In this episode of Brain Pick, I am fortunate enough to interview musician, song-writer, app-maker, and all around genius Andrew Huang.

I got talk with my old pal Mark Rober. The after show with even more conversation is available to our Maker Alliance. Find out more info at https://ilt.ms/join

We are reviving Brain Pick with a special conversation with the amazing YouTube blacksmith, Alec Steele! He talks about building his brand and expanding his business after moving from the UK to the US. If you want to hear some secret news, we record an aftershow for our Maker Alliance community. Find out more at http://ilt.ms/join

Laura Kampf is a maker from Cologne, Germany who works in all sorts of materials. She’s a metal worker and wood worker, among other things and has recently taken to YouTube to show off her creations as a way to gather potential clients for commission work.

Be sure to go check out her YouTube channel

Also find Laura on your social network of choice!

https://www.facebook.com/laurakampfkoeln

http://instagram.com/laura_kampf

http://twitter.com/laura_kampf

I’ve wanted to have Bill on the show for a long time, and we finally got it together..  what a great guy, and a good conversation!

I hope you enjoy!

Be sure to check out Bill’s work

Punished Props

Punished Props on YouTube

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Jack Conte is a hero of mine, honestly. I tried not to geek out to much on him, but I probably still did.

I was in California recently and got the chance to  visit the offices of Patreon, a company that he helped found, as well as sit down with Jack to learn a little more about how he got to where he is, and what his plans are for the future!

If you’re not familiar with his solo work, his band Pomplamoose or Patreon check out the links below.

If you’d like to support me on Patreon, go to http://www.patreon.com/iliketomakestuff

• Patreon
• Pomplamoose
• Jack’s solo music

• homemade-modern.com
• Ben’s instagram
• Ben’s snapchat
• Freegreen.com – Ben’s previous company
• Red hot nickel ball bearing
• Lego forming video

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qriSZqEdiSc
Check out Matthias’ site at woodgears.ca and his YouTube channel.