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Sleeping in Boats Led to This $300k Studio

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Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped
Silkscreen Marketing: https://silkscreenmarketing.com
Full Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/silkscreenmarketing
Photo Credit: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/2011/12/25/mygreatlakeonline-allows-fans-to-show/45298490007/

When I started my entrepreneurial journey, Kylen Blom was one of the founders I immediately looked up to. He had legendary stories like sleeping in boats to sell his t-shirts, and he was already running his business full-time right after college while I was just getting started.

That felt like the dream.

Today, Kylen is a good friend and someone I still admire. He's the founder of Silkscreen Marketing, an art-focused production studio in Holland, MI. He's built an incredible studio that takes swag items that usually come out generic and boring and makes them genuinely creative and memorable.

In this deep dive, we'll explore how a college pitch competition led to sleeping in boats around the Great Lakes, how a small local team competes with giant competitors, and how Kylen and his team think about growth in a different way than most.

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24 episodes

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Manage episode 486646922 series 3665208
Content provided by Matthew Gira. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Matthew Gira or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.joinstation.co/bootstrapped
Silkscreen Marketing: https://silkscreenmarketing.com
Full Deep Dive: https://www.joinstation.co/blog/silkscreenmarketing
Photo Credit: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/2011/12/25/mygreatlakeonline-allows-fans-to-show/45298490007/

When I started my entrepreneurial journey, Kylen Blom was one of the founders I immediately looked up to. He had legendary stories like sleeping in boats to sell his t-shirts, and he was already running his business full-time right after college while I was just getting started.

That felt like the dream.

Today, Kylen is a good friend and someone I still admire. He's the founder of Silkscreen Marketing, an art-focused production studio in Holland, MI. He's built an incredible studio that takes swag items that usually come out generic and boring and makes them genuinely creative and memorable.

In this deep dive, we'll explore how a college pitch competition led to sleeping in boats around the Great Lakes, how a small local team competes with giant competitors, and how Kylen and his team think about growth in a different way than most.

  continue reading

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