Apr 17, 2025
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Woolly Bear Books to dive into what it really takes to own and run an independent bookstore. Mike Ploetz has been passionate about reading since childhood, always keeping books close to his heart. After high school, he began working at the beloved Pittsburgh shop Kards...
Apr 10, 2025
This week, I sit down with Michael Studebaker of Studebaker
Metals. ⚒️
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Eleven years ago, Michael started crafting jewelry in his parents’
basement with little more than a few rusty tools, a dream, and a
lot of ambition.
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His journey began after earning a BFA in Metalsmithing and spending
several years working...