2025 Schedule to Come.

Shop Talk, brought to you by Ink Kitchen, are relaxed, 20-minute sessions taking place on the expo floor, that discuss various industry related topics. Every Shop Talk is brief, on point, and delivered by the best and brightest that do this work every day, sharing their expertise and their vision. 

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Thursday, October 2                       

11:00 am
Creating Upscale Branded Merch with a Heat Press
Speaker: Dave Conner, Transfer Express

12:00 pm
Bad Print on Press? What Needs to Change on Pre-Press?
Speaker: Kevin Kauth, Chromaline; Doug Berger, KIWO

1:00 pm
AI & the Print Game: Balancing Automation with Human oversight
Speaker: LaTonna Roberson, Dallas T-Shirt Shop

2:00 pm
Fashion Trends in Casual Wear, Work Wear, and Sustainability
Speakers: Christina Haines, BELLA+CANVAS; Rich Jacobs, SanMar; Tim Gibson, USSA

3:00 pm
Hyper Local AI Art Generation
Speaker: Michelle Moxley, Ink Kitchen

4:00 pm
What’s New In Transfers
Speaker: Kelly Walters, STAHLS’

Friday, October 3             

11:00 am
Adding AI to the Art department
Speaker: Michelle Moxley, Ink Kitchen

12:00 pm
Creating the New Generation of Printers
Speaker: Charity Pruitt, Custom T-Shirt Request

1:00 pm
Turning Your Home Business into a $100K + Business
Speaker: LaTonna Roberson, Dallas T-Shirt Shop

2:00 pm
Why Does My Embroidered Logo Look Bad?
Speaker: Jared Peeler, MidSouth Apparel Solutions

3:00 pm
Better Screenprints, On Press Can Be Too Late
Speaker: Brian Lessard, Made Lab

4:00 pm
DTF, Where We are and Where We are Headed
Speaker: Nick Buettner, NuCoat

Saturday, October 4           

11:00 am
Finding opportunities in Alumni Clubs, Sororities ,Car Clubs, and Organizations
Speaker: Melle Minor, Little Minor Designs

12:00 pm
Organized & Profitable: SOPs for Solopreneurs
Speaker: LaTonna Roberson, Dallas T-Shirt Shop

1:00 pm
Concept to Finished Art, Looking at the Creative Process
Speaker: Brian Potash, Devilfish Ink