
Startup Hustle
Startup Hustle is a podcast for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. With the mission of telling the real story of startups and entrepreneurs, topics range from funding to failure and beyond. If you want to start, own, or build a business then you're in the right place.
Latest episodes

Feb 9, 2023 • 51min
The Cost of Turnover
Join Lauren Conaway and Karen Hughey, Founder and CEO of Nucleus Training Solutions, for a conversation regarding the high cost of turnover. Hear great insights on managing your team, professional training, career development strategies, and how to recognize the great work being produced by your employees.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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Learn more about Nucleus Training Solutions:
https://www.nucleustrainingsolutions.com
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Feb 8, 2023 • 47min
Growing Your Local Tech Industry
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Kara Lowe, President & CEO of KC Tech Council, talk about growing your local tech industry. Learn all about the tech brain drain, how serious it is, and how tech founders can help nurture the local tech ecosystem.
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Feb 7, 2023 • 42min
How Effective is Pay-Per-Click?
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Shan Shan Fu, Founder of Millennials in Motion, talk about how effective pay-per-click is. Listen in to learn about effective PPC strategies you can use and how to manage them properly in order to get optimum results.
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Feb 6, 2023 • 43min
Creating a Career You Love
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and returning guest Benjamin Ritter, Leadership and Career Coach of Live for Yourself Consulting, talk about creating a career you will love. Discover interesting ways of exploring career options and how to find the best one that you are most passionate about and love doing.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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Check out Benjamin Ritter's previous Startup Hustle episode on Self Leadership:
https://link.chtbl.com/Benjamin_Ritter
Learn more about Live for Yourself Consulting:
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Feb 3, 2023 • 33min
Startup Valuations, What Happened?
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Join Matt and Matt as they talk about what happened to startup valuations. Learn from some great examples of business devaluations and how you can be strategic in increasing the valuation of your business.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 44min
Revolutionizing the Period Care Industry
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Drew Jarvis, CMO and Co-Founder of Sunny Period (Menstrual Mates, Inc.), talk about revolutionizing the period care industry. Learn how to help break the stigma around menstruation, support menstruators to become more comfortable during their periods, and do what great entrepreneurs do best: solve problems.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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Learn more about Sunny Period (Menstrual Mates, Inc.):
https://sunnyperiod.com
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Feb 1, 2023 • 45min
Saving Money on Employee Benefits
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Glenn Fisher, Managing Partner at NavMD, talk about employee benefits. Learn how you can better manage your employee benefits costs and still retain the best employees for your organization.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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Learn more about NavMD:
https://navmd.com
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Jan 31, 2023 • 42min
Email Conversion Protocol™
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Jacob R. Anson, Co-founder of AgencyJR, talk about email conversion protocol™. Explore the difference in approach between retention and proactive customer acquisition, and gain a better understanding of what you need to do to optimize your email list and convert more.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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https://www.agencyjr.com
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Jan 30, 2023 • 50min
Common Challenges Running a Dev Team
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and Hoss Devin, CEO and Founder of Automotive Innovations, dive into the common challenges entrepreneurs traditionally face when running a dev team. Gain valuable advice from these seasoned founders on what to look out for and how to avoid the traditional pitfalls startup founders make while managing a development team.
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Jan 27, 2023 • 50min
Building Communities that Build Businesses
In this episode of Startup Hustle, guest host Frank Keck kicks off the 4th and final segment in this “Founder Fridays with Frank” series as we talk about the challenges our Startup Hustle hosts (also CEO & startup founders) face on any given day. Hear company culture tips and gain new perspectives.
Startup Hustle's host, Lauren Conaway (our go-to for DEI knowledge and community building) is the final guest to sit in the Founder hot seat with Frank. Hear about Lauren's entrepreneur journey, how she built InnovateHer KC and how she aims to continue growing with the people around her.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
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Connect with Lauren:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenconaway
Learn more about InnovateHER KC:
https://innovateherkc.com/
Connect with Frank:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkeck
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