans after he graduated from the UMass-Amherst Honors College in 2006. He spent four years in New Orleans working on different recovery-related projects. Follow Project Repat on:  Facebook | Instagram | Twitter  Music Credits: Music Intro/Outro: “Thoughts” by Killah Smilez Music Outro: “Explained” by Killah Smilez Make sure you check out the Killah Smilez song on Amazon  Catch the music video by Killah Smilez HERE Want to share the episode? Please share the episode on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Soundcloud Don’t forget to subscribe to WokeNFree on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google Play Do you want to join the show as a guest on an upcoming episode? Contact us HERE Don't forget to submit a scenario to us for SCENARIO TIME!    SCENARIO TIME: How would you respond to these scenarios in SCENARIO TIME? Let's chat HERE!  Have you reviewed our show yet? Pick your platform of choice HERE      Do you want to start a podcast? We are here to HELP! Schedule a FREE consultation with us HERE This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link and buy something, WokeNFree will earn a small commission from the advertiser at no additional cost to you.

Joanna Lohman continues to share with us her journey back to full health through an ACL injury. She opens up about not comparing herself to others, how great she felt taking a big step in recovery, and how she is balancing her life/rehab to make sure she is happy. Project Repat: https://www.projectrepat.com Listen for special code

Chloë Thomas is an Author, International Speaker and Host of her own podcast, eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast. Chloë has been working in eCommerce since 2003, learning how to increase orders, up customer retention and recruit new customers cost effectively. Working with businesses from the High Street right down to start ups, eCommerce MasterPlan is the result of Chloë’s years of experience, the books, blogs and courses have all been created to help eCommerce business owners and Marketers to make the right decisions as they build their own path to eCommerce success. The eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast exists to bring a weekly dose of inspiration direct to the desk of eCommerce business people all over the globe. Power Retail Australia named Chloë as one of the 10 top eCommerce Commentators in the world and within 6 months of launch, the podcast was already the top eCommerce podcast in the UK. Chloë is also the Author of “Customer Manipulation: How to Influence your Customers to Buy More and why an Ethical Approach will Always Win.”   Questions Tell us a little bit about yourselves and your journey How do you feel about Customer Service in the UK? Give 2 companies that you really admire in terms of they are doing customer service and doing it well What are some everyday solutions you believe can help improve customer experience? Can you share a little more about the book, what inspired you to write it and who the book is targeted to and how can it help them? Do you find that companies are moving towards marrying the relationship between marketing and customer service? Or is there still a divide in terms of there is a marketing department separate from a customer service department? How do you stay motivated every day? What is the one online resource, website, tool or app you cannot live without in your business? What are some books that have had the biggest impact on you? If you where sitting across the table from another business owner and they said to you that they feel they have great products and services but they lack the consistently motivated human capital, what advice would you give them to turn their team members and turn their business around to create more success? In doing your research for your book Customer Manipulation, do you find that if the company has poor leadership, that it translates into a poor customer experience? What is one thing you are working on right now that you are really excited about – something that you are working on to develop yourself or your people? Where can our listeners find your information online? What is one quote or saying that you live by or that inspires you in times of adversity?   Highlights Chloë grew up in the United Kingdom (UK) in a rural area called Cornwall (located right down the far South West of the UK), she stated the she was lucky to get into Oxford University and from there was lucky enough to get a job at Barclay’s Bank working in Marketing and quickly realized that smaller businesses is where she wanted to go. She left the very large bank and started to work in retail for a High Street Retailer in the UK and that sparked her love for data and marketing, and how you can improve results and optimize. Over the last 13 years she has been honing that skill until 4 years ago she launched eCommerce MasterPlan and so now 4 years and 4 books later here we are! Chloë stated that she thinks that the UK is okay at Customer Service but is nowhere as amazing as it is in America. She said one of her favourite things to do in America is to go to the mall and find a nice Department store and wander around until someone goes “Can I help you?” It is just amazing how they care about you. There’s more customer service ethics in America, it is more valued as a job in the Hospitality and Retail Sector but in the UK, eCommerce Sector, it has been heartening over the last 12-18 months to hear everyone from the smallest to the largest businesses talking about how important it is to listen to the customer and to deliver what the customer needs and that’s a real turning point because up until then the conferences were just full of bright, shiny, exciting new pieces of tech and clever marketing campaigns but now, everyone’s talking about the customer and that’s a real benefit. Chloë stated that there is a paradigm shift in terms of how people are being more adjusted to customer experience. It’s because the industries have come of age, they are no longer in that early adaptor stage and now moved into an early majority at which point people have got to stop trying to be bright and shiny, you’ve got to say, “We are great at what we do, this is who we are, this is why you should buy from us and why you should buy our products.” Which is more powerful and interesting and quite a relief for her as a consumer as well. After asking Chloë if she could share with us one or two companies that she would recommend as offering great customer service – she lightly shared that she will share some unconventional companies as possibly everyone is expecting her to share Zappos and Amazon. Chloë shared that the companies that she admires are Project Repat (https://www.projectrepat.com), an American company who turns t-shits into blankets, so they’ll take all your old college t-shirts, cut them up and sew them up into a blanket and send them back to you. They really nailed one of the most powerful ways in eCommerce of helping customers, which is to gather the email addresses as quickly as you can and then build a phenomenal welcome sequence. What they are doing is absolutely fascinating on that clear focus and their welcome emails are beautiful. They listen and respond to what the customer is worried about. The other is a UK company called Miso Tasty (https://misotasty.com/#) which sells Miso Soup which Chloë says she thinks is a brilliant business name. They spend a lot of time getting their product right and they realize they’re going to be bringing new flavor sensation to the UK, it is an Asian flavoring that they are not used to. She stated that what she loves about Miso Tasty is the way the products are structured; they reduced the risk to a customer buying, not wanting to spend £20 (which is difficult) on buying this thing to try it out. What they have created is a 2 soup pack that only costs £2 and they can do free postage and packaging. So for customers to try out their products on their website, it only costs them £2 and that’s less than the cost of a pint of beer and it’s just amazing how they thought of the customer’s journey. Chloë shared that often people think Customer Service and they immediately think of the Call Centre down the corridor but real Customer Service embodies the entire process and experience with your business – it is everyone’s responsibility to do true customer service and that is why she truly appreciates the 2 businesses mentioned above Project Repat ad Miso Tasty. For example - It is not about waiting for someone to pick up the phone and say, “How long do I have before getting those T-Shirts to you before I have to buy again?” – they have listened and placed it in the welcoming email so they provide that knowledge to the customer without them having to call up. Chloë says of course there is a financial benefit to the fact you will get more conversions and less people having to answer the phone but there is the whole embracing of that experience through your marketing, strategies and products which is really important. Chloë shared some everyday solutions that she believes can help improve Customer Experience is everything really. She shared that she thinks a couple of really simple tools would be User Testing usertesting.com which is a fantastic site where you can go and just put up almost a job where someone from a certain segment of the population takes a look at your website and answers some questions. For example – you could put your website up there and say buy a lawnmower and then you get a video of that person trying to buy a lawnmower on your website and talking you through it and it is such a great way because sometimes we all sit around with great ideas saying, “Oh I think we should do this website, or oh I think we should do this with the website…” but to actually get some real human data on how someone who has never seen your business before is struggling with it is a great way of improving your user experience. It is great because if you have been looking at your analytics and you find people are dropping off somewhere or they are not going to that page and you can’t figure out why…..User Testing is a great fast track to solving that problem! Chloë then shares the other everyday solutions she would recommend for a business is Web Chat Services – that service that pops up on a website and says, “May I help you?” She shares this one in the UK is getting a lot of big players in eCommerce, they are playing around and working out how best to use it, rather than thinking of it as a customer service tool, think of it as a sales tool as well. When they notice places where people are getting stuck, they’ll activate it and say, “Can we help you?” or “What’s happening?” Usually found on product pages or elsewhere so they are creating a very tailored service for the customer and that is something which is a really easy solution, it doesn’t cost much to put in place and it’s something that even a small business can do and can make a massive difference to customer service and therefore the sales. Chloë shared that the reason she called the book “Customer Manipulation” is because as it all gets more competitive online and consumers are able to voice their opinions so much more easily and as marketers we want to be successful. We need to embrace the fact that every email sent is aiming to manipulate someone to buy from us, every tweet we send is aiming to manipulate someone to think better about us. If we can embrace that then we can get under the skin of the science of manipulation and the way of using manipulation but it is our choice whether we manipulate for good or for evil. If you choose to manipulate for evil then you are very quickly going get found out and it will be the end of your business. Chloë also shared the inspiration for her book and she says it had been a few years since she has done a big book and she had this model that she sometimes refers to as the “Customer Journey” or the “Customer MasterPlan” lurking around in her head and making its way onto slides, chats with clients and networking and then finally it was ready to be turned into a book. The role of the model is to help people, rather than thinking they need to do Social Media or to think they have a problem turning visitors from their website into enquirers to people who have given their email address and what is the best way of solving that problem. Can Social Media have an impact on it and which part of Social Media might it be? It’s kind of another way of the industry growing up rather than thinking oh email, oh Social Media, oh pop ups, it’s about thinking this is our current problem and the problem is turning visitors into enquirers, it’s getting people to the website, it’s getting enquirers to become first time buyers, it’s getting first time buyers to become repeat buyers and what are the ways for doing that. The book is structured into the 5 stages of getting people from those different customer relationship levels to the next one and filled with changes you can make to your website, improvements you can make to customer services, improvements you can make to marketing and also to your products where relevant to take you up and to encourage your customers to move between those customer relationship levels. Chloë says everything that she writes is for the small business owner, so someone with a team of less than 10 and usually for a team less than 5. It is very much for an owner/ head of marketing to help them work out where they should be deploying their resources and lots of ideas of what they can do. However, she knows bigger businesses and other persons have used the book to improve relations in heir B2B’s. Chloë thinks the businesses that are doing customer service well and who will do well in the future are seeing it as one group (Marketing and Customer Service), you may have different departments but they are finding ways to make sure they are working together because there are so many over laps and if you want to do customer service well, it’s got to be through everything you do in the business. Chloë shared that on her podcast a couple episodes back (Episode 55) – she had the head of Brand from Tesco, one of the five largest retailers in the world (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/055-tescos-tamara-duschl-talks/id1005744797?i=1000371058713&mt=2) - she asked her guest just out of interest on the eCommerce side what does the eCommerce team do and what does the Marketing team do as per getting people to the website. The guest stated the eCommerce team sits in one building and they look after the website and Marketing team looks after the promotions and the traffic and they are in a different building. So Chloë shares Tesco does have a way to go as you can’t mothball the conversation – everyone needs to be integrated for a seamless Customer Experience. In asking Chloë how she stays motivated everyday she stated that she is just very lucky to be doing something that she loves and has spent some time over the last few years working out how to structure her days and her work load so that they suit her and having to do the things she likes and not having to do the things she doesn’t. She stated that motivation is something that comes naturally and wished she understood it as she reckons she could write that book but she can’t explain it. Chloë shared that the app that she use frequently is Asana (asana.com) , which is a team and task management tool for organizing. She uses it to organize herself and part-time/out-source people in her business. She further stated in her business that it is her and a lot of part time people so it does keep it all together. There is a web version and also available as an App. Chloë shares that 2 books that have had the biggest impact on her are: “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown which is all about prioritization and working out what you should be focused on in your business and your life. It helps you on the journey to becoming a person who knows how to prioritize as well as giving you tricks and tips along the way. The other book she loves is “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain which is all about introvertism. She stated that this book helped her to embrace who she is and to learn how to make the most out of it. Chloë shared she is an extremely introverted person and that book helped her tremendously. In answering our question on what’s the one piece of advice she would give a business owner who lacks the constantly motivated human capital – Chloë lightly shared she would just change the people as often times it is easier to motivate new people than old ones but that’s not very possible at times due to legislation and other things. Therefore, Chloë shared that is starts at the core, what is the vision of the business, what is the mission, and what are the values. Often times when businesses take a leap forward or an about turn from a bad pathway, it’s because they got really clear about what their vision and mission is and they have reintegrated that into the business and got that back to the heart of what they do. If you can get your people embracing that and believing that and understanding this is what they do then it becomes a lot more straight forward. Our trigger question for Chloë was how did she feel leadership and the lack there of translates into a poor customer experience – she shared she thinks that a business with poor leadership will struggle with delivering good customer services. She made reference to Tesco, stating the problems they have had with falling profits and sales was because the leadership got lost and they lost track of where their mission was and the vision and what they brought to the world. They quickly realized unless they go back to their roots, they are finding they are getting the success back again. That would be an example of where bad leadership led to a decline in customer experience and now they are turning it around. When we asked Chloë what’s the one thing she is excited about that is going on in her life right now - she stated this is her favourite time of the year when this podcast is being recorded (August) that she is not traveling for conferences for a few weeks so she is excited about analyzing lots of data, doing reports and surveys to work out what is the next thing she should do. She is weighing some options as to what her customers need her to produce next in terms of should it be an online course, should it be a Master Mind group, should it be a Membership Site or maybe even another book. She’s super excited about all that probably for launch in January 2017. Chloë says listeners can find her on her website eCommerce MasterPlan Website , she also shared the best way to get in touch with her is through Linked In and Twitter (@chloe_ecmp). Chloë shared that the quote that she always uses to keep her focused during times of adversity and challenges is “Keep Optimizing” (a quote she came up with) which reminds her that if something hasn’t worked, then that’s okay because we’re just going to optimize it, we’re going to learn and move forward, or if she is trying to make something too perfect before putting it live, she’ll remember this quote. We would welcome a subscribe, rate and review for the show and also that the listeners can come hang out at Navigating the Customer Experience Community on Facebook. This is a private Facebook group for our listeners and past guests to come over share insights and industry trending topics and discussions on business and customer experience – click here!   Links eCommerce MasterPlan Website “Customer Manipulation: How to Influence your Customers to Buy More and why an Ethical Approach will Always Win” by Chloe Thomas Asana User Testing Project Repat Miso Tasty “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain Chloe Thomas Twitter eCommerce MasterPlan Twitter eCommerce MasterPlan Facebook Chloe Thomas LinkedIn eCommerce MasterPlan LinkedIn

New post from The eCommerceFuel Blog: eCommerce entrepreneurs can be a misunderstood bunch. Sometimes it's the people that know us better than anyone else who can't figure us out – our parents. Today on the show, we talk to a few eCommerce entrepreneurs and their mothers to really dig into how well their parents really know their kid's business. What they say might surprise you! Subscribe:  iTunes | Stitcher With your hosts Andrew Youderian and Laura Serino of eCommerceFuel.com, Freddy Lanksy of iChess.net, Nathan Rothstein of ProjectRepat.com, Kevin Stecko of 80sTees.com (and their Mothers) Lucy: My technical knowledge is, let's say making a graph, is still below zero, but is going higher. Freddy: I think it's better than some of our customers. She can figure out how to open applications or send an email. It's not that bad. Lucy: Hey, come on, I'm far more advanced than that. At least partly. Freddy: Okay. Andrew: Welcome to the eCommerceFuel Podcast, I'm Andrew Youderian. We e-commerce entrepreneurs can be a misunderstood bunch and sometimes most so surprisingly among a few of the people that know us best in the whole world, our parents. If you asked your parents to describe what you do, how close or perhaps comically off the mark would their answer be? Some of them would have no problem describing what you do fairly accurately while others probably couldn't find your store's website online if they had to. So today on the show, how well do parents of e-commerce entrepreneurs really know their kid's business? And it's brought to you by our podcast producer here, Laura Serino. One quick note, despite my handing the reins to Laura much more frequently over the last two to three weeks, not planning an early retirement on my side. You will definitely be hearing more from Laura in the future. But I've been on the road the last couple of weeks and we'll be back in full force next week and hopefully with an upcoming episode about I've been up to on the trail. Here's Laura with today's episode. Freddy Lansky of iChess.net and his Mom Lucy Lucy: This is Lucy Lansky. I'm Freddy's mom, I'm originally from Argentina after 36 years I'm still talking...I sound like a newcomer. Laura: Freddy Lansky is the co-founder of iChess.net, a chess enthusiast website that specializes in digital chess products and videos. His mom Lucy is not surprised that he ended up running an online business. Laura: Does he ever talk to you about work and what he's doing? And when he does, do you understand what he's talking about? Lucy: Well, the first question as far as sharing with me what he's doing, the answer is not too much. And as far as understanding what he's doing, the answer is again partially. I used to know more about or understand more what he was doing. Right now, I know very little as far as what he actually does. Freddy: I think as business grows, there's more aspects and elements and things that I'm doing that, if you're not a marketer or an online business owner, it's kind of hard to explain. So I'll have to just say it in general terms like, "Business is good," "Business is not so good this month." I don't get into marketing nerd talk with my mom because I don't think she'd really know what I'm talking about. Lucy: Why don't you try? Freddy: Okay, I can try. Lucy: Just to see how stupid I can be. Freddy: Okay. Laura: I have a feeling you'd catch on quickly, Lucy. Freddy: Yeah, maybe we'll train her. [laughter] Lucy: I still hope that eventually he'll settle somewhere. That's all I have to say about that. Nathan Rothstein of Project Repat & His Mom Ana Ana: When he started Project Repat, he told us he starting to help this guy he met at graduate school. It was, "Oh, okay, fine." We just listened and learned pretty quickly that we needed to just listen. And now yes, of course, we ask questions,

Nathan Rothstein is one of the founders of Project Repat. It's an American business which turns your favourite old t-shirts into quilts. You might be thinking oh, ok, so they have to convince someone to trust them with their favourite tshirt interesting. And yes it is, and we'll chat about that later, but what makes it even more interesting is that they've served over 55,000 customers and in 2015 did $4 million in sales. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Ep 189 Nathan Rothstein, the co-founder at Project Repat, a custom quilt blanket design shop. Listen as Nathan and Nathan talk about not only the latter’s business numbers but also how they’re affecting American manufacturing. YOUR $100: Remember to subscribe to the show on itunes then text the word "nathan" to 33444 to confirm that you've done it to enter to win $100 every Monday on the show. Do this now. Stop reading this and do it! Click here to join the top tribe and instantly learn how Nathan made his first $10k at 19 years old: http://nathanlatka.com/startertribe Top Entrepreneurs join Nathan Latka daily inspired by, Art of Charm, Pat Flynn, John Dumas, Entrepreneur on Fire, Chalene Johnson, Lewis Howes, School of Greatness, HBR Podcast, the StartUp podcast, Mixergy, Andrew Warner, AskGaryVee, and the great hosts of BiggerPockets! 3 Key Points: Without the help of a big company like Groupon it’s a mystery whether Project Repat would have nearly as much success as they do today. They were able to be featured for less cost because they were a social good company. The market for repurposed t-shirts as quilt already existed, but Project Repat excels because they have affordable pricing and has more ad spend.  Nathan uses the online tool Klaviyo to more effectively use his email list to reach new customers. Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show 01:39 – Rothstein joins the show. 03:01 – Rothstein’s business partner was in Nairobi where Project Repat was inspired. 04:09 – Project Repat makes money by repurposing old t-shirts into keepsake quilt blankets. 04:38 – Depending on the size, each quilt costs from 75 to 250$. 05:25 – After expenses, Project Repat clears about 35-45% margin on each quilt. 06:05 – They’ve made about 1,000 quilts per week in 2016. 07:10 – Project Repat’s goal is 7.5 million in topline revenue. 08:22 – Project Repat was part of a social good accelerator called Better Ventures in 2012 – they’ve contributed to the revival of the textile industry in the U.S.. 09:33 – It was difficult to get investment money for a quilt business. Rothstein and his partner had to sleep in the office at times. 10:21 – They ran into a big boon when they Groupon featured them without taking a percentage because they were a social good business. 12:02 – In 2012-2013, Project Repat acquired a lot of customers through flash sales. 13:17 – Project Repat spent about 750K on Facebook advertising last year. 14:00 – Repurposing t-shirts into quilts isn’t a new idea, but Project Repat expanded the market by making their products more affordable and visible through advertisements. 15:00 – Rothstein spends from 5-7$ to get a new email. Last year they got about 50K emails and 7.5K customers from their list. 15:32 – Project Repat uses Klaviyo to expand their email marketing list. 17:36 – Find out what Nathan’s doing after selling his business Heyo at nathanlatka.com/whatsnext on February 4th. 18:37 – Famous Five Famous 5 Favorite Book? – Do the Kind Thing What CEO do you follow?— Howard Schultz and Hamdi Ulukaya What is your favorite online tool?— Klaviyo Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?— Be more open to different stages of life – everyone’s going through their own thing. Throughout the course of your life you’ll be doing different things.  Resources Mentioned: Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for. Project Repat – Nathan’s business Howard Schultz and Hamdi Ulukaya – CEO’s Nathan follows Do the Kind Thing – Nathan’s favorite book Klaviyo – Build your email list, Nathan’s favorite online tool.   Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! 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