# 18 | Mark Rober

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

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Bill Doran is a prop maker, cosplayer, and space gun enthusiast! He’s made all sorts of costumes and prop weapons and is a wealth of knowledge (that he freely shares) for all things prop-making! 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 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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

For the first episode of the new format of BrainPick, I got the chance to talk to Ben Uyeda of Homemade Modern. He does some fantastic project out of easily accessible materials, using common tools, but the results are always cool and, well, modern. Going back, Ben has had multiple successful businesses, and has a great mind for marketing. Have a listen, then check out the links below to see more of Ben’s work. 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.

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlHbAIv1TOQ Check out Kyle’s site at woodbykyletoth.com and his YouTube channel. In the episode we talked about a profile video recently made about him that you can check out here.

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtc3ISUmjuU Check out Matt’s site at mattcremona.com