Maker to Astronaut - Nima Shahinian

Maker to Astronaut - Nima Shahinian

Nima Shahinian a prolific Maker that has just become an Astronaut. One of the most interesting people I've had the pleasure to interview. Nima was a High School drop out, but since, has built a name for himself as the guy that dreams big and builds bigger. With projects on his board such as the worlds fastest gravity vehicle, Lamborghini Huracan and a huge collection of world changing designs and products.  Recorded Live at the Skapefestivalen in Oslo Norway. It truly was an honor.  Enjoy Check out Nima here: https://www.instagram.com/nimashahinian/ [https://www.instagram.com/nimashahinian/] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message

Balancing Ambition - Arendal Leather Co. (Marius Bodvin)

We all want to reach for the moon, but everything comes at a cost. So it is important to balance our ambitions Today I’m speaking about balancing ambition with Marius Bodvin from Arendal Leather Company. He shares with us the enormous amount of ambition and workload on his plate. We talk about how he balances or more importantly how he doesn’t balance all these things. Marius share how his ADHD both helps and hinders his ambitions. And I drop a bomb about the future of Garage Avenger and this podcast.  Links: https://www.arendalleather.com/ https://www.garageavenger.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message

Work Less, Live More - The Swedish Maker

We live in a world of things. A consumerist black hole.  It’s been proven that Consumerism forces people to work harder, borrow more and spend less time with loved ones. It gets in the way of fulfilling relationships and negatively affects our overall well-being. But we are all doing this dance So how do we change the music. My guest today Pierre, The Swedish Maker has thrown his dreams of an iPhone 13 and dusted off his gramophone. In the effort to stop his consumerist life crisis and start enjoying quality family time and the freedom working less and living more. In this episode Pierre shares with us the steps taken towards so far his dreams of living a simple country life We delve into Pierre’s life crisis. We talk about the positives and negative around uprooting your life to pursue a dream The importance of having the support from your partner We look into the things you could cut down on to help you pursue a similar dream. The Swedish Maker: https://theswedishmaker.com/ [https://theswedishmaker.com/] https://www.instagram.com/theswedishmaker/ [https://www.instagram.com/theswedishmaker/] https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSwedishMaker [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSwedishMaker] Justin White (Garage Avenger) Website:     https://www.garageavenger.com [https://www.garageavenger.com/] Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/ [https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/] YouTube:    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOyyAChQzN3HZSakwFn-3Q?view_as=subscriber [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOyyAChQzN3HZSakwFn-3Q?view_as=subscriber] Patreon:     https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32422944&fan_landing=true [https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32422944&fan_landing=true] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message

Innovation = Staying Relevant - Barnaby Dixon

Innovating is about staying relevant. Our world is constantly evolving, it’s impossible for a creator to remain relevant if they don’t innovate. When a creator continuously innovates, they are more likely to stay relevant.  Imagine if Jimmy Diresta only made things on the band saw. Would he be as relevant as he is now? My guest Barany Dixion is an innovator in his field of puppetry. Barnaby is at the forefront of design, movement, video and stage production. He is a true artist. In this show we talk about where it all began Staying the course even when friends and family didn’t support you Barnaby unveils his process of making and idea realty We then get down into how he has innovated over the years in, design, production and probably the most important aspect his mindset. Barnaby Dixon  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/barnabydixon [https://www.youtube.com/user/barnabydixon] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barnabydixon/ [https://www.instagram.com/barnabydixon/]  Justin White (Garage Avenger)  Website:     https://www.garageavenger.com [https://www.garageavenger.com/]   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/ [https://www.instagram.com/garageavenger/]   YouTube:    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOyyAChQzN3HZSakwFn-3Q?view_as=subscriber [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOyyAChQzN3HZSakwFn-3Q?view_as=subscriber]   Patreon:     https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32422944&fan_landing=true [https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32422944&fan_landing=true] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message

Pushing through hard times - Steinar Caspari (Spotlight)

Pushing through hard times takes a certain type of gumption. Steinar Caspari a professional graffiti artist shares with us here in this spotlight episode his journey of working a day job and painting 500 portraits having never painted a portrait before.     --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-white48/message