Episodes

April 7, 2022

Entrepreneurs & Sleep

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Stephanie Melodia, Founder of Bloom put the myth of the sleepless founder to bed by discussing why sleep is crucial for Entrepreneurs and Leaders. Find Startup Hustle Ever...

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April 6, 2022

What is Negative Churn?

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Paul Orlando, Incubator Director & Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California and founder of Startups Unplugged, talk about negative churn and how to achie...

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April 5, 2022

Why Digital Marketing is a Smart Investment

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Darren Fox, President and Founder of Idea Marketing Group talk about why digital marketing is a smart investment. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/l/YEh5 Th...

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April 4, 2022

How to Generate Tax Free Wealth

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and Dr. Thaddeus Gala, Founder of The Guardians Alliance talk about how to generate tax-free wealth. Saving money on your taxes is incredibly valuable to both employers and to em...

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April 1, 2022

WTF is an NFT?

In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt discuss Part 1 of our NFT series, where they break down what an NFT is. Hear them unpack the fundamentals of a non-fungible token, how these non-interchangeable units of da...

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March 31, 2022

Bridging the Gaps

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Conner Hazelrigg, Founder & CEO of 1773 Innovation Company talk about how The Sunshine Box empowers connection, overcoming scarcity, and ultimately impacts poverty-stricke...

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March 30, 2022

What Are You Waiting For?

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Shelby Sanderford, Founder & CEO of DOCPACE talk about the hesitations that come along in the entrepreneurial journey, and the benefits to adopting the hurry up and fail m...

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March 29, 2022

How to Increase Your External Traffic

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Matt Parker, Co-Founder of Pinformative Group talk about how to increase your external traffic. Things move so quickly in the e-comms industry, it's vital to keep re-evalu...

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March 28, 2022

Reinventing the Home Security Industry

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and David Selinger, Co-Founder & CEO of Deep Sentinel talk about his company's journey in reinventing the home security industry. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/...

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March 25, 2022

Concentrated & Creative Investment Strategies

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Jeff Cantalupo, Founder and Managing Partner of Listen Ventures talk about concentrated and creative investment strategies. Listen is a consumer-obsessed venture capital f...

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March 24, 2022

What is a Business Shower?

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Emily Wazlak, Founder & CEO of Shine Registry, talk about creative, meaningful ways (such as business showers) to easily support small business owners and entrepreneurs. F...

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March 23, 2022

How to Measure Your Company's Progress

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Doug Walner, CEO at Align Today, talk about how to establish and track your company’s progress and ability to achieve long-term goals. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: http...

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March 22, 2022

Finding Happiness as an Entrepreneur

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and David Meltzer, Founder of David Meltzer Enterprises talk about how to achieve happiness as an entrepreneur. Are you prioritizing your health? What are you prioritizing exa...

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March 21, 2022

Why Entrepreneurship is Always Personal

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and Tomas Campos, CEO at Spinwheel talk about how and why the journey of entrepreneurship is so personal to founders. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/l/YEh5 This ...

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March 18, 2022

Creating Your Legacy

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt & Matt talk about what "leaving a legacy" means to them, who they think about when asked to describe "a legend", and how they're working towards creating impactful legacies of their own...

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March 17, 2022

Supporting Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Christine Winoto, Founder & Executive Director of UCSF Rosenman Institute and host of the Health Technology Podcast talk about how to best support underrepresented entrepr...

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March 16, 2022

New Orleans Leading Biotech Startup

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Trivia Frazier, President and CEO of Obatala Sciences talk about her doctoral journey, and the curiosity and goal-driven mindset it takes to build something special in the...

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March 15, 2022

Selling Your eCommerce Business

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Matt Edmundson, CEO of Aurion Digital talk about selling your eCommerce business. One of the best takeaways? Maintaining and ending your relationships well is critical whe...

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March 14, 2022

How Recruiting Works

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Casey Wright, President of Chief of Staff KC talk about how recruiting works. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/l/YEh5 This episode is sponsored by Gusto: ht...

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March 11, 2022

Why Mentorship Matters

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt & Matt talk about the role mentorship has played in their own entrepreneurial success, the obligation so to speak to now give back, and the value they both gain in having accessible, tr...

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March 10, 2022

Promoting Gender Equality in Startup Communities

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Stephanie Melodia, Founder of Bloom talk about promoting gender equality in startup communities. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/l/YEh5 This episode is spo...

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March 9, 2022

New Orleans Top Startups

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and co-host Lauren Conaway, Founder & CEO of InnovateHER KC discuss the New Orleans top startups. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://gigb.co/l/YEh5 This episode is sponso...

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March 8, 2022

How to Hire eCommerce Experts

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Chris McCabe, Founder of ecommerceChris, along with Leah McHugh, a consultant at ecommerceChris and the leading expert on Amazon listing compliance, discuss how to hire eC...

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March 7, 2022

SXSW

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer & Director of SXSW talk about South By Southwest and its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, mus...

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