Hacking the Hustle with Benji Sklar

A pioneer of the investment banking industry in New York City, Stewart Cahn founded Cahn Capital Corp. in 1990 where he advises early stage companies on the private placement of debt and equity. Stewart is an icon of the Jewish philanthropic community.

Jonathan Haber is a religious Jew and an executive at Capchase in New York. Capchase is a direct lender funding growing companies via non-dilutive revenue-based financing.

Johnnie Yu is an investor at Listen Ventures focused on consumer, web3, and the creator economy. On his spare time, Jonnie plays the saxophone and writes film reviews.

Nick Coetzee is the Chief of Staff at Axial, the largest online platform for buying and selling private companies. Benji and Nick talk about entrepreneurship, the U.S. education system, and expressing yourself in today's world.

Christian "Quez" Vazquez is the founder of Quezt Gaming. Son of two Cuban immigrants, Quez is an active member of the NFT community helping build the metaverse. Quez is an engineer by trade, gamer by passion.  https://queztgaming.com/

This episode is about what’s going on in America today regarding censorship and the “marketplace of ideas.”

Based in Salt Lake City, Landon Ainge helps individuals and family offices gain access to invest alongside VCs utilizing special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Twitter: @Landonainge https://syndicates.assure.co/

How can you set the tone for the new year?

This episode is all about patience and how important it is to think long term.

Simone Oliver is a digital strategist with 15+ years of demonstrated success in the media industry focused on distributing stories across platforms within the fashion, beauty and lifestyle spaces. Specialized in brand development and social storytelling, Simone Oliver is an editorial and strategic thought-leader and the Global Editor-in-Chief of Refinery29 , the global lifestyle and entertainment...

Moish Peltz advises companies on blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3 and NFT matters, with a focus on the intersection of IP and cryptocurrency. Moish has been advising cryptocurrency ventures since 2014, and combines his knowledge of the blockchain with a decade of IP and business law experience where he helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses and brands.

On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, host Benji Sklar interviews Tom Aliamo, an account executive at Gong, and the host of the Millennial Sales podcast. They discuss the process of becoming a learning and content-creating machine. The Millennial Sales podcast helps young salespeople make the most out of their career. Each week, Tom interviews two sales leaders for the podcast and writes one n...

On today’s episode, host Benji Sklar discusses the benefits of being polarizing.

On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benji Sklar interviews Aya Allison, the CEO of Sunset Biosciences, a wellness lab and education consulting firm focused on enthogenic medicine (psilocybin). Their conversation focuses on the legalization of psilocybin in the U.S., the benefits of psilocybin, and the current market trends in the industry. 

On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benji Sklar interviewed Hrish Lotlikar, the co-founder and CEO of SuperWorld, a virtual real estate platform where users can buy virtual plots of land, share in revenue generated by user activity, and personalize the real world by adding anything anywhere in augmented reality. Hrish's career has spanned from real estate investment banking on Wall Street, t...

On today’s show, Benji talks about buying and selling digital land in the Metaverse, as well as a new game idea.

On today's show, Benji Sklar interviews Cody Norton, the co-founder of Ignite the Spark, a fast-growing community of over 1,500 individuals focused on energy tech innovation in Israel. Cody also consults entrepreneurs to help hone their pitching and public speaking skills. Cody has hosted 45+ large and small events that he has personally lead as moderator, host, and interviewer. The organization h...

On today’s episode, Benji talks about Hacking the Hustle’s community on Upstream.

Benji talks about what he’s learning regarding the metaverse.

On today’s episode, I talk about the difference between LLCs and Corporations and why you should choose one over the other.

Benjamin interviews Marne Coit, Esq. about the hemp and cannabis business, specifically about the legal frameworks and current trends in the industry. Benjamin and Marne met on Clubhouse!  Quick background on Marne: she is an experienced educator and consultant with an extensive background and knowledge of food, agricultural, hemp and cannabis law. She is the co-author of Food Systems Law, An...

NFT.NYC is a week-long event happening this week in NYC. Benjamin attended the event in Times Square and this episode is about what he learned from his experience.

Here’s a hot take on NFTs and DAOs and what the future holds.

Jacob Worenklein is the CEO of US Grid Company (USGRDCO), which is focused on owning and operating major power plants in US cities and transitioning them to lower carbon.  From 2017 to early 2020, he was also Chairman of LS Power’s Ravenswood Power Holdings, which owns the largest power plant in New York. Jay founded and served from 2003 to 2008 as Chairman and CEO of US Power Generating...

I’m learning that the key to success and happiness is showing up, putting in the work, and being prepared for the daily tests the challenge us.