Hi! My name is Brendan Halbohm, owner, designer, and maker here at All American Maker in Jamestown, New York!

I was born in Farmington, Maine in 1986. I started manufacturing products in 2015 under the name Made Candles, customizing and private labeling candles for over 500 companies to this day!

In 2019, I started All American Maker as a podcast featuring makers and business owners around the US. My goal was to create more awareness for manufacturing here. Whether someone was making in their garage, or owned a multi-million dollar brand, I wanted people to know more about what we do here!

The Brand All American Maker came about WHEN I REALIZED THAT CREATING A WHOLISTIC 100% US BRAND HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! I ALSO KNEW THAT I COULD NOT MAKE IT ALL MYSELF. ALONG THE WAY, AS I FIND NEW COMPANIES TO HIGHLIGHT AND PROMOTE, IF I FEEL THEIR PRODUCT FITS IN WITH THE OVERALL MISSION, I ADD IT!

For anyone unsure or unclear about what I do, I design, source, hand pour, and manufacture every candle, solid cologne, leather balm, board balm, and beard balm that I offer. I will also be expanding into making other products myself as time goes on. I also source MANY OTHER products from makers AND MANUFACTURERS around the US who have become my friends and close connections. This doesn’t water down the brand, but rather bUILDS it and makes it even better. As I grow, I want them to grow with me. No one is an island, and if you claim you can do it all yourself, you are only hurting yourself. It takes more than a village to make a business successful, and with the giant vision I have for AAM, no amount of help and support could ever be too much!

~Brendan Halbohm

CORE VALUES:

COMMUNITY IS KEY
ALWAYS AMERICAN MADE
PEOPLE OVER PRODUCTS