Listen "How we’re building unique products with personality- meet the GRONKS with John Wright"
Episode Synopsis
Hello Now What Show Listeners! I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome John Wright from The Wright Scraps.
This interview features John, co-owner of The Wright Scraps. John is an artisan who creates unique sculptures called "Gronks" from recycled industrial materials like scrap metal and parts from agricultural machinery. We talk about the journey bringing Gronks to life- from tinkering in his spare time to starting to sell these unique creations. We talk about an interesting process used to raise awareness and drive custom orders for the product.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 03:00 Intro and The Wright Scraps explained
03:01 - 04:53 Sourcing Materials for the Gronks
04:54 - 07:54 Learning to Sell Gronks
07:55 - 11:07 The Joy of Making
11:08 - 16:57 Future Plans & Finding John
We also want to give a special shoutout to our season sponsor goimagine! Goimagine is focused on building the maker community through a handmade marketplace, maker business education, custom websites and a social app designed for artists called Maker Circle. The goimagine community includes thousands of handmade business owners throughout the United States passionate about growing a handmade platform dedicated to quality handmade items while focusing on social good that's helping children in need. Check them out at goimagine.com
Want to learn more about John’s business? Here is where to learn more:
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thewrightscraps/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewrightscraps/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091794723336
Want to great content on running an artisan business? Sign up here to get a free sample of Handmade Seller Magazine.
Want to record your own podcast? We use Zencastr for all our recordings- check it out here via our affiliate link: https://zencastr.com/?via=amber
This interview features John, co-owner of The Wright Scraps. John is an artisan who creates unique sculptures called "Gronks" from recycled industrial materials like scrap metal and parts from agricultural machinery. We talk about the journey bringing Gronks to life- from tinkering in his spare time to starting to sell these unique creations. We talk about an interesting process used to raise awareness and drive custom orders for the product.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 03:00 Intro and The Wright Scraps explained
03:01 - 04:53 Sourcing Materials for the Gronks
04:54 - 07:54 Learning to Sell Gronks
07:55 - 11:07 The Joy of Making
11:08 - 16:57 Future Plans & Finding John
We also want to give a special shoutout to our season sponsor goimagine! Goimagine is focused on building the maker community through a handmade marketplace, maker business education, custom websites and a social app designed for artists called Maker Circle. The goimagine community includes thousands of handmade business owners throughout the United States passionate about growing a handmade platform dedicated to quality handmade items while focusing on social good that's helping children in need. Check them out at goimagine.com
Want to learn more about John’s business? Here is where to learn more:
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thewrightscraps/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewrightscraps/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091794723336
Want to great content on running an artisan business? Sign up here to get a free sample of Handmade Seller Magazine.
Want to record your own podcast? We use Zencastr for all our recordings- check it out here via our affiliate link: https://zencastr.com/?via=amber
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