Printavo PrintHustlers Podcast

Adam Lando is back for Part 2. In Part 1 we covered how he runs a lean, profitable $4.5M shop. This time he opens up the systems behind it: how many automations he runs (about 200), what each one does, which tools he uses, and how long it took to get them reliable.

Adam Lando runs Dad's Printing out of Vancouver, and most of his printing happens somewhere else. He ran the numbers on in-house screen printing, found contract printers were more profitable, and rebuilt the shop around a small local crew, a remote order team, and a stack of automations.

Nik Saija built Redbridge Clothing to $1M in annual sales as a solo distributor with a team of four, no equipment and no in-house production. Then two of his largest clients were acquired within a month of each other, and his first salesperson moved on to start her own distributorship.

Billy McDevitt is back for Part 3. A year after our last conversation, Billy finally has a production manager who has stuck for 16 months, and he breaks down exactly how he got there: the gut feeling he ignored the first time, the four-stage interview and half-day trial that now filter candidates, why he pays close to six figures for the role, and what two mis-hires actually cost.

Alex Mammoser now fully owns Bluewater, the company behind automated reclaim and developing equipment for screen rooms. He walks Bruce and Steven through how it happened, from buying a tiny manufacturer to closing out a year-long acquisition with his longtime partner.