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What does it take to become Mickey Mouse? Yes, that’s one of the topics of conversation on today's episode of Startup Hustle where Matt DeCoursey sits down with Rick Jordan, a Chicago based entrepreneur and podcast host.  Rick is a frequent expert guest nationwide on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. A featured speaker at NASDAQ, Harvard Clubs of Boston and New York, Mercedes, Coca-Cola, and West Point Military Academy on leadership, ethics, technology, and security.  This episode is sponsored by, Crown CFOhttps://www.crowncfo.com/hustle   Leave us a video message:https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Find Startup Hustle on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/ Visit Our YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg Suggest a Guest:https://fullscale.io/contact-us/  Learn more about: Rick Jordan TVwww.RickJordan.tv Full Scale:https://fullscale.io/

Regardless of the size or stage of your company, your marketing strategy has a lot to do with your success or failure.  During this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey has a conversation with Angelo Ponzi, a brand consultant, and fractional Chief Marketing Officer to a whole list of well-known companies.  Make sure that HOPE isn’t your strategy and dive right into this episode.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   The Ponzi Group www.theponzigroup.com   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/

In this episode of Startup Hustle, host Lauren Conaway talks with Tonya McKenzie, Founder of Sand and Shores, about public relations, crafting a message during difficult times, the importance of women in leadership, and how your peach cobbler should be served at room temperature.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Sand and Shores www.sandandshores.com   InnovateHerKC https://www.innovateherkc.com/    

Matt DeCoursey talks with Dr. Meghan Braun, founder of Body Mechanics Physical Therapy and author of The Restore Journal and The Develop Journal. They talk about the importance of knowing teamwork in the workplace, maintaining a work-life balance, and the importance of having a coach or mentor in the workplace.  This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Dr. Meghan Braunwww.docmeghanbraun.com   Body Mechanics Physical Therapy www.bodymechpt.com  www.laxboxfl.com    Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify https://stackify.com/  

In this episode, Andrew Morgans, talks with Dom Green of Positive People Posse, about the mindset that it takes to overcome diversity in business and in their personal lives and how moving to New York has focused Dom. Dom is a serial entrepreneur that is launching his first children’s book, and pursuing Amazon with Marknology.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   PositivePeoplePosse PositivePeoplePosse.com   Marknology https://www.marknology.com/

Are you tired of constantly connecting tech solutions to each other?  So are schools!  With that, today’s guest, Sufian Munir, the Founder and CEO of San Diego based OneScreen has the solution.  Sufian’s company provides Smart School Technology that wraps hardware, software and cloud solutions all into one product offering.  Founded in 2012, OneScreen has since provided technology-based solutions to school systems through their sales partner network that consists of 180+ resale partners. Discussed during this episode are the challenges of creating and then marketing technology solutions, as well as the ongoing support structure necessary to keep all of it running.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   OneScreenonescreensolutions.com   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify https://stackify.com/  

One of the biggest challenges startups have is determining who gets what percentage of equity.  It’s also one of the biggest issues that founders and early-stage companies create for themselves as the timeline of the company moves forward.  In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey sits down with Mike Moyer, the Inventor of Slicing Pie, an online platform that helps founders fairly determine equity amongst other things.  This is one you don’t want to miss out on so let’s get it started!   This episode is sponsored by, Crown CFO. https://www.crowncfo.com/hustle   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Slicing Pie www.slicingpie.com   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/

Host Lauren Conaway and Corene Summers, founder and CEO of Artisan Farmacy, talk about the soul client attraction, mindfulness practice and discuss affirmations to help entrepreneurs shift their mindsets.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Artisan Farmacy www.artisanfarmacy.com   InnovateHerKC https://www.innovateherkc.com/

What is an influencer?  How can you use influencers to market your business?  These are really popular questions these days.  In order to help you find the answers, Matt and Matt sit down with Neal Schaffer, the President of PDCA Social and the Author of “The Age of Influence”.     During this episode our hosts and Neal discuss what an influencer really is, how to figure out if an influencer is right for your marketing campaign and a whole lot of other stuff related to influencer marketing!   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Neal Schaffer https://nealschaffer.com   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify https://stackify.com/

On this episode of Startup Hustle Andrew Morgans talks with John Cant, of Rising Sun Commerce. They discuss the ins and outs of Amazon Japan, how John’s Team at Rising Sun Commerce came about, and how they work with brands to launch them on Amazon.Japan.     This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale. https://fullscale.io/    Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Rising Sun Commerce https://risingsuncommerce.com/   Marknology https://www.marknology.com/

Do you have an upcoming speaking engagement? Maybe a business presentation or a toast at a wedding? Well this is the episode for you. In this episode Matt DeCoursey, speak with Brendan Kumarasamy. They give some practical tips on public speaking that you can apply to your next speaking engagement, whatever it may be. This episode is sponsored by, Full Scalehttps://fullscale.io/ Leave us a video message:https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Find Startup Hustle on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/ Visit Our YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg Suggest a Guest:https://fullscale.io/contact-us/  Learn more about: MasterTalkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQt-8tCvMPQ&t=0shttps://www.mastertalk.ca/ Full Scale:https://fullscale.io/

Do you believe that you can do great things?  If you don’t, you won’t…  During today’s episode of Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt have a conversation with Michael Johnson, a Utah-based author, podcast host, and life coach.  The discussion is all about how to create a positive and successful mindset.  Michael is an NLP expert, meaning, Neuro Linguistic Programming, a psychological approach that involves analyzing the success patterns in order to repeat them.     This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale.https://fullscale.io/  Leave us a video message:https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Find Startup Hustle on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/ Visit Our YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg Suggest a Guest:https://fullscale.io/contact-us/  Learn more about: Majic for Life: majicforlife.com Full Scale:https://fullscale.io/ Stackifyhttps://stackify.com/

In this episode, Lauren Conaway talks with Megan Brame, Partner and CMO of Meve Media Group, about her path to career freedom, the importance of authenticity, and how she helps entrepreneurs escape the fear of marketing to help propel their products/services to new heights.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale. https://fullscale.io/     Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Megan Brame https://www.meganbrame.com   InnovateHerKC https://www.innovateherkc.com/          

What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?  That’s the hot topic of today’s episode when Matt and Matt discuss 8 qualities that seem to exist in most successful entrepreneurs. Not afraid to throw themselves under the bus, the Matts discuss some of their own history in business and entrepreneurship, as well as how they have tried to improve or adjust these important characteristics.   This episode is sponsored by, Crown CFO https://www.crowncfo.com/hustle       Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/   Learn more about: Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify https://stackify.com/

In this episode, Andrew Morgans talk with Bri Berner Business Mentor and ownerat Bri Berner LLC. They discuss Bri's path to becoming a knowledge broker around online coaching as well as some tips on how to stand out as an online coach.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale https://fullscale.io/     Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/   Learn more about:   Bri Berner LLC: https://briannaberner.com/   Marknology https://www.marknology.com/  

Ever heard of AI as a Service?  It’s definitely a thing!  Join Matt and Matt as they have a conversation with Jerry Abiog, the Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights - an AI as a Service growth marketing platform that enables businesses to execute data-driven, omnichannel campaigns. This helps them target the right person, with the right product/service, at the right time.    This episode is brought to you by Crown CFO Check them out at: https://www.crowncfo.com/hustle   This episode is sponsored by, Crown CFO https://www.crowncfo.com/hustle   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Standard Insights: https://standardinsights.io/    iOrder: https://iorder.menu/     Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify https://stackify.com/    

Do successful startups follow patterns?  YES! During this episode, Matt and Matt discuss 5 things that successful startups need to do.  Learn more about those things as well as some of the real-life situations and applications during this episode of Startup Hustle!   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/    

In this episode, Rashida Phillips, Executive Director of The American Jazz Museum, and Lauren Conaway talk about jazz, the importance of staying open and agile, generational activism, and how to be like a lobster.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   American Jazz Museum americanjazzmuseum.org   InnovateHerKC https://www.innovateherkc.com/  

Do you need to improve your company’s sales process? If the answer is yes, then this episode of Startup Hustle is for you. Matt DeCoursey sits down with Marc Bernstein, the CEO and Founder of Balto, a cutting edge software platform that helps salespeople and customer support reps improve their overall performance. Balto was recently named as one of Startup Hustle’s Top Saint Louis Startups as well.   This episode is brought to you by Crown CFO Check them out at: https://www.crowncfo.com/hustle   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify: https://stackify.com/   Balto: baltosoftware.com   GigaBook: https://gigabook.com   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startuphustle

In this episode of Startup Hustle Andrew talks with Liz Fickenscher of eComEngine. They spoke about Liz’s journey through the digital space, some tips and tricks for Amazon, and her role at eComEngine.   This episode is sponsored by, Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Leave us a video message: https://app.videopeel.com/kctqvmc7   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/   Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/     Learn more about:   Marknology https://www.marknology.com/   eComEngine: https://www.ecomengine.com/