A Maker Journey from Side Hustle to Professional
Hello! we are a trio of friends who are hoping to help others on their journeys from hobbyist to professional Small business While we are not experts, between us we have a wealth of knowledge on selling, marketing, goal setting, planning and growing your craft. We are all crafters/makers ourselves at different stages of the same journey. We hope you enjoy it and welcome any feedback
Mission Statement
To share our journeys, including any learning moments, from hobbyist to professional in our respective crafts. To inspire others to take similar steps and conquer fears that may be holding them back. To hold each other accountable so that we push forward in our respective goals.
This episode Dan, Rasmus, and Heidi catch up after a long summer break, talk about what’s new in our maker journeys and what we’re thinking about the future.
If you want access to the very special extra after show, you can subscribe on Patreon from the lowest tier. If you want to support the podcast, doing it through Patreon is an excellent way, and there’s more goodies coming in the future.
Feel free to message any of us if you have any questions, constructive feedback or helpful thoughts.
Setting Up Shoppe:
Email: info@settingupshoppe.com (mailto:info@settingupshoppe.com)
Patreon: patreon.com/SettingUpShoppe
Website: settingupshoppe.com (http://settingupshoppe.com)
Instagram: instagram.com/setting_up_shoppe/
Facebook: facebook.com/settingupshoppepodcast
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC_7clY_4EHGcXBJAwNl0-9Q
Dan Tarrant:
Website: https://tarrants.co.uk/ (https://tarrants.co.uk/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/ (https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk (https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop (https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop)
Heidi Jacobs:
Website: https://www.whitehallpottery.com/ (https://www.whitehallpottery.com/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/ (https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery (https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/ (https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/)
Rasmus Loen:
Website: http://loensmed.no/ (http://loensmed.no/)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rasmusloen (https://www.patreon.com/rasmusloen)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen (https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen (https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/ (https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/)
13 Jul 2026
Your Questions, Our Answers
In this bonus mid-season episode Dan, Rasmus, and Heidi answer questions from our listeners. What would we do with ludicrous amounts of money? Why does Rasmus eat so much? Why does Dan want to collect old makers? What was Heidis previous life like?
Are you left with more questions than answers after listening to this episode? Send in your questions, on patreon, email og instagram, and we’ll answer them in the next Q&A episode when we have enough again.
If you want access to the very special extra after show, you can subscribe on Patreon from the lowest tier. If you want to support the podcast, doing it through Patreon is an excellent way, and there’s more goodies coming in the future.
Feel free to message any of us if you have any questions, constructive feedback or helpful thoughts.
Setting Up Shoppe:
Email: info@settingupshoppe.com (mailto:info@settingupshoppe.com)
Patreon: patreon.com/SettingUpShoppe
Website: settingupshoppe.com (http://settingupshoppe.com)
Instagram: instagram.com/setting_up_shoppe/
Facebook: facebook.com/settingupshoppepodcast
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC_7clY_4EHGcXBJAwNl0-9Q
Dan Tarrant:
Website: https://tarrants.co.uk/ (https://tarrants.co.uk/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/ (https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk (https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop (https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop)
Heidi Jacobs:
Website: https://www.whitehallpottery.com/ (https://www.whitehallpottery.com/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/ (https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery (https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/ (https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/)
Rasmus Loen:
Website: http://loensmed.no/ (http://loensmed.no/)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rasmusloen (https://www.patreon.com/rasmusloen)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen (https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen (https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/ (https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/)
4 May 2026
Tony Rouleau and Building a Machinist Business
In this episode Dan, Rasmus, and Heidi are joined by Tony Rouleau from Hillview Tools, to talk about his journey, struggles and side quests along the way, that brought him from a full time machinist, into building up his fulltime business making Heirloom Tools in his home machine shop.
The conversation continues in the after show, with both Heidi and Rasmus pitching products for Tony to make, and we talk about the future of Hillview Tools, and the potential struggles to overcome.
If you want access to the very special extra after show, you can subscribe on Patreon from the lowest tier. If you want to support the podcast, doing it through Patreon is an excellent way.
Tony Rouleau:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillview_tool/ (https://www.instagram.com/hillview_tool/)
Website: https://www.hillviewtool.com/ (https://www.hillviewtool.com/)
Feel free to message any of us if you have any questions, constructive feedback or helpful thoughts.
Setting Up Shoppe:
Email: info@settingupshoppe.com (mailto:info@settingupshoppe.com)
Patreon: patreon.com/SettingUpShoppe (http://patreon.com/SettingUpShoppe)
Instagram: instagram.com/setting_up_shoppe/ (http://instagram.com/setting_up_shoppe/)
Facebook: facebook.com/settingupshoppepodcast (http://facebook.com/settingupshoppepodcast)
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC_7clY_4EHGcXBJAwNl0-9Q (http://youtube.com/channel/UC_7clY_4EHGcXBJAwNl0-9Q)
Dan Tarrant:
Website: https://tarrants.co.uk/ (https://tarrants.co.uk/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/ (https://www.instagram.com/tarrants.co.uk/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk (https://www.facebook.com/tarrants.co.uk)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop (https://www.youtube.com/@WonkyWorkshop)
Heidi Jacobs:
Website: https://www.whitehallpottery.com/ (https://www.whitehallpottery.com/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/ (https://www.instagram.com/whitehall_pottery/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery (https://www.youtube.com/c/whitehallpottery)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/ (https://www.facebook.com/WhitehallPottery/)
Rasmus Loen:
Website: http://loensmed.no/ (http://loensmed.no/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen (https://www.youtube.com/c/rasmusloen)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen (https://www.instagram.com/rasmusloen)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/ (https://www.facebook.com/rasmusloen/)
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
94,487
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
22
Social presence
91
YouTube
85
Engagement
68
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Dan Tarrant and Heidi Jacobs and Rasmus Loen host the show. Published by Dan Tarrant, Heidi Jacobs & Rasmus Loen.
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