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Where's My Coffee? Apr 09, 2020

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In this episode, we’re featuring Bo Nelson of Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters. Bo shares how his business continues to thrive despite COVID-19. Indeed, this pandemic brings out the best and worst of most businesses. Bo saw the opportunity to continue his cashflow, in the midst of this, so he acted quickly. He used creative ideas mixed with some local partnerships to support Thou Mayest along with other local businesses.

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Healthy Hip Hop Update Apr 08, 2020

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In this episode, Matt DeCoursey welcomes back Roy Scott, CEO and founder of Healthy Hip Hop. Scott shares how Healthy Hip Hop is coping to keep the business running amidst the global health crisis. Scott is doing a tech accelerator online and raising tech funding to be able to promote his app.

Healthy Hip Hop is Roy Scott’s brainchild; it is an EdTech platform powered by the arts and social interaction. It has quickly gained traction through its live engagement and online content. With the community quarantine enforced in most cities, Healthy Hip Hop is one of the best apps that students and teachers should have.

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Food Supply Chain Issues Apr 07, 2020

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In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey talks with Chris Kovac. Kovac is the founder of River Watch Beef, a company based in Kansas City. It produces premium grass-fed beef and delivers it directly to homes, groceries, and restaurants.

Here, they discussed the interesting challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic to the business. The main points include huge adjustments with the whole situation and a broken supply chain.

Chris manages his company on a day-by-day basis. Learn how they deal with the huge influx of orders as communities went on lockdown. Despite the broken supply chain, the company still manages to deliver. Being authentic and transparent is the key, and it is important to explain the unavailability of certain products to the customers.

Listen to the full episode to know how to grow as an entrepreneur and how to deal with future problems. Chris believes that situations like this will occur in the future, and better management and contingency plans are needed. Finally, learn how this pandemic increases the influx of new and returning customers River Watch Beef.

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Venture Backed Exclusion? Apr 06, 2020

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Business owners are reeling as the global health crisis affects their business and employees. It’s a fast-growing and widespread concern when it comes to managing money in the middle of a global pandemic.

The Matts get into an interesting discussion on how small and large businesses are dealing with managing their finances in the midst of the global pandemic. They are joined by Ryan Weber, CEO of KC Tech Council. Weber talks about how business owners are taking up loans to suffice their business needs. He discussed what business leaders should do in times of crisis. He expressed how important it is to keep employees despite the economic turmoil.

Listen to this episode and learn how you, as a business owner, can make it through this global pandemic.

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PPP Loans Apr 03, 2020

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Matt discusses the process of applying for a PPP Loan with guest, Darrell Blackburn, COO of Full Scale.

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Restaurant Woes Apr 03, 2020

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In this episode of Startup Hustle, the Matts talk to Eze Redwood to get a feel of how the food industry is handling the global pandemic.

With the COVID19 outbreak hitting the economy hard, restaurants and food manufacturers are taking in new measures to keep their business afloat. Some are adding a delivery service while others are finding new ways to capitalize on the situation. Wings cafe, in particular, concocted a new product; an immune-boosting sauce.

Eze Redwood is the VP of Community & Experiences of Lilian James Creatives and a partner of Wings cafe. Eze is a solutions architect and strategist that enjoys solving large, difficult or abstract problems.

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Pet Tech Pivot Apr 02, 2020

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In this episode, Lisa Tamayo, CEO of Scollar, and Matt D. openly discuss the struggles that they both have faced as entrepreneurs upon dealing with the current global crisis. Lisa shared how they encountered situations in the production of their device and how they found a way around communicating with clients by doing it digitally.

Scollar is an open platform solely focused on animals. It is akin to a smartwatch for animals which users can customize uniquely for their pets or livestock.

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Recreational Wreckage Apr 01, 2020

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No industry is immune to the effects of social distancing or mandated limitations on how many people can gather together. Today’s guest, Luke Wade talks with Matt and Matt about how it has affected KC Crew, a cutting edge adult sports league and special events company. For a business that’s focused on people and built on building social communities through sports and entertainment, Luke provides some valuable insight and perspective into facing the problem and re-evaluating alternative solutions that serve their customers and continue to move KC Crew forward.

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