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Hosted by Odin Clack & Michael Magnus · business · EN · 31 episodes
Hosted by Odin Clack and Michael Magnus, Beyond the Workbench casually explores leathercraft, entrepreneurship, and modern maker life. From personal project updates to new marketing ideas and challenges, each episode offers practical insights, inspiring stories, and candid conversations. Whether you’re deep in the craft game or just love hearing how small businesses adapt, grow, and strategize, this is your spot. Expect conversations with guests, updates on upcoming events, spotlights on fellow makers, and discussions about bridging the gap between tradition and innovation.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Odin Clack and Michael Magnus, Beyond the Workbench casually explores leathercraft, entrepreneurship, and modern maker life. From personal project updates to new marketing ideas and challenges, each episode offers practical insights, inspiring stories, and candid conversations. Whether you’re deep in the craft game or just love hearing how small businesses adapt, grow, and strategize, this is your spot.
Beyond the Workbench is hosted by Odin Clack & Michael Magnus. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Where Attention Goes, Energy Flows | Beyond the Workbench #31" (15 October 2026, 40 minutes), "All Money Is Not Good Money | Beyond the Workbench #30" (17 September 2026, 63 minutes), and "Heart of Texas Leather Show (2026) Recap | Beyond the Workbench #29" (20 August 2026, 53 minutes).
Beyond the Workbench publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Beyond the Workbench is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beyond the Workbench requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beyond the Workbench's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Beyond the Workbench are Leather Goods and Business & Management Consulting. Beyond the Workbench has a business audience.
Odin Clack & Michael Magnus hosts Beyond the Workbench, a business show with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #31
After a month away, this episode of Beyond the Workbench is a more casual, candid conversation, catching up and discussing what has been taking up most of their attention recently. Odin shares his experience from the...
Episode #30
Not every job that pays is worth taking. Neither host can find a night to record. High school sports and a slow trip through East Texas turn into a conversation about what a break is for. Magnus also gives the update on...
Episode #29
The show was busy enough that almost nobody got the catch-up time they came for. In Episode 29, Odin and Magnus recap the Heart of Texas Leather Show in Waco: classes back to back, a line at every booth, and apology...
Episode #28
Sometimes the plan gets interrupted by 32 cats. Magnus spent two weeks helping his 81-year-old great aunt's pets. His projects stood still while he did it, but it was all for the best. Odin saw a shirt that read "Life...
Episode #27
Most people think they need an audience. What they actually need is a community. Steve Van Plew, a TV editor turned leatherworker and host of the Leathercraft Community Podcast Show, joins Odin and Magnus to talk about...
Episode #26
Chasing someone else's success is a losing game. In Episode 26, Odin and Magnus get into what it actually looks like to measure your business on the right terms and the right timeframe. The episode covers a summer...
Episode #24
<p>In Episode 24, the hosts are in Sheridan, Wyoming for the Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show. Before the drive in, a stop at a hat maker's studio and a high-end interior design shop turned into a real conversation...
Episode #23
<p>Are you spending money on tools you forgot you signed up for, chasing search terms that will never convert, and doing work that someone else should own?</p><p>In Episode 23, Odin and Magnus take stock. Odin walks...
Episode #22
<p>Aaron Heizer built Maker's Leather Supply from a $10,000 purchase into one of the most recognized names in the leather supply world, then sold it. The more interesting story is how he did it: by just being...
Episode #21
<p>Most entrepreneurs stay busy all year and still can't explain where the time went. In Episode 21, Magnus sits down with Matthew Gaddy, a longtime friend and productivity coach, to talk about why that happens and what...
Episode #20
<p>Should you name your business after yourself, or build something that can outlast you? In Episode 20, Odin and Magnus dig into one of the most common questions in the leather community.</p><p>Odin recaps teaching...
Episode #19
<p>Tax season has a way of making even the most passionate makers stop and question entrepreneurship. In Episode 19, Magnus sits down with Angie Benefiel: the leatherworking CPA. The two have the honest conversations...
Episode #18
<p>What does it look like to chase an idea with everything you have, even when it does not fit the mold? In this episode, Odin and Magnus sit down with Dennis Forrester, founder of 21 Grams and creator of the Tattooling...
Episode #17
<p>In this episode of Beyond the Workbench, Odin and Michael draw on their tech and product backgrounds to talk through what it actually looks like to launch something new. Using the launch of LearnLeathercraft.com as a...
Episode #16
<p>What does it take to scale from a teenage hobbyist to running a manufacturing brand with a seven-person team? How do you shift from craftsman to founder without losing what makes your work exceptional?</p><p>This...
Episode #15
<p>How do you plan for a new year without drowning in an endless to-do list? This episode tackles the challenge of setting meaningful goals versus just staying busy, and why crossing things off your list before you even...
Episode #14
<p>How do you build influence while staying true to yourself? This episode explores ego, identity, and what it takes to create genuine community in the leathercraft world. </p><p>In Episode 14, Brandon Corral of Swift...
Episode #13
<p>What does it take to create a retail space that sells, even when you're closed? This episode explores the strategy, psychology, and practical lessons behind effective merchandising for small business owners.</p><p>In...
Episode #12
<p>What do you do when motivation disappears and even getting to the workshop feels impossible? This episode explores how community connections, brain chemistry, and simple habits can help makers push through creative...
Episode #11
<p>What does it take to carve out a unique space in the leathercraft industry and scale a home-based business while working as a firefighter? This episode explores finding your niche, building a team, and staying...
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