Episodes

Is Chipotle a franchise or just a string of businesses owned by one company? Co-owner of The Smoothie Shop and Supplements and the co-founder and CEO of Diffactory, Kevin Oldham sits down with Matt and Matt to discuss the suc...

Classic analytics answers many questions regarding consumers, but it often fails to answer the question: why do consumers buy what they buy? Matt and Matt get a chance to sit down with the CEO of Proof Positioning, Grant Good...

In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Luke Thompson, owner of KC Soda Co. and Mass Street Soda, accompanies Matt and Matt to talk about the history behind his sodapop shop. In 2014, Thompson opened Mass Street Soda in Lawren...

Do you ever remember being in a class in high school and thinking: when will I ever use this? In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Corey Mohn, executive director of Blue Valley CAPS, joins Matt and Matt to talk about provid...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, CEO and Founder of Custom Trailer Pros, Justin Prestidge, accompany Matt and Matt to talk about the difficulties of starting and running a food truck. Okay, let's be real. Who doesn't like f...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt are joined by the managing director at Fountain City Fintech, Zach Anderson Pettit, in an interesting discussion on the purpose of being a partnership accelerator rather than j...

A couple of years ago, the idea of CBD stores being everywhere was an idea many seemed to shutter at. Now, the stigma has lessened and many have become more comfortable with the idea of these stores. Matt and Matt sit down th...

In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt are accompanied by Co-Founders of Growth Acceleration Services, Doug Burris and Dan O'Reilly. Growth Acceleration Services operates on the idea of accelerating the revenue ...

In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Foutch addresses the challenges that he encountered while trying to begin renovations on the former Kemper Arena. He also answers the "cost" question and what the point of buying an aren...

Connecting eager investors with early-stage companies is always top of mind for Darcy Howe, founder of the KCRise Fund. Listen in on this episode of Startup Hustle as she talks to Matt and Matt about the success she has seen ...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt talk with Co-Founder and CEO of Boddle Learning, Clarence Tan. It's not always easy to keep children engaged in school, and it can be even harder to tell when they are struggli...

The beef industry isn't what it used to be, and you can taste it. Matt and Matt meet up with marketing consultant and founder of River Watch Beef, Chris Kovac. In this episode of Startup Hustle, Kovac describes the ever-dropp...

There's a certain kind of magic in the startup community in Kansas City. Adam Arredondo, CEO of the Kansas City Startup Foundation, joins Matt and Matt to talk about startup communities and Arredondo's experience with 1 Milli...

In today's episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt are accompanied by the CEO of KC Crew, Luke Wade. Listen in as they discuss the nature and purpose of mastermind groups. Wade touches on his personal experiences with master...

A podcast is a fun and simple way to reach tons of people with your voice, but how do you start one? Matt and Matt are accompanied by the CEO and founder of Empowered Electric, Josh Levin. Levin, who is also an avid podcast l...

Have you ever wondered how you can spice up your love life? We know someone who can help! Matt and Matt are joined by Kristen Thomas, owner and head coach at Open the Doors Coaching. Thomas helps people prepare themselves to ...

Have you ever wondered what this Esports thing is all about? Matt and Matt sit down with the founders of High School Esports, CEO Mason Mullenioux, and CTO Aaron Hawkey, to talk about how this rising phenomenon is creating co...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt speak with Kansas City mayoral candidate Quinton Lucas about his ideas for promoting local businesses and bringing more jobs to Kansas City. Listen in as they discuss the signi...

Businesses thrive, the more efficient they are. Matt and Matt are joined by Jasen Rice, CEO and Founder of LotPop, to talk business growth through process management. On this episode, you'll hear about how adding recurring va...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey sits down with Travis Wright to discuss the amazing things he's done in and around the Kansas City area, all the way to becoming the co-host of the super popular Bad Crypto Po...

And we're back! On the newest Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt sit down with Ryan O'Connell, COO of Boomn for an engaging conversation about Influencer Marketing. Marketing on Social Media is the name of the game now, and Boomn ...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey is joined by Dale Gray, CIO at First Call Technology to bring to you an awesome episode all about growth through empowering others. You can't teach people to care about your s...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt talk about DeCoursey's journey in writing and releasing his new book! Yep, that's right, book number three for Matt DeCoursey. “The Realist's Guide To A Successful Career in Mu...

In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey is in the studio with Dale Gray, who spent five years with an up-close and personal view of Silicon Valley as the Directory of Analytics and Web Development at Stanford Childr...