The Jim & Shelby Show

We have a handful of interviews that we did at ISA, plus some training we presented on day 3 of the show. Unfortunately, there seemed to be some interference with our microphones at the show. We hope you can look past some of those issues because we think we captured some great insights in this episode.

In the midst of some busy weeks, we bring you a short podcast to chat about the upcoming ISA show and what our role will be in it.

A topic that just keeps coming up for us is printing files from non-traditional design programs. Things like Canva, Procreate, and even AI generated images. So we're here to share our findings on these different topics with you in case you run into any of them in your work or your day-to-day.

This week we come to you from Phoenix, where Jim just put on his first in-person G7 Expert training. After a fairly grueling week for Jim as a teacher and Shelby as a student we'll tell you why this training mattered and what comes next for us. Sorry about Shelby's necklace scraping against the microphone at the beginning - it gets better after the first few minutes.

We give you a taste our experience at the Impressions Expo in Long Beach!

We start off 2024 with a bite-size episode about our Confident Color workshops and the importance of training in general.

We look back on the first year of the Jim & Shelby show to reflect on what we did and what will come next. Thanks for everyone who stuck with us through the first year, and we hope you'll stay with us for Season 2!

We have been using Midjourney for about a month now and want to tell you what it is (in case you don't know), why we're using it, and how we think it will impact our industry.

This episode features our coverage of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. While SEMA is a car show, a lot of high profile print vendors attend because vehicle wraps are a big product in print and it is much larger than the average print show. Because of this, we have had a lot of success at SEMA in the past and had a blast this year!

This episode showcases some of the vendors we spoke with at Printing United as well as a couple questions from the Lithec Panel.

Jim and Shelby take you through their trip to UV Energize so if you missed the show you'll get to see what it was like!

Jim and Shelby talk about the upcoming trade shows they will be attending and what any attendees at the shows can expect.

Jim & Shelby go over their approach to finding opportunities in their consulting business. This often starts with training and can turn into long-term consulting customers when they are impressed by the training.

Last week, Jim attended a licensing show in Las Vegas that had a lot to do with branding and, you guessed it, licensing for quite a few big name companies. This is not directly related to print, but for consistent branding good printing is a major piece of the puzzle. That is why Jim chose to attend this show and shares a little bit of what he learned there.

On this episode we will cover some quick tips that might help improve your color profiles. We'll go over the importance of regular nozzle checks, different rendering intents, and the color management settings available in both design software and RIP software.

This week Jim and Shelby talk about talking! For anyone trying to build themself or their business as a brand, public speaking opportunities can be very important for getting your name out there and attracting potential clients or customers.

Jim and Shelby share a few more thoughts about ISA Expo and then dive into the importance of certification.

This week we were at ISA Expo in Las Vegas and had a blast. We were lucky enough to talk to a few very smart people in our industry, some of whom just found us without it being planned!

Jim & Shelby have a conversation with fellow podcasters Dave and Gabby about their business and the recent Print Design Summit.

Shelby puts on her journalism hat and interviews Jim about some big hard-hitting news. 

Jim and Shelby talk about how the principle of saying yes has helped in both their professional and personal lives. 

Jim and Shelby give you firsthand interviews with some of the vendors showing of their cutting edge tech at the Awards Show. 

Jim and Shelby go over the more personal side of their business and dive into their own organizational methods. 

Jim and Shelby come back after a holiday hiatus to talk about how a lot of training programs shifted online and why they think in-person will still make a comeback. 

Jim and Shelby have spent the week consulting with a vehicle wrapping facility in Long Island called CL Visual. We'd like to share some of that experience with you!

The Printing United Show in Las Vegas might be over, but we still have some footage of Jim & Shelby talking to other show guests and saying their goodbyes from last Friday. We hope everyone enjoyed our brief coverage of the show and loved seeing everyone who was there!

This week features Jim and Shelby at the Printing United Show, where they were allegedly referred to as rock stars. They bounce around between different booths to give you a taste of the Printing United experience!

Welcome to the Jim & Shelby Show, our new podcast for all things print! In this episode we give an overview of where the name comes from and what you can expect from this podcast. We hope our listeners - and now viewers - enjoy and look forward to whats to come!

Watch or listen to the first installment of the Jim & Shelby Show on Friday, September 9th!