MONTHLY CALLS
Every month we host two live Zoom calls for members of the Indie Print Collective, one focused on shops and one focused on suppliers. Twice a year, in February and August, we bring everyone together for a joint session so both sides of the trade can compare notes in the same room.
Capacity is 300 people per call. First ones in the room get the seats.
Cameras are strongly encouraged. Seeing each other keeps the conversation human.
No recordings and no replays. You have to be there to be part of it.
2nd Wednesday of every month
4:30 p.m. Pacific / 7:30 p.m. Eastern
60 minutes
2nd Thursday of every month
4:30 p.m. Pacific / 7:30 p.m. Eastern
60 minutes
Twice a year, February & August
2nd Thursday of the month
4:30 p.m. Pacific / 7:30 p.m. Eastern
75 minutes
Sign up as a shop or supplier. Membership is always free and open to independents everywhere.
Confirm your subscription to the Indie Print Collective listserve so we can tag you as a shop or supplier and send member updates.
Watch the list for Shop Roundtable, Supplier Roundtable, and joint session announcements, each with the Zoom link, topic, and a prompt.
IN PERSON
Digital is useful. The best conversations still happen face to face. From time to time we host in person meetups at industry shows and in local cities where members are clustered.
As the Collective grows we’ll schedule additional meetups in cities where there is enough interest. If you want to host something in your area, raise your hand on the listserve.
A single, mixed session for shops and suppliers to talk together at the show. No booth. No slide deck. Just independent printers and indie suppliers sharing what’s working, what’s broken, and how to help each other.
Etiquette
These sessions only work if people can trust each other and the time is used well.
Respect the time. Keep questions and stories concise so more voices can fit. Everyone is here to trade hard-won experience, not listen to one person monologue.
Remember who the real opponent is. The threat is not the shop across town or the other ink line. It is the corporate stack that wants all of us dependent on its terms. Treat the people in the room as allies, not rivals.
Keep it helpful, not pitchy. Share what you make, answer questions, and mention offers when they’re relevant, but don’t turn the call into a sales webinar. If people want a deeper conversation, they’ll ask you after.
Cameras on when you can. Faces make it easier to read the room, build trust, and remember that these are real humans running real shops and businesses, not just names on a screen.
Share knowledge, not secrets-for-hire. Talk about what has worked, what has failed, and what you are still figuring out so the rest of the independent side can benefit. Keep NDAs and proprietary playbooks off the call.
No recordings and no screenshots. What is said in the room stays in the room. The calls are for honest conversation, not for content capture or social clips.