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Nima Shahinian a prolific Maker that has just become an Astronaut. One of the most interesting people I've had the pleasure to interview. Nima was a High School drop out, but since, has built a name for himself as the guy that dreams big and builds bigger. With projects on his board such as the worlds fastest gravity vehicle, Lamborghini Huracan and a huge collection of world chang

We all want to reach for the moon, but everything comes at a cost. So it is important to balance our ambitions Today I’m speaking about balancing ambition with Marius Bodvin from Arendal Leather Company. He shares with us the enormous amount of ambition and workload on his plate. We talk about how he balances or more importantly how he doesn’t balance all these things. Marius s

We live in a world of things. A consumerist black hole.  It’s been proven that Consumerism forces people to work harder, borrow more and spend less time with loved ones. It gets in the way of fulfilling relationships and negatively affects our overall well-being. But we are all doing this dance So how do we change the music. My guest today Pierre, The Swedish Maker has throw

Innovating is about staying relevant. Our world is constantly evolving, it’s impossible for a creator to remain relevant if they don’t innovate. When a creator continuously innovates, they are more likely to stay relevant.  Imagine if Jimmy Diresta only made things on the band saw. Would he be as relevant as he is now? My guest Barany Dixion is an innovator in his field of

Pushing through hard times takes a certain type of gumption. Steinar Caspari a professional graffiti artist shares with us here in this spotlight episode his journey of working a day job and painting 500 portraits having never painted a portrait before.     --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message

My guest today Giacomo Di Muro otherwise known as “Giaco Whatever” Knows a thing or two about pushing through those barriers that seem to stop most of us developing and selling a product. He seems to not only push through but smash through those barriers. Well.... at least leap over them like Super Mario. Giaco has pioneered his way into product design and manufacturing from hi

This is another Spotlight episode with Andy Birkey talking about why tools are overrated. An interesting little chat and perhaps something to think about. Enjoy  Andy Birkey https://www.instagram.com/andy_birkey/ Justin White (Garage Avenger) website:     https://www.garageavenger.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/ YouTube:  

In a world of technology, we turn to our phones and computers to find like minded people. We find them on Instagram, Facebook, and twitter and decide lets make a group chat or discord server where we can connect on another level, but most of us still feel disconnected regardless. Something about text chains and video chats just don’t cut it. So how does one foster true connection

What is Maker Fluency? Well Andy Birkey has coined the term and tells us what it is and how we can use it to become better at our craft.  Andy Birkey https://www.instagram.com/andy_birkey/ Justin White (Garage Avenger)  website:     https://www.garageavenger.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/ YouTube:    https://www

Embracing the inner nerd is philosophy, my guests today Martina and Hansi from Nerdforge seem to have adopted. In this episode Martina and Hansi share with us their origin story, Nerdforge comic book No.1 They talk about de-weaponizing the word nerd. Embracing who you are and letting go of what others think We get an insight into how they separate work and relationship. You’ll he