Philly Maker Faire Podcast

Pippy Sips is on a mission to create products that make pumping easier and more accessible to ALL breastfeeders. Name Amberlee Venti, founderCompany Pippy Sips Pippy Sips Online Website https://www.pippysips.com Pragmatic Innovation https://www.pragmatc.com Twitter/X https://twitter.com/PippySips ⁠Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PippyCompany Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pippysips YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAlJgwMJfAvpHhQCWCCIvzQ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Jeremy dePrisco ⁠https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco⁠ Laura Chenault ⁠https://linktr.ee/laurachenault⁠ Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery ⁠https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

Mike Flynn, EVP and COO Independence Seaport Museum online Website www.phillyseaport.org Facebook facebook.com/phillyseaport Instagram instagram.com/phillyseaport Twitter twitter.com/phillyseaport Mike on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mike-flynn-9778ab8 Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week on the podcast we chatted with Cart Reed of ei2o creators of automated systems for growing mushrooms at home. Join their newsletter to learn more and to join their next beta test! Philly Green Makers https://philly.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/636/ ei2o Online website https://ei2o.com Twitter @cart LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartwrightreed/ Email [email protected] Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

The Dragonfly Makerspace A  STEAM Studio. The Dragonfly Makerspace is a creative studio where anybody can design, learn, and innovate! Owner, Lead Teacher: Michele Archer  37 E Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Call (215) 515-4647 or Text (610) 659-8699 or email:  [email protected]  www.dragonflymakerspace.com Dragonfly Makerspace Socials Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Mentioned in this episode: Tinkercad Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu ⁠LinkedIn     ⁠⁠ ⁠ Jeremy dePrisco: ⁠https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco⁠ Laura Chenault: ⁠https://linktr.ee/laurachenault⁠ Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: ⁠https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

Chau Nguyen (b. Hanoi, Vietnam) (they/she) is a Vietnamese immigrant artist based in Philadelphia. They draw from concepts of translation, memory, cultural symbols, affect theory, materiality, and research on Vietnamese histories to convey frictions at the intersection of cultural identity, colonial fragments, and transnationalism. Nguyen received their BA in Fine Arts and History of Art from Bryn Mawr College and their MFA in Painting from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. They were an artist-in-residence at 77Art Center (VT) and Chautauqua Art Institution (NY). Their work has been in group and solo exhibitions at The Delaware Contemporary (DE), The Monmouth Museum (NJ), The Woodmere Art Museum (PA), Visionary Projects (NY), Studio Montclair (NJ), Philadelphia Sketch Club (PA), Philly Art Collective (PA), Gallery Steinsland Berliner (Stockholm), among others. They worked on curatorial projects in conjunction with New Kensington CDC and Bryn Mawr College. Nguyen also served on the DEI Council at Comoto Holdings, a major U.S. platform in motorsports, where they co-led Comoto’s first women’s employee resource group. Nguyen has received grants and awards from The Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio at Temple University Libraries, The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), Tyler School of Art and Architecture, The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Chautauqua Art Institute, Bryn Mawr College, DIS Copenhagen, and FPT-Arena Multimedia. Chau Nguyen Online Website https://chauspace.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0GGV3GgW8 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nGLkKF2YG/ Email [email protected] Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week we’re talking with Tom Ward, co-founder of Epoch Boats. They are building a new generation of boats using innovative engineering and technology to make eco-friendly, fast, great performing boats.   Tom Ward & Epoch Boats online Website https://epochboats.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/epochboats/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TomFnWard LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetomward/ Email [email protected] Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week we’re chatting with Deanna McLaughlin. She is a visual artist and designer who makes unique artwork and custom creations. Deanna worked for several years as an art therapist in state mental hospitals and for over two decades as a public school art educator. She was one of five Americans to participate in the First Artist Exchange with the Union of Artists at St. Petersburg, Russia.  Deanna McLaughlin Online Art Links Website https://www.deannamclaughlin.com Furniture InLiquid https://inliquid.org/artist/mclaughlin-deanna/ Artsy https://www.artsy.net/artist/deanna-mclaughlin/works-for-sale Jewelry https://www.cartrageous.com/ Instagram @cartrageous Yoga Links Yoga https://www.taketimetobreathe.com/ Twitter @yogaah Instagram @take.time.to.breathe Email [email protected] Inspiring Makers Horace Pippin https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.25.html Willard Wigan https://www.willardwiganmbe.com/ Dalton Ghetti https://www.daltonghetti.com/ Thomas Mann https://www.thomasmann.com/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn       Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week we’re chatting with textile artist, Yemisi Ajayi who produces textile art for fashion and interior spaces including wearable arts, silk scarves and soft furnishings.  Yemisi Ajayi online LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemisi-ajayi-4aa83714/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yemisi_art/ Website https://yemisiajayi.wixsite.com/website-9 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Arisimiart Twitter https://twitter.com/yemisiajayi1 Email [email protected] Mentioned during the podcast The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers (PGHW) https://pghw.org/ NextFab https://nextfab.com/ THE AARDVARK ART STUDIO https://www.theaardvarkartstudio.com/ Fabric Workshop Museum https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn       Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week we’re talking with Chad Eric Smith, an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and founder of the film production company, MisterDuke Productions. He is the Director of Communications and Brand Management at Mural Arts Philadelphia "the nation’s largest public art program. Chad Eric Smith  Rumination (short film)   https://smile.amazon.com/Rumination-Kelvin-Drama/dp/B08113DYNL/ Director of Communications & Brand Management at Mural Arts [email protected] Mural Arts online: Beautify, Inspire, Empower Website https://www.muralarts.org/ Shop link https://www.muralarts.org/shop/ Instagram @Muralarts Facebook Mural Arts Philadelphia Twitter @MuralArts YouTube PhillyMuralArts LinkedIn Mural Arts Philadelphia Year in Review https://www.muralarts.org/blog/a-year-in-review-the-creative-leadership-of-chad-eric-smith/ Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn       Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery

This week we’re chatting with David Ryle from Trellis for Tomorrow. They deliver programs in organic gardening, environmental education, and food security that provide practical life skills for youth and adults. Trellis for Tomorrow Online David Ryle, Senior Program Director  [email protected] Website: https://trellis4tomorrow.org/en/team/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trellisfortomorrow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrellisForTomorrow Your hosts Chiamaka Valerie Chikwendu LinkedIn       Jeremy dePrisco: https://linktr.ee/jjdeprisco Laura Chenault: https://linktr.ee/laurachenault Laura owns Laurel Tree Bindery: https://linktr.ee/laureltreebindery