The Happy Hustle Podcast

What if the smartest move you make with AI isn't learning it, but getting it to learn you? In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, Moses Mederos and Jason Yeh take the stage together during our AI Masterclass Workshop, and they hand the room something rare, a real system you can build today instead of another theory to file away. Moses and Jason are the founders of Scaling Freedom, and betwee...

Have you ever built something for yourself that you were almost embarrassed to admit you needed? David Gonzalez did. And it changed how he sees himself entirely. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sit down, well, I hand the mic over, to David Gonzalez during our AI Masterclass Workshop, and he delivers one of the most real, unfiltered breakdowns of agentic AI I have heard all year. Dav...

Have you ever felt like you were walking through quicksand every single day in your business? Like you were taking three steps forward and two steps back no matter how hard you worked? That was Tim Calise's life for years, and it might be yours right now too. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I brought in Tim Calise for our AI Masterclass Workshop during our Happy Hustle Club meeting, a...

Have you ever hit a goal you'd been chasing for years, and instead of feeling proud, you just felt panic? That's exactly what happened to my guest today, and it kicks off one of the most honest conversations we've ever had on this show. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with JP Newman, an entrepreneur, investor, and the founder and chairman of Thrive FP. JP has spent over twe...

Have you ever sat in a room full of people who admire you and still felt completely alone? If you're an entrepreneur chasing something big, there's a good chance you already know that feeling. You can have fifty thousand followers and not one person you'd actually call at two in the morning. In this solo episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I get into something most people in the hustle world don'...

What if the thing wrecking your relationship isn't a bad quarter or a failed deal, but the fact that you've gotten so good at building your empire you accidentally turned the people you love into roommates? In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with Cody Jefferson, a man who is genuinely hard to put in a box. He's a husband, a father, a serial entrepreneur, a CMO, an advisor to s...

You're exhausted, and you can't figure out why. You're using every AI tool in the book. You're getting more done than ever. But somehow you feel more scattered, more wired, and more burned out than before. Sound familiar? In this solo episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I'm getting real about something I've been living firsthand, which is AI burnout. Not the kind of burnout that comes from grindi...

There's a version of success that looks great on a highlight reel and completely hollows you out from the inside. I've seen it. I've felt it. And in this episode, I sat down with a man who lived it hard, nearly paid for it with his life, and came out the other side with a completely different playbook. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I get to rock the mic with Cameron Herold, one of t...

You ever look down at your phone and feel that weird mix of guilt and restlessness? Like you just spent 20 minutes scrolling and you're not even sure what you saw? Yeah. Me too. And I think it's time we talk about it honestly. In this solo episode, I'm getting real about something that's been quietly stealing our joy, our focus, and our most important relationships. Your phone. More specifically,...

What if the secret to a business that actually sets you free has nothing to do with your idea, your hustle, or your vision, and everything to do with a number most entrepreneurs never pay close enough attention to? In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with Omar Zenhom, co-founder of the legendary $100 MBA Show podcast and the man behind Webinar Ninja, a SaaS company he built fro...

What if the wealthiest person in the room isn't the one with the biggest bank account? What if it's the one who can take a Tuesday lunch with their kid, go fly fishing mid-week, and fall asleep at night without anxiety eating them alive? Because I know people making five million a year who can't do any of that. And I know people making 120 grand who are living fuller, freer, and happier than most....

Have you ever felt like your head is a browser with 47 tabs open, none of them loading, and you can't figure out why you feel so scattered and behind even when you're working harder than ever? Yeah. This episode is going to hit you right where it counts. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with David Allen, the bestselling author of "Getting Things Done" and the creator of the...

Ever feel like no matter what you achieve, it's never quite enough? You hit the goal, get the thing, close the deal, and then almost immediately your brain moves the target again. You're not lazy. You're not ungrateful. You're just infected. And in this episode, we talk about exactly that. In this solo episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I break down what I call the More Disease, the hedonic trea...

What if the key to building something truly great wasn't perfect balance, but the courage to be temporarily out of it? That question hit me hard in this week's conversation, and I think it's going to hit you the same way. This episode of the Happy Hustle Podcast is one of those conversations that just fires you up from start to finish. My guest is Tayson Whitaker, founder and president of Outdoor...

What if you could sit across from 10 of the most successful entrepreneurs alive, ask them one money question, and actually get a straight answer? No fluff, no sales pitch, just the real stuff. That's exactly what I did, and honestly, what came out of it might change the way you think about money forever. This episode is a mashup of some of the most powerful financial wisdom I've ever collected on...

What if the most important thing you ever built wasn't a business? What if it was a blueprint, one that defines who you are, what you stand for, and how you show up for the people who matter most? That's the question this episode dares you to answer. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I'm resharing the Guest Guru Training that Rich Christiansen delivered exclusively to our Happy Hustle C...

You ever wake up, look at your calendar, and feel that sinking feeling in your gut? That dread knowing you've got a call with someone you just... don't vibe with? Yeah. I've been there. And it took me longer than I'd like to admit realizing that feeling meant I hired wrong. Here's the thing nobody tells you when you're building a business. You can have the best funnel, the cleanest offer, the most...

What if the book sitting on your nightstand right now could change the entire trajectory of your business, your confidence, and your life? Not in some theoretical way, but in a real, tangible, somebody-booked-a-one-way-ticket-to-Buenos-Aires kind of way. That's exactly what this episode is about. In this conversation, I got to sit down with my good friend Nick Hutchison, bestselling author of "Ris...

When did you last go a full day without your phone? Not just setting it down for an hour, but actually powering it off, walking away, and not thinking about it once. If you're struggling to remember, this one's for you. Most of us are running on fumes and don't even know it. The constant pings, the never-ending to-do lists, the back-to-back Zoom calls. It all adds up. And at some point, you stop a...

What if every dollar you're already spending in your business could turn into first class flights and bucket list family trips, without touching after-tax money? I sat down with Eli Facenda on The Happy Hustle Podcast, and this one hit different. Eli is the founder of Freedom Travel Systems, known online as "The Travel Guy." He's helped over 1,000 entrepreneurs turn everyday business expenses into...

I want to ask you something real quick. What if you could wake up tomorrow and half your to-do list was already done? Emails answered, content posted, calls booked, follow-ups sent, and you did not lift a finger. That is not some far-off fantasy anymore. That is what is actually possible right. In this solo episode, I am breaking down exactly how I am doing it and how you can too. I am not here cl...

Have you ever felt like you were doing all the right things, checking all the boxes, growing the business, building the brand, showing up every day, and still felt like something was just off? Like there was this low hum of chaos underneath everything no matter how hard you worked? Yeah, me too. And that is exactly where this conversation starts. In this episode, I sat down with one of my favorite...

You started your business to build a better life. Somewhere along the way, though, the business became your whole life. Sound familiar? Trust me, I've been there, and that's exactly why I wanted to have this conversation. Here's the real question I want you to sit with. What if the reason, you're stuck right now isn't because you're not working hard enough, but because you're working too much the...

You spend a third of your life in bed. Let that sink in for a second. A full third of your entire existence is spent lying on something most of us have never once thought twice about. I know I did not. I just bought a mattress, slept on it, and moved on. But what if the thing you are sleeping on every single night is quietly working against your health? That is exactly what this episode is all abo...

Let me be real with you for a second. I used to be the guy saying "I don't have time to learn another tool." I said the same thing about social media back in 2012, and I paid for it. Every single time I waited, I left money, time, and momentum on the table. So when AI started picking up speed, I made a decision: I was going all in, not as some tech bro, but as a business owner who needed to do mor...