{"id":4101,"date":"2014-11-20T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com?p=4101&#038;preview_id=4101"},"modified":"2015-11-07T07:33:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T15:33:26","slug":"gene-sherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=4101","title":{"rendered":"010 &#8211; Gene Sherman, Vocademy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a id=\"backtotop\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"center\" width=\"350\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4425\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-500x500.png\" alt=\"Steve Kurti &amp; Gene Sherman\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-75x75.png 75w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/010_shermanSteve.png 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-60b86c-EEEEEE spp-stp-desktop\" data-uid=\"185022ba\"><\/div><div class=\"spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-185022ba\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><p><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/table-top-inventing\/id924905062?mt=2&amp;uo=4\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-stroked\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2A339F;border-color:#222980;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:6px 16px;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;border-color:#6a71bc;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-thumbs-o-up\" style=\"font-size:13px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Leave a Review in iTunes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\r\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Get updates every week. <\/span><br \/>\r\n <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Subscribe in iTunes, YouTube, or Libsyn!<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/table-top-inventing\/id924905062\" target=\"_blank&quot;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iTunes.jpg\" alt=\"Subscribe in iTunes\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/libsyn.jpg\" alt=\"Subscribe in Libsyn\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=TableTopInventing\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YouTube-Button-150x150.png\" alt=\"YouTube-Button\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 275px; vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"center\" width=\"275\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">[<a title=\"Jump to &quot;In This Episode&quot;\" href=\"#InThisEpisode\">In This Episode<\/a>][<a href=\"#VideoInterview\">Video Interview<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Guest Bio&quot;\" href=\"#GuestBio\">Guest Bio<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Additional Notes&quot;\" href=\"#AdditionalNotes\">Additional Notes<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Text Transcript&quot;\" href=\"#TextTranscript\">Text Transcript<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 275px; vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"center\" width=\"275\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a id=\"InThisEpisode\"><\/a>In This Episode &#8211; 11\/20\/14<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s guest is Gene Sherman from Vocademy &#8211; the Makerspace in Riverside, CA. Gene and his tribe of makers mounted a successful crowd funding campaign on fundable.com, and last year opened their first makerspace in Riverside. Gene loves to make things, and today we&#8217;ll find out why he&#8217;s so passionate about makerspaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 275px; vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"center\" width=\"275\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a id=\"VideoInterview\"><\/a>Video Interview<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EQYwk1zI3bc\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hp5gQIPz-RE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a id=\"GuestBio\"><\/a>Guest Bio<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Gene Sherman<\/strong> is the founder and CEO of Vocademy, located in Riverside, CA.\u00a0He says:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vocademy is an idea that I have had for many years. A place that teaches real \u201chands-on\u201d skills. Not just traditional shop skills, but a place that also teaches the most state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. A place open to everyone, of every age, 7-days a week. Open during hours when normal people can come and learn. With no barriers or bureaucracy. Then we add a \u201cdream workshop\u201d for those in the community that want to learn, build, create and become \u201cMakers.\u201d To bring back \u201cshop class for everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have witnessed the demise of hands-on skills in this country. Not for lack of people who want or need these skills and knowledge, but for lack of places to learn and use such skills. Many agree that once this country loses its ability to make and build things (with our own hands), we will have lost what made America great. Edison, Franklin, the Wright Brothers, Harley Davidson, Apple, HP and many others started in small workshops with basic tools. Many more Americans should have the same opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and create their dreams. NOT just access to these tools, but proper and practical instruction to use them correctly and safely!<\/p>\n<p>America used to have \u201cshop\u201d classes. Whether it was wood shop, metal shop, industrial arts or even art classes, it was a place for makers, inventors and dreamers. For those who wanted to use their hands, in addition to their minds. It was the place where kids found that they love to tinker, to take things apart and put them together. The starting place for the many people who love to to design, to build, and to create! Some were lucky enough to have a dad or an uncle that had a small workshop and were willing to share their know-how. But now these places are very rare, if not completely gone. For many, a personal workshop just an expensive dream. But many people still need and want these skills.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why, with a lot of hard work, passionate people and determination, we created Vocademy \u2013 The makerspace. The place to learn and make anything!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vocademy &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vocademy.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vocademy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vocademyUSA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vocademyUSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vocademy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/vocademy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a id=\"AdditionalNotes\"><\/a>Additional Notes<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0Fundable Campaign &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Fundable Campaign Link for Vocademy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fundable.com\/vocademy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.fundable.com\/vocademy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a id=\"TextTranscript\"><\/a>Text Transcript<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0Coming Soon!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s guest is Gene Sherman from Vocademy &#8211; the Makerspace in Riverside, CA. 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