PodCrash with Matt Ebert

What do you get when you mix a rapper, a co-owner of an NBA team, a serial entrepreneur, and a guy who let former Navy SEAL David Goggins run his life for a month? You get Jesse Itzler. In this episode of PodCrash, Jesse invites us into his home in Atlanta and into the mindset that has powered every wild chapter of his life. He shares how he went from cold DMs and handwritten letters to building a...

Dr. Aaron Kuecker, president of Trinity Christian College, admits what most higher-ed leaders won’t: the system profits by saddling students with debt, and it’s broken. But instead of defending the system, he’s rebuilding it. Trinity has slashed tuition by 40%, eliminated Wednesday classes to prioritize paid work experience, and formed partnerships that mix trades, business, and liberal arts. In t...

Matt speaks with “talent whisperer” Barbara Fedida on today’s episode of PodCrash. The former ABC News executive shares lessons from a career spent launching media superstars and rebuilding shows like The View. She reflects on her early days working with icons like David Letterman and Ted Koppel, and opens up about risk, reinvention, and the emotional toll of managing talent in high-stakes televis...

Matt sits down with Podium CEO Eric Rea to unpack his journey from pumping gas at his father’s Canadian service station to raising over $400 million for a tech company transforming local business. Eric opens up about his startup’s scrappy beginnings, why bureaucracy kills innovation, and how staying fast and lean gave Podium its edge. He also shares how their AI assistant “Jerry” is changing the w...

Welcome to PodCrash! In our first episode, we dive into the story of host Matt Ebert, who went from working in a single collision repair shop to becoming the founder and CEO of Crash Champions, now with over 650 locations nationwide. To help tell that story, we invited Anthony Amunategui (founder of CDO Group and host of The Future Factory Podcast) into our brand-new studio to interview Matt. They...

What better way to kick off PodCrash than with Daymond John, founder of FUBU and Shark Tank star. Host Matt Ebert and Daymond discuss how his entrepreneurial instincts were shaped by his parents and his upbringing in Hollis, Queens, why most successful businesses (even ones like SpaceX) aren’t truly original ideas, and the best way to earn the respect of a mentor. He also shares behind-the-scenes...

Welcome to PodCrash with Crash Champions' CEO and Founder, Matt Ebert. On PodCrash, Matt dives deep with industry leaders and game changers to uncover their secrets to success and how to build a future for the skilled trades by Championing People. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices