Editing Brad Dowdy (section)

==Career==

[[File:Penaddict.png|thumb|left|111px|The Pen Addict Logo]]

===Blogging===


In 2007, Dowdy founded and began writing for [http://www.penaddict.com The Pen Addict] which features weekly updates on stationery news and product reviews. He still manages the website and over time has brought additional writers on-board to write additional content.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dowdy|first1=Brad|title=How a blogger landed his dream job|url=https://problogger.com/how-a-blogger-landed-his-dream-job/|website=problogger.com|publisher=problogger.com|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref> 

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[[File:Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.jpg|thumb|right|325px|The Supreme Pen Addict with Myke Hurley]]


===Podcasting===

In 2010, Dowdy, alongside "seasoned expert podcast-world king" [[Myke Hurley]], created the [[The Pen Addict (Podcast)|The Pen Addict Podcast]] which launched on the [[70Decibels]] network. The podcast focuses on current pen and stationery related topics, with weekly follow-up segments.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dillet|first1=Romain|title=How Relay FM Proves That Podcasts Aren’t An Overnight Success|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/18/relay-fm-and-the-podcast-renaissance-that-never-was|website=techcrunch.com|publisher=techcrunch.com|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>

After a move from 70Decibels to [[5by5]] in 2013, it remained on the 5by5 Podcasting Network until 2014 when it joined the newly created [[Relay FM]]. 

In May of 2015, The New York Times consulted with Brad Dowdy when discussing the Uni-ball Signo "UM-151", and asked him to offer his opinion on the pen.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vanderbilt|first1=Tom|title=Letter of recommendation Uni Ball Sign UM-151|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/magazine/letter-of-recommendation-uni-ball-signo-um-151.html|website=nytimes.com|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref> 

In April of 2017, WNYC named The Pen Addict podcast one of the most niche podcasts that they've observed.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Basu|first1=Shumita|title=Super Niche Podcasts|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/super-niche-podcasts|website=wnyc.org|publisher=wnyc.org|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>


[[File:Brad Dowdy and Jeffrey Bruckwicki.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Brad Dowdy and Jeffrey Bruckwicki before their interview with Mailchimp]]<br><br>

===Nock Co.===


On September 30, 2013, Dowdy and business partner [[Jeffrey Bruckwicki]] launched a Kickstarter campaign with a $5000 goal to create a line of made-in-USA pen cases. After one month, they had raised $78,662 and began production on the initial batch of products to fulfill the Kickstarter campaign rewards. On May 26, 2014, [[Nock Co.]] moved into their production facility near Atlanta, Georgia and began the first production run shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Swiderska|first1=Kasia|title=Brad Dowdy’s sweet setup|url=https://medium.com/whats-in-store/issue-51-nock-co-578aa45e31db|website=medium.com|publisher=medium.com|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>

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