The Local Hustler's Podcast

Brenda moved to America from Mexico as a child, and has always felt extreme gratitude for the opportunity to live here. After learning English at a young age, she felt the need to help others out who couldn't speak as fluently, and became a translator and interpreter. 

But starting her own business didn't come easy- Brenda struggled with self doubt, finances, and everything else that a young entrepreneur deals with. But luckily, Br...

Cole spent over a decade overseas in the military and as a contractor, where he learned a lot of leadership and management skills.

These skills, along with the desire to do something that he loved, led Cole down the road of purchasing a business. After doing a lot of due diligence, Cole found a business he liked and immediately started making changes.

"Going ugly early" was Cole's motto when he first got started, as he spent a lot ...

Parker Marketing & Management isn't just your ordinary marketing company. Parker is on a mission to help women achieve more in business. Parker has noticed that a lot of people, women i suffer from imposter syndrome, where they face an internal struggle of not feeling like they deserve success.

This results in charging less than what you're worth, and feeling guilty when you do make money. 

So along with offering a done-for-you mar...

Jason basically grew up in the plumbing industry, and over the years he's noticed a lot of flaws and other common issues that could easily be improved on. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and start his own plumbing company.

But Jason didn't start off as a 1 vehicle operation- He started with 5 trucks, a well thought out marketing plan, and a plan to continue to grow and scale. Using his past experience and setting u...

In the world of social media, we often only see the glamorous side of starting and running a business- the bright ideas, the immediate success and growth, and all the money coming in. 

Nobody likes to talk about the nitty gritty steps it takes to not only start a business, but to continue to run it every day. Chevis personally noticed this after spending 10 years on the legal and document preparation side of business. 

That's when ...

Chaz grew up watching his father go through a successful corporate career, only to end up starting his own business later in life. After seeing that entrepreneurship was what truly fulfilled his father, he decided to get started at a young age.

Chaz noticed that although everyone has social media and uses it on a daily basis, the algorithms were focused more on showing ads and getting you to scroll, rather than actually be social a...

Tony never felt like he fit in with any particular group of people growing up. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and create his own community of likeminded people who all wanted to life each other up.

After experiencing the importance and power of a strong community to back you up, Tony has made sure to maintain a a community of supportive people as he's started his business, TKMV Studio.

TKMV Studio focuses on partn...

Gabriel is a young investor who has noticed a lot of problems in the investing world, for the investors and founders alike. Because of his entrepreneurial spirit, Gabriel has decided not only to invest for himself, but he's also on a mission to make investing more accessible for everyone.

 

Gabriel started Based Ventures with a mission to eventually give everyone access to investing into small businesses. This also helps small busi...

Ever since being in the mortgage industry in the 90's Brandon has always been aware of the power of referrals, and how it can grow your business. Through his mentors, he's learned how to connect and build relationships with people in such a way that they want to give him more business through their personal connections.

  This led Brandon to start HOA.com, a referral network platform for home service professionals. Unlike other lea...

Sean knew from a young age that he wanted to be an entrepreneur. With a love of photography and design, he combined the two to start a clothing company, Zephyrus Graphics!

Sean currently works part time on the business while he makes money from his day job to invest into the business. From his experience as a business owner, as well as being an employee, Sean has learned about the importance of having a purpose and a vision- whethe...

Recently, Stephen has noticed a lot of anxiety, stress, and imbalance in our world. At one point in time, Stepehen discovered the benefits of CBD in assisting to solve these problems. But Stephen wanted to take things a step further, and figure out how to prevent these problems from happening in the first place. That's when The Yuniverse was born!

The Yuniverse was created to help people feel balance in their life, which is the key...

Aldens family and his martial arts training were a big influence on him growing up. One of the biggest lessons he learned was to stay humble. This specific character trait has led to a lot of success in Alden's life. 

Because of his humble outlook, Alden is always asking questions and wanting to learn more from the people around him- he never feels or acts like he knows everything. It also helps him keep a positive perspective on l...

Frank has always been involved in the security industry, and over the years he's helped a few different companies grow to new heights. After a few years of helping other companies succeed, Frank new it was time to start off on his own.

Although there are a lot of companies out there, some with more experience and some with longer reputations, Frank has worked hard to build Armor Protection Group up and compete with the rest, just l...

Emmeline grew up in the Philippines, and she always had dreams of making big accomplishments in life. More importantly, she has always taken action on her dreams, which led her to leave her family and friends to move to America.

Emmeline has always been in the business of helping people, and did so as a registered nurse when she first moved here. But soon she discovered the power of sales and how important it is in our everyday lif...

From a young age, Andre learned two important life lessons- Take risks, and don't let people deny you opportunities. Staying true to these lessons eventually led him to starting his own business consulting company. 

 

Opemia Consulting specializes in strategy consultations, talent optimization, and customer relationship management. Andre always puts his clients first and does everything he can to stay in the business owners budget....

Chances are you’ve probably seen a Green Mango Pest Control truck, heard their radio ads, or seen them on social media. But Green Mango wasn’t always the elegant company you see today. 

Years ago, Cameron Bawden and his buddy Dustin were selling pest control when they had the idea to start their own company. What you see now is a product of the blood sweat and tears that Cameron put in to grow Green Mango. 

After 5 years in the tre...

While working at a call center, Maria was having a hard time balancing her work, kids, and self care. All of that slowly began to change when she decided to take on calligraphy as a hobby. This helped her to initially unwind and de-stress.

Slowly and organically, Deco Ink was born, and doing great as a business. After a bump in the road in 2017, Maria had to put everything on pause for a month, until her husband decided to invest i...

Miranda was going to school for a golf scholarship when she took an event planning class and fell in love. Fast forward a few years, and Miranda Madison events was live and in business! Until Covid hit, and everything seemed to come crashing down.

With no events to plan for, Miranda was stuck, and not sure how to move forward. After a few tough weeks though, she stopped feeling sorry for herself, and got back to work. She found oth...

After visiting the Philippines with his wife and tasting the food, Brian knew he had to bring the flavor and experience back to America.

Like most people, Brian has dealt with his fair share of struggles in life. Unlike most people however, Brian has taken each one of his trials and allowed them to change the trajectory of his life for the better. They forced him to grow as a person, take risks, and ultimately start Phx Lechon Roas...