October 31, 2015 | Press Cheryl Snapp Conner | Forbes Using an audio means to create PR for a highly visual product? When I met Tom and Tracy Hazzard recently, they piqued my interested when they told me how they’ve used a podcast as the crux of their successful PR. The husband and wife co-founders of Hazz Design Consulting conceived of the idea for their podcast “WTFFF? 3D Printing Podcast” six months ago in April, 2015. (The “FFF” is a play on words that’s specific to 3D printing. It … [Read more...]

October 24, 2015 | Press Jay Douglas | Out of My Mind Not so long ago, 3D printing, the creation of three-dimensional objects in much the same way computers create two-dimensional documents, was an expensive process. Recently, though, key patents for the 3D process expired, and with that dozens of entrepreneurs jumped at the opportunity to manufacture 3D printers that cost little more than a quality document printer. Three-D printing is similar to making a layer cake, only instead of … [Read more...]

October 8, 2015 | Press Bert Martinez | Money for Lunch Bert Martinez , a serial entrepreneur, founded Money For Lunch on a single idea: When entrepreneurs and leaders sit down for lunch they’re dining on ideas, and innovations that will change the world! In the October 16, 2015 airing, Tracy Hazzard discusses how Alibaba is not the gateway to Amazon millions and how 3D Printing can help entrepreneurs break down the barriers to entry. Listen to the full interview on Money for Lunch. … [Read more...]

July 14, 2015 | Press Adam Haigh | Castle Ink An Interview with Tom Hazzard, Hazz Design Consulting We have had a lot of opportunity to talk to people from around the 3D printing industry who are involved in many interesting activities inside of it. Our interview subjects range from engineers to educators, and from artists to newcomers and many other types, too. In this most recent segment in our Expert Interviews series we connected with Mr. Tom Hazzard of Hazz Design Consulting. Tom … [Read more...]

July 9, 2015 | Press 3D Printing Paris What do you do? We are WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Hosts, Product Design Experts and Inventor Entrepreneurs. At Hazz Design, we know what products sell. We know what to make & what 3D Printing business/product strategy works. We know what colors will sell. We know when, how and what to patent. Most importantly, we help designers and businesses jump the 3D Print learning curve free on our podcast to help them be more successful faster! What … [Read more...]

December 21, 2012 | Press Kimberly Pierceall | The OC Register 5 Questions with Tracy and Tom Hazzard Why retail — aren’t you experts in design, not shopping? Tracy: What we really believe in is that good design shouldn’t cost more. So because of that, we really have focused on retail as our main venue for our design work. In doing so, we employed this research-based design process where we really go out there and study what people are buying, what they’re picking up … [Read more...]