The Laser Lounge Podcast at Pate Ranch

Join Mae and I as we chat over lunch about our own experiences with our shop tools. We will be discussing how we use our gantry (CO2) and Galvo (CO2 / fiber / UV) lasers. We will highlight what materials and methods we like to use for each. Hopefully this will help you understand how each tool is different and which ones have similarities in what areas. We will also be talking about the challenges that we have experienced with each. We will take questions from the live chat as well. Come and learn and listen to our learnings. Alisha

Come listen to Mae and I chat about whats going on as we get ready for the 4th qtr holiday rush and also how to really up your game with packaging your products in a more polished way.  Coffee talk with Mae and Alisha. 
Come join us on facebook in "The Laser Lounge" or on YouTube at The Laser Lounge at Pate Ranch.
 

We have a special guest this week. Sarah is a Community Events Manager in North Carolina where she plans and executes several large scale community events within and around her community. She is going to chat with us about what all is entailed and share some insightful information that makers will love to hear. If you have ever wanted to attend a major event and be a vendor, this one is for you. Some events she has planned include; Brewgaloo, NC’s largest craft beer festival and two-time winner of USA Today’s #1 Best Beer Fest; and Falling for Local, a family-friendly event that has grown to an attendance of over 25,000 in just two years.

Have you ever thought about the many ways you could potentially make money in the laser space? Selling digital files is one of the ways and some people are knocking that ball right out of the park. Come listen and learn the story of how one very successful designer (Robin Marsh) has perfected her design skills and been successful in the digital file sales market. We can't wait to share her story and knowledge on designing and selling files to the maker community. https://welcomehomecustom.com/ Come join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/laser...

What are the social media trends that's happening that small business should understand and use. Learn about content creation tools to help fuel your social presence as a business/maker.  Please join us for this great podcast with Jordan Dene Ellis - Adobe Express Community Manager, whom will share her knowledge and learnings with us.  She uses these practices in her own side business as well.  If you are wanting to expand your game in social media, this is the podcast for you.
Other ways to join us online:
https://www.youtube.com/c/PateRanchCreations
https://www.facebook.com/groups/laserlounge1
https://www.youtube.com/c/MaeDesigns
 

On today's episode we talk about when is the right time to scale your laser business.  What do you need to think about when you want to go from a hobby to a full time business with employees.  Mae Armstrong and I interview Lenny Huiras in "The Laser Lounge" and hear his experience and learnings.   It is a great episode that I think you will learn something from.  

Mae Armstrong is a maker, designer and laser owner. She is based in Raleigh, NC and is a brand ambassador for Adobe Express joining their creative forces world wide. Boom! She has an extensive background in her previous professional career in design and commercial marketing for several large firms and it really shows in her own company product line. We will be talking during this time about branding and marketing your products.